字詞研究 (110)

字詞研究 (110)

第二章：字源/字根相同字

144) vegetation / vegetarian:

      

1. vegetation    U (不可數名詞) 植物； 草木,

There is much (little) ~ around the park. 公園周圍草木多(少)。

2. vegetarian  n. 素食者； vegetable  n. 疏菜

A person who eats only vegetable or fruits is a vegetarian. 僅吃疏菜或水果者謂之

素食者。 *** 比較：person in a vegetative state 植物人

145) veterinary / veteran: 

1. veterinary n. 獸醫的   veterinarian  獸醫師 (簡稱 vet)

2. veteran  n. 老兵; 老資格者；老手；* greenhorn (= novice) 生手；

菜鳥 (比較：professional 專業的)

146) will / willingness:

1. will n. 意志 (強調好的方面) ：

a. He is a man with a strong ~.  他是意志堅決的人。

b. “They are trying to shake our ~ in Iraq,” the President said. 總統說：「他們正

試圖動搖我們在伊拉克的意志力。」

c. He did it of his own free ~.     他心甘情願作了它。

d. You may go or come at ~ 你可以隨意來去。

* willing a.  be ~ to + V. 願意 ；** be reluctant to + v. 不甘願He is w ~ to help

those handicapped children. 他願意幫殘障兒童。

2. willingness   n. 

a. They are people with spirited ~ to defend those ideals. 他們是具有猛的意志力

要維護那些理想的人們。

 b. Except for those with evil motivations and a ~to take advantage of the system, no

one likes to be in debt.

除了那些居心不良和願意欺騙這個系統的人外，沒有人喜歡負債。- (美財政部長對

信用卡制度的評語)

c. Greek soldiers had long been respected for their skills and ~ to fight to the death-

indeed, many ancient rulers employed them as mercenaries.

希臘士兵長久以來以其戰技與誓死奮戰意志而受尊敬，以致許多古統治者僱用

他們為傭兵。

Justin Lai編

09/03/2015