antenatal : relating to the medical care of pregnant women, or to the time before
a baby is born
anteroom : a small room that leads to a larger and more important room
antedate : to exist or happen before something else
★ syn- ; sym- : with, together
sympathy
synchronize
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★SARS : severe acute respiratory syndrome
★ Your feet smell. ⇢ to have a particular smell
★ tailor-made : tailor-made clothes are made by a tailor to fit a particular customer.
★e- : out
eliminate
evacuate
★ lovely, friendly, deadly, cowardly, elderly ⇒ All are adjectives.
Statue of Liberty
"The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World" was a gift of friendship from the people of France to the United States and is recognized as a universal symbol of freedom and democracy.
liberty : the freedom to think or behave in the way that you want and not be controlled
by a government or by other people
c.f. freedom : the right to do what you want, make your own decisions, and express your own opinions
★ fatality : a death caused by an accident, war, violence, or disease
fatal : causing someone to die
Femme fatale( fatal woman )
A femme fatale is a ✦stock character of a mysterious and seductive woman whose charms ensnare her lovers, often leading them into compromising, dangerous, and deadly situations. She is an archetype of literature and art. Her ability to entrance and hypnotise her victim with a spell was in the earliest stories seen as being literally supernatural; hence, the femme fatale today is still often described as having a power akin to an enchantress, seductress, vampire, witch, or demon, having power over men.
The phrase is French for "fatal woman". A femme fatale tries to achieve her hidden purpose by using feminine wiles such as beauty, charm, and sexual allure. In some situations, she uses lies or coercion rather than charm. She may also make use of some subduing weapon such as sleeping gas, a modern analog of magical powers in older tales. She may also be (or imply that she is) a victim, caught in a situation from which she cannot escape; The Lady from Shanghai (a 1947 film noir) is one such example.
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✦ stock character
A stock character is a dramatic or literary character representing a type in a conventional manner and recurring in many works.
★ candi- : sincere
candidate
candid : honest and direct, even when the truth is not pleasant
candidacy : the fact that someone is a candidate in an election
★ Parent-Teacher Association(班親會) : A parent-teacher association (PTA) or parent-teacher-student association (PTSA) is a formal organization composed of parents, teachers and staff that is intended to facilitate parental participation in a school.
★ -itis : inflammation
arthritis (關節炎)
bronchitis (支氣管炎)
gastritis (胃炎)
sinusitis (鼻竇炎)
★ cloth : material used for making clothes, curtains etc that is made
by weaving fibres together (plural form : cloths)
clothing : clothes in general (non-count noun)
clothes : the things that you wear such as shirts, dresses, trousers etc.
