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時間Wed Nov 11 20:09:54 2009
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justify
just-ify
v.證明...是正當的 [To demonstrate or prove to be just, right, or valid]
ex. No argument can justify a war.
ex. Don't try to justify your mistakes
v.證明...無罪 [Law.To demonstrate sufficient legal reason for (an action taken).]
字源:LL. ju-stifica-re, = ju-sti- + -fica-re -fy
(ju-sti是 ju-stus來的, 其中jus為"law, right")
justify <> argue against
justifiable
just-ify-able
adj.正當的 [capable of being justified; that can be shown to be or can be defended as being just, right, or warranted; defensible]
ex. justifiable homicide = 正當殺人
ex. justifiable pride
justification
just-ification
n.證明正當 [The act of justifying.]
n.正當的理由 [a reason, fact, circumstance, or explanation that justifies or defends]
ex. I can't see any justification for him to be so late.
juvenile
juven(youth)-ile
adj.青少年的 [of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or suitable or intended for young persons]
ex. juvenile books = 青少年的讀物
ex. juvenile delinquency = 青少年犯罪
adj.年輕的 [young; youthful]
adj 未成熟的,孩子氣的[immature; childish; infantile]
n.青少年 [a young person; youth.]
字源:L juveni-lis,= juven youthful + -i-lis -ile
ps.
rejuvenation n.返老還童
juxtapose
juxta(side by side)-pose(put)
v.並列(為了比較、對比) [to place close together or side by side, esp. for comparison or contrast.]
ex. Contemporary photographs are juxtaposed with a sixteenth century, copper Portuguese mirror.
這些當代的照片被一同放於一個16世紀的葡萄牙銅鏡旁。
kaleidoscope
kaleido(beautiful shape)-scope
n.萬花筒
字構:coined by its inventor, Sir David Brewster (1781-1868)
Gk. kal(o's) beautiful + ei^do(s) shape + -scope
kangaroo
n.袋鼠
字源:來自於澳洲原住民的用語
kangaroo: marsupial 有袋動物的
ken
n.知識 [knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception]
ex. beyond the ken of man
非人類所能理解...(常見的用法)
n.視野,眼界 [range of sight or vision.]
ps.在蘇格蘭語中 ken可以當動詞"to know"
字源:OE cennan to make known,
而「視野,眼界」的字義來自 kenning的縮寫...是個用於航海的用語 (1590)
earshot:hear=ken:see
kennel
n.狗舍、貓舍 [a house or shelter for a dog or a cat.]
v. [to put into or keep in a kennel]
聯想:nn像狗的四條腿
字源:kennel前面的 ken是從 L. can(is) dog演變來的
kernel
n. 果核的仁..最裡面軟軟的東西 [A grain or seed, as of a cereal grass, enclosed in a husk.]
n.核心 [the central or most important part of anything; essence]
ex. Linux kernel
下面的圖是在指程式的關係 shell 是人溝通kernel的工具..ex tab鍵 --then kernel 會幫你處理hardware
kidnap
v.誘拐、綁架 [to steal, carry off, or abduct by force or fraud, esp. for use as a hostage(人質) or to extract ransom(贖金).]
ex. The aim of the terrorists is to kidnap rather than kill.
ex. The kidnapped man was said to have been seized by five people.
聯想:kid + nap 趁睡覺的時候把小孩綁架走
字源:kidnap = kid小孩子 + nap (nab v.強奪的變體)
kidney
n.腎臟 [Anatomy. either of a pair of bean-shaped organs in the back part of the abdominal cavity(腹腔) that form and excrete urine(尿), regulate fluid and electrolyte(電解質) balance, and act as endocrine glands(內分泌腺).]
ps. nephritis n.腎炎
organ:kidney=bone:rib
腎是一種器官=肋骨是一種骨骼
killjoy
kill-joy
n.令人掃興的人 [a person who spoils the joy or pleasure of others; spoilsport.]
ex. That killjoy ruined the fun by taking our beer away.
那個掃興的傢伙把啤酒拿走了。
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