bewilder & bewildering
bewilder
be-wild-er
v.使迷惑
ex. We were bewildered by the conflicting road signs.
我們被互相矛盾的路標搞糊塗了。
bewildering
adj.令人迷惑的
bibliography
biblio(書)-graph(寫)-y
n.參考書目 [a list of source materials that are used or consulted in the preparation of a work or that are referred to in the text]
n.書誌學 [a branch of library science dealing with the history, physical description, comparison, and classification of books and other works.]
ps. list•bibliography 目錄•參考書目
bibliophile /ˋbɪblɪəˏfaɪl/
biblio(書)-phil(愛)
n.愛收藏書的人(尤指對印刷、裝訂感興趣者) [a person who loves or collects books, esp. as examples of fine or unusual printing, binding,.]
ex. philosophy n.哲學
bicker
v.吵嘴;為小事爭吵 [ to quarrel about petty points]
bid
v.命令
ex. He bade me hold my tongue.
v.拍賣中喊價
ex. He bid $300 for the oil painting.
bifurcate
bi-furc(fork)-ate
v.使分叉[ to divide or fork into two branches.]
ex. The road bifurcated
bigot
記: big to(頭) 大頭症的人
n.宗教、政治的盲信者 [a person who is utterly intolerant of any differing creed, belief, or opinion.]
n.偏執的人
ps. bigot•tolerant 偏執的人•忍受
bile
n.膽汁 yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, esp. of fats.
n.壞脾氣 ill temper; peevishness.
choler | n.膽汁 n.壞脾氣 | /'kɒlə/ as color |
gall | n.膽汁 n.怨恨 bitterness of spirit | /ɡɔl/ as ball |
當膽汁時 choler = bile = gall
但做衍生義的時候
bile n.壞脾氣 // bilious adj.易怒的 easily angered
choler n.壞脾氣 // choleric adj.易怒的 easily angered
gall n.怨恨 bitterness of spirit; rancor
gall n.怨恨
wall n.牆 (走路撞到牆,心有怨恨)
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古時候的人(Middle Ages) 認為人的四種體液 是跟人的情緒很有關係
blood 血 --> sanguine a.懷著希望的;樂觀的
choler (古人亦稱 yellow bile) --> choleric a.易怒的,暴躁的
melancholy (古人亦稱 black bile ) --> melancholic a.憂鬱的
(melan 是希臘文中的 black)
phlegm 痰 --> phlegmatic a.鎮定的 (古人認為痰多不易動感情~~ )
bilingual
bi-lingu(language)-al
adj.(能說)兩種語言的;雙語的
ex. linguistics n.語言學
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languor n.倦怠 [lack of energy or vitality]
languish v.變得無生氣 [to lose vigor and vitality]
languid adj.無精打采的 [lacking in vigor or vitality] (諧音:懶鬼)
language n.語言
linguist n.語言學家
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