2014年11月29日 星期六

10/24

10/24上課筆記

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: 後要空一格

->that's all for my part,and I'll leave the rest to my partners

Etymology:
de- :down,away  
descend,deduct,decline

dia- : through
diagnose,dialectic,diagram

ad-: to
adopt, adapt, adhere, adjust



vocabulary
10/24
1.sting |stiNG|
noun
meaning:a sharp tingling or burning pain or sensation
phrase:
sting in the tail an unexpected, typically unpleasant or problematic end to something: the Budget comes with a sting in the tail—future tax increases.
derivatives:
stingingly adverbstingless adjective
origin: Old English sting(noun), stingan(verb), of Germanic origin.
example: I felt the sting of the cold, bitter air.

2.facility |fəˈsilətē|
noun
meaning: space or equipment necessary for doing something
origin: early 16th cent. (denoting the means or unimpeded opportunity fordoing something): from French facilité or Latin facilitas, from facilis ‘easy’
example: facilities for picnicking, camping, and hiking.

3.motif|mōˈtēf|
noun
meaning:a decorative design or pattern
origin: mid 19th cent.: from French.
example: T-shirts featuring spiral motifs.

4.drapes|drāp|
verb [ with obj. ]
meaning:arrange (cloth or clothing) loosely or casually on or around something
derivatives:
drapey (also drapy)adjective
origin: mid 19th cent.: back-formation from drapery, influenced by French draper ‘to drape.’ The noun senses date from the early 20th cent.
example: she draped a shawl around her shoulders.

5.activate|ˈaktəˌvāt|
verb [ with obj. ]
meaning:make (something) active or operative
derivatives:
activation |ˌaktəˈvāSHən| noun.activator |-ˌvātər| noun
    example: fumes from cooking are enough to activate the alarm.

10/27
1.default|diˈfôlt|
noun
meaning: a preselected option adopted by a computer program or other mechanismwhen no alternative is specified by the user or programmer
phrases:
by default because of a lack of opposition: they won the last election by default. •through lack of positive action rather than conscious choice: legislation dies by default if the governor fails to act on it.
in default guilty of failing to repay a loan or appear in a court of law: the company is already in default on its loans.
in default of in the absence of: in default of agreement, the rent was to be determined by a surveyor.
origin:from Old French defaut, from defaillir ‘to fail,’based on Latin fallere ‘disappoint, deceive.’
example: the default is fifty lines 

2.defective |diˈfektiv|
adjective
meaning:imperfect or faulty
derivatives:
defectively adverb.defectiveness noun
example: complaints over defective goods.

3.endeavor |enˈdevər|
verb [ no obj. ]
meaning:try hard to do or achieve something
origin: late Middle English (in the sense ‘exert oneself’): from the phrase put oneself in devoir‘do one's utmost’ 
example: he is endeavoring to help the Third World.

4.corporate |ˈkôrp(ə)rət|
adjective
meaning:of or relating to a corporation, esp. a large company or group
derivatives:
corporately adverb
origin:  late 15th cent.: from Latin corporatus, past participle of corporare‘form into a body,’ from corpus, corpor- ‘body.’
example: airlines are very keen on their corporate identity.

5.incorporate|inˈkôrpəˌrāt|
verb
meaning: take in or contain (something) as part of a whole; include
derivatives:
incorporation |-ˌkôrpəˈrāSHən| noun.
incorporator |-ˌrātər| noun
origin:  late Middle English: from late Latin incorporat- ‘embodied,’ from the verb incorporare, from in- ‘into’ + Latin corporare ‘form into a body’ (from corpus, corpor- ‘body’).
example:he has incorporated in his proposals a large number of measures

10/28
1.intent |inˈtent|
noun
meaning:intention or purpose
derivatives:
intentness noun
phrases:
to (or for) all intents and purposes in all important respects: a man whowas to all intents and purposes illiterate.with intent Law with the intention of committing a specified crime: he denied arson with intent to endanger life 
origin:  Middle English: from Old French entent, entente, based on Latin intendere . The adjective is from Latin intentus, past participle of intenders .
example: with alarm she realized his intent 

2.intentionally|inˈtenCHənlē|
adverb
meaning:deliberately; on purpose
example: I didn't do it intentionally

3.perceive|pərˈsēv|
verb [ with obj. ]
meaning: become aware or conscious of (something); come to realize or understand
derivatives:
perceivable adjective.
perceiver noun
origin:  Middle English: from a variant of Old French perçoivre, from Latinpercipere ‘seize, understand,’ from per- ‘entirely’ + capere ‘take.’
example:his mouth fell open as he perceived the truth

4.sensation |senˈsāSHən|
noun
meaning: a physical feeling or perception resulting from something that happens to orcomes into contact with the body
origin: early 17th cent.: from medieval Latin sensatio(n-), from Latinsensus
example: a burning sensation in the middle of the chest.

5.intense |inˈtens|
adjective
meaning: of extreme force, degree, or strength
derivatives:
intensely adverb.
intenseness noun
origin: late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin intensus ‘stretched tightly, strained,’ past participle of intenders 
example: the job demands intense concentration

10/29
1.simulate|ˈsimyəˌlāt|
verb [ with obj. ]
meaning:imitate the appearance or character of
derivatives:
simulation |ˌsimyəˈlāSHən| noun.
simulative |-ˌlātiv| adjective
origin:  mid 17th cent.: from Latin simulat- ‘copied, represented,’ from the verb simulare, from similis ‘like.’
example: red ocher intended to simulate blood.

2.simultaneously|ˌsīməlˈtānēəslē|
adverb
meaning:at the same time
example: the telethon was broadcast simultaneously on 31 US networks.

3.perception|pərˈsepSHən|
noun
meaning:the ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses
derivatives:
perceptional |-SHənl, -SHnəl| adjective
origin:  late Middle English: from Latin perceptio(n-), from the verbpercipere ‘seize, understand’ 
example: the normal limits to human perception.

4.loft |lôft |
noun
meaning:a gallery in a church or hall
origin: late Old English, from Old Norse lopt ‘air, sky, upper room,’ of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lucht and German Luft .
example:a choir loft.

5.linguistics|liNGˈgwistiks|
pl.noun [ treated as sing. ]
meaning:the scientific study of language and its structure, including the study of morphology, syntax, phonetics, and semantics. Specific branches of linguistics include sociolinguistics, dialectology, psycholinguistics,computational linguistics, historical-comparative linguistics, and applied linguistics.
derivatives:
linguistician |ˌliNGgwəˈstiSHən| noun

10/30
1.mediterranean|ˌmedətəˈrānēən|
adjective
meaning:of or characteristic of the Mediterranean Sea, the countries bordering it, or their inhabitants
origin:  mid 16th cent.: from Latin mediterraneus ‘inland’ (from medius‘middle’ + terra ‘land’) + -an
example:a leisurely Mediterranean cruise 

2.analogy|əˈnaləjē|
noun (pl. analogies)
meaning:a comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of explanation or clarification
derivatives:
analogical |ˌanəˈläjikəl| adjective.
analogically adverb
origin: late Middle English (in the sense ‘appropriateness,correspondence’): from French analogie,Latin analogia ‘proportion,’from Greek, from analogos ‘proportionate.’ 
   example:an analogy between the workings of nature and those of human societies 

3.conservative |kənˈsərvətiv|
adjective
meaning: holding to traditional attitudes and values and cautious about change orinnovation, typically in relation to politics or religion.
derivatives:
conservatism |kənˈsərvəˌtizəm| noun.conservatively adverb.conservativeness noun
origin:  late Middle English (in the sense ‘aiming to preserve’): from late Latin conservativus, from conservat- ‘conserved,’ from the verb conservare. Current senses date from the mid 19th century onward.
4.course |kôrs|
noun
meaning: the route or direction followed by a ship, aircraft, road, or river
phrases:
course of action a procedure adopted to deal with a situation: the wisest course of action is to tackle the problem at its source.
in the course of — 1 undergoing the specified process: a new text book was in the course                     of preparation. 
                                  2 during the specified period: he was a friend to many people in the    course of his life.
run (or take) its course complete its natural development without interference: his illness had to run its course.
origin: Middle English: from Old French cours, from Latin cursus, fromcurs- ‘run,’ from the verb currere .
example:the road adopts a tortuous course along the coast 

5.diagnose |ˌdīəgˈnōs|
verb [ with obj. ]
    meaning:identify the nature of (an illness or other problem) by examination of the symptoms 
derivatives:
diagnosable adjective
origin:  mid 19th cent.: back-formation from diagnosis
example: doctors diagnosed a rare and fatal liver disease.

10/17

10/17上課筆記


Main idea: summary in our own words (under 1/5 of speech)-->how they are connecting to each other in responding the title itself.

Utopia<-->Dystopia

Etymology:
de-: from, down, away reverse, opposite
decode, decrease, deflate

benefit-: good, well, gentle
beneficial, benevolent, benediction

con-: together
concentration, confirm, conversation, concede

re-: back, again
respect, review, reunion, reform




vocabulary
10/17
1.stride |strīd|
verb
meaning:walk with long, decisive steps in a specified direction
derivatives:
strider noun
origin: Old English stride(noun) ‘single long step,’ strīdan(verb) ‘stand or walk with the legs wide apart,’ probably from a Germanic base meaning ‘strive, quarrel’; related to Dutch strijden ‘fight’ and German straiten ‘quarrel.’
example: he strode across the road

2.glycogen |ˈglīkəjən|

noun
meaning:a substance deposited in bodily tissues as a store of carbohydrates
derivatives:
glycogenic |ˌglīkəˈjenik| adjective









3.spurt |spərt|
verb
meaning: gush out in a sudden and forceful stream
origin:  mid 16th cent.: of unknown origin.
example: he cut his finger, and blood spurted over the sliced potatoes.

4.sprint |sprint|

verb
meaning:run at full speed over a short distance
derivatives:
sprinter noun
origin: late 18th cent. (as a dialect term meaning ‘a bound or spring’): related to Swedish spritta .
example:I saw Charlie sprinting through the traffic toward me.

5.canoe|kəˈno͞o|
verb
meaning:travel in or paddle a canoe
derivatives:
canoeist |-ˈno͞oist| noun
origin:mid 16th cent.: from Spanish canoa, from Arawak, from Carib canaoua . 
example: he had once canoed down the Nile.

10/20
1.propel |prəˈpel|
verb
meaning:drive, push, or cause to move in a particular direction, typically forward
origin: late Middle English (in the sense ‘expel, drive out’): from Latinpropellere, from pro- ‘forward’ + pellere ‘to drive.’
example:the boat is propelled by using a very long paddle

2.compel |kəmˈpel|  (compels, compelling, compelled) 
verb
meaning:force or oblige (someone) to do something
origin:  late Middle English: from Latin compellere, from com- ‘together’+ pellere ‘drive.’
example: a sense of duty compelled Harry to answer her questions.

3.appeal|əˈpēl|
verb
meaning: make a serious or urgent request, typically to the public
origin:  Middle English (in legal contexts): from Old French apel (noun),apeler (verb), from Latin appellare ‘to address,’ based on ad- ‘to’ +pellere ‘to drive.’
example:police are appealing for information about the incident

4.vertical |ˈvərtikəl|
adjective
meaning: at right angles to a horizontal plane; in a direction, or having an alignment,such that the top is directly above the bottom
derivatives:
verticality |ˌvərtiˈkalətē| noun.
verticalize |-ˌlīz| verb.
vertically |-ik(ə)lē| adverb
origin: mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘directly overhead’): from French, or from late Latin verticalis, from vertex
   example: keep your back vertical.

5.reference|ˈref(ə)rəns|
noun
meaning:the action of mentioning or alluding to something
example: he made reference to the enormous power of the mass media 

10/21
1.merge |mərj|
verb
meaning:combine or cause to combine to form a single entity
origin: mid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘immerse (oneself)’): from Latinmergere ‘to dip, plunge.’ The use in legal contexts is from Anglo-Norman French merger .
example: the utility companies are cutting costs and merging with other companies 

2.property |ˈpräpərtē|

noun
meaning:a thing or things belonging to someone; possessions collectively
origin:  Middle English: from an Anglo-Norman French variant of Old French propriete, from Latin proprietas, from proprius ‘one's own, particular’ 
example: she wantedOliver and his property out of her house 

3.range |rānj|
    verb
meaning:(of a person or animal) travel or wander over a wide area
origin:  Middle English (in the sense ‘line of people or animals’): from Old French range ‘row, rank,’ from rangier ‘put in order,’ from rang ‘rank.’Early usage also included the notion of ‘movement over an area.’
example: patrols ranged thousands of miles deep into enemy territory.

4.flow|flō|

verb
meaning: (of a fluid, gas, or electricity) move along or out steadily and continuously in a current or stream
origin:  Old English flōwan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vloeien, also to flood.
example:from here the river flows north

5.virtual |ˈvərCHo͞oəl|

adjective
meaning:almost or nearly as described, but not completely or according to strict definition
derivatives:
virtuality |ˌvərCHo͞oˈalitē| noun
origin:  late Middle English (also in the sense ‘possessing certain virtues’):from medieval Latin virtualis, from Latin virtus ‘virtue,’ suggested by late Latin virtuosus .
example:the virtual absence of border controls.

10/22

1.receipt |riˈsēt|
noun
meaning: the action of receiving something or the fact of its being received
origin: late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French receite, frommedieval Latin recepta ‘received,’ feminine past participle of Latinrecipere. The -p-was inserted in imitation of the Latin spelling.
example:I would be grateful if you would acknowledge receipt of this letter

2.ancient |ˈānCHənt|
adjective
meaning:belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence
derivatives:
ancientness noun
origin: late Middle English: from Old French ancien, based on Latin ante‘before.’
example: the ancient civilizations of the Mediterranean.

3.molecule|ˈmäləˌkyo͞ol|
noun
meaning:a group of atoms bonded together, representing the smallest fundamental unit of a chemical compound that can take part in a chemical reaction.
origin:late 18th cent.: from French molécule, from modern Latin molecula, diminutive of Latin moles ‘mass.’

4.spot |spät|
noun
meaning: a small round or roundish mark, differing in color or texture from the surface around it
phrases:
hit the spot informal be exactly what is required: the cup of coffee hit the spot.
on the spot 1. without any delay; immediately: he offered me the job on the spot. 
                     2. at the scene of an action or event: journalists on the spot reported no        
                         progress.
put someone on the spot informal force someone into a situation in which they must make a difficult decision or answer a difficult question.
origin:  Middle English: perhaps from Middle Dutch spotte. The sense‘notice, recognize’ arose from the early 19th-cent. slang use ‘note as a suspect or criminal.’
example: ladybugs have black spots on their red wing covers.

5.claustrophobic|ˌklôstrəˈfōbik|
adjective
meaning:(of a person) suffering from claustrophobia
derivatives:
claustrophobically |-ik(ə)lē| adverb
example: crowds made him feel claustrophobic.

10/23
1.withdraw|wiT͟Hˈdrô|
verb (past withdrew; past participle withdrawn)
meaning: remove or take away (something) from a particular place or position
origin:  Middle English: from the prefix with-‘away’ + the verb draw
example: slowly Ruth withdrew her hand from his.

2.existence |igˈzistəns|
noun
meaning:the fact or state of living or having objective reality
origin:  late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin existentia,from Latin exsistere ‘come into being,’ from ex- ‘out’ + sistere ‘take a stand.’
example:the plane was the oldest Boeing remaining in existence

3.quarter|ˈkwôrtər|
verb
meaning: divide into four equal or corresponding parts
origin: Middle English: from Old French quartier, from Latin quartarius ‘fourth part of a measure,’ from quartus ‘fourth,’ from quattuor ‘four.’
example: peel and quarter the bananas.

4.gate|gāt|
verb
meaning:confine (a student) to school or college
phrase:
get (or be given) the gate informal be dismissed from a job.
origin:  Old English gæt, geat, plural gatu, of Germanic origin; related to Dutchgat ‘gap, hole, breach.’
example: he was gated for the rest of term.

5.nomad|ˈnōˌmad|
noun
meaning:a member of a people having no permanent abode, and who travel from placeto place to find fresh pasture for their livestock.
derivatives:
nomadic |nōˈmadik| adjective
nomadically |nōˈmadiklē| adverb
nomadism |ˈnōmaˌdizəm| noun
origin:late 16th cent.: from French nomade, via Latin from Greek nomas,nomad- ‘roaming in search of pasture,’ from the base of nemein ‘topasture.’