1. emancipate v. 解放
emancipate somebody from slavery
2. engender v. (使)產生;引起
Pity engendered love.
3. enquiry n. 調查
After months of enquiry we finally discovered the truth.
4. esthetic a. 美的;美感的;美學的
5. inexhaustible a. 用之不竭的;無窮無盡的;不會疲勞的,不倦的
The people living beside the river have an inexhaustible supply of water.
6. incentive n./a. 刺激;鼓勵;動機/刺激的;鼓勵的,獎勵的
The child has no incentive to study harder because his
parents cannot afford to send him to college.
7. ingratiation n. 逢迎 intratiate v. (with)
8. interlace v. (with) 交織,交錯;使編結
interlaced branches
9. lamppost n. 街燈柱
10. hoarse a. (嗓音)嘶啞的;粗啞的
They shouted themselves hoarse.
11. knavery n. 無賴行為
12. sublime a. 崇高的,令人崇敬的;壯麗的
sublime music
13. sinister a. 邪惡的;不幸的
a sinister smile
14. stutter v. 結巴,口吃;不順暢的工作 n.結巴,口吃
"I c-c-can’t help it," he stuttered.
15. trepidaion n. 驚恐,慌張,不安
I waited for the results in a state of some trepidation.
root pend pens 懸掛 支付 衡量
eg.appendix n.盲腸 附錄
expense n.費用
1.expend v.消費 花費(時間精力等)(+in/on) 耗盡 =consume
They expended large sums of money in maintaining this beach.
2.pending a./prep.懸而未決的 迫近的 在...期間 直到...時為止
He knew my examination was pending.
Pending his return, let us get everything ready.
3.pensive a.沈思的 憂鬱的
What put you in such a pensive mood?
root phon(e) phono
eg.microphone
phoneme
phonetics
4.euphony n.聲音的和諧 悅耳的聲音
The combined sounds of the rainforest made for a splendid euphony.
5.phonograph n.留聲機
The only place you’ll see a phonograph these days is in an antique store.
root phos photo 光
eg.photocopy
photograph
6.photosynthesis n.光合作用
Photosynthesis allows plants to convert sunlight into energy.
root plex plic 摺疊
eg.complicated
7.complex a./n.複雜的 複合的 綜合體 =complicated 反:plain
It took hours to solve the complex math problem
8.duplicate v./n.複製 複製品 (英閱有這個字喔!) =reproduce
He opened the door with a duplicate key.
9.implication n.牽涉(+in) 暗示(+that/for)
Did you gather the implications of her remark?
10.perplex v.使困惑 使複雜化 =puzzle
His strange behavior had greatly perplexed her.
1. send for 派人去叫/郵購,訂購
Send for the doctor, please.
2. set off 出發,動身/爆炸,燃放
They set off in search of the lost child.
3. let off 寬恕/燃放
The victim’s family refused to let off the murderer.
4. Damned if you do, damned if you don’t. 做與不做都不行/怎麼做都不行
A: I have to work to pay tuition, but when I work, I don’t have time to study.
B: Sounds like you’re damned if you do, danmed if you don’t.
5.Don’t bite off more than you can chew. 別自不量力/不要勉強行事
A: I’m thinking about moon-lighting three nights a week.
B: Don’t bite off more than you can chew. Your day job is demanding enough.
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