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figment

fig(=fict;feign)-ment

n.虛構的事 [ Something invented, made up, or fabricated]

ex. a figment of the imagination.

ex. Yes. You are a figment of the past!
對，你是過去的幻影！

figurative

figure-ative

adj.象徵的 [Based on or making use of figures of speech; metaphor ical]

ex. figurative language.

ps.1  literal vs. figurative

literal 想成字義就照字典翻譯就好了 [words in literal expressions denote what they mean according to common or dictionary usage]

figurative 字義會轉化與意示另一層意思 [words in figurative expressions connote additional layers of meaning.]

比方說

sun

如果你把它解釋"太陽"就是literal experssion

如果你把它解釋"希望"就是figurative experssion/figurative language

ps. metaphor vs. simile

這兩個字的意思都是比喻的意思，而比喻的意思就是利用AB兩事物的相似性，而拿A事物來形容B事物

metaphor是隱喻

metaphor 你可以想成A不可能變成B，而拿B來形容A

比方說人不可能變成水，如果你說「水做成的女人」，就用的就是metaphor

simile是明喻

simile 當你在使用metaphor時候，很明確說明A、B的關係，例如使用"like","as"，這時稱為simile

比方說你說「女人柔的像水一般」，在這句中很明確的指出女人像水的關係，所以是simile

來看個綜合的例子

更多的資訊參考 wiki

figurehead

n.傀儡領袖 [a person who is head of a group, company, etc., in title but actually has no real authority or responsibility ]

ex. The mayor is just a figurehead;it's the council that makes all the real decisions.
該市長只不過是個傀儡，市政會才是真正決定一切的。

n.【船】船首像

ps.  figur == shape

nominal:figurehead＝absolute:autocrat
傀儡是有名無實的＝獨裁者是絕對的

figurine

figur(shape)-ine

n.小雕像  [a small ornamental figure of pottery, metal, plastic, etc.; statuette .]

-ine: a suffix of adjectives of Greek or Latin origin, meaning 「of or pertaining to,」 「of the nature of,」 「made of,」 「like」: crystalline; equine.

-ine字尾，是來自Gk. or L.的一個字尾，它是形容詞字尾。有"屬於"、"有什麼的天性"、"是由什麼組成的"、"相似"的功能在

file

n.文件、檔案

n.銼刀 [a long, narrow tool of steel or other metal having a series of ridges(脊狀) or points on its surfaces for reducing or smoothing surfaces of metal, wood, etc.]

filings

file-ing-s

n.剉屑 [Filings are very small pieces of a substance, especially a metal, that are produced when it is filed or cut.]

ex. iron filings.

ex. metal filings.

metal:filings＝wood:shavings
金屬的剉屑＝木料的鉋花

filibuster

n/v. 以冗長的演說等手法進行阻撓

filibuster來自於荷蘭語的 freebooter,是pirate(海盜)的意思，而現在filibuster的意思為利用技巧來拖延使法案不通過，大概是由於如果有人使用filibuster的話，就試著偷走法案通過的機會之緣故。最早是發生在美國的國會，通常是發生在參議院(Senate)，因為眾議院(House of Representives)人比較多，會限制發言的時間。歷史中歷時最長的filibuster發生在1957，那時候參議員(Senator) Storm Thurmond 想要拖延Civil Rights的立法，於是Storm Thurmond就站在台上發表他的演說，一講就是24小時又18分鍾。但是最後Civil Right Act 還是通過了。

filibuster:delay
filibuster是種阻礙

filigree

fili(thread)-gree(grain結晶)

n. 金銀絲細工  [delicate ornamental work of fine silver, gold, or other metal wires, esp. lacy jewelers' work of scrolls and arabesques.]

字源：1693, shortening of filigreen (1668), from Fr. filigrane "filigree," from It. filigrana, from L. filum " thread " + granum " grain ."

filigree:wire＝lace:thread
細絲工藝品用金屬細製成＝蕾絲用線製成

filly

n.小雌馬 [a young female horse under the age of four .]

ps.

filly     n.小雌馬

colt    n.小雄駒

mare  n.母馬 [a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.]

filter

n.濾器 [A porous material through which a liquid or gas is passed in order to separate the fluid from suspended particulate matter.]

v.過濾

filth

是foul的變型

n.骯髒；污物 [ offensive or disgusting dirt or refuse; foul matter]

ex. the filth dumped into our rivers.

ex. Go and wash that filth off your hands.
去把你手上的髒東西洗掉。

n.猥褻;髒話,下流話 [vulgar or obscene language or thought.]

filch     v.偷       [由指偷不重要的小東西]  [ c 想成是catch]

filth     n.骯髒的                                   [ t 想成是trash]

finale /fəˋnælɪ/

final-e(義大語的尾)

n.[義] 終曲;結尾(多用於音樂上) [ the last piece, division, or movement of a concert, opera, or composition.]

finale <> open scene 開幕

"Amazing Juggling(戲法) Finale"

finesse /fəˋnɛs/

fine-sse(ice)

n.精巧的技巧 [extreme delicacy or subtlety in action, performance, skill, discrimination, taste,]

n.精敏的手段 [skill in handling a difficult or highly sensitive situation; adroit and artful management]

ex. exceptional diplomatic finesse.

ex.Paul played the sonata with great finesse.
保羅以豐富的技巧彈奏了這部 奏鳴曲 。