字詞研究 (14)
a. ~ a. 原義為 “死亡的”
If your
mistake is repeated, you will be a ~ man. 如果再犯一次錯,你就死定了。但有許多其他
引申之義:
如~ lock 僵局; the ~ hours of night 深夜;dead end 死巷,美國有些州用no outlet;在加州
用 Not a through street (此路不通) His house stands at the dead
end of the lane.他的家在死巷
盡頭。
the ~ wire指斷電電線,其相對為the live wire 通電的電線,; a ~ loss 完全損失; ~line 截止
日期
The telephone
is dead. = out of order. ( not working) 電話不通 。但查号台的錄音留話,卻說:
“The
number you dialed is no longer in use. Please check and dial again.” (您撥的號碼已停用
,請查明後再撥。)
b) n.已故的the ~ (people) and the living
(people) 死者(複數)與生者;*the deceased死者(可作單數;the dear departed (敬愛的亡者)。th deaed除作死者外,另作death死亡(抽像名詞) 解
比較: to rise from the dead 復活,但復活的動詞是resurrect v.,resurrection n. 而指三月底
四月初的『復活節』叫 “Esther Sunday”
c) 作adv. 用(屬口語用法) = 完全地completely;如~ asleep 熟睡;~ drunk 爛醉;~ sure 十分確信 = quite
sure
2. deadly表面上看似副詞,但大都作形容詞用作「致命的」解
a. ~ ( = a fatal) mistake 致命的過失;~ enemy 不共戴天的敵人a ~ suicideattack 致命的自殺攻擊
a. This is the deadliest terrorist
attack on British soil.這是在英國本土所發生的最致命的恐怖攻擊。deadly之比較級= deadlier,最高級為deadliest
b. They are
discovering new ways to prevent and treat the
deadliest disease of all. 他們正發現防止
與治療這個最嚴重疾病的新方法。
3. deathly由death變來
death n. 與其相關的慣用成語如下:
a. She looks as
pale as ~.她臉色蒼白如死人。
b.The soldier
died a heroic ~士兵壯烈犧牲。
c.The
prisoner was put to death. 被處死。
d.Hearing his
boring story, we felt bored to death. 聽他的故事我們很煩。
deathly a.
如死亡的;或作adv. 極端地 (= extremely)
In the Gobi Desert it is blazing hot for half the year, and ~ frigid
the other half.在戈璧沙漠中,天氣
半年十分炎熱,另外半年則十分寒冷。
43) decay / decade:
1. decay v. n. (重音在第二音節) 腐敗;退化
The country’s
power decayed after the war on the sea. 海戰之後,該國軍力衰退。
a ~ed tooth 一顆蛀牙
After the long
period of drought, the plants began to fall into decay. 經過長期乾旱以後,植物開
始衰微。(fall into decay衰退;腐壞)
2. decade n. (重音在第一音節) = ten years 十年;
With passion lasting ~s, some artists undertake projects of
the grandest scale.
帶著持續數十年的狂熱,一些藝術家從事最大規模的計劃。
* century
n.百年;bi-centennial 二百年** fortnight
n. 兩週
* 比較:〔deca-= 十〕decimal n十進法,小數的
Decalogue = the Ten Commandments十誡。decathlon n.十項全能(運動項目)
Justin Lai, 07/14/12013
嘉中校友會
AACHW
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