字詞研究 (7)

字詞研究 (7)

16) appraise /apprise:

1. appraise  vt.估價 尤指專業性不容置疑的估計；appraisal n.。appraiser 估價師。(evaluate-

指看不見事物)

It is difficult to appraise a new house during the booming season.在經濟繁榮時期，難以評估一間新房子的價錢。

* connoisseur (法文) 鑑賞家 (person who shows keen discrimination in fine arts-對

藝術品有敏銳辦別能力者)

﹝笑話﹞

一位相當厲害的 XO (葡萄酒)鑑賞家喝一口酒，就能準確說出其製造年份，在其臨終時，

一友人請其品嚐某種「酒」，結果此公困惑地搖搖頭說不出來；原來它是「水」。

2. apprise vt.告知 = (inform) 

Having appraised the old vase, the antique dealer apprised its owner that it wasworth $ 500.在估價了舊花瓶後，古董商告知擁有者它值五佰元。

17) assort /assert: (兩字發音接近，又都作動詞)

1. assert vt.  ~ that + 子句/ n.：斷言；辯稱；n. assertion

He ~s to be innocent.= He ~s that he is innocent.他辯稱是清白的。

The Vice President ~s his global warnings in a documentary.在記錄片中，副總統主張他對全球性的警告。

Mr. Johnson asserted that he is innocent of the charges against him. Johnson 先生宣稱他是無辜的。(be innocent of .. 未犯…之罪)

Brutus may attempt to ~ reason against emotion. Brutus也許企圖辯稱是出於理智對抗情感。

2. assort  vt.分類 = classify；~ ed biscuits分類的餅乾；~ with 協和；相配 = match  

It does not ~ with his style. 它未符合其風格。~ with + 人 (與…人交往)    

Do not ~ (= associate) with those gangsters. 勿與幫派人士來往。

比較：

【Not one thing explains Hitler’s hatred of Jews, but he associated them with some of his strongest

 antipathies: materialism, democracy, and communism. 】

 

雖然沒有一件事可以解釋希特勒仇恨猶太人，但他把他們與他最痛恨的事情聯想在一-

物質主義 (唯物論)、民主政治、與共產主義。

(註：antipathy n. = strong dislike,aversion憎恨；materialism n.唯物論)

*《有趣的是》：除了Karl Marx(發明共產主義的馬克思)外，摩西Moses、愛恩士坦Einstein、

季辛吉Henry Kissinger (前美國國務卿)、甚至耶和華(耶穌) Jehovah等無一不是猶太人

18) appeal / appear:

1. appeal vi.

a. 引起興趣：

Bright colors do ~ to me. 我對鮮艷顏色的確感興趣。

Do the Westerns~ to you at all? 你對西部電影感興趣嗎?

appeal n.魅力 sex appeal 性感

i. They had fallen to treachery, but there was a certain nobility about their behavior that ~ed to Eric.

他們雖然叛變，但舉手投足仍有一點高貴，它使Eric感興趣。

ii. The electric decorative accessories give rooms a highly desirable “well-traveled”~.

這些電動裝飾配件，給予幾間房間具備，大家想進去走走的魅力。

b. 懇求….做…

We ~ to him for timely help. 我們懇求他及時的幫忙。a court of ~ 上訴法庭；appellant

 n.上訴者

2. appear vi. 出現；出席 = show up= come into sight

a. “Goldman Sachs’ preference for appearing dumb rather than brilliant may be the best of its poor

options.” 高盛投資公司選擇故作啞口無言，而未表現精明，也許是它最糟糕選擇中最好的

選擇。(Goldman Sachs是聞名的投資公司)

b. He ~none the worse for wear. 因疲乏他看起來一樣不好。(He is worn out. 精疲力竭) (none

the worse for …因…. 一樣不好)

19) assent / ascent / accent /ascension:

assent 與 ascent 屬同音異義字。先找出字源，再辦別相反詞及名詞轉成語。

  1. assent v. n. 同意

We give our ~ to the proposal.我們同意此提議。其相反詞為 dissent n. 反對

2. ascent與上字同音，n.登高；上升；其動詞為ascend(字源)

The ascent of the mountain takes us double the time we spend in descending. 上山的時間比下山

多一倍。

3. ascension n.上升 (指比喻性) (ascend v. 之名詞轉成語)

His ~ to Hollywood’s top ranks was in doubt when his first big film bombed.當他首部電影搞砸

時，人們懷疑他能晉升為好來塢頂尖明星。

比較：descend  v. 下山；下降; 其名詞為 descent ，descendant   後裔

4. accent  n. 口音；特色；調

a. Dr. Henry Kissinger speaks English with a strong German ~ 季辛吉博士講英文有重的德國腔。

b. “Our free design service can help as much or as little as you’d like, from finding one perfect~ to

designing an entire room.”

我們免費設計服務，從為顧客找到一個完美的特色到設計整間房間，大小不拘。accentuate v. 標示一個字的重音(primary stress)，accentuation n.

Justin Lai, 06/16/2013

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