改變

Question 1

catalyst

Answer 1

catalyst [ˈkætəlɪst]
(n) 造成改變的事物
(MW1) a personor event that quickly causes change or action
(MW2) an agent that provokesor speeds significant change or action
[例] The bombing attack wasthecatalyst for war.
[解] 化學上是催化劑之意，催化劑使化學反應發生(造成改變) 。

Question 2

mutate

Answer 2

mutate [ˈmjutet]
(v) 突變
(MW) to undergomutation
[衍] mutation [mjuˈteʃən] (n) “(基因) 突變”。

Question 3

immutable

Answer 3

immutable [ɪˈmjutəbəl]
(a) 無法改變的 (= unchangeable)
(MW) not capable ofor susceptibletochange
[衍] immutability [ɪˌmjutəˈbɪlətɪ] (n) “無法改變”。

Question 4

commute

Answer 4

commute [kəˈmjut]
(v) 減刑
(MW) to change (a penalty) to another less severe <commute a death sentence (死刑) to life in prison (無期徒刑) >
[解] 死刑又叫 capital punishment (來自 “砍頭”) 。無期徒刑又叫 life imprisonment。