倫倫的小blog

amuse

v.使歡樂,逗...高興;使發笑;[H][(+at/by/with)]

  ex. A clown's job is to amuse the spectators.
  小丑的工作就是娛樂觀眾。

anachronistic

ana(錯誤)-chron(時間)-istic

adj.時代錯誤的

chronic

adj.(病)慢性的

anaerobic

an(no)-aero(air)-bic

adj.【微】沒有氣而能生活的 [living or active in the absence of free oxygen; "anaerobic bacteria"]

adj.厭氧的

anagram

ana(錯誤)-gram(寫)

n. [a word, phrase, or sentence formed from another by rearranging its letters:]

 ex. "Angel" is an anagram of "glean."

1589, from Fr. anagramme, from Gk. anagrammatizein "transpose letters," from ana- "up, back" + gramma (gen. grammatos) "letter."

analgesia

an(no)-alg(痛)-esia

n.【醫】痛覺缺失 absence of sense of pain.

analgesic

an(no)-alg-esic

an-odyne       n.止痛藥

an-algesic     n.鎮痛劑=anodyne

an-esthetic    n.麻醉劑

ex.

nostalgia

nost(家)-alg(痛)-ia

n.鄉愁

n.懷舊之情

analogous & analogy

analogy

n.相似,類似[C][(+between/to/with)]

  ex. There's no analogy between his position and ours.
  他的見解與我們的並無相似之處。

analogous

analogy-ous

adj.類似的

  ex.A brain and a computer are analogous.

analyze

v.分析

  ex. He analyzed the various factors.
  他分析了各種各樣的因素。

anarchist & anarchy

anarchy

an(no)-arch(治理)-y

n.無政府(狀態)

anarchist

an(no)+arch(治理)-ist

n.無政府主義者