字詞研究 (67)
第二章：字源/字根相同字
(Words with Identical
Roots) ：
44) desirable / desirous / desired:
desire n. v. 渴望
a. George has a strong
~ to learn a second foreign language. 喬治有學習第二外國語
的強烈慾望。比較：
*urge n 強烈願望*
*urge n 強烈願望*
When it comes to this urge,
it is remarkable how history repeats itself.
至於此衝動, 歷史如何重演真妙透了。
b. Marlon Brando, an outstanding movie actor, won his first Oscar Award in
a film
named, “The streetcar named desire.”
在一部名叫「慾望街車」的電影中，傑出男演員--馬龍白南度，得他首座奧
斯卡金像獎。
1.
desirous a. 渴望的；人be ~ of + Ving，其所修飾主詞必須是人。
Janice is strongly ~ of becoming an active member of the business
team. Janice 很渴望
成為這個生意團隊的一員。
2. desirable a.合意的；值得渴望的 (指事情) 常見用法：
a. It is ~ that the teacher pay
attention to each individual student. 最好是老師能照顧
到每一位學生。
b. It takes time to find a
most ~ home in the unique
neighborhood. 真須花點時間才能在
這個獨特的社區內找到一間合意的房子。
3. desired a. 被要求的 (指事情)
It is ~d that the patient follow the doctor’s instruction. 病人須遵照醫師指示。
His conduct leaves much to be ~ d. 他的行為(不夠好)有待改進之處仍多。
45) destiny / destination:
1. destine vt. 註定 (通常用被動) be ~
d to + V：
Children without siblings are not ~ d to be
selfish, spoiled or lonely. With mindful
parenting they are likely to thrive. 沒有兄弟姊妹的孩子並不註定會自私，被寵壞
或孤單; 若有父母的關心，他們也可能茁壯。
destiny [
'dGstDn0 ]
n. 命運；主宰 “You are my ~; you are my dream come true…”
「情歌歌詞」你是我的主宰；你是我夢想的實現…..
A fatalist is one who
always resigns himself to his own
destiny. 一位宿命論者總是
聽天由命。
2. ~ v. 動身前往或註定
： be ~ d (bound) for + 地點 / 註定做.. ：
The ship is ~ d ( bound ) for Boston 這艘船開往波士頓。
William, an illegitimate child,
hardly seemed ~d for greatness. 威廉，一位私生子，
似乎天生幾乎未註定會成大器。
destination [ `dGstD'neNDn ] n. 目的地
Due Due to heavy fog, we were
three hours behind schedule when
we arrived at our ~.
由於濃霧我們晚了三小時才抵達目的地。
For once, it was the journey- not the ~ that I would
remember. 我會懷念的不是目的地
而是旅途。
If greatness is a ~, we’re on the road to it. 如果了不起是一項目的地，那
If greatness is a ~, we’re on the road to it. 如果了不起是一項目的地，那
我們正趕去那裡。
Justin Lai 編
05/07/2014
