2013年7月15日 星期一

字詞研究 (14)


字詞研究 (14)

 42) dead / deadly/ deathly:

 1. dead

a. ~ a. 原義為死亡的
If your mistake is repeated, you will be a ~ man. 如果再犯一次錯,你就死定了。但有許多其他
引申之義:
~ lock 僵局; the ~ hours of night 深夜;dead end 死巷,美國有些州用no outlet;在加州
Not a through street (此路不通) His house stands at the dead end of the lane.他的家在死巷
盡頭。

the ~  wire指斷電電線,其相對為the live wire 通電的電線, a ~ loss 完全損失; ~line 截止
日期
The telephone is dead. = out of order. ( not working) 電話不通 但查号台的錄音留話,卻說

 The number you dialed is no longer in use. Please check and dial again.” (您撥的號碼已停用
,請查明後再撥)

b) n.已故的the ~ (people) and the living (people) 死者(複數)與生者;*the deceased死者(可作單數;the dear departed (敬愛的亡者)th deaed除作死者外,另作death死亡(抽像名詞)

比較 to rise from the dead 復活,但復活的動詞是resurrect v.resurrection n. 而指三月底
四月初的『復活節』叫Esther Sunday”

c) adv. (屬口語用法) = 完全地completely;如~ asleep 熟睡;~ drunk 爛醉;~ sure 十分確信 = quite sure

2. deadly表面上看似副詞,但大都作形容詞用作「致命的」解                        
a. ~ ( = a fatal) mistake 致命的過失;~ enemy 不共戴天的敵人a ~ suicideattack  致命的自殺攻擊

a. This is the deadliest terrorist attack on British soil.這是在英國本土所發生的最致命的恐怖攻擊。deadly之比較級= deadlier,最高級為deadliest

b. They are discovering new ways to prevent and treat the deadliest disease of all. 他們正發現防止
與治療這個最嚴重疾病的新方法。

3. deathlydeath變來

death n. 與其相關的慣用成語如下:
 
a. She looks as pale as ~.她臉色蒼白如死人。
b.The soldier died a heroic ~士兵壯烈犧牲。
c.The prisoner was put to death. 被處死。
d.Hearing his boring story, we felt bored to death. 聽他的故事我們很煩。

deathly a. 如死亡的;或作adv. 極端地 (= extremely)

In the Gobi Desert it is blazing hot for half the year, and ~ frigid the other half.在戈璧沙漠中,天氣
半年十分炎熱,另外半年則十分寒冷。

43) decay / decade:

1. decay v. n. (重音在第二音節) 腐敗;退化

The country’s power decayed after the war on the sea. 海戰之後,該國軍力衰退。
a ~ed tooth  一顆蛀牙

After the long period of drought, the plants began to fall into decay. 經過長期乾旱以後,植物開
始衰微。(fall into decay衰退;腐壞)

2. decade n. (重音在第一音節) = ten years 十年;

With passion lasting ~s, some artists undertake projects of the grandest scale.
帶著持續數十年的狂熱,一些藝術家從事最大規模的計劃。

* century n.百年bi-centennial  二百年** fortnight n. 兩週

* 比較:〔deca-= decimal  n十進法,小數的

Decalogue = the Ten Commandments十誡。decathlon n.十項全能(運動項目)

Justin Lai, 07/14/12013


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