aorta /eˋɔrtə/
n.主動脈 [the main trunk of the arterial system]
血管特輯
aorta | n.主動脈 | ||
artery | n.動脈 | ||
vein | n.靜脈 | ||
capillary | n毛細血管 | ||
vascular | a.血管的 | ||
cardiovascular | a.心臟血管的 [cardi = heart]這個字滿populate的 |
apex
記: APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation 亞太經濟合作會議)
n. 頂,頂點
ex. at the apex of the mountain 在山頂
apiary
ap(蜂)-i-ary(地點)
n.養蜂場
aviary
av(鳥)-i-ary
n.鳥舍;禽舍;鳥類飼養場
auspicious / ɔˋspɪʃəs/
au(鳥)-spic(看)-i-ous
adj.吉兆的;吉利的 [signs of future success; favourable; promising ]
ex. an auspicious start.
ex. The sunny warm weather with adequate rain is an auspicious sign for a great harvest.
aplomb / əˋplɑm/
記 ap p l e + t omb
n.【法】沈著;泰然自若 [confidence and self-control; poise]
Middle French a plomb 'according to the plummet'
ex. do something with great aplomb .
ex. He handles this issue with great aplomb and successfully makes the angry customers feel satisfied.
apocalyptic /əˌpɒkəˈlɪptɪk/
adj.【宗】啟示的 [of or relating to an apocalypse]
adj.預示世界末日的 [prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom; relating to the total destruction of something , especially of the world.]
ex. The professor gave an apocalyptic prediction for this severe economics regression. He noted more than 1 billion people will lose their jobs.
apo(遠)-calypt(cover)-ic
有像calamity n.大禍;大災害
apocalypse
apo(away)-calyps(to cover)-e
n.《啟示錄》 [revelation, esp about the future of the world]
c.1384, "revelation, disclosure," from Church L. apocalypsis "revelation," from Gk. apokalyptein "uncover," from apo- "from" (see apo -) + kalyptein "to cover, conceal" (see Calypso ). The Christian end-of-the-world story is part of the revelation in John of Patmos' book "Apokalypsis" (a title rendered into Eng. as "Apocalypse" c.1230 and "Revelations" by Wyclif c.1380).
ps. 惡靈古堡2:啟示錄 Resident Evil: Apocalypse
愛麗絲逃離市立醫院後開始積極查明病毒來源並找出遏止方法。同時,城市的另一頭,一名叫吉兒的女子陷入了殭屍圍困的苦戰中,其中一隻名叫復仇邪神的怪獸是重傷後的麥特所變身而成......
apocrypha & apocryphal
apocrypha / əˋpɑkrəfə/
apo(遠)-cryph(hide)-a
ex.
crypt n.地下室
cryptic a. 隱密的 a.【動物】適合於隱身的
n.【宗】次經,新約外傳,偽經 [various religious writings of uncertain origin regarded by some as inspired, but rejected by most authorities.]
更細部的來說,apocrypha是《舊約全書》中猶太人不予承認為希伯來《聖經》的經籍,或是在宗教改革運動中也不予收入新教《聖經》中的經籍
apocryphal
apo-cryph-al
adj.作者不明的;偽的
ex. Most of the stories about his private life are probably apocryphal.
有關他私生活的事可能大部分都是虛構的
apogee & perigee
apogee
apo(遠)-gee(geo;地球)
n.遠地點
ps.geology n.地質學
perigee
peri(about, around;周圍)-gee(geo;地球)
n.近地點
apologize
v.道歉;認錯,賠不是[(+to/for)]
ex. He apologized to her for not going to her party.
他因為沒有出席她舉行的宴會而向她表示歉意。
v.辯解
apology