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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.
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
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.
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