defeatist
defeat(v.擊敗)-ist
n. 失敗主義者 [a person who surrenders easily or is subject to defeatism.]
ps. feat n.武藝;功績 [from fact做]
ps. defeatist:resigned 失敗主義者是聽天由命的
defect
de-fect(fact)
n.缺點,缺陷 [a shortcoming, fault, or imperfection]
ex. a defect in an argument; a defect in a machine.
deficiency
de-fic-i-ency
n.不足 [the amount lacked; a deficit.]
ex. a nutritional deficiency.
n.缺陷 [incompleteness or inadequacy.]
deficiency <> surfeit n.過食；過度
deficit
n.不足額;赤字 [ the amount by which a sum of money falls short of the required amount.]
ex. budget deficits.
defense & defend & defendant
defense
n.防禦
defend
v.防禦
defendant
defend(v.防禦)-ant
n.【律】被告
ps. plaintiff n.【律】起訴人,原告 pain
| defer | v.推遲、延期[to put off action; delay] | // deferment n.延期 | |
| (to defer her departure for two days.) 此意中的de用的是dis解 | |||
| v.聽從、順從[to yield respectfully in judgment or opinion] | // deference n.順從 | ||
| (I defer to my parents because they are older and wiser.) | // deferential a.順從的 | ||
| defy | v.反抗、向...挑戰 [to challenge the power of] | // defiance n.反抗、挑戰 | |
| (He defied the order of the court.) | |||
| deter | v.嚇住、使斷念 [to discourage or restrain from acting ] | ||
| (Failure did not deter him from trying again.) | |||
| ps. ter(terr)=frighten ex.terror n.恐怖 |
defile
de-file(vile)
v.弄髒,玷污
n.(山間)隘道
ex.defile:narrowness
小道特點是狹窄
define & defined &
definite
definitive
definition
define
de-fin(end)-e
v.解釋,給...下定義 [To state the precise meaning of (a word or sense of a word, for example).]
defined
define-d
adj.輪廓分明的;清晰的
definite
define-ite
adj.明確的,確切的 [Having distinct limits: definite restrictions on the sale of alcohol.]
ps. definitely
Usage Note : Definite and definitive both apply to what is precisely defined or explicitly set forth. But definitive most often refers specifically to a judgment or description that serves as a standard or reference point for others, as in the definitive decision of the court (which sets forth a final resolution of a judicial matter) or the definitive biography of Nelson (that is, the biography that sets the standard against which all other accounts of Nelson's life must be measured).
definitive
definite-ive
adj.決定性的 (成為最後的解決辦法)
adj.明確的；權威的 [most reliable or complete]
ex. the definitive biography of Bill Gates.
ex. definitive <> provisional 臨時的
definition
definte-ion
n.定義
n.(輪廓等的)清晰 or 解析度 ex. HD = High Definition
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