字詞研究 (106)

字詞研究 (106)

第二章：字源/字根相同字

136) solve/ resolve/dissolve:

1.     solve vt. 解決(一般問題)；解答 solution  n.

City-funded study says all-out effort is needed to ~the problem of gang violence.

由市政府資助的研究報告指出，需全面性努力才能解決幫派暴力問題。

solving the dilemma of accounting for the national debt by viewing it in terms of

the national balance of payments. 從國際收支平衡的觀點來看國債，藉此解決國債

成因之進退兩難之困難

2.  resolve vt. to reach as a decision解決(較複雜或困難的問題)；用投票決定；

analyze分析；決定(在意義上與decide這個字義有關，指decide某事所用的更強理由、

決心或目的)

a. They hope the controversy and the issue between both sides on the strait could be

peacefully ~d. 他們希望海峽兩岸的紛爭和平解決。resolution n.

b. You will learn how to ~ disputes without legal proceedings or malpractice claims.

你們會學到如何解決紛爭，而不必經由法律程式，或因執業不當經當事人提出的

求償請求。

c. The Board ~s that some more meetings be held to decide on tax cut. 董事會決定再

開幾次會議來決定是否減稅。

  He resolves to clear his father’s name. 他決心洗清父親的名譽。

  She was ~d to become a ballet dancer. 她決意成為芭蕾舞員

3.     dissolve v. melt 溶化 melt；裂解break up；消失disappear

dissolving the tablet in a glass of water把藥片溶解在水裡

Nixon stood on pinnacles that dissolved into precipices. 尼克森 (松)站在裂解成

懸崖絕壁的頂尖的高峰上。(喻處境危險- 人 be on the brink of a precipice= 人

be dangerously situated)。

The president orders parliament be ~d. 總統命令解散國會。

A marriage may be ~ d on the grounds of incurable insanity only upon proof. 基於証據

証明一方患有無法治癒的精神病，婚姻關係始得予解除。

dissolution n. a judgment of ~ of marriage 解除婚約的判決

dissolve另用於隱喻(metaphor) 說法，指經過情緒波動後，忍不住有所表示：

~ving into laughter at his discomfiture. 看見他的窘態忍不住失聲笑起來

137) tasteful/ tasty:

taste n. 味道

1. tasty a. 美味的 (指食物; 令人有口感)

Since the food served is very~, the restaurant is full by nine p.m. every night.

因為餐廳的菜十分可口，所以它每晚九點就客滿。

【比較】：

tasty純指味美；delicious指美味食物帶來的極大快樂

taste n. 另作品味韓； 氣質 (指外表的感官或心的感覺) ；a man with good (bad) ~

有 (沒有) 品味的男人

2. tasteful a. 有品味的 (是極為主觀的)

The dancers are dressed in ~ costumes that leave more to the imagination.

舞蹈者穿著高雅，留給人更多的遐想空間。

【比較】：

harmonious a. 比較客觀，指各部分之間的勻稱和諧：

a ~ ordering of the room spatial relationships (房間空間勻稱和諧的搭配安排)

aesthetic a. 指鑑賞者審美的本能

artistic a. 指藝術創作人的本能

07/13/2015

Justin Lai編