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demean

de-mean

v.貶低...的身份 [to lower in dignity, honor, or standing; debase]

ex. He demeaned himself by accepting the bribe.

mean

v.意指

adj.吝嗇的,小氣的

adj.卑賤的;鄙陋的

adj.平均的;普通的

demise

de-mis(=miss)-e

n.死亡;終止 [ death or decease.]

ex. the demise of the empire.

n.【律】(財產的)轉讓 [ To transfer (an estate) by will or lease(租約).]

mit, miss == send

1442, from M.Fr. demise, fem. pp. of demettre "dismiss, put away,"

" Originally "transfer of estate by will," meaning extended 1754 to "death" because that's when this happens.

demography

demo(people)-graph-y

n.人口統計學 [The study of the characteristics of human populations, such as size, growth, density, distribution, and vital statistics. ]

demography:population＝meteorology:weather
人口統計學研究人口＝氣象學研究氣候

review

census

n.人口普查 [ an official enumeration ( 計數)of the population, with details as to age, sex, occupation, etc.]

demolish & demolition

demolish

v.拆除  [to destroy or ruin (a building or other structure), esp. on purpose; tear down; raze.]

v.破壞

ex. The results of his research demolished many theories.

聯想：demol(想成demon)-ish

字源：from L. demoliri "tear down," from de- " down " + moliri " build, construct ," from moles (gen. molis ) "massive structure."

demolition

demolish-ion

n.拆除;破壞

ps. ~ish-ion ---> ~ition

recycle:disposal＝rehabilitate:demolition
再利用是不扔掉＝再複修是不毀壞

demonstrate & demonstrative / dəˈmɒn strə tɪv /

demonstrate

de-monster(當字根時做show解)-ate

v.證明 [establish by arguments or reasoning; prove]

ex. to demonstrate a philosophical principle.

v. (用實驗,實例等)說明,示範 [to describe, explain, or illustrate by examples, specimens, experiments]

v.遊行示威 [To participate in a public display of opinion]

ex. demonstrated against tax hikes.

ps.monster n.怪物 [字源不同]

demonstration

demonstrate-ion

n.證明;示範;遊行示威

demonstrative

adj.證明的

adj.示範的

demoralize

de-moral(n.道德)-ize

v.使士氣低落 [to deprive (a person or persons) of spirit, courage, discipline, etc.; destroy the morale of]

v.使道德敗壞

demote

de-mot(move)-e

v.降級

ex. They demoted the careless waiter to busboy.

a supervisor degraded to an assistant

ps.de-(pro)mote

demotic

demo(people)-tic

adj.大眾的;通俗的 [of or pertaining to the ordinary , everyday , current form of a language]

note: dem, demo == people

ex. demotic speech demotic entertainments.

demotic <> profound  adj.意義深遠的, 深邃的

demur

de-mur(delay)

v.有顧慮;反對 [ to make objection, esp. on the grounds of scruples]

ex. They wanted to make him the treasurer, but he demurred.

demur [mur = delay]

demure

adj矜持的 [characterized by shyness and modesty; reserved.]

[來源與mur同; (influenced by Old French mur, meur, mature, serious ,from L. morārī )]

murky adj.黑暗的 [dark, gloomy, and cheerless.]
[ME mirke, myrke < ON(古挪威) myrkr dark]

mur == wall

mural   n.壁畫 adj.牆壁似的

immure v.監禁,禁閉

demystify

de-myst( close the eyes, lips )-ify

v.除去...中的神祕因素

ps.

mystery       n.神祕的事物;難以理解的事物

mysterious   a.神祕的;不可思議的

myth n.神話, 虛構的事

den

n.(野獸的)洞穴,窩巢 [the lair or shelter of a wild animal]

ex.章魚的家也可以用den這個字,看discovery時聽到的

ps.

lair n.(野獸的)窩,穴

lion n.獅子           (獅子住在獅子窩)

denizen

n.居住者,居民 [ An inhabitant; a resident]

n.常去某處的人[One that frequents a particular place]

ex.a bar and its denizens.

n. (享有公民權利的)外籍居民 [ British]

ps.
雖然den 與denizen的字根、字源完全沒關係的
但一起背還滿好背的