06/12 Notes
Myth
Phrase
‧develop the film 洗照片
Etymology
‧-ium: 被框起來的範圍, e.g.: colosseum
‧flo-: about flower, e.g.: florist, Florence
Vocabulary
‧voucher 已付清的票券
‧dehumidifier 除濕機
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Words of a day
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‧chaperon (n.) [ˋʃæpə͵ron]
a. (especially in the past) an older person, especially a woman, who goes with and takes care of a younger woman who is not married when she is in public
e.g.: She asked me to go to the cinema with her and Andrew, I think as a sort of chaperone.
b. a female nurse who is in the same room when a female patient is examined by a male doctor, or a police officer who protects a person injured by a criminal when they are in public
c. an older person who is present at a social event for young people to encourage correct behavior
e.g.: Several parents acted as chaperones for the school disco.
‧obligation (n.) [͵ɑbləˋgeʃən]
a. the fact that you are obliged to do something
e.g.: You have a legal obligation to ensure your child receives a proper education.
b. something that you must do
e.g.: I don't have time to do his work for him - I've got too many obligations as it is.
‧merit (n.) [ˋmɛrɪt]
a. the quality of being good and deserving praise
e.g.: Her ideas have merit.
‧tiresome (adj.) [ˋtaɪrsəm]
a. annoying and making you lose patience
e.g.: I find it very tiresome doing the same job day after day.
‧differ (v.) [ˋdɪfɚ]
a. to be not like something or someone else, either physically or in another way
e.g.: The twins look alike, but they differ in temperament.
b. to disagree
e.g.: I beg to differ with you on that point.
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‧spotless (adj.) [ˋspɑtlɪs]
a. extremely clean
e.g.: Her home is spotless.
‧fray (v.) [fre]
a. to become or to cause the threads in cloth or rope to become slightly separated, forming loose threads at the edge or end
e.g.: I'd frayed the edges of my jeans as that was the fashion in those days.
b. If your temper frays or your nerves fray, you gradually become upset or annoyed
‧despised (v.) [dɪˋspaɪz]
a. to feel a strong dislike for someone or something because you think that that person or thing is bad or has no value
e.g.: The two groups despise each other.
‧lira (n.) [ˋlɪrə]
a. the standard unit of money used in Italy before the introduction of the euro, and also used in Malta and Turkey
‧nonchalantly (adv.) [ˋnɑnʃələntlɪ]
a. behaving in a calm manner, often in a way that suggests you are not interested or do not care
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‧unsubstantial (adj.) [͵ʌnsəbˋstænʃəl]
a. not supported by facts
‧idle (adj.) [ˋaɪd!]
a. not working or being used
e.g.: Half these factories now stand idle.
b. An idle moment or period of time is one in which there is no work or activity
e.g.: If you have an idle moment, call me.
c. without work
‧marge (n.) [mɑrdʒ]
a. a food used for cooking and spreading on bread, similar to butter but softer and usually made from vegetable fat
‧deity (n.) [ˋdiətɪ]
a. a god or goddess
e.g.: Ares and Aphrodite were the ancient Greek deities of war and love.
‧shadowy (adj.) [ˋʃædəwɪ]
a. dark and full of shadows
e.g.: She was startled by a sudden movement in the shadowy hallway.
b. used to refer to someone or something about which little is known
e.g.: The English king, Arthur, is a somewhat shadowy figure who may not have even existed.
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‧departure (n.) [dɪˋpɑrtʃɚ]
a. the fact of a person or vehicle, etc. leaving somewhere
e.g.: There are several departures for Paris every day.
b. the act of leaving a job
‧wistfully (adj.) [ˋwɪstfəlɪ]
a. sad and thinking about something that is impossible or in the past
‧roughen (v.) [ˋrʌfən]
a. to (cause something to) become less smooth
‧throb (v.) [θrɑb]
a. to produce a strong, regular beat
b. If a part of your body throbs, you feel pain in it in a series of regular beats
e.g.: His head throbbed, and his body ached.
‧tranquil (adj.) [ˋtræŋkwɪl]
a. calm and peaceful and without noise, violence, worry, etc.
e.g.: She stared at the tranquil surface of the water.
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‧bicker (v.) [ˋbɪkɚ]
a. to argue about things that are not important
e.g.: Will you two stop bickering!
‧spar (v.) [spɑr]
a. to practise boxing, without hitting hard
b. to argue
e.g.: Frank and Jill always spar with each other at meetings, but they're good friends really.
‧chest (n.) [tʃɛst]
a. the upper front part of the body of humans and some animals, between the stomach and the neck, containing the heart and lungs
e.g.: He was shot in the chest at point blank range.
‧noiselessly (adv.) [ˋnɔɪzlɪslɪ]
a. silent
e.g.: Above them an eagle circled in noiseless flight.
‧dullness (n.) [ˋdʌlnɪs]
a. not interesting or exciting in any way
e.g.: She wrote dull, respectable articles for the local newspaper.
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