字詞研究 (4)

字詞研究 (4)

 *acceptance n. 接受/答應，是accept之名詞，(不可誤寫為acception)；承兌(銀行票據)

The ~ of the accomplished fact is to recognize its legal standing.接受這個既成事實就是承認它的合法地位。
The publication receives general ~.這個出版物普獲大眾接受。

 2. except

except 可作介詞, 作「除了…以外」解，可用在肯定與否定句，例：

a.      My grades are satisfactory in every subject ~ English.  除了英文外我每科成績令人滿意。

b.     We go to school every day ~ Sunday.除了星期日外我們天天上學。

c.      He gave us nothing except food and advice.他僅給我們食物和忠告而已。nothing except = only= nothing but

d. E~ otherwise provided in this section, the escrow must be closed within 120 days.除非這部分

另有規定，買賣須於120天內完成。

(E~ otherwise provided 為常用正式文件中用法)

比較：

He gave us advice besides food and water.除了水和食物外，他還給我們忠告。= In addition to food and water, he gave us advice.

【註】：否定…. + except …除了….之外沒有；besides肯定+ 除.. 之外還有〕

《It was rather a weak attempt, made by four people seeming to have nothing in common, apart

from running into each other on a London rooftop, from which each has planned to leap on New

Year’s Eve.》

【註解】：

made by= (which was)made by…. ；seeming = who seemed；apart from=except；running into..

= meeting someone by chance邂逅；from which=from the rooftop

它是四人想做的一件有點微弱的企圖，此四人沒有共同相似之處，除了在一處倫敦的屋頂

彼此邂逅外; 他們每人均已計畫在新年除夕從此屋頂跳樓自殺。

比較：excerpt n. 摘錄文

This is an ~ from the text of his speech.這是他演講原文的摘錄。

v. 作 leave out (扣除；不計) 解。

If we except his freshman grades, he has a good scholasticaverage. 如果他大一成績不算的話，他的學業平均不錯。

(另註：GPA = Grade Point Average 學業平均成績)

 exception n. (例外)

a.      There is no rule but has exceptions. = There is no rule without ~s. 每條規則必有例外= Every rule has exceptions.

b.     with the~ of…. 除…外；without ~毫無例外。 “Cash only. No checks. No exceptions.” 本店現

金交易。不收支票。毫不破例。(小商店的敬告語)

c.      People take ~ to building another nuclear power plant. 人們反對再蓋核能發電嚴廠。

(exception異議書/不服-法律用學字。take exception to = object to反對)

3.     expect 期待 vt. 用法：a. ~ that +子句 b. ~ + O. + to+V

We did not ~ such things to happen again. = We did not ~ that such thingswould happen again. 我們

未料到這樣的事會再發生。

Everything is in good order, as ~ed. 如所料，一切完好堪用。(as expected=as (it is) expected)

n. expectation(下列三句若以片語理解，更易記往)

a. It is beyond our ~ that such things would happen again. (出乎意料)

b. His main goal is to live up to the ~ of his parents. 他主要目標是不辜負父母期望。 (達到期望)

d.     His success fell short of our ~.他的成就未符我們的期望。(未達到期望)

(待續)

Justin Lai, 06/03/2013

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