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avarice &  avaricious

avarice

n.貪婪 insatiable greed for riches

L avāritia, equiv. to avār(us) greedy + -itia

 

 

avid

adj.渴望的;貪心的 keenly desirous; eager; greedy

adj.熱心的,勁頭十足的 enthusiastic; ardent; dedicated; keen

L avidus, equiv. to av(ēre) to crave + -idus


avaricious

adj.貪婪的,貪得無厭的

avenge

a-venge

v.替...報仇
avenge one's parents
為父母報仇

  venge  v.替...報仇= avenge

revenge  v.替...報仇 n.報仇

 

 

aver

a-ver(true)

v.宣告為確實;堅稱 to assert or affirm with confidence
He averred that he was innocent.
他堅稱自己是無辜的。

 

 

字根ver == true

 

veracity      n.真實  =truth          [ver+ ac+ity]

veracious   adj.真實的=truthful       [ver+ ac+ious]

 

verdict       n.陪審團的裁定 [認真的說--->判決]

 

verify        v.證實   [to make sure]

verified    adj.證實的

 

veritable   adj.名副其實的 [用來加強語氣用的]

 

verisimilar  adj.跟真的很像 [~~有那種說的就跟真的一樣的感覺]

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averse & aversion

averse

adj.反對的;不願意的;嫌惡的
She is averse to come.
她不願意來。

 

aversion

n.不願意;嫌惡

 

avert

v.避免
There must be immediate action if chaos is to be averted.
要避免混亂就必須立即採取行動。

 

aviary

av(鳥)-i-ary

n.鳥舍;禽舍

 

aviation n.航空or 航空學

ps. apiary n.養蜂場

 

 

avid

adj.渴望的;貪心的 keenly desirous; eager; greedy (often fol. by for or of):

ex. avid for pleasure; avid of power.

adj.熱心的,勁頭十足的 enthusiastic; ardent; dedicated; keen

 

L avidus, equiv. to av(ēre) to crave + -idus

 

ps. arid (from L. ardere=burn)

arid land

avoid

a-void(空)

v.避開,躲開
I avoided him as much as possible.
我儘量避開他。

 

void

adj.空的

n.空

v.使空出

 

devoid

adj.
缺乏的;沒有的[(+of)]
The house is totally devoid of furniture.
這所房子裡什麼傢俱都沒有。

 

avow & avowal

avow

a-vow(v.發誓言 n.誓言)


v.坦率承認;公開表示 to declare frankly or openly
He avowed that he was guilty.
他坦率承認自己有罪。

avowal n.公開宣佈,公開表示

 

vow 是誓言誓約的意思,如:結婚的時候~男女雙方要向對方說出誓約

say someone's vow

 

Oath 比較偏向賭咒的誓言,如:發誓不會做什麼事用 make an oath never to do something

但通常不會 make a vow never to do something



還有一個通俗的說法,就是Swear,不過這是動詞 發誓

I swear I will / will not do somthing

 

 

 
  

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  • "av男優的鳥"
    這一句讓我狂笑了很久
    不過aviary單字跟字根就再也不會忘了
    板大真的很用心,謝謝你
  • 我都快忘記這個笑點了 哈

    xinationreplied on 2010/03/24 22:48

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