字詞研究 (12)
site 與 cite, sight 屬同音異義字(homonyms):
1.
site n.場地 a job ~ 工作場地;missile ~
導彈發射場
比較:“Hard Hat Area”『美國建築工地前之警告牌,警告進入工地須戴保護頭部之硬盔,
有些工地甚至要求戴眼鏡,“Hard Hat &Eye Protection Required”』。但在遠東地區有些
工地則自創: “Do not get close”作警告,這並非正式用法;請勿靠近之警示牌,應書為
「Keep out」。
2. cite v.引用 = quote 傳訊,開告發單
a. The
Secretary was ~ d as having made such
a statement. 部長被引用說過這句話。
b. In his
speech, he always likes to cite famous passages from Shakespeare.在他的演說中,他老喜
歡引用莎士比亞的名句。
c.
Unauthorized vehicles will be cited and towed away at owner’s expense.未經許可停放的車輛會
被開告發單 (取締) 並拖吊,拖吊費由車主負擔。(這是常見私人停車場之警告牌)
d. I have cited only two examples.我僅提出兩個例子-指看不見的事
*citation
n. = quotation 引用句; 傳票 (交通違規單- 俗稱 (ticket)
All
unauthorized vehicles are subject to ~. 未經許可的車輛會被開罰單。
3. sight n. 看見 catch ~ of 瞥見 lose ~
of ..看不見; at first ~ 乍看之下
They fell in love with each other at first ~. 他們一見鍾情。
know + 人by ~ 一看到…就認出來。但/ know + 人 by name 只知其名,不識其人;poor eye-~
視力不佳。near-sighted 近視;short-sighted 短視的
【Out of sight, out of mind.
】日遠日疏
《It is a sight for sore eyes. 》它是令人高興的一幕。(sore a. 疼痛的)
Set your sights on the future. 遠光要放遠。有人說:Keep your
eyes on distant stars.
sight v. 看到
The land was ~ ed (= in sight) 陸地在望。
When in the Navy, my primary
duty was to ~ guns. 在海軍服役時,我主要負責觀測巨砲。
36) council / counsel:
1. council n. 與 counsel n.屬同音異義字;前者指議會、會議,是一個團體;如the City C~市議會;~man 議員。後者U.不可數名詞,作“忠告”解。另作可數名詞 (單, 複數同形) 用, 則
作「辯護律師或法律顧問團」解
(= counselor)。另councillor n. 乃council之成員;counsellor n.= adviser顧問
We cannot
choose but turn to our counsel for advice.除了請教律師外,我們別無選擇。
注意:keep one’s own counsel 對自已的計劃保守祕密;take
~ together共同商議
2. A turn
to B for + 事: A 向B 求…事
37)
canyon
/crayon/cannon:
1.
canyon [k$njDn] n. 狹谷;the Grand C~ 美國大峽谷風景區
The Grand Canyon is famous for its breathtaking
scenes. 大狹谷以其充滿刺激的景物出名。valley n. (泛揩一般) 山谷或河谷
2. crayon n. ['kreDn]
臘筆;chalk 粉筆
We use lots of ~ s and markers to make pictures. 我們使用很多蠟筆和彩色筆來畫圖。
【Crayons and bad memories make for art and therapy.】
畫筆和痛苦的回憶,造成了藝術和治療精神痛苦的妙方。
We learned everything from ~ to perfume. 從小女孩到婷婷玉立,我們學會了一切。(crayon臘筆,代表幼兒時代;perfume香水,代表少女時代,懂得塗抹香水)
比較:
cannon n.巨(加農) 砲 (gun:除作槍外亦作巨砲解;rifle:來福槍,長槍)
canon: n.教規,標準(criterion) 規範,真本,正經
The supreme
works have established a ~ of beauty that pervades Western culture to
this day. 這些至
高無上的作品已建立了美的規範,它使西方文化綿亙流傳至今日。
(註:supreme a. = highest 最高的;pervade v. = spread= be prevalent 流傳)
38) coach / couch:
1. coach n. 馬車;
教練
Former ~ Jackson
gets a three-year contract but he says he doesn’t expect theLakers to turn around
overnight. 前任教練簽了一張三年的合約,可是他說未期待一夕之間,就可以把湖人隊 (洛杉
磯)改頭換面。
2. coach vt. 當….之教練
Mr. Jackson ~
ed Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls to six titles in the 1990s. Jackson先生曾當
過喬丹和芝加哥公牛隊的教練,而在1990年代具六個頭銜。
coach
n.馬車;stage ~ 驛馬車;車;~ train 客車;cargo train
貨車; night ~ 夜車
I took a
night ~ from D.C. to New York 我搭乘一班自華府至紐約的夜車。a studio ~沙發與卧床
兩用
3. couch n. 長沙發bench 長板凳
He sat down
on the couch, reading newspapers. 他坐在長沙發椅上讀報紙。
couch v. 措辭 (正式用語) The reply was ~ed in insolent
terms. 回答措辭蠻悍。
Justin
Lai, 07/08/2013
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