字詞研究 (102)

字詞研究 (102)

第二章：字源/字根相同字

127) respectful / respectable/ respective:

1  respect  n.尊敬；A show (pay) ~ to B. (A向B表尊敬)

a. respectful a.  (對別人尊敬) ；~ students

As your disciple, I remain ~ to you.  身為你的弟子，我保持對你尊敬。

Although hostile, the audience listened respectfully. 雖然態度敵對，觀眾們

還是恭敬地聽講。*Respectfully yours用在信末作敬語

b. respectable adj. 受尊敬的 ； ~ scholars 受尊敬的學者 

                                                      

2. respect  n. 方面， in this ~ (regard) 關於此點 ；in ~ to = with ~ to = respecting關於                                                             

《* aspect 相貌；觀點》 a man with a serious ~ 外貌嚴肅

Every a~ of your business depends on your IT system. 你們商業的各方面依賴你們網路科技系統。》

respective a. 各自的

a. After school, students went back to their ~ home.放學後，學生們各自回家。

* b. Their ~ guilds nominate the same four pictures for their annual awards.

他們各自的工會團體，提名相同的四部電影片去角逐年度獎。

respectively adv. 各自地

D. and V. stand for David and Venice ~ ly.  D.和V. 各自代表 David 和Venice。

128) responsive / responsible:  

respond vi.  ~ to + n.  對….回答 (反應) ；response n.

1. responsive a.  對….有反應的

His action is appropriately ~ to a rude remark against him. 他的動作適當地反應了

別人對他粗魯的批評。

When the injured was sent to hospital, he was found not ~ and pronounced dead. 

當他被送醫時，已無知覺並被宣告死亡。

《比較》：receptive a. 接受的

The youngest ones are amazingly ~ to language. 幼兒對語言的接受力令人驚奇。

respondent  n.回應者

More than half the survey ~ s rated unfailing loyalty to the staff as very important.

超過一半以上的受訪者，將對團隊絕對忠誠列為極重要。

2. responsible a. 對….. 事負責

The terrorists claimed that they are ~ for the blast in London.

= The terrorists claimed responsibility for the blast in London. 恐怖份子聲稱倫敦爆炸

案是他們幹的。

注意：A 事 + be ~ for B 事 (A 導致了B)

His reckless driving is ~ for the tragic accident. 他粗心的駕駛導致這件悲劇的意外

The bad management is responsible for all the subsequent business loss.

管理不善促成以後營運的損失。

*liable a. 對….. 事負責(含法律與金錢損失的賠償)

A property owner is ~ for a visitor’s physical injury occurring because of poor condition 

of his property. 房地產所有人應對訪客，因其不動產上不良狀況發生的身體傷害

負責。

Justin Lai 編

05/27/2015