字詞研究 (94)

字詞研究 (94)

第二章：字源/字根相同字

(Words with Identical Roots)

107) occupation /occupancy:

occupy (= take up) vt. 佔有(空間)；佔用(時間)

1. occupation   n.  佔據 (空間) ； ~ 職業

a. During the Japanese ~, many innocent people were forced to give up heir property

for life 在日本人統治之下，許多無辜的人被迫為求生而放棄產業。

b. She is a real estate broker by ~ 她的職業是房地產經紀。

2. occupancy [ 'akjDpDns0 ] n. 使 (佔) 用； occupant   n. 佔 (使) 用者

Regular rents enable him to be entitled to the possession and ~ of the apartment.

定期繳房租使他能佔有和使用此公寓。

Mr. Thompson was liable for the damage of the apartment during his~.

湯普生先生要為他租用期間，公寓的損壞負責賠償。

occupancy n. 指一定空間的容量= capacity，如電梯或餐室等

108) operation / operating:

operate [ 'ApD`ret] v. 運作; ~ on + 人 (給…人動手術)* operator    n. 接線生

1. operation  n. 作用； 實施的計劃；手術

The surgeon performed an ~ on the boy. 外科醫生給這位男 孩開刀。

2. operating room = room for operating 開刀房 The ill, old lady died in the~ room.

患病的老太太在開刀房過世。(注意：開刀房不可說operation room)

3. operating profit (loss)  = profit (loss) from operating 營運後所得盈利(損失)

Justin Lai 編

03/22/2015