作者xination (XINATION)
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標題[字彙] 紅寶--p.232
時間Fri Apr 24 19:51:59 2009
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普普耶~~harpsichord好了 音樂還滿好聽的唷
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harbinger
n. 通報者 [a person who goes ahead and makes known the approach of another;
herald.]
ex. Balmy air is a harbinger of spring.
n.前兆 [anything that foreshadows a future event;]
ex. a harbinger of economic depression.
聯想:harbin(哈爾濱) + ger -->哈爾濱是個冬天來臨的city of harbinger
字源:harbinger這個字,是跟harbor(等下就會講)是有關的,當作shelter的意思,在之
前harbinger是指"提供房間給軍隊住",而後來軍隊變成messenger了,就有了通報者、傳
令者的意思
harbor
n.海港 [A sheltered part of a body of water deep enough to provide anchorage(
下錨) for ships.]
n.避難所 [A place of shelter; a refuge.]
v.給予包庇 [To give shelter to]
字源:c.1150, from O.E. herebeorg, from here "army, host" + beorg "refuge,
shelter" (related to beorgan "save, preserve")
harbor是從一個古英文字發展而來的,其為herebeorg,意思是軍隊的避難所,後來就變
成"海港"的意思了
ps. harbor 與 quay
quay指"碼頭" [a landing place, esp. one of solid masonry, constructed along
the edge of a body of water]
ex. The tourists get aboard the cruiser at quay 12.
habor指整個港
harden
hard-en
v.變硬 [to make hard or harder]
ex. You may leave the jelly in a cool place to harden it.
hardheaded
hard-head-ed
adj.現實的、精明的 [not easily moved or deceived; practical; shrewd.]
ex.就是形容那種"不易被感情所動,實際的"人事物,例如法家的商鞅所推出的法令
聯想:硬頭腦 --> 硬心腸,不領人情的
hardy
hard-y
adj.能吃苦耐勞的 [capable of enduring fatigue, hardship, exposure, etc.]
ex. hardy people can swim in the icy water.
adj.(植物等)耐寒的
ex. 「松柏後凋於歲寒」
harmony
n.和諧 [Agreement in feeling or opinion; accord]
n.和聲 [Music The study of the structure, progression, and relation of
chords.]
ps.from wiki
廣義的和聲(harmony)可以是指任何由超過一個頻率所組合而成的聲音。但在西方音樂裡
面和聲也常常用來描述不同和弦(chord)的配搭手法,而和弦則通常較為狹義地描述同一
時間演奏兩個或以上不同音高,但這兩個詞語在許多時候可以通用。
harness
n.馬具,挽具 [ the combination of straps, bands, and other parts forming the
working gear of a draft animal.]
v.利用;控制 [to bring under conditions for effective use; gain control over
for a particular end]
ex. to harness a waterfall as a source of energy
harness <> failed to utilize
harp
n.豎琴 [ a large musical instrument consisting of a row of strings stretched
from the top to the bottom of a frame. You play the harp by plucking the
strings with your fingers.]
v.反覆訴說,嘮叨
ps.相傳在遠古時代,獵人發明弓箭,射出時箭發弦鳴,而產生樂音,遂演進為豎琴之雛
形。
harp:pluck
拔豎琴
harpsichord
harps-i-chord
n.鍵琴 (現代鋼琴的前身 , 流行於16-18世紀間)[A harpsichord is an old-fashioned
musical instrument rather like a small piano. When you press the keys, the
strings are pulled, rather than being hit by hammers as in a piano.]
harridan
n.潑婦 [ A woman regarded as scolding and vicious(vice-i-ous).]
ex. she had become a harridan, constantly nagging at hushand to improve
himself.
字源:harridan是由"老馬"延伸而來的,因為馬老了所以不好騎"hard ridden",後來就
用harridan這個字來形容潑婦,另外用這個字也通常有"醜老太婆;魔女"的負面意味在唷
。
harrow
n.耙子 (跟中國的那種有點不一樣..不是豬八戒拿的那種) [ A farm implement
consisting of a heavy frame with sharp teeth or upright disks, used to break
up and even off plowed ground.]
ps. harrow 是一種農具,用來翻鬆土壤,或是去雜草
v.使苦惱 [to disturb keenly or painfully; distress the mind, feelings, etc.,
of.]
harrow <> assuage v.減輕
harrowing
adj.極度苦惱的 [extremely disturbing or distressing; grievous]
ex. The President-elected is liberated from the harrowing uncertainty, the
physical and psychological battering, of his struggle for the great prize.
harry
v.不斷騷擾 [To disturb or distress by or as if by repeated attacks; harass]
ex. there is a mosquito harrying me, keeping me from sleeping.
聯想: Harry Potter is harried by XXX.
ps. Harry 這的名字是來自於 Henry(亨利) or Harold(哈樂德).
harsh
adj.粗糙的 [Unpleasantly coarse and rough to the touch]
ex. The harsh light hurt my eyes.
那耀眼的光線刺痛了我的眼睛。
adj.嚴酷的 [Severe, cruel, or exacting]
ex. harsh punishment
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