cant
cant(sing)
n.(下層社會的)黑話 [the private language of the underworld.]
n.斜面;斜坡 [a slanting or tilted position.]
字根:cant- in cantus song
cantu(m) with the related senses 「rim, border」
argot :of an underworld group, or of particular profession or social group
cant :of an underworld group
jargon "of particular profession or social group
ex.
accent n.重音 n.口音 v.強調
enchant v.使著魔,對...用魔法
incantation n.咒文
recant v.取消自己主張
cantankerous
cant + anger
adj.脾氣壞的 [Ill-tempered and quarrelsome]
canto
記: cant + to
n.(長詩的)篇,章 [one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.]
字源: It < L cant(us) singing, song, equiv. to can(ere) to sing + -tus suffix of v. action
canvas
n.帆布
canvas:painter=marble:sculptor
畫布:油畫家=大理石:雕塑家
canvass
v.向...遊說
ex. They canvassed voters for the Republicans.
v.拉選票
toss in a canvas sheet
源自canvas ( n.帆布 ) ,原來的民意調查結果是寫在帆布上的。
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布系列
carpet n.地毯
rug n.小地毯
linoleum n.油氈
tapestry n.掛毯
canvas n.油畫布, 帆布
shroud n.裹尸布 v.覆蓋
tarpaulin n.塗油防水布
rag n.破布
bandage n.繃帶
lint n.保護傷口的軟布
fabric n.紡織品
flax n.亞麻
linen n.亞麻布 adj.亞麻布製的
denim n.牛仔布(丹寧)
scarf n.圍巾
embroider n./v.刺繡
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canyon
n.峽谷
ex. American Grand Canyon National Park
你也可以這樣記
crayon n.蠟筆
canyon n.峽谷 (用蠟筆畫出一個峽谷)
ditch:canyon 小水溝:峽谷 (小和大)
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ditch n.小水溝
gully n.溝渠 [deep dicth]
ravine n.溪豁
river n.河流 (溪豁是由河流沖刷而成的)
gulch n.深的溪豁 [deep ravine]
canyon n.峽谷
ditch< gully < ravine < gulch < canyon
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cape
與cap有關係
n.海角 ex. Cape of No.7
n.披肩斗篷
capillary
capill(毛髮)-ary
想成: cap + ill + ary
cap頭,ill病→頭得病,比如腦血栓,就是血管堵塞的結果。
n.毛細血管 (or 微血管)
血管特輯
aorta n.主動脈
artery n.動脈
vein n.靜脈
capillary n毛細血管
vascular adj.血管的
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capitulate
v.(有條件地)投降
ex.They capitulated on agreed conditions.
capitulate ◆ resist 不再抵制 ◆ 抵制
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字根cap系1號=head
cap --> cip
capit --> cipit
字根cap系2號=take
cap
capt
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字根
cap --> cep --> cip == take [此部分跟cap系2號一樣]
cept
ceive
[少]ceipt : 只有receipt n.收據
[少]ceit : 只有deceit n.欺騙 ,conceit n.自大,自負
capture n/v.捕獲
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字根cap系1號=head
cap --> cip
capit --> cipit
captain n.船長
capital adj.大寫的 adj.與資金有關的 adj.首都的
capital-ism n.資本主義
capital-ist n.資本家
capital-ize v.資本化; 用大寫字母寫
capitulate n.有條件的投降
decapitate v.斬首
per capita n.每個人
pre-cipit-ate v.突然迅速的發生 adj.魯莽的
precipit-ation n.突然的降落 n.降雨;降雨量
recapitulate = recap v.重述重點
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字根
cap --> cep --> cip == take [此部分跟cap系2號一樣]
cept
ceive
[少]ceipt : 只有receipt n.收據
[少]ceit : 只有deceit v.欺騙 ,conceit n.自大,自負
capture n/v.捕獲
captive adj.被俘的 n.俘虜 // captivity n.囚禁
captivate v.迷惑
captivating adj.有迷惑力的
capacity n.容量
capacious adj.有容量的
caption n.標題
captious adj.吹毛求疵的 [apt to notice and make much of trivial faults or
defects; faultfinding; difficult to please]
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字根
cap -->cep-->cip == take [此部分跟cap系2號一樣]
cept
ceive
[少]ceipt : 只有receipt n. 收到、收據
[少]ceit : 只有deceit v.欺騙 ,conceit n.自大,自負
receptive adj.善於接受的 [able or quick to receive sth.]
receptacle n.容器
recipient n.接受者
receipt n.收到、收據
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caprice & capricious
caprice
n.多變;反覆無(常暗指著突然、未預期的變化) [ a sudden, unpredictable change, as of one's mind or the weather. ]
ex. Her decision to wear only black clothes was pure caprice.
她決定只穿黑衣服完全是忽發奇想。
ps. 可以看 p. 308的整理
ps. caprice在音樂中當作隨想曲,
ex.Paganini Caprice No. 24 帕格尼尼隨想曲第24號 (我賭你一定有聽過)
capricious
adj.反覆無常的
capsule
n.【藥】膠囊
n.【植】莢
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