http://xination.pixnet.net/blog/post/25042350
最近的講解有越講越長的趨勢....
sorry
nitpick
v.挑剔、雞蛋裡挑骨頭 [to be excessively concerned with or critical of
inconsequential details. ]
nit
n.蝨子、 寄生蟲的蛋 [the egg of a parasitic insect, esp. of a louse, often
attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing]
n.蝨子、 寄生蟲
nocturnal
noct(=nox;night)-urnal
adj.夜間的 [[of or pertaining to the night]]
ex. a nocturnal journey 夜間的旅行
ex. nocturnal stillness 夜晚的寂靜
adj.夜間活動的 [Zoology Most active at night]
ex.nocturnal animals
字源：O.E. neaht-(night) + -urnus 所發展過來成nox + urnal的
review page 158
diurnal
di(day)-urnal
noisome
noi(shortened form;annoy)-some
adj. [Offensive to the point of arousing disgust] /*中文很難翻*/
ex. a noisome odor
adj. [harmful or injurious to health; noxious. ]
ex. The air was infected with noisome gases
空氣遭到有害氣體的污染。
nomad
n.遊牧民族 [a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but
moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a
traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food
supply.]
聯想：如果你是第一次看到這個字的話，可以這樣想
no mad, 我又沒有瘋掉，為什麼我會去當遊牧民族呢nomad
電影 Nomad : The Warrior -- 哈薩克民族的偉大可汗—阿布賴（Ablai Khan）童年開
始講起，少年出英雄的阿布賴在困境中挽救民族的危亡，抗擊他族侵略，最後統一大片中
亞草原的英勇傳奇。
nomadic
nomad-ic
adj.遊牧的
ex. For generations the Arabian has shared the hardships of his nomadic
master.
阿拉伯人一代又一代地分擔著它的遊牧主人的艱辛。
nominal
nomin(=L. nomen;name)-al
adj.名義上的 [being such in name only; so-called]
ps. You use nominal to indicate that someone or something is supposed to
have a particular identity or status, but in reality does not have it.
ex. The old man is only the nominal head of the business.
那老人只是這個企業的掛名的總裁
ex. They pay a nominal fee. (nominal 也可以指很少的錢)
字源：在羅馬時代，L. nomen是指 the second name of a citizen, indicating his
gens(氏族)
ex. Gaius Julius Caesar 的nomen就是指 julius的意思,
本身nomen的概念就是name的意思，你從這邊也可以看得出來
review
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nomin; nomen == name (較偏名稱 ex.某某公司的職稱)
nom
nomin-al adj.名義上的
nomin-ate v.提名
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onym == name (字義、名字)
anonymous adj.匿名的 (an- 沒有)
antonym n.反義字 (anti + onym)
synonym n.同義字
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nominate
nomin(name)-ate
v.提名 [To propose by name as a candidate, especially for election]
ex. a presidential decree nominating him as sports ambassador
ex. I nominate Bill for the club president.
nonchalance
non(not)-chal(have concern for)-ance [ps. L.calere是hot的意思， ex.
calorie 卡路里]
n.漠不關心 [cool indifference or lack of concern]
ex. Beneath his apparent nonchalance he is as nervous and excited as the
rest of us.
他外表上冷靜,實際上跟我們一樣緊張不安.
nonchalant
non-chal-ant
adj.漠不關心的[coolly unconcerned, indifferent, or unexcited]
noncommittal
non-commit-al
adj.不表態的 [Refusing commitment(承諾) to a particular opinion or course of
action; not revealing what one feels or thinks]
review page 95
commit
con-mit(send, give over)
v.把...交託 [ to give in trust or charge; consign.]
ex. The child was committed to the nurse's care.
v.承諾 [to bind or obligate, as by pledge or assurance]
ex. The government must commit itself to improving health care.
v.犯罪
ex. to commit murder; to commit an error.
nonconformist
non-conform-ist
n.不順從一般公認信念習慣的人
adj.不順從一般公認信念習慣的
review page 105
conformist
con-form-ist
n.遵奉習俗者 [a person who conforms to the usual practices or standards of a
group, society, etc.]
n.英國國教徒
ps. The Conformist
本片根據意大利著名小說家莫拉維亞的作品改編。1970年代，意大利國內出現極左思潮，
許多人對原有的價值觀念產生改變，對許多問題產生猶豫和動搖。本片表現的正是「思想
處於危機與混亂狀態」下、缺乏堅定政治信念的資產階級知識分子的內心狀態。歐洲影評
界認為本片的內容有著現實意義
nonentity
non-entity
n.無足輕重的人 [a person or thing of no importance. ]
ps.也可以說是小人物（不存在的東西）
review page 178
entity
n.實體 [something that has a real existence]
ex. North and South will remain separate entities within a commonwealth.
ex. A corporation is treated by the law as an entity.
法人在法律上被視為一個實體
nonflammable
non-flame-able
adj. [not flammable; not combustible or easily set on fire]
字源：flame, flash 你有沒有覺得不僅字型很像，而且概念也很像呢其實這兩個字都是
同一個原始印歐語所發展過來的
fl 其實有飛、流的概念，火搖晃的樣子就是飛來飛去不是嗎。
ps.
inflame
in-flame(n.火焰)
v.使燃燒、;使憤怒
v.【醫】使發炎
inflammable adj.易燃的, 易激動的
inflammable的 in-是加強語氣用，而不是not的解釋
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