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caricature

n.漫畫,諷刺畫  [ a picture, description, etc., ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of persons or things ]

n.誇張(或滑稽的)模仿

word history

拆字:car + I + cat 我在汽車和貓之間→很滑稽→漫畫

distortion•caricature  滑稽模仿比較歪曲

carnivorous

carn(肉)-i-vor(吃)-ous

adj.肉食性的 flesh-eating

carn == flesh

ex.

carnation  n.康乃馨

carnival    n.嘉年華

carrion     n.腐肉

incarnate  v.賦與形體

vor == eat

ex.

herbivorous adj.食草的

omnivorous  adj.雜食的      ps. omni-=全 ex omnipotent adj.全能的

voracious     adj.貪婪的、狼吞虎嚥的 [vor=吃]

voracity          n.貪婪

ravenous    adj.貪婪的、狼吞虎嚥的[rav = snatch]

rapacious   adj.貪婪的

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字根  rap   rav   == snatch 抓住 、搶奪

        rapt

rape                 v.強姦、搶劫

rap-acious      adj.強奪的、貪婪的

rap-scallion      n.流氓(小混混、不誠實沒道德的人)

rapt               a.著迷的,狂喜的 [已經被美女擄獲走心靈]

rapt-ure         n.著迷、狂喜      ex. He fell into raptures over classic music.                                            

en-rapture     v.使著迷,使狂喜

ravish          v.迷人、使銷魂  [帶有點邪氣的那種迷人]   v.強姦

ravish-ing    adj.迷人的、使銷魂的  ex. jewels of ravishing beauty

raven               v.狼吞虎嚥地吃  n.大烏鴉 adj.黑色的

raven-ous     adj.狼吞虎嚥的、餓極了的

rav-age         v.使荒蕪、毀壞

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carol

n.讚美詩，頌歌 ( 表示讚美或歡樂的歌，尤指聖誕頌歌 )

 O HOLY NIGHT - A CHRISTMAS CAROLS BY CELINE DION (席琳·狄翁)

carouse

n.酒宴;痛飲

The origin of the word carouse can be found in a German interjection that meant "time to leave the bar." German garaus, which is derived from the phrase gar ("all") aus ("out"), meaning "all out,"

源於德語garaus，意為"是離開酒吧的時候了"，gar表示所有的，aus表示出去

roisterer•carouse=recluse•withdraw

喝酒喧譁者•酒宴;痛飲=隱士•隱退

carp

n.鯉魚

v.吹毛求疵 [complain continually about unimportant matters]

  ex. He cannot understand why his wife constantly carping at him.

  聯想:鯉魚刺多，所以要→挑刺

carpenter

n.木匠

The Carpenters - Yesterday Once More

P.s.這是一首關於聽老歌的故事

carrion

carr(=carn;肉)-ion

n.腐肉 [ dead and putrefying flesh]

cartoon

n.卡通

carve

v.刻 to cut (a solid material) so as to form something

  ex. The statue was carved out of marble.

  ex. hack(大動作的刻): carve(刻) = gouge(大動作的鑿): engrave(鑿;雕)

cast

n.演員陣容

v.拋

caste

n.印度教的種姓制度

any of the social divisions into which Hindu society is traditionally divided, each caste having its own privileges and limitations, transferred by inheritance from one generation to the next

  ps. castle n.城堡

castigate & castigation

castigate   

v.強烈譴責 [ to criticize or reprimand severely ]

v.嚴厲懲治 [ to punish in order to correct. ]

castigation

n.譴責; 懲治

同詞源 L.castus = 純pure

這幾組字都是從拉丁文castus"純pure"而來

其中chasten、chastise、castigate 可以視為相同的意思

ch 與 c 很多地方都是可以互通的唷

ex.

card     n.卡片 是同來源的

chart    n.圖表   

cavalier      n.騎士   

chivalrous adj.騎士精神的

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castigate     v.嚴厲懲治、譴責

instigate     v. 煽動、挑動[to cause by incitement; foment]  (to instigate a quarrel.)          

                                 [in + stig (刺) + ate -->刺激別人]

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指責系列

輕

admonish   v.警告; 告誡

caveat      v.警告 [想成cave + eat：在洞穴中吃東西而被警告]

chide        v.To scold mildly so as to correct or improve

reprove     v.=admonish; to criticize or correct, esp. gently 

reproach   n/v.=admonish;  a mild rebuke or criticism;

中

blame      v.責備

condemn  v.責備 (但有偏向重的責備)

重

berate       v.To rebuke or scold angrily and at length

castigate   v. to criticize or reprimand severely

censure     v.to express strong disapproval or harsh criticism.

lambaste    v.to reprimand or berate harshly; censure

rebuke       v.censure severely or angrily

reprimand   v.a severe reproof or rebuke,   esp. a formal one by a person in authority.

upbraid      v.reproach severely; censure

scold         v.to reprimand or criticize harshly and usually angrily.

vituperate  v.to use or address with harsh or abusive language;謾罵

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