字詞研究 (68)
第二章:字源/字根相同字
(Words with Identical
Roots) :
46) direction / directory:
direct v. 指導;指引 ;director n. 導演,主任
1. directory n. 電話簿 (含名字或地址) ;通信簿;
telephone ~ = telephone book
You might dial 411 or
consult the telephone ~ for the number of the school.
你可以打411查號台或閱電話簿就可以知道學校的號碼。
2. direction n.
a. 方向:in the ~ of + n = towards 朝…..方向;* in all ~ s 向四面八方
The man is walking in the
~ of the Fisherman’s Wharf. 這人走向漁人碼頭。
b. directions 指示; 說明 (使用方法) – 限用複數:
You should follow the
supervisor’s ~ closely 你應嚴格遵照督導的指示。
D~s :Three Tablets
a Day after Meal 用法:每天三錠,飯後服用。
47) digest / congest:
1. digest v. 消化; poor digestion 消化不良 * diarrhea n.
下痢; 瀉肚子;* digest n.文摘 (Readers’ D~
讀者文摘)
2. congest v. 擁塞 congestion n.;a nasal ~鼻塞;** (have
a running nose
流鼻水);traffic ~ = traffic jam
塞車
Because of terrible traffic congestion, he came to office
two hours later than usual. 由於嚴重塞車,他比平常晚二小時來上班。
* constipation n.
便祕 (醫)
48) disregard / regardless:
regard 的否定詞:
1. regardless adj. 不拘 ; 不分:
a. She is ~ of her
appearance. 她不重視外表。
b. Anyone
is entitled to say yes or no, ~ of race, sex or
creed. 不論種族、性別
或信仰,任何人都有權贊成或拒絕。
c. All the baggage was piled together ~ of passengers’ destinations. 不論旅客們的
目的地,所有行李全堆在一。
d. We will call you when we arrive, regardless of the time. 當我們到達時,一定會
電話通知你們-不論是什麼時間。
2. disregard v. 不顧 ;忽視:
a. They ~ my objection to the marriage. 他們漠視我對此婚姻的反對。
b. If you have paid the bill, please ~ this
notice. 如果你賬單已付了,請不必
理會此通知。 (註:常見催繳賬單用句)
~ n. ~ of + n. = lack of + attention (漠視)
Justin Lai 編
05/15/2014
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