字詞研究 (73)

字詞研究 (73)

第二章：字源/字根相同字

(Words with Identical Roots) ：

58) eventfully/ eventually:

event n. 事件；項目 (運動會競賽) ； in any ~ = at all ~ s 無論如何in the ~ of …

 萬一。In the ~ of an emergency, please stay calm. 萬一有緊急狀況，請保持鎮定。

1. eventful  a.多事的；重大的，~ly  adv.

a. Last year was an ~ one in the area of human rights. 去年在人權方面是多事之秋。

b. The fall semester was far too ~ to describe in a single letter, but I want to touch

upon a few high points. 雖然第二學期事情多得無法一封信說完，但我還是要提

一些要點。

2. eventual a. 最後的 = ultimate = final

a. Trying again and again led to his ~ success.  不斷嘗試導致他最後的成功。

b. The President left open the possibility of an ~ pardon for the former White House aid.

總統有可能最後特赦這位前任白宮助理。

~ ly adv. = finally 最後 = at last = ultimately

Eventually the doubling and redoubling of computer power that has driven the

information age will cease.已經驅動電腦加倍、再加倍成長的資訊時代，終就會

結束的。

c. Paul eventually reacted by slamming the door.  Paul 終於以用力關上門作反應。

59) equality / equity / equivalent/ equal:

equ-含「對分」，「者」之義：

1. equality n. 平等：Man and woman are treated on the basis of ~ =Man and woman

are treated equally. 男女平等待遇。Liberty, E~ & Fraternity  自由、平等、博愛

2. equity  n.

a.公平(在法庭上之分配財產或離婚官司)  b.(不動產)扣除擔保和貸款後之淨值

b. With equity loan they bought some things they needed badly. 利用淨值貸款他們買

了一些急切需要的東西。

c. 扣除債務後銀行所得不動產售價

d. (投資) 在公司股東所擁有的股值利益

Private Equity (簡稱 PE)  : 私人股票淨值 (指股票而非債- bond)

3. equivalent  n. 相等物 Rent is the economic equivalent of interest. 就經濟上言，

房租等同利息。The Europeans pay the ~ of about $4 per gallon of gasoline. 歐洲人

付每加侖約四美元買等量汽油。

4. equal  n.  同輩；對手  peer  n. 同儕

You are not only surrounded by your peers but you also are immersed in what you

had in common. 你們不僅被同儕所包圍，而且浸淫於你們所曾共同具有之東西。

比較： equinox 春(秋)分； equivocal a.模稜的 ambiguous，

uncertain 不明確的；但，

equestrian   n. 騎馬者；

equilibrium n.平衡(狀態)

”Can we make you smile today? Restore your ~ with cosmetic dentistry.”

今天能讓您露齒微笑嗎？用化妝牙醫術恢復您牙齒的平衡，我們辦得到。(牙醫)

06/18/2014

Justin Lai 編