字詞研究 (34)

86) premier / premiere /premium:

1.    premier n. (源自拉丁文)首相(內閣總理) = prime minister；adj. 首屈一指的 

=foremost; first in importance

a. La Jolla in CA is one of the ~retirement communities. 加州拉荷亞市是首屈一指的退休老人居住社區之一。

b. Lake Tahoe is one of the world’s most stunning beautiful natural settings- and one of its ~ vacation destinations for more than a century. 超過一個世紀以上美國加州太和湖是世界上的最令人驚歎、美麗的自然景觀之一；也是首屈一指的渡假勝地之一。

2. premiere  n. (源自法文) 首映 (電影或戲劇)

a. The official ~ of the film, the Lord of the Rings did attract more audiences than expected.魔戒這部電影的首映的確吸引了比預期多的觀眾。

b. My goal was to get invited to a ~. 我的目標是能被邀請參加一項首映。

* debut [ 'debju ] n. 處女作 (法文)

Richard Dreyfuss made his motion picture ~ in 1967.(Richard發表電影處女作) 。

an auto show ~ 一塲首塲汽車展覽會

1.    premium n.獎金；保險費 (insurance ~) ；高級品 (如汽油)；at a ~ 

=very valuable 很有價值

(註：pre-含在….之前 =before之義：preamble〔'pri$mbl〕序文

；precaution〔pr0'CNDn〕預警；precincts〔'pris00Hkt〕境域，員警分局

87) property / propriety:

1. propriety  n. 適當性 (U)；(複數) 禮儀；禮節

a. We questioned the ~ of his attending the meeting. 我們質疑他出席會議的正當性。(-即他是否應當出席)  proper  a. 適當的

b. Some ~ ies regarding the relationship between married men and women must be observed. 有關已婚男女之間關係的一些禮儀必須重視。

比較：

Answering the phone politely displays a sense of decorum; saying” Who’s there?” doesn’t. 有禮貌地回答電話予人一種有教養的感覺；若問人：「是誰？」就沒有。

(decorum 〔d0'kCrDm〕= propriety and good taste禮節)

2. property   n.

 a. 財產 (集合名詞) a piece of ~ 一筆財產

 b. 財產 C. a ~ / many ~ ies；personal ~ (belongings) 動產；real ~ 不產

Unfortunately, these days, most Open Homes have been cleared of the owner’s belongings. 不幸，近來大部分開放展示的出售屋，都把屋主的個人用品拿走了。

* possessions  財產 a man of ~ (property)  富翁

It is one of my most prized properties. 它是我最珍貴的財產之一。

a.     特性 C. 

According to ancient Chinese medicine, some herbs are with healing ~ ies. 據古代中國醫藥，有些草藥具治療特性。

JUSTIN lAI 編著

09/19/2013

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