nitpick
v.挑剔、雞蛋裡挑骨頭 [to be excessively concerned with or critical of inconsequential details. ]
nit
n.蝨子、 寄生蟲的蛋 [the egg of a parasitic insect, esp. of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing]
n.蝨子、 寄生蟲
nocturnal
noct(=nox;night)-urnal
adj.夜間的 [[of or pertaining to the night]]
ex. a nocturnal journey 夜間的旅行
ex. nocturnal stillness 夜晚的寂靜
adj.夜間活動的 [ Zoology Most active at night]
ex.nocturnal animals
字源：O.E. neaht-(night) + -urnus 所發展過來成nox + urnal的
review page 158
diurnal
di(day)-urnal
noisome
noi( shortened form ;annoy)-some
adj. [Offensive to the point of arousing disgust] /*中文很難翻*/
ex. a noisome odor
adj. [harmful or injurious to health; noxious. ]
ex. The air was infected with noisome gases
空氣遭到有害氣體的污染。
nomad
n.遊牧民族 [a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply.]
聯想：如果你是第一次看到這個字的話，可以這樣想
no mad, 我又沒有瘋掉，為什麼我會去當遊牧民族呢nomad
電影 Nomad : The Warrior -- 哈薩克民族的偉大可汗—阿布賴（Ablai Khan）童年開始講起，少年出英雄的阿布賴在困境中挽救民族的危亡，抗擊他族侵略，最後統一大片中亞草原的英勇傳奇。
nomadic
nomad-ic
adj.遊牧的
ex. For generations the Arabian has shared the hardships of his nomadic master.
阿拉伯人一代又一代地分擔著它的遊牧主人的艱辛。
nominal
nomin( =L. nomen ;name)-al
adj.名義上的 [being such in name only; so-called]
ps. You use nominal to indicate that someone or something is supposed to have a particular identity or status, but in reality does not have it.
ex. The old man is only the nominal head of the business.
那老人只是這個企業的掛名的總裁
ex. They pay a nominal fee. (nominal 也可以指很少的錢)
字源：在羅馬時代，L. nomen是指 the second name of a citizen, indicating his gens(氏族)
ex. Gaius Julius Caesar 的nomen就是指 julius的意思,
本身nomen的概念就是name的意思，你從這邊也可以看得出來
review
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nomin; nomen == name (較偏名稱 ex.某某公司的職稱)
nom
nomin-al adj.名義上的
nomin-ate v.提名
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onym == name (字義、名字)
an onym ous adj.匿名的 (an- 沒有)
ant onym n.反義字 (anti + onym)
syn onym n.同義字
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nominate
nomin(name)-ate
v.提名 [To propose by name as a candidate, especially for election]
ex. a presidential decree nominating him as sports ambassador
ex. I nominate Bill for the club president.
nonchalance
non(not)-chal( have concern for )-ance [ps. L.calere是hot的意思， ex. calorie 卡路里]
n.漠不關心 [cool indifference or lack of concern]
ex. Beneath his apparent nonchalance he is as nervous and excited as the rest of us.
他外表上冷靜,實際上跟我們一樣緊張不安.
nonchalant
non-chal-ant
adj.漠不關心的[coolly unconcerned, indifferent, or unexcited]
noncommittal
non-commit-al
adj.不表態的 [ Refusing commitment(承諾) to a particular opinion or course of action; not revealing what one feels or thinks]
review page 95
commit
con-mit(send, give over)
v.把...交託 [ to give in trust or charge; consign.]
ex. The child was committed to the nurse's care.
v.承諾 [to bind or obligate, as by pledge or assurance]
ex. The government must commit itself to improving health care.
v.犯罪
ex. to commit murder; to commit an error.
nonconformist
non-conform-ist
n.不順從一般公認信念習慣的人
adj.不順從一般公認信念習慣的
review page 105
conformist
con-form-ist
n.遵奉習俗者 [a person who conforms to the usual practices or standards of a group, society, etc.]
ps. The Conformist
本片根據意大利著名小說家莫拉維亞的作品改編。1970年代，意大利國內出現極左思潮，許多人對原有的價值觀念產生改變，對許多問題產生猶豫和動搖。本片 表現的正是「思想處於危機與混亂狀態」下、缺乏堅定政治信念的資產階級知識分子的內心狀態。歐洲影評界認為本片的內容有著現實意義
nonentity
non-entity
n.無足輕重的人 [a person or thing of no importance. ]
ps.也可以說是小人物（不存在的東西）
review page 178
entity
n.實體 [something that has a real existence]
ex. North and South will remain separate entities within a commonwealth.
ex. A corporation is treated by the law as an entity.
法人在法律上被視為一個實體
nonflammable
non-flame-able
adj. [not flammable; not combustible or easily set on fire]
字源：flame, flash 你有沒有覺得不僅字型很像，而且概念也很像呢其實這兩個字都是同一個原始印歐語所發展過來的
fl 其實有飛、流的概念，火搖晃的樣子就是飛來飛去不是嗎。
ps.
inflame
in-flame(n.火焰)
v.使燃燒、;使憤怒
v.【醫】使發炎
inflammable adj.易燃的, 易激動的
inflammable的 in-是加強語氣用 ，而不是not的解釋
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