字詞研究 (109)
第二章:字源/字根相同字
142) valuable / valued:
1. valuable a. 有價值的
(指物品) ~ furniture 傢俱;~ watch 手錶。
valuables n. (複數) 貴重物品
2. value v. (重視 = cherish)
valued a. 受重視的 (人或事物) ; ~ d
customer 受重視的顧客; ~ d friendship. 受重視的友誼
As
a manager, Mr. Clark pays attention to the need of every valued customer.
身為經理,Clark 先生注意所有受重視的顧客的需要。
比較:
At the
contest he won a watch ~ d at U.S.
$ 20,000. 比賽時他贏了一隻價值
二萬元的手錶。
註:value 與worth 含有內在excellence之意;value 指因有用處而受到重視的特質。
143)
various / variable / variant/ varied:
**以下四字均源自 vary v. (改變)
Oil companies ~ the wholesale prices they charge dealers for the same
gasoline.
石油公司對於同樣一加崙汽油,售予代理商的批發價格不同。
** retail
n. 零售
wholesale
n. 批發
1. various a. 種種不同的; ~ kinds
of food = different kinds of food =
a variety of food 各種不同食物。~ sorts of people out for an afternoon walk. 出來散步的各色人
比較:
diverse: 較為正式,它表示一種有意的選擇,給形式或種類上不同的類型,作一橫剖面
的袁現:an anthology purporting to represent the ~ kinds of poetry being
written by
contemporary poets 旨在列舉當代詩人所為各種詩作的一部選集
diversity of races
2. variable a. = changeable 善變的;
易變的;= inconstant 不常的
His mood is ~ 他的情緒變化無常。The variable weather here is not
good for people
with rheumatism. 這裡善變的天氣,對於患有風濕病的人是不宜的。To acquire
knowledge and dispel
beliefs, researchers invariably
study nature. 為了獲得知識與排除
疑慮,研究者一直不變地研究自然。
3. variant a. = different 不同的,
“Honour” is a ~
spelling of “Honor. ” “Honour” 是 “Honor” 的另一種併音
4. varied a. = various b. = changed; altered 加以變更的;富於變化的
After retirement, he has
been living a ~ life 退休後他一直過多釆多姿的生活。
Experiencing the ~ riches
of China’s cuisines is an essential part of our official
trip to that country. 親身品嚐中國餐館的豊富菜餚是我們赴中國官式訪問必備之
一部分。
Whether annoying or life-altering, coughs can have ~, complex
causes, research
finds.無論是令人惱怒或改變生活,據研究發現咳嗽有種種複雜的起因。
Justin Lai 編
08/14/2015
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