2015年6月4日 星期四

字詞研究 (103)

字詞研究 (103)

第二章:字源/字根相同字

129) revive / survive:

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. + = live longer than + ..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,+   make ~ of + = 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。
+ 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…敏感)     
                
~ vt. 感覺
I ~d the anxiety and sadness experienced by the older monks. 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

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