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enmity

enem-ity

n.敵意 [a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; animosity]

  ex. have  enmity against

 

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enem ==敵意

en(in;這邊做否定型用)-em(=am;love)

 

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enemy  [enem-y]  n.敵人

inimical  [inim-ical] a.有敵意的 ex. Habits inimical to good health.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ennui

n.倦怠;無聊 [a feeling of being tired, bored, and dissatisfied.]

 ex. The endless lecture produced an unbearable ennui.

 

字源:1667, from O.Fr. enui "annoyance,"

 

 

 

 

 

 

enormity & enormous

enormity

e-norm(normal;正常)-ity

n.窮兇極惡 [A monstrous offense or evil; an outrage.]

n.巨大,深遠(用來比喻問題、困難)

  ex. He was anxious about the enormity of the task ahead.

 

review

egregious adj.非常的;極壞的

 

 

 

 

enormous

adj.巨大的 [ greatly exceeding the common size, extent, etc.; huge]

  ex. an enormous fortune.

 

 

 

 

 

enrage

en-rage

v.使憤怒 [To put into a rage]

  ex. His supercilious attitude enraged me.

 

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rage

n/v.盛怒

 

 

 

 

 

enrapture

en-rapt(snatch)-ure

v.使著迷,狂喜 [to move to rapture; delight beyond measure]

  ex. We were enraptured by her singing.

 

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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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ensconce

en-sconce(scond;fortification)

v.安頓下來

  ex. We have ensconced ourselves in the most beautiful villa in the south of france.
  我們在法國南部最美麗的別墅裡安頓下來

  常用:ensconce oneself on/in...

v.使隱藏

  ex. He ensconced himself in the closet in order to eavesdrop.

 

ps.

sconce

n.(裝於牆上)突出的燭臺 /*conceal, scond*/

n.築壘 [a small detached fort or defense work, as to defend a pass, bridge, etc.]

 

 

 

ensemble

en-semble

n.【音】合奏,合唱 [the united performance of an entire group of singers, musicians, etc]

  ex. a string ensemble.

n.整體 [all the parts of a thing taken together, so that each part is considered only in relation to the whole.]

  ex.The nation is an ensemble of political and social structures.

n.一套衣服、一套家具

  ex. The coat, hat, and shoes make an attractive ensemble.

 

assemble  v.集合,召集

dissemble v.掩飾;假裝

ensemble n.【音】合奏 n.總效果

 

 

 

 

 

ensign

en-sign [使成為標誌->軍旗]

n.軍旗(表示國籍用) [ a flag or banner, as a military or naval standard used to indicate nationality.]

n.【美】海軍少尉


 

 

 

 

 

 

ensue

en-sue(=sequ)

v.接著發生 [  to follow in order]

   ex. After the heavy rains, floods ensued.    

 

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sue    

v.控告(要求補償之類的) [To institute proceedings against (a person) for redress of grievances.]

  ex. She sued the company for racial discrimination.

v.請求[To make an appeal or entreaty]

  ex. The boy sued the police for mercy.

v.向...求婚,求愛 [woo, court]

 

sue=sequ;follow

sue是控告之意,控告別人一定是follow在別人後面說他不是

 所以ensue有en+follow-->接者發生

 

 

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比較:

prosecute   v.控告 [跟者前面的那人身後說不是]

persecute   v.迫害 [完完全全地跟隨在被害人的後面--->迫害]

 

 

 

 

 

 

ensure

en-sure [使sure]

v.保證 [to make certain]

  ex. This medicine will ensure you a good night's sleep.

 

 

 

 

 

 

entail

en-tail(cut,or 尾巴)

v.限定繼承(把遺產給特定的後代子孫) [To limit the inheritance of (property) to a specified succession of heirs]

v.需承擔 [to impose, or require as a necessary accompaniment or consequence]

  ex. The investment entailed a high risk.

  ex. Success entails hard work.

 

n.限定繼承 = fee tail

 

 

ps.

tail == cut

retail n.零售 [ the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities] <> wholesale n.批發

tailor n.裁縫師

 

 

 

 

 

 


        

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