字詞研究 (59)

字詞研究 (59)

第二章：字源/字根相同字

(Words with Identical Roots) ：

29) content /contentment/ container:

以上兩字均由 contain  (v. 包含) 變來

1.     content n. 內容 (物)；contents n.目次  table of ~s目次表；~ 滿足

People sing and dance to their hearts’ ~ to celebrate the victory. 人們載歌載

舞慶祝勝利。

~ a. 滿足的，be ~with what one has滿足自己所有。~ 滿足

*contentment n. 滿足。

Happiness consists in self-~ment. 知足常樂。

2. container n. 貨櫃 (運輸) = big can

a. International trade now relies on the seamless delivery of goods via shipping ~ s.

國際貿易現在靠貨櫃完整地運送貨物。(seamless a. 無縫合的)

b. A United States Customs and Border protection officer checks a ~ for radiation

at the port. 美國海關邊防官在口檢查一隻貨櫃是否含放射性物質。

30) cover / coverage / covering:

1. cover n. 覆蓋物; 外皮; 封面；a ~ story 封面故事；from ~ to ~ 整本書；

被單；under ~ 被掩護：

The secret agent under ~ was arrested. 隱藏的間諜被捕。

the ~ sheet (傳真的) 封面；比較：protective weather wrap 保護報紙的塑膠套。

The sergeant told soldiers to take ~.  班長叫士兵們就地掩護。

cover v. 包含；報導

a. His income can ~ his monthly mortgage payment. 他的收入可以付得起每月

的貸款償還額。

b. The report ~s the whole story of the homicide. 這篇新聞報導了整個凶殺案

的詳情。

c. Your insurance does not cover the cost of CT scan and MRI. 你的保險並未包含斷層

掃瞄與MRI.

2. coverage n. 取材 (包涵) 範圍； (電視、廣播、新聞) 報導 ；適用

a. His ~ of the king’s state visit to Russia is interesting. 他有關國王赴蘇俄正式

(國是) 訪問的報導令人感興趣。

b. The coverage of the election on TV made some people change their minds.

電視上有關選舉的報導使一些人改變他們的主意。

c.The LA Times boasts of its undefeated ~. 洛杉磯時報誇口，它的新聞報導

一直居龍頭地位-「未被擊敗」。

d. The limited ~ of health insurance carries some big risks. 有限制的健康保險

範圍帶有某些大的風險。

3. covering n. 覆蓋物，外皮

A protective coloring of an insect means its ~ is identical in color to natural

surroundings. 昆蟲的保護色指其外皮與外在環境顏色相似。

Justin Lai 編

03/14/2014

英語漫談