字詞研究 (103)
第二章:字源/字根相同字
129) revive / survive:
以
viv結尾的字均與生命life有關, 因其源自vivere = to live :
Viva la France! 法國萬歲!
1. revive vi. 甦醒 = come
around = come to life =
regain consciousness
He fainted and in half an
hour he came around.
他暈倒,半小時後才甦醒。
2. survive vt. vi 生還 = remain
alive at, 後常加某種災難或意外:
a. ~ the earthquake 地震; ~ the plague 流行疫病; ~ the disaster 大災難
i. Few people ~d the Tsunami on the island in
2005. 2005年的大海嘯中在這島上
沒有多少人存活下來。
ii. In the world of animality, only the strong ~. 在動物界只有強者才能存活。
iii. If you can find humor in anything, even poverty, you can survive it. 即使在貧苦中
你也找得到幽默,你就能安貧樂道了。
b. survive vt. + 人 = live longer than + 人 “比…..長壽”
Mr. Robertson ~d (= outlived) his son. Robertson 的兒子比他早逝。
survival n. ~ of the fittest 適者生存 ~ rate 存活率; survivor n.生還者
Two children who are all
too familiar with death will learn about outdoor survival.
對於死亡十分熟悉的兩小孩將學習有關戶外求生的事。
130) sense / sensation:
1. sense n.
a. 感覺:a ~ of humor
幽默感 He has a ~ of good humor 他有幽默感。
Early photos from around the world elicit a real sense of discovery.來自全世界的早期
相片導出一種發現的真正感覺。
Once you get in this
luxury limousine, all your ~s wonder if they just won lottery.
一進入豪華禮車,你全部的感官想知道是否他們中了彩券。(你感官有極奢華的
感受。)
b.意義 : In a ~, it is practical. 就某種意義言,它是實際的。
For many scientists, there
is a ~that history is repeating itself in stem cell research.
對許多科學家而言,有一種意義,即在骨幹細胞研究方面,歷史正一再重演。
但,人+ make ~ of + 事 = understand 明白
(用在疑問句或否定句)
What he says does not make
any sense at all. 他說的話毫無道理。
事 + make~ 有意義; 講得通
c. 理智: He is a man of ~ (= a sensible)
man 他是位有理智的人。
比較:Passengers are sensitive to the abrupt change of altitude. 旅客們感覺到高度
的突然改變。(be sensitive to…對…敏感)
~ vt. 感覺
I ~d the anxiety and sadness experienced by the older monks. 我感覺到這幾位老神父
所體驗過的焦慮與傷心。
2. sensation n.感覺 (的動作);引起轟動的實例 a ~一件轟動的大事
have a ~ of warmth, dizziness, falling 感覺溫暖 (暈眩/下落)
The coming of the circus
to town is a ~. 馬戲團來城鎮表演是件轟動的大事。
Justin Lai 編
06/04/2015
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