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http://xination.pixnet.net/blog/post/23864725 limp v.跛行 [想成 p是枴杖,所以 limp是跛行] limn v.描繪 [想成 line] limb n.肢、大樹幹 v.截肢 [b 看成bone骨] ---------------------------------------- /* limb & limber */ limb n.肢 [a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing] ps. limb的概念就是,主幹外的小枝,可以指人的手、腳,鳥的翅膀,也可以指樹枝,更可以用來當作延伸的成員。 ex. the lower limbs; artificial limbs. ex. A policeman is a limb of the law. n.大樹幹 [a large or main branch of a tree.] v.肢解;給...截肢 [ to cut the limbs from] ex. The tree was felled and limbed. 樹被砍倒並被截去枝條。 聯想:把limb的 b 看成bone骨 limber adj.柔軟的 [ characterized by ease in bending the body; supple; lithe.] v.使柔軟 [to make oneself limber] ex. to limber up before the game. 字源: limber是從 limb來的。 limn v.描繪 [To depict by painting or drawing.] ex. to limn a portrait. v.描述 [To describe.] 聯想:可以把limn 想成跟line長得很像。 字源:M.E limnen, to illuminate a manuscript, from L.lu-mina-re, 其中字根 lu-men (lu-min-, light) limn 由L. Lumen light所創的,在1420年時指"to illuminate manuscripts",而1592年方有"portray, depict"如現今的意思。 enunciate:words=limn:lines 發音發出詞語=描繪畫出線條 limp v.一瘸一拐地走,跛行 [To walk lamely, especially with irregularity, as if favoring one leg.] ex. That the beggar limped was a fake. 那個乞丐拐著走,是個假冒。 adj.軟弱的;無精神的 [Lacking strength or firmness; weak or spiritless] ex. a limp handshake 聯想:想成 p是枴杖,所以 limp是跛行 limerick n.五行打油詩 [a kind of humorous verse of five lines, in which the first, second, and fifth lines rhyme with each other, and the third and fourth lines, which are shorter, form a rhymed couplet.] 補充. 第1, 2, 5行同韻,而3, 4行會比較短,且形成一對。 字源: Limerick是在Ireland的一個大城市,而其中有中說法是,Limerick人喜歡玩一種宴會遊戲--每位來賓輪流即興造出一首荒謬、打趣的詩,而其中都要用到「Will you come up to Limerick?」,因此後來limerick就成了五行打油詩的代名詞了。 There once was a young man from Kew 從前有個年輕人打從Kew而來 Who found a dead mouse in his stew. 他發現有隻死老鼠在他的燉肉裡面。 Said the waiter, 「Don't shout 侍者說,「可別大聲嚷嚷 Or wave it about, 或是揮舞者牠, Or the rest will be wanting one too!」 不然其他客人也會想要一隻的阿!」 review p.160 doggerel dog-er-al n.打油詩 [Crudely or irregularly fashioned verse, often of a humorous or burlesque nature.] 字源:1277 (as a surname, 1249), the root word probably from dog, applied to bad poetry perhaps with a suggestion of puppyish clumsiness, or being only fit for dogs. 像小狗的詩 limestone lime(石灰)-stone n. 石灰石 [A common sedimentary rock consisting mostly of calcium carbonate, CaCO3] ps. 被用來製造石灰lime,二氧化碳carbon dioxide, 水泥cement. limousine n.豪華轎車 [any large, luxurious automobile] n.機場、車站等接送旅客的)小型巴士 [a large sedan or small bus, esp. one for transporting passengers to and from an airport, between train stations, etc.] ps. xination在大阪的時候就有作過唷,limousine bus會直接把你從機場送到飯店。 limpid limp(water)-id adj.清澈的;透明的 [clear, transparent, or pellucid, as water, crystal, or air] ex. We could see to the very bottom of the limpid pond. ex. limpid eyes adj.暢達的(ex.文體)[free from obscurity; lucid; clear] ex. a limpid style; limpid prose. 字源:L. limpidus clear,其中的 limp(a)是 water的意思,與 lymph(淋巴,淋巴液)同源的,指的都是clear water lineage line-age n.家系,世系 [ lineal descent from an ancestor; ancestry] ex. She could trace her lineage to the early Pilgrims. ex. a family of royal lineage 王族家庭 n.行數,稿費 ps.當你想說報紙、雜誌文章有幾行,就是用這個字。or稿費也可以用這個字。 題外: 線上遊戲《天堂》的名字....是lineage,很奇怪吧 linear line-ar adj.直線的 ex. a linear design = 線條圖案 ps. 在數學中,就是指線性的。 linen line-en n.亞麻布製品 [fabric woven from flax yarns.] ps. 埃及木乃伊就是用linen所包的 flax--> linen 字源:linen是由亞麻flax織成的布,其中的line就是指亞麻的線。 linoleum linen(亞麻) + petroleum(石油) n.亞麻油地氈 [ A durable, washable material made in sheets by pressing a mixture of heated linseed oil(亞麻子油), rosin(樹脂), powdered cork(軟木粉屑), and pigments(色素) onto a burlap(粗麻布) or canvas backing. Linoleum is used as a covering especially for floors.] 字源:linoleum來自一個商標 ps.Linoleum 是由英國人Frederick Walton 於1860發明的. wax:linoleum 油氈打蠟防止損壞 linger ling(=long)-er [就是longer的概念] v.逗留,徘徊 [to remain or stay on in a place longer than is usual or expected, as if from reluctance to leave] ex. We lingered awhile after the party. v.磨蹭,拖延 [ to be tardy in action; delay; dawdle] ex. to linger in discharging one's duties. linguistic lingu(tongue)-istic adj.語言的 [of or belonging to language] adj.語言學的 [of or pertaining to linguistics.] 字源:L. lingu(a) tongue ps. language langu(=lingu; tongue)-age linguistics lingu(tongue)-istic-s n.語言學 [the science of language, including phonetics(語音學), phonology(音系學), morphology(詞態學), syntax(語法), semantics(語義學), pragmatics(語用學), and historical linguistics.] -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 220.129.32.219 ※ 編輯: xination 來自: 220.129.32.219 (01/09 15:09)
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