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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





日常生活(4)
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
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