字詞研究 (50)
第二章:字源/字根相同字 (Words
with Identical Roots) :
9) benefactor / beneficiary/
benediction/ benevolent:
bene-拉丁文字首= well 好的;benefit n. 利益 ;beneficial a. 對…有利
1. benefactor n.施惠者;** donor n. 捐贈;d~ of
blood
捐血人
2. beneficiary n. 受益人(如保險等);~ of a donation 一項
捐贈受益人
beneficial a. 有利的
Last year I was a direct beneficiary of your
generosity. 去年我是你捐助的
直接受益人。
比較:fiduciary n. 客戶,被信託者 = trustee ;trustor
n. 信託人
3.
benediction n.祝福= blessing
benevolent a. = kind慈善的
10) character/characteristic/ characterize:
1.
character U. 性格;特色
(不可數名詞)
This college has always been a place where ability, ~ and promise matter.
這所大學一直是重視能力、品德、與承諾的地方。
A French wine of character
may help fill a gas tank某種法國高級葡萄酒也
許可以變成汽油燃料。(gas tank 油箱﹞*character C.人物 (戲劇或小說中)
; a leading ~ 主角;文字 Chinese ~ 中文字;*Chinese
calligraphy中國書法
2. characteristic n. a. 特點
He characteristically found humor in his situation. 在他的情况中,表現出特點
的幽默感。
比較:
landmark n.里程碑;重大成就
Years will pass before
another program poses a serious challenge to this ~.
數年後,另一計劃會對此重大成就提出嚴重的挑戰。
3. characterize vt. = be characteristic of 表現出…..之特徵
Jim is ~d by those who
know him as a highly respected man of integrity.
凡是認識Jim的人皆肯定他是位,高度受人尊敬的正人君子。
11) civilization / civility:
1. civilization n. civilize v. 教化
a. 文明 (the
total culture of a people or period) 屬某一民族,某時期的文化
the ~of ancient India 古印度的文明
b.
(集合名詞) 文明國家
2.
civility n. politeness
和藹 (有禮貌的行為或言語) exchange civilities
互相打招呼
New York is making efforts
to curb everyday annoyance and foster more
civility among its residents. 紐約居民正努力抑制日常的不悅,和培育更多
的斯文。
l civilized a. 有教養的 barbaric a. 野蠻的
l civil a. 國內的~ war內戰; ~ law民法
Justin
Lai 編著
01/08/2014
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