字詞研究 (40)

字詞研究 (40)

99) summon / sermon:

1. summon v. 傳喚 (call or send for with authority)

a. He is one of the important witnesses to be ~ed. 他是將被傳喚的重要證之一。

b. Outside, we parked ourselves in the bleachers with a group waiting to be ~ed. (註：bleachers n.露天看台)   

連同一群等候被傳喚的人，我們安置於看臺外面。

USA embassador was summoned by Germany over NSA spying. 有關美國國安局監聽之事，美國駐德國大使被傳喚。

~ v. rouse (鼓起勇氣或體力等)

i.His words ~ our courage and strength to defend for her.

他的話使我們鼓勇氣與卯足力量來為她辯護。

ii.Some cities have ~ed the nerve to resist the shake-down artists. 一些城市鼓勇氣來拒絕來敲竹槓的藝人。

summons n. 法院傳票

2. sermon n. 講道；佈道 (a speech on religion)

During the ~, the preacher mentioned among other things how courageous the boy was. 佈道時，牧師特別提到這位男孩的英勇。

100) tenet / tenant:

1. tenet n. 主義； 教條

It has become a ~ of the religions of technology that the world is shrinking.

世界正在縮小這件事，已成為科技信仰的教條。

2. tenant  n. 房客； 佃農；承租； tenancy n. 租期； 租約

Many ~ ts have been swept out of their apartments by an over-heated housing market.  

由於房地產市場過熱，許多房客被趕出他們所租的公寓。﹝註：趕走房客以便出售， 因為房價高升， 出售比租金划算﹞

landlord n.地主；男房東；landlady n. 女房東*tenured professor 終身職教授

10/30/2013

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