倫倫的小blog

campaign

n.戰役

n.活動

  ex. The city hall is planning to start a campaign against smoking.

n.競選運動

字源： L. camp(us) field

camp ( n.田野，營地 ) ，aign名詞後綴→營地→備戰的地方

canary

n.金絲雀

n. [Slang. a female singer, esp. with a dance band.]

candid & candor

candid

cand(shining white)-id  ex.candle 蠟燭

adj.坦率的,直言的

  ex. To be candid, I don't like your hairstyle.

adj.公正的,公平的 honest; impartial

  ex. This is really a candid decision.

candor

cand(shining white)-or

n.坦率

n.公正

   ex. The first American president, George Washington, has a good reputation of candor. The story is that he chopped down his father's favorite cherry tree and admitted the deed when questioned.  "I can't tell a lie, Pa." (Apr. 2014 add)

candidate & candidacy

candidate

cand(shining white)-id-ate

n.候選人 [a person who seeks an office, honor, etc]

字源:古羅馬的候選人都要穿白色的寬外袍

Office-seekers in ancient Rome wore white togas.

candidacy

cand(shining white)-id-acy

n.候選資格

n.候選狀態 state of being a candidate

cane

n.柺杖

n.甘蔗 or sugar cane

canine

adj.犬科的 [like a dog; pertaining to or characteristic of dogs]

  ex. canine loyalty.

from L.canis dog + -īnus

canny

can + y

adj.精明的  [careful, skilled, shrewd]

  ex. a canny reply.

canon & canonical

canon

 n.(教會的)教規

n.(教會認定的)正典,經典聖經

  考古：canon：orthodoxy  聖典要求正統

字源：from Latin canōn, rule

 

canonical

canon-ical

adj.根據教會之法規的 pertaining to, established by, or conforming to a canon

adj.標準的;權威的 authorized; recognized;ex. canonical works.

canopy

n. [a cloth covering suspended over a bed ]

  ps. any overhanging covering都可以說成canopy，像是樹葉所構成的canopy

n.(建築物入口處的)遮雨篷

  ps.還記得 awning n.(門窗等前面的)涼篷

字源：The Greek word that's at the root of canopy is konopeion, which means "Egyptian couch with mosquito curtains."

canopy•cover 遮篷用以遮蓋