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字根 pens  ==  hang down 掛 or weigh

       pend

dispense 

dis(away,out)-pens-e

v.配藥  [分稱於天平的兩端]

v.分配 [distribute]

  ex. The government dispensed emergency food to the flood victims.

v.免除

  ex. The coach dispensed the injured player from practice.

dispensable 

adj.可分配的、非必要的 [able of being dispensed]

adj.【宗教】可寬恕的

disperse

dis-spers(spread)-e

v.驅散;疏散 [to drive or send off in various directions; scatter]

 ex. to disperse a crowd.

v.使散佈 [ to spread widely]

  ex. to disperse knowledge.

disperse <> aggregate  v.聚集

ps.

asperse       v.誹謗中傷  v.(天主教)灑聖水於

intersperse  v.點綴

sparse         a.稀疏的

displace

dis-place

v. 迫使離開 [To move or shift from the usual place or position, especially to force to leave a homeland]

  ex. millions of refugees who were displaced by the war.

v.取代,替代

 ex. Television has displaced motion pictures as America's most popular form of entertainment.

ps.

display

displace

dispose & disposed  & disposal & disposition & disposable

dispose 

v.配置 [arrange]

 ex. They disposed troops along the river.

v.處理; 決定

  ex.Man proposes, God disposes.

v.使傾向於

 ex. The good pay disposed him to take the job.

disposed 

adj.有..的傾向 [ having a tendency or inclination to]

adj.有意願的

disposition 

n.配置  [arrangement]

  ex. the disposition of the troops

n.清除 [the act or means of getting rid of something;disposal]

n.傾向

n.天性;性格

 ex. He has a very friendly disposition.

disposal 

n.配置 [arrangement]

 ex. the disposal of the troops.

n.清除 [The act or process of getting rid of sth. that is no longer wanted or needed]

 ex. disposal of radioactive wastes.

disposable  

adj.可任意處理的、用完即丟的

 ex. disposable plastic spoons

disprove & disproof

disprove

dis-prove

v.證明...是假的、錯的 [to prove (an assertion, claim, etc.) to be false or wrong]

 ex. I disproved his claim.

 ex.Evidence has now disproved that theory.

disproof

dis-proof(prove 的名詞型)

n.證明...是假的、錯的 [ the act of disproving.]

dispute

dis-put(think)-e

v.爭論;爭執 [ to engage in argument or debate.]

v.提出質疑

  ex. They disputed the election results.

ex.

computer  n.電腦

deputy      n.代理人; 代表

dispute <> accept  v.接受；同意

disregard

dis(not)-regard

v.漠視;不尊重 [lack of attention and care]

 ex. she disregarded my advice.

regard

re-gard(from Gk. guard)      [guard有"看"的概念在]

v.尊敬,尊重 [to have or show respect or concern for.]

  ex. She regards her teacher highly.

v.注重,注意 [to think highly of; esteem.]

  ex. You should regard my advice.

v.認為

  ex. He is regarded as the best doctor in town.

v.注視,凝視 [look or gaze]

disrepute

dis(not)-repute

n.聲譽壞;不名譽 [bad repute]

ex. sth. falls into disrepute

repute

re(again)-put(think)

n.美名;聲望 = reputation [the state of being held in high esteem and honor]