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anhydrous    /æn'haɪdrəs/

an(no)-hydr(water)-ous

adj.【礦】無水的

  ex.with all water removed, esp. water of crystallization.

  ex.hydrant n.消防栓

  dehydrate v.脫水

animate & animated & animation

anim == spirit

animate

anim(spirit)-ate

v.賦予生命,使有生命

  ex. Jim's arrival served to animate the whole party.
  吉姆的到來使聚會的整個氣氛活躍了起來。

v.繪製(卡通影片)

animated

adj.活生生的,栩栩如生的

animation

n.生氣,活潑

n.卡通動畫

animosity & animus

animosity

anim-o-sity

n.仇恨,敵意;憎惡(+against/to/towards)]

a feeling of strong dislike, ill will, or enmity that tends to display itself in action:

  EX.a deep-seated animosity between two sisters

  EX.She felt an animosity towards them.
她對他們深惡痛絕。

animus

n. [strong dislike or enmity; hostile attitude; animosity.]

from L. anima "living being, soul, mind, disposition, passion, courage, anger, spirit, feeling,"

annals

ann(year)-als

n.編年史

  ex.a record of events, esp. a yearly record, usually in chronological order.

n.(學會等的)年報

anniversary

n.週年紀念日

ann(年)-i-vers-ary

annexation    /‚ænek'seɪʃn/

n.附加;合併;併吞

  the act or an instance of annexing, esp. new territory.

  EX.The annexation of the Republic of Texas by the United States took place in 1845.
  德克薩斯共和國於一八四五年被併入美國版圖。

annex v.附加;合併

an-nex(連接;nect)

ex.connect

annihilate

an-nihil(none, nothing)-ate

v.消滅;徹底擊潰;毀滅 to reduce to utter ruin or nonexistence

  EX.An atomic bomb can annihilate a city.
  一枚原子彈能毀滅一個城市。

annotate

an(to)-note(mark)-ate

v.註解,給...作註解

to supply with critical or explanatory notes; comment upon in notes:

  EX.to annotate the works of Shakespeare.

announce

v.宣佈,發佈

  ex. The vote was completed. The chairman announced the result.
  投票完畢。主席宣佈了結果。