字詞研究 (93)

字詞研究 (93)

第二章：字源/字根相同字

(Words with Identical Roots)

105) office /officer /official:

1. officer  n.多半指軍官 (military ~ s) 或警官 (police ~ s)

New York City ~ s are sometimes assigned to every train at rush hour.

紐約市警官們有時在上下班尖峰時刻被指派去每一列火車上執勤。

2. official n. 政府官吏；有時亦可指軍中高階層的官員；如Navy ~ s 海軍官員

Some U.S. officials in State Department were saying that war was a last resort.

國務院一些美國官員們一直說戰爭是最後的手段。

official  a.正式的；~ diplomatic relationship ( tie) 正式外交關係；un~非正式的

But ~s nationwide acknowledge that it is hardly possible to secure buses

and trains.  可是全國官員們均承認，要維護公車和火車的安全幾乎不可能。

3. office n. 辦公室 ；公職`

Campaigning for ~ taught me that the fun is in the running. 競選公職一事教我樂

趣在於競選。

         106) origin / original / originality:

1. origin  n.起源

When asked about his national origin, he replied, “Canada.” 當被問到出生國別時，

他回答說 “加拿大”。

a. national ~ 國家的來源-即出生地的國家 *He is a national of Canada. 

他是加拿大國民。* citizen n. 公民；nationality n. 國籍 ；不可問別人：

”What is your n~? “ 應問”Where are you from?”

b. The river has its~ from among the mountains.  此河源自群山之間。

=The river is originated from among the mountains.

c. A scar of recent origin on his face indicates that he is not a good man. 他臉上的新疤痕

，可以看出他不是好人。

2. original a. 原來的 What is the ~ meaning of this word? 此字的本意是什麼 ?

~ n. 原作; 與copy 或duplication (複製品) 相對

The ~ was being exhibited in the Metropolitan Museum原作的畫正在大都會

博物館展出。 

      

3. originality  n.創新：The cook book is lacking in ~.烹飪書缺乏創意。         

** aboriginal a. n. 原始的，土著的，原始部落；native  n.土著 He is a native of

 France. 他是土生土長的法國人。~language =mother tongue 母語

Justin Lai 編著

03/16/15