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embroider    /ɪmˋbrɔɪdɚ/

en-broid(braid)-er

v.刺繡

ps.

braid           v.編成辮子

embroidery n.刺繡

emend

e-mend

v.校訂

  ex. emend a passage in a book
  校正書中的一段.

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emerge系列

merge      v.使(公司等)合併   [原指to plunge or sink in，意謂者absorption吸收的意思]

emerge    v.浮現、出現       [ex- (out) + merge (to sink) 原指從水面浮出]

emerg-ence     n.浮現、出現  [the act or process of emerging.]

emerg-ent    adj.緊急的

emerg-ency     n.緊急事件    [原指unforeseen occurrence；不知道那時候浮出來的]

                      [A serious situation or occurrence that happens unexpectedly and demands immediate action]

c.f.

emergency

An emergency is a situation demanding immediate action:

EX. A power failure created an emergency in transportation.

crisis

A crisis is a vital or decisive turning point in a condition or state of affairs, and everything depends on the outcome of it:

EX.Help arrived when affairs had reached a crisis.

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emergency

e-merg-ency

 n.緊急事件    [原指unforeseen occurrence；不知道那時候浮出來的]

  ex.A power failure created an emergency in transportation. 

emigrate    /ˋɛməˏɡret/

e-migr(move)-ate

v.移居外國 [to leave one country or region to settle in another; migrate]

  ex. Albert Einstein emigrated from Germany to the United States.

ps. immigrate

eminent & eminence

eminent

e-min(突出)-ent

adj.出眾的,卓越的 [Outstanding, as in character or performance; distinguished]

  ex. an eminent scientist.

ps.

prominent

adj.凸出的 ex. a prominent nose

adj.顯著的;著名的

eminence

e-min-ence

n.出眾的,卓越的

  ex. A leader's eminence does not imply a right to impose his will on his peers.

emissary    /ˋɛməˏsɛrɪ/

e-miss(send)-ary

n.特使 [An agent sent on a mission to represent or advance the interests of another.]

同義詞(看你認得幾個)：

agent, ambassador,consul,

delegate, envoy, herald, 

legate, messenger, representative

emit

e-mit(send)

v.散發,放射

emollient    /ɪˋmɑlɪənt/

n.面速力達母；小護士 [having the power of softening or relaxing, as a medicinal substance; soothing, esp. to the skin]

emollient:soothe
緩和劑用來緩和

ps.

mollify v.緩和;減輕

emote

e-mot(=move)-e

v.表現感情(ex.舞臺上的表演) [To express emotion, especially in an excessive or theatrical manner]

  ex. The more she emotes, the less he listens, and the less he listens, the more strident and emotive she becomes

ps. emotion n.感情

empathy

en-path(feeling)-y

n.同理心 [Identification with and understanding of another's situation, feelings, and motives.]

  ex. a strange empathy between the old lady and her grandson.

emphasis & emphasize & emphatic

emphasis

en-phas(=phat, phan;show)-is

n.強調,重視

  ex. puts emphasis on sth

ps1.

~t + is = ~sis

ps2.

phan,phen ==show

phenomenon

emphasize

v.強調,重視

emphatic    /ɪm'fætɪk/

en-phat(=phan;show)-ic

adj.強調的,著重的

  ex. an emphatic tone