字詞研究 (11)

字詞研究 (11)

32) contest / context:

1. contest n. 競賽；比賽 = competition；beauty ~ 選美比賽

Joseph won the first place in the speech contest.  Joseph 在演講比賽中得第一

【註】：

the first place第一名，the champion冠軍；亞軍-the runner-up；季軍-the third place

contest v. 與…競争、争論。~ ant n. 比賽者 * 比較：test n. 試驗  

text n. 正文；本文；~ book 教科書；contestation n. = controversy争論；contested election有争論性的選舉

2. context n. 上下文；in the ~ of ..就…..情況而言；in this context.. 就此而論

《Until we understand ~, which is way beyond presence- presence is the most trivial notion of ~. 》直到我們瞭解上下文義，它是遠超出現在；現在是上下文義最微不足道的想法。

33) coarse / course/ cause /curse:

1. coarse  a. 粗的 = rough；與下列 course 屬於發音接近字；不高雅的(not delicate in action) ，~ behavior行為，~ joke低級笑話。但coarse fish(es) 淡水魚

In a suit of ~ clothes, he used ~ (vulgar)language.他穿一套粗衣褲並且口出惡言。

2. course n. 過程；路；in due ~ 不久，終將；in the ~ of time 終於；as a matter of ~ 當然之事；in the ordinary ~ of events= usually通常(疾病或事態)等；take (run) its (their) course…= develop naturally順其自然發展

They take it as a matter of ~ = They take it for granted. 他們認為理所當然。

3. cause n.； ~ and effect因果關係；make common ~ with someone為某目的而共同努力；show ~ (法律用字) 呈供理由。Don’t complain without cause. 別無緣無故的抱怨。

 cause v. 引起 We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the delay. 因為誤點而引起你們的不便，我們表示歉意。

4. curse  n. v.詛咒；辱罵C~ on you! ﹝the mummy’s ~  木乃伊詛咒症 (進入金字塔參觀木乃伊後， 離奇暈倒或死亡症狀，而懷疑乃遭亡魂詛咒所致，故謂之。﹞

curse n. 引發不幸/邪惡：Foxes can be a curse to farmers. 狐狸可能帶給農夫不幸。

cursed a. 惱人的：I wish that cursed dog would be quiet. 但願那隻煩死人的狗不吠。I hate the cursed (hateful)fool. 我不喜歡那位可恨的笨蛋。

34) contact / contract:          

1. contact  n. vt. ~  + n. 與…接觸、接洽

For further detail, please ~ us by calling this number. 欲知進一步詳情 (請打這個電話號碼與我們連絡)。

His name is not in my contact list. 他的名字未列入我的名單中。

Contagion is spreading of a disease by ~   靠接觸而散佈疾病謂之傳染。

People usually avoid visual ~ with the homeless. 人們經常避免與無家可歸的人相視。keep in ~ (touch) with + 人 與…保持連繫。The poor madman has lost contact with reality. 那位可憐的瘋子已與現實脫節。

** ~ lens 隱形眼鏡  (lens: 光學鏡片)

2. contract  vt. 

a. 訂約 a general contractor 大包商；a sub-contractor 小包商 (僅包單項工程) ；a ~ed killer 職業兇手。enter a contract with…與…. 訂條約

contract n. 合約；a verbal ~ 口頭合約 (written ~書面合約)

《Marriage is a personal relation arising out of a civil ~between a man and a woman. 》 婚姻乃衍生自男女之間民事合約之個人關係。

b.感染 (~ a disease)

c.縮小 Can’t is the ~ ed form of “can not” Can’t 是 can not 之縮寫。contraction n. PVC (Premature Ventricular ~心律不整)

Justin Lai, 07/03/2013

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