I  1

V 5

X 10

L  50 (half)

C 100(century)

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D 500

M 1000

-(4 9)口口+

十進位 個位數管個位數 十位數管十位數

Nero羅馬最後一位帝王，燒城/nero 燒錄機 *zero

Julius Caesar→July

Octavins→Augustus→August

oct:8 ex. octopus op.

telescope

microscope

piroscope

periphescope(square)

objective adv.

musical adj./adv.

cemical adj./adv.

ant/ian 人 ex.participants applicant(apply) accountant attendant

protestant抗議者 Protestant新教徒

1.Exposition

2.Argumentation(take side)

3.Description

4.Narration

hypo=under

prefixes 字首 ex.disease disadvantage   

roots 字根 ex.disadvantage advantage encourage enlarge strengthen deepen 

suffix 字尾

trigonoetry

25 cents=quarter

the pleasure is all mine

By the time when I kick the bucket, 死亡

The Bucket List 一路玩到掛/遺願清單

shade 鬼魂

I forget my line.

I am interested in something interesting.

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1.infant

NOUN /ˈɪnfənt/

-[COUNTABLE] FORMAL a baby, or a very young child

Infants and elderly people are particularly at risk.

-[ONLY BEFORE NOUN] involving or relating to an infant

infant care/behaviour

-infants [PLURAL] the youngest children in the UK school system, between the ages of four and seven

-[SINGULAR] [ONLY BEFORE NOUN] involved in or relating to the education of the youngest children in the UK school system

an infant school/teacher

2.cognitive

-in psychology, a cognitive science or process is one that is connected with recognizing and understanding things

Children's cognitive will gradually build.

3.readily

-easily

Some computer instructions cannot be readily understood.

readily available (=easy to obtain): The equipment was cheap and readily available.

-in a way that shows that you are willing

She had readily agreed to the interview, but now she was having second thoughts.

4.yarn

-[UNCOUNTABLE] MAINLY AMERICAN cotton, wool, or other fibres in the form of thick thread (=a substance like string)

a ball of yarn

-[COUNTABLE] INFORMAL a long story with a lot of exciting details

5.fabric

-[COUNTABLE/UNCOUNTABLE] cloth, especially when it is used for making things such as clothes or curtains

plain/patterned/floral fabric

a wide range of furnishing fabrics

-[SINGULAR] the basic structure of a society or organization

fabric of: Small shops help to maintain the fabric of neighbourhood life.

the fabric of society: Drug abuse poses a major threat to the fabric of society.

-[SINGULAR] the roof and walls of a building

fabric of: The fabric of the building has deteriorated badly.

6.domain

-a particular area of activity or life

This is a subject that has now moved into the political domain.

a.

an area of activity considered as belonging to or controlled by a particular person or group

the common idea that engineering is a male domain

Organic foods are no longer the sole domain of healthy-eating fanatics.

The garden has always been Al's domain.

-LITERARY an area of land owned and controlled by a particular person, especially in the past

Thesaurus entry for this meaning of domain

-COMPUTING a domain name

Thesaurus entry for this meaning of domain

-MATHS a range of possible values of a variable

7.cereal

-[COUNTABLE/UNCOUNTABLE] a food made from grain, for example wheat, oats, or corn, mainly eaten with milk for breakfast

a bowl of cereal

-[COUNTABLE] a plant that produces grain, used as food for people and animals

cereal crops

8.crumple

-crumple or crumple up [INTRANSITIVE/TRANSITIVE] to crush something such as paper or cloth so that it forms untidy folds, or to be crushed in this way

I quickly crumpled up the letter and shoved it in my pocket.

The front section of the car had crumpled in the collision.

Thesaurus entry for this meaning of crumple

-crumple or crumple up [INTRANSITIVE] to fall to the ground suddenly, with your body, legs, and arms bent, because you are injured, ill, or upset

He crumpled in a heap at our feet.

Thesaurus entry for this meaning of crumple

-[INTRANSITIVE] if your face crumples, you suddenly look very unhappy or disappointed

9.horizontal

-straight and parallel to the ground

Draw a horizontal line across the page.

horizontal stripes

-BUSINESS on the same level

a horizontal merger (=when two similar companies join together)

10.assorted

including various types

assorted fruits and vegetables

tools in assorted sizes

11.spatial

-relating to the size, shape, and position of things, and the relation of objects to each other in space

We can learn spatial concept by building blocks.

-relating to people's ability to understand size, shape, position, and depth

12.dimension

-a part of a situation, especially when it influences the way you think about the situation

The strikes had now taken on an important political dimension.

Doing voluntary work has added a whole new dimension to my life.

13.enclosures

-an area surrounded by a fence or wall

Thesaurus entry for this meaning of enclosure

-FORMAL something that is put in an envelope along with a letter

14.structure

-[COUNTABLE/UNCOUNTABLE] the way in which the parts of something are organized or arranged into a whole

a sales organization with a pyramidal structure

the structure of DNA

Chapter 10 discusses the changing structure of agriculture in this country.

She has very little structure in her life.

Thesaurus entry for this meaning of structure

a.

used about the way that the parts of a work of literature or art are organized

the structure of a novel

-[COUNTABLE] an organization or system that is made up of many parts that work together

The company needs to reorganize its management structure.

a social/power/class structure

-[COUNTABLE] something large such as a building or a bridge that is built from different parts

The street is lined with modern steel and glass structures.

15. infect

to make someone get a disease, that can be spread from one person to another

-Thousands of people have been infected.

16. invade

to take or send an army into another country in order to get control of it

-The island was invaded during the war.

17. phenomenon

an event or situation that can be seen to happen or exist

- In society is not a new phenomenon.

18. subject

subject someone to something to make someone experience something unpleasant

-Her husband subjected her to years of physical abuse.

19. temporary

existing, done, or used for only a limited period of time

-These measures are only temporary.

20. innovations

a new idea, method, piece of equipment etc

-the latest technological innovations

21. lethal

very successful or effective

-They were a lethal partnership, scoring 43 goals between them.

22. beam

a long thick piece of wood, metal, or concrete that supports a roof

-a cottage with low oak beams

23. acoustic

an acoustic musical instrument does not use electronic equipment to make its sound louder

- I love to play an acoustic guitar.

24. restored

to cause a particular situation to exist again, especially a positive one

-By Sunday, electricity had been restored.

25. penalty

a punishment for breaking a rule or law

-The maximum penalty for the offence is two years' imprisonment.