0306

筆記

take note, research

預習、複習、上課前要收e-mail

筆記本：

字源學，每日5個

prefixes: 必須使意義完全相反

suffix: 只能放結尾，表現part of speech

hypothesis(under) ←→ hyperactive(above)

appreciate←→depreciate

encourage(使役動詞), strengthen

an/archy(加強意義/拱門)

demo/cracy(惡魔/管理)

theocracy(god/管理)

athe/ist(god/ believer in)

dis/ease(not), dis/ad/vantage(not/forward)

contestant, protestant

Protestant: 新教徒

Christian: 基督教徒

Catholic: 天主教徒，舊教徒

Founding father: 開國元勳

Giant: 孔子(心中自有丘壑)

indifference: lack of interest, concern, or sympathy

anarchy: a situation in which people are behaving in a way that ignores normal rules and laws, and are unable to be controlled

traveling is a fool’s paradise.

單字

0302

catchy

adjective

if a tune or phrase is catchy it attracts your attention and is easy to remember

catchphrase, catchword, catcher

consciousness

noun

internal knowledge

con-: together, extension

connect, connatural, conjoined

device

noun

a machine or piece of equipment that does a particular thing

deviant, deviate, develop

familiar

adjective

well known to you, or easily recognized by you

familiarity, famine, famous

function

noun

the job that something is designed to do

im-: into, not, extension

immigrate, import, imprison

0303

get rid of

verb

dispose of

dispose of

hum

verb

to make musical sounds with your lips closed

humble, humerus, huge

infect

verb

to make someone get a disease, that can be spread from one person to another

in-: not, in

incomparable, inhuman, injustice

invade

verb

to take or send an army into another country in order to get control of it

in-: not, in

inside, inside, indoor

itch

noun

if your skin itches, you have an unpleasant feeling that makes you want to scratch it

 (= rub your skin with your nails)

Ivory, ittybitty, itinerant

0304

phenomenon

noun

an event or situation that can be seen to happen or exist

pharmacy, phobia, petrology

subjected

adjective

to make someone experience something unpleasant

sub-: down

submarine, subway, subnormal

susceptible

adjective

easily influenced or affected by something

able-: inclined to be, likely to be done

acceptable, remarkable, adorable

tune

noun

a song or piece of music

lyrics, music, symphony

earworm

noun

a song or tune that you keep hearing in your head

earwig, earmuffs, earmark

affectionately

adverb

Showing love, respect and admiration, loving, affectionate, fond...

-ly: used with many adjectives to make adverbs meaning in a particular way

quietly, quickly, angrily

bloom

adjective

mainly literary a flower

blossom, blotch, blouse

0305

clamor

verb

to shout and to talk loudly

shout, call out, cry

drudgery

noun

boring and unpleasant work that you have to do

drowse, drudge, drought

fade

verb

if a sound fades, it gradually becomes quieter until you cannot hear it any more

factotum, factorial, fag

shade

noun

a slightly dark area where the light from the sun does not reach because it is blocked by something

shaft, shaggy dog story, shackle

story

noun

an account of something that happened. Stories can be imaginary, traditional, or true

stowage, storyline, straddle

0306

strain

verb

pressure caused by a difficult situation

strait, strangle, strap

sway

verb

to move or swing gently from side to side

swarm, swank, swap

urban

adjective

relating to towns and cities, or happening there

urbanization, uptown, uranium

wander

verb

to travel from place to place, especially on foot, without a particular direction or purpose

wallaby. wallah, wallflower

weed

noun

a plant that grows easily and is usually found in places where you do not want it

wedge, webzine, web browser