f 開頭 -tious/-tous 結尾的字

Question 1

fractious

Answer 1

fractious [ˈfrækʃəs]
(a) 不易管教的
(MW) tending to be troublesome: UNRULY < a fractious crowd >
[源] frac- (break) + -ti- + -ous (形尾) ，“不合群”的人會搞分裂，“易怒”的人脾氣會爆裂。
[例] Bucking (馬等彎背跳起) and kicking, the fractious horse unseated its rider.
[解] frac- (break) 的單字還有 fracture (骨折) 、fraction (分數，分數是整數的一部分) 。buck [bʌk] (v) of a horseor mule: to spring into theair withthe back arched

Question 2

fictitious

Answer 2

fictitious [fɪkˈtɪʃəs]
(a) 想像的
(MW1) not true or real
(MW2) of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction (虛假) : IMAGINARY
[源] fic- (= fac-, make) + -ti- + -ous (形尾) ，“想像的” 東西是編造 (make up) 出來的。
[衍] fiction [ˈfɪkʃən] (n) “虛假”、“虛構”。(記法：“小說” 的內容純屬“虛構”。)
[例] She gave a fictitious address on the application.

Question 3

fortuitous

Answer 3

fortuitous [fɔrt’uɪtəs]
(a) 幸運的
(MW1) having or showing good luck
(MW2) FORTUNATE, LUCKY < from a cost stand point, the company’s timing is fortuitous >
[源] fort- (chance) ，“幸運” 就是上天給的機會。
[衍] fortuity [fɔrˈtjuətɪ] (n) “幸運”。
[例] As a result, presidential elections have become referenda (公投) on the business cycle (景氣循環) , whose fortuitous turnings (經濟起伏) are erroneously attributed to the President.
[解] 和 fortune 同字源，財富也是上天命定的機會，特別指“無心插柳柳成蔭” 的幸運成功。