gibe
n/v.嘲笑 [to utter mocking or scoffing words]
音: gi + be (台語;不太文雅;就請讀者自己理解了) "gi bai"一詞是用來嘲笑用的
ps.
gibe n/v.嘲笑
jibe n/v.嘲笑 v.相一致,符合 [to be in harmony or accord; agree]
ex. My view jibes with yours on the issue.
我對這一問題的看法與你一致。
giddy
adj.暈眩的,眼花的 [ affected with vertigo.]
ex. We were giddy from the summer heat.
暑熱使我們暈眩。
adj.輕率的,輕浮的
ex. a giddy life of pleasure
尋歡作樂的放蕩生活
音:極低
字源:giddy跟God是有關的唷,giddy早期的意思是指被神擁有,也就是陷入一陣白光之中,所以giddy有當"暈眩的,眼花的"的形容詞用
giddy <> grave adj.嚴重的;嚴肅的
giggle
v.咯咯地笑 [to laugh in a silly, often high-pitched way, esp. with short, repeated gasps and titters]
gild
v.把...鍍金; 給...塗上金色(或金箔) [to coat with gold, gold leaf , or a gold-colored substance.]
ex. Sunshine gilded the rooftops.
陽光把屋頂抹成了金色。
v.虛飾
字源:gild 其實就是 gold變化而來的
gild <> represent accurately 精確地表達
ps. Idiom
gild the lily( 百合花)
to add unnecessary ornamentation, a special feature, etc., in an attempt to improve something that is already complete, satisfactory, or ideal:
ex. After that wonderful meal, serving a fancy dessert would be gilding the lily.
gimmick
n.花招(商家的吸引人的小花招 ) [an ingenious or novel device, scheme, or stratagem, esp. one designed to attract attention or increase appeal.]
ex. an advertising gimmick
廣告噱頭
ps.似乎有部漫畫叫hot gimmick
ginger
n.薑
n.【口】精力 [ Informal Spirit and liveliness; vigor.]
gingerly
adv.極為謹慎地;輕手輕腳地 [ With great care or delicacy; cautiously. ]
ex. He ginerly opens the door.
adj.極為謹慎的;輕手輕腳的
聯想:想成切薑(ginger)要極為謹慎地(gingerly)的切
girder
gird-er
n.【建】大樑 [A beam, as of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as a main horizontal support in a building or bridge. ]
bone:body=girder:skyscraper
骨骼支撐身體=大梁支撐大廈
ps.1
gird v.束腰、束帶子 v.使做好準備
gird one's loins 束緊你們的腰 (意指: 準備行動)
不要將 gird 與 grid看錯了唷,注意i與r的位置
ps.2
girth
n.圍長(ex.腰圍、樹圍)[the measure around anything]
ex. a tree 10 meters in girth
周長十米的樹
字源:girth 也是從gird變化而來的
gist
n.要點,主旨 [the main or essential part of a matter]
ex. I was able to follow its gist.
我可以聽懂大意
list v.列出
gist n.要點、要旨
to list the gist
glacial
glaci(ice)-al
adj.冰河的 [Of, relating to, or derived from a glacier.]
adj.冷淡的
ex. She gave me a glacial smile.
她對我冷冷地一笑。
glade
n.林間空地 [An open space in a forest.]
ex. The family had their lunch in the glade.
全家在林中的空地上吃了午飯。
字源:glade從 glad而來,早期人認為森林中的空地有陽光能透進來,看起來就是明亮的、歡喜的,因此用glad來創造"林間空地;glade"這個字。
glade n.林中的空地
blade n.刀鋒
林中的空地(glade )是用刀鋒(blade)砍出來的
gladiator
n. 羅馬角鬥士 [(in ancient Rome) a person, often a slave or captive, who was armed with a sword or other weapon and compelled to fight to the death in a public arena against another person or a wild animal, for the entertainment of the spectators.]
聯想: glad + iat + or 使高興的人
字源:gladi(us)=sword - ator
ps.2000年的《 神鬼戰士 》
glance
n/v.簡略一瞥 [to look quickly or briefly.]
ex. At first glance the problem seemed easy.
乍一看問題似乎很容易解決.
n/v.輕輕擦過 [To strike (a surface) at an angle; graze]
glare
v.眩目地照射 [to shine with or reflect a very harsh, bright, dazzling light.]
ex. A hot sun glared down on the desert.
v.怒目注視 [to stare with a fiercely or angrily piercing look.]
ex. They stopped arguing and glared at each other.
他們停止了爭論,相互怒視著對方。
cacophony:sound=glare:light
刺耳是聲音刺耳=刺眼是光刺眼
glaze [from glass]
v.給...上釉(可使使光滑) [ to give a vitreous surface or coating to (a ceramic or the like), as by the application of a substance or by fusion of the body.]
v.給...裝玻璃 [to furnish or fill with glass]
n.釉
glaze v.給...上釉、給...裝玻璃 n.釉 // graze v.牛羊吃草、放牧
gaze v.凝視 (凝視美麗的彩釉)
glaze <> rumple v.弄皺
glean
v.拾落穗
ex. glean in the fields
v.點滴蒐集(消息、材料等)
ex. glean information
收集信息
gleam n/v.發微光
glean v.拾落穗、點滴蒐集(消息、材料等)
lean v.傾身、傾斜
在微光(gleam)的黃昏,傾身(lean)拾落穗(glean)
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