字詞研究 (65)

字詞研究 (65)

第二章：字源/字根相同字

(Words with Identical Roots) ：

41) decline / incline /recline:

1. recline  v. (使身體) 倚靠；= to lie or cause to lie down；recliner n. 靠椅；

reclining feeding seat for infant-to-toddler 適合嬰兒至學走路小孩之餵食

座椅

(註：recline feeding seat= seat for recline feeding；infant n. 嬰兒；toddler

學走路小孩)

2. decline n. 彎 bend：衰退 

a. the fall and ~ of the Roman Empire 羅馬帝國之衰亡

b. It is a symptom of a civilization in decline, if not in decadence. 它是一個

文明正衰退中的症狀，如果不是正在腐敗的話。(in ~ 正衰退中)

c. Daily newspapers across the country began to see rapid ~as more people began

to get their news from the internet and cable TV.

全國報紙開始看到銷售迅速衰退，因更多人開始從網路與有線電視取得

新聞。

~ vi 變衰老：His health is declining. 他的健康正衰退中。 

~ to + v. 拒絕：~s to accept the offer. Tim 拒絕接受這個出價。

**比較： be inclined to + V  傾向於= tend to +V.

*Recent history has shown that Americans tend to “spend” energy efficiency

on more luxurious product, not “bank” on energy savings. 最近歷史顯示美國

人，傾向於把金錢花在更豪華而省電的產品上，而非在僅省電的產品上。

(註：bank v. ~ on 依靠)

42) dependent/ dependency:

1.dependent  a.依賴的；be~ on = depend on 

We are no longer ~ on his assistance. 我們不再依靠他的幫助。

=We do not depend on his assistance any longer. 

*dependant = dependent n. 眷屬

a. She is the only ~ for him to support. 她是他唯一扶養的眷屬。

b. The patients may become extremely confused, suspicious, fearful or dependent on a family member. 病人也許極端困惑，猜疑、恐懼或依賴家庭成員。

2. dependence n.  依賴；信任

3. dependency n. 屬地；依附 ~ benefit 扶養津貼

He also receives $250 a month in ~ benefit for Robin, who is a senior at a

university. 扶養他就讀大四的女兒-羅賓，他每月也收到250元的扶養津貼

Justin Lai編

04/23/2013