#2 -17.08.31 Flashcards
字首-否定un-, non-、方位ante-, pre-, post-, ad-, epi-, ob-, pro-, re-, ana-, ambi-, peri-, para-
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字首：un-
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not
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The boxer lay “unconscious” on the floor.
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unconscious (a.)無知覺的。 (con=together；sci=know) / conscious (a.) / insensate (a.) (sens,sent=feel)
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The project started out smoothly, but soon there were “unforeseen “ complications.
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unforeseen (a.) 未能遇見的。（un=out；fore=before ；unexpect=foresee；ex=out；spect=look)
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Spending beyond one’s means is an “untenable” situation.
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untenable(a.) 無法防衛的；岌岌可危的。tenable(a.)可防守的。 (ten, tain, tin=hold) /mean(v. n.)方法手段。means 單複同形。
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Thank you all for your “unwavering” support.
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unwavering (a.) =steadfast堅定的。(stead=steady穩定；fast=繫緊。)/waver(v.)搖擺。
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The villagers have taken an “uncompromising” stand against building an incinerator nearby.
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uncompromising (a.) 不妥協的；堅持己見的。 compromise (n. v.) 妥協；傷害。(com,con=together) promise(v.) /incinerator (n)焚化爐；ciner=ash）
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Robinson Crusoe was marooned on “uninhabited” island.
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uninhabited (a.) 無人居住的。=deserted. / inhabit (v.) 居住 。（hab=have) /maroon (v.)漂流；隔離。(mar, mer =sea)
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字首：non-
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not
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Minors can only buy “nonalcoholic” drinks.
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nonalcoholic (a.) 不含酒精的。nonalcoholic drinks=soft drinks./alcoholic (a.)含酒精的(n.)酒鬼。 (minors n. 未成年。min=mini；or=人）
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The government has organized a “nonpartisan” committee to study the issue objectively.
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nonpartisan (a.)無政黨色彩的；中立的。/ partisan (a.)有政黨色彩的(n.)黨派支持者。 /political party (n.)政黨。/objectively (adv.)客觀地。
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Which do you prefer, fiction or “nonfiction”?
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nonfiction(n.) 非小說 。/ fiction(n.) 小說。/fictional(a.) 小說的；虛構的。（fict, fact, fect =do, make up 捏造）
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He is flying to Tokyo “nonstop”.
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nonstop(a. adv.) 直達的。
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The CFCT is a “nonprofit”, nongovernmental organization.
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nonprofit(a.) 非盈利的。/ CFCT 消基會。NPO v.s. NGO
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字首：ante-
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before
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The visitor was told to wait in the “anteroom”.
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anteroom (n.) 會客、接待室。
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The bank robbers have upped the “ante” by kidnapping three hostages. / You should “ante up” if you are serious about helping the poor.
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ante (n. v.) 賭注；出錢。/ante up 拿出錢、意見 (整句：你別光說不練。)/ four-flusher (n.) 騙子。/ play it to the vest 謹慎小心。/A.M.=ante, M=天頂線；P.M.=post
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Gone with the wind(亂世佳人) describes the passing of the “antebellum” South.
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antebellum (a.) 戰前的。>特指南北戰爭。(bell=war, fight) / rebel (v.) 反叛(n.)叛徒；叛軍。(re=against) / prewar(a.)postwar(a.)
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The X-ray shows a tumor in the “anterior” lobe of the brain.
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anterior (a.) 前面、前端的。posterior(a.)後面 / tumor(n.) (tum=swell) / earlobe(n.)耳垂
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My uncle loves “antique” furniture, though it is very expensive.
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antique (n.) 古董。(a.)古老的。（ant=ante=before )
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These villagers are stilling using “antiquated” methods of farming.
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antiquated (a.) 古老的；過時的。
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Many experts “anticipate” that oil prices will keep rising.
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anticipate (v.) =expect 預期；預料。(anti,ante=before; cip, ceiv =take)
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Humans and monkeys are said to have the same “ancestors”.
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ancestor (n.) 祖先。(ces, cess, ced, ceed=go)
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Handing out red envelopes on New Year’s Eve is an “ancient” Chinese custom.
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ancient (a.) 古老的。
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字首：pre-
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before
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This daycare center takes "preschool" kids only.
preschool (a.) 學齡前的。
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The "precocious" child already has a girlfriend.
precocious (a.) 早熟的 / precocity (n.)早熟。(coc=cook)
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Security always takes "precedence" over speed. /There is a synonym to this word in the "preceding " sentences.
precede (v.) 早於；先於。/preceding(a.) succeeding(a.)。/succeed(v.) 晚於。(suc=sub, after；cede, ceed=go)/precedence (n.) 居先；優先。/precedent(n.) 先例。/take precedence over ~佔優勢地位。
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The Internet pools human resources in "unprecedented" ways.
unprecedented (a.) 史無前例的。(un=not ; pre=before; cede=go)
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The astrologer "predicts" that an important political figire will be assassinated this year.
predict(n.) 預言。（pre=before; dict=speak )/astrology(n.) 占星術。/astrologer(n.) 占星術士。/diaster(n.) 災難。(astro, aster=star; log=word; logy=study )
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If you are really in a hurry, you can buy a "prefabricated" house.
prefabricated(a.) 預製的。/prefabrication (n.)預先製造。(fabric布料=fiber纖維)
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Such a step would be "premature" at this stage.
premature (a.) 過早的；早產的。(mater=mother; pater=father )
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I had a "premonition" that an accident might happen, so I chose to stay home.
premonition (n.) 預警；徵兆。/premonitory (a.) 預警的；前驅性的。(moni=watch, warn) monitor(n.) 監視器；螢幕。/(v.) 監視；警告。
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There is a fallacy in the "premises" of the argument. / He "premised" his argument on several incorrect assumptions.
premise(v.) 前提；假設；預設為前提。(pre=before; mise=take(for granted)) / fallacy
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The expert gave "prescient" warning several days before the flood.
prescient (a.) 預知的。/ prescience (n.)預知。（sci=know)
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Before the accident, I had had a "presentiment" of what might happen.
presentiment (n.) 預感。（sent, sens=feel)
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We must "preserve" the environment for posterity. / Preserved fruit can be very delicious.
preserve (v. ) 保存；保護；醃漬。/ preseravation (n.) 保存；保護。/ reserve (v.) 保留。/conservative (a.)保守的。/make a reservation~訂位。（re=back; serve=keep) / posterity(n.)後代子孫。
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字首：post-
after
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We must leave to "posterity" to judge our success or failire.
posterity(n.) 後世；後代子孫。/ posterior(a.)後端的,背部的。
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I am going to graduate school for "postgraduate" studies.
| As a "postgraduate", I might be able to work as a teaching assistant.
postgraduate(a.)大學畢業後的。(n.)研究生。(v.s. undergraduate) / grade(n.) / graduate(v.n.) / gradually(adv.) / graduate school 研究所/ teaching assistant (TA) 助教/ (post=after；grad, gress=step)
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"Postmodern" architecture is not completely utilitarian.
postmodern (a.)後現代的。/modernism(n.) /postmodernism(n.)/ utilitarian (a.) (ut,us=use)
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The meeting had to be "postponed" for the typhoon.
postpone(v.)=delay=defer.延後，延期。(post=after；pon,pos=place；de=down；fer=carry)/postponement(n.)延後。/postposition(n.)
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In his assay '' A Modest Proposal, '' Jonathan Swift made the "preposterous" suggestion that excess children be used for food.
preposterous(a.) 荒謬的，可笑的。（pre=before；post=after)/excess(a.)過多的。(ex=out；cess=go)
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字首：ad-
to, toward
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The girl gazed at the superstar in "admiration".
admiration(n.)景仰，欽佩。(ad=to；mir=wonder) /admire(v.) 欽佩。/miracle (n.)奇跡。/mirage(n.)幻象。
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The teacher "admonished" all the students not to cheat.
admonish(v.)警告，提醒。（ad=to；mon=watch=warn)/ admonition (n.)警告，提醒。
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Vice President is often "abbreviated" to VP.
abbreviate(v.)簡寫，縮寫。（ab=to；brev=brief=short) /bridge (n.)橋 (bri=short) /V.I.P= very important person.
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This sports car "accelerates" very fast.
accelerate(v.)加速。(ac,ad=to；celer=speed)/ acceleration (n.)加速。 / accelerator(n.) 加速器，油門。/ deaccelerate(v.) 減速。
E=MC2 c=celerity(n.)光速。
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The man "acquiesced" to the unreasonable demand.
acquiesce (v.) .默認，順從。/acquiescence (n.) （qui=quiet)
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Smoking negatively "affect" your health.
affect(v.) 影響。(af,ac,ad=to；fact,fect,fict=do,make)
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We cannot "affirm" that this painting is genuine.
affirm (v.) 斷言,肯定。（firm (a.)堅定的,穩定的,肯定的。）
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Haste will only "aggravate" the situation.
aggravate (v.)加重,惡化。/aggravation (n.) 加重。(grav=heavy)/ gravity(n.) 重力。
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This pill will "alleviate" your headache.
alleviate (v.)緩和,減輕。/alleviation (n.) 緩和。(lev=light)
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The government is trying to "appraise" the damage caused by the hurricane.
appraise (v.)評價,評估。/appraisal (n.) 評價,評估。(praise=price)
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The information can be "ascertained" on the Web.
ascertain (v.) 確定,查明。(certain=sure)
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The Euro has "appreciated" a lot against the dollar.
| I really "appreciate" your help.
appreciate (v.) 升值,欣賞,感激。/ precious (a.)寶貴的。/ depreciate (v.) 降值。(ap=to；preci=price)
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字首：epi-
upon, on 在…上面
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In the "epilogue" the author describes how the main characters were doing 20 years later.
epilogue (n.) 尾聲,結尾語. / prologue (n.) 序. (epi=on；log=word=speak；pro=speak)
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There is an " epidemic" of dengue fever going on in the south.
Tuberculosis is an "epidemic" disease.
epidemic (n.)疾病.傳染病 (a.)會傳染的=contagious. /contact (n. V.) (tact=touch) /democracy (n.) (demo=people；crac,crat=rule) / dengue fever：登革熱 / tuberculosis：
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'' A stitch in time saves nine " is an "epigram" that you should remember.
epigram (n.) 警句,格言. (gram,graph=write)
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John Keats' "epitaph" reads, "Here lies One Whose name was writ in Water."
epitaph (n.) 墓誌銘,碑文. (taph=tomb stone) / writ(a.) 可清楚辨識的.
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字首：ob- (oc-, of-, op-)
toward, against
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I did 13 months of "obligatory" military service.
obligatory (a.) 義務性的，必須的=compulsory (lig=bind；com=con=together；puls=pel=push )/ obligation (n.) 義務. / opposite (n. a. prep) 對面,相反,對立.(op=against；pos=pon=place) / ligament (n.)韌帶.
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Size A4 printing paper is an "oblong".
| An American football is "oblong" in shape.
oblong (a./n.) 長方形的；橢圓形的.(ob=toward）
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We encountered many "obstacles" on the way but overcame every one of them.
obstacle (n.) 阻礙, 障礙.(ob=against；sta, stit, sist=stand, be) / station (n.)
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It will be very hard to persuade him for he is an "obstinate" man.
obstinate (a.)固執的, 頑固的./ obstinacy(n.) 固執 (ob=against；stin=stand)
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Are there any "objections" to the proposal?
objection (n.) 反對/ object (v.) 反對/ objective (n.) 目標,標的. (ob=against； ject, jet=throw)
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In his Statement of Purpose the student listed his goal and short-term "objectives".
Do you want my "objective" opinion？
objective (a/n.) 客觀的,目標,標的. / objectivity (n.) 客觀性. / object - subject
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Cassette recorders are "obsolete".
obsolete (a.) 被淘汰的, 過時的. / delete (v.) 刪除 / cassette recorder(n.) 錄音機.
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Some say the East and the West will never meet, meaning the Orient and the "Occident" will always remain in incompatible.
Occident (n.) 西方=West. (ob,oc=toward；cid=fall) / Orient (n.) 東方.=East (ori=rise) /incompatible (a.) 矛盾的. (in=not；con,com=together；pati, path, pass=feel, suffer)
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The woman felt "offended" when she failed to receive an invitation to the big party.
offend (v.)冒犯,得罪. / offense (n.) 冒犯進攻/ defend.(v.) 防禦,保衛某人,辯護.（of,ob= against；fend=strike；de=away)
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The university culture is "opaque" to entering students.
opaque (a.) 不透明的，難理解的./ opaqueness (n.) 不透明,難理解. (op=ob=against) / 反transparent( a.) 透明的,易懂的.
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The tyrant "oppressed" his people brutally.
oppress(v.) 壓迫 / oppression(n.) 壓迫 （op,ob=toward)/ tyrant(n.)暴君 / brutally (adv.)野蠻地
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字首：pro-
before, forward, for
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The application "process" takes about three months.
| This plant "processes" nearly one thousand tons of sewage a day.
process (n./v.) 過程,程序.加工,處理. /procedure (n.) 過程程序. (pro=forward；cess, ces, ceed=go) / micro-processor (n.)處理器 /sewage (n.) 汙水.
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Humans and monkeys share the same "progenitor".
| Sigmund Freud was the "progenitor" of modern psychology.
progenitor(n.) 祖先=ancestor, 前輩, 先驅. (pro=before；gen=born)
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I often skip over the "prologue" while reading stories.
prologue(n.) 序 （pro=before)
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Modern medicine has managed to "prolong" human life substantially.
prolong (v.) 延長=extend (v.) 延長 (ex=out；tend, tent=stretch) /prolongation(n.) 延長/ substantially (adv.)實質上地.
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There is a "pro-life" demonstration on the square.
pro-life (a.) 反墮胎的. (反)pro-choice(a.) /pros & cons (n.) 利弊 (pros=for；cons=against)
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字首：re-
back, again, against
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After the surgery, the man went to the countryside for "recuperation".
recuperation(n.) 康復, 療養. / recuperate (v.) 療養. (cuper=cover)
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A lizard can "regenerate" a tail easily.
regenerate (v.) 再生./ regeneration (n.) 再生 (re=again；gen=born)
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The drug addict was sent to the "rehabilitation" center.
rehabilitation (n.) 復健=rehab /rehabilitate (v.) 復健 / be addicted to 對…上癮 (ad=to；dict=speak)
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The company will " reimburse" your travel expenses on your return.
reimburse (v.) 償還, 補償./ reimbursement(n.) 償還 /imburse(v.) 資助,儲存. (re=back；im=in；burse=purse)
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Tibetan Buddhists believe in the "reincarnation" of the soul.
reincarnation (n.) 輪回, 轉世. reincarnate (v./a.)轉世. 轉世的. (re=again；carn=flesh)
carnival(n.)嘉年華 (carn=flesh；val=farewell再見)
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Copper is a good conductor because its "resistance" is small.
The French "Resistance" fought the Nazis heroically in World War II.
resistance (n.) 阻力,反抗. /resist(v.) 阻擋,反抗. /assist (v.)幫助,促進, 支持. /assistance (n.) 幫助, 援助, 支持./ teaching assistance(TA) / research assistance (RA) /heroically (adv.) 英勇地.(re=again(st)；sist=stand)
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In "retrospect", maybe we should not have invested so much into the project.
retrospect (n.) 回顧. / retrospective (a./n.) 回顧性的. 回顧展. (re=back；tro=ward；spect=look；intro=in ward；extra=out ward)
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The bombing was in "retaliation" for an air strike.
retaliation (n.) 報復./ retaliate (v.)報復 (re=again；tali=count) tally (n./v.)計算
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The police did not "reveal" the man's identity.
reveal (v.) 透漏, 顯示, 揭曉=disclose /revelation (n.) 啟示, 顯示. (re=back；veal=veil)
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It is time to "redress" the injustices of the past.
redress (v.) 糾正, 矯正, 補救. / address an issue處理問題.
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字首：ana-
again
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Chemical "analysis" shows that the water is contaminated with lead.
analysis--analyses (n.)分析 / analyze (v.) 分析 (ana=again；lys=loosen) / contaminated=polluted
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"Elvis lives! " is an "anagram".
anagram (n.)回文 (ana=again；gram, graph=write)
Elvis Presley 貓王
palindrome(n.)回文
Able was I eve I saw Elba.
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The movie is set in the 16th century, so it is an "anachronism" to hear the characters discussing gravity.
anachronism (n.) 時代混淆, 時代錯亂, 不合時宜者./ anachronistic(a.) 時代錯亂的, 不合時宜的./ chronological (a.) / chronic (a.) (ana=again；chron=time)
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字首：ambi- (amphi-)
Both, around
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I like the "ambience" of this coffee shop.
ambience(n.) 氣氛, 周圍環境. / ambiance(n.) 氣氛, 周圍環境. / ambient (a.) 周圍的. / ambien music 背景音樂
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All "ambiguous" sentences should be corrected or deleted from your composition.
ambiguous (a.) 模棱兩可的/ ambiguity (n.)模稜兩可 (ambi=both；ig, ag=act)
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The girl had "ambivalent" feelings about her boyfriend and could not decide whether to leave him.
ambivalent (a.)感情矛盾的 / ambivalence (n.)感情矛盾 (val, vail=worth or strong) / value(n.) 價值/ prevail (v.)壓倒
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Frogs are "amphibians".
| "Amphibian" vehicles are very convenient.
amphibian (n./a.) 兩棲類(的),水陸兩用的(bi, bio=life)
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The playwright staged her new play in an "amphitheater".
amphitheater (n.)圓形劇場/ stage(n./v.)
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字首：peri-
around
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The ring road runs around the "periphery" of the city center.
periphery(n.)周邊, 外圍. / peripheral (a.) 外圍的. / period (n.)週期 / perimeter (n.) 圓周/ periscope (n.)潛望鏡 (peri=around；pher,fer=bear=carry；od=way；meter=measure；scope=look)
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Modern submarines still rely on "periscopes", although to a lesser extent.
periscope (n.) 潛望鏡
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The paper was published in a leading "periodical" in the field.
periodical (a./n.) 週期性的. 期刊./ period (n.)週期, 時期.
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字首：para-
beside. 在…旁
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I am trying to see if there is any "parallel" between the two cases.
This election closely "parallels" the one four years ago.
parallel (n./a./v.) 平行, 類似之處. 平行的. 與…平行.
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Financial speculators are "parasites" on the national economy.
parasite(n.) 寄生蟲 / parasitic (a.) 寄生的 (site=sit)
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Two "paramedics" came with the ambulance.
paramedic (n.) 醫務輔助人員
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The lady in red is carrying a pink "parasol".
parasol (n.) 陽傘 /solar (a.)太陽的 / umbrella(n.) 雨傘 (sol=sun；umbre=shade)
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A sudden snowstorm "paralyzed" the city.
paralyze (v.) 癱瘓, 使動彈不得/ paralysis (n.)癱瘓 (lyze, lys=loosen)
