appetite & appetizer & appetizing
appetite
n.食慾,胃口
ex. Exercise gave her a good appetite.
運動使她胃口大增。
appetizer
n.開胃的食物,開胃小吃 [a small portion of a food or drink served before or at the beginning of a meal to stimulate the desire to eat.]
appetizing
adj.開胃的;刺激食慾的
applaud & applause
applaud
ap-plaud(鼓掌)
ex. plaudit n.常複數 拍手喝采
v. 向...鼓掌;向...喝采
ex. The audience applauded the singer for three minutes.
觀眾向歌唱家鼓掌喝采達三分鍾。
applause
n.鼓掌,喝采 [= acclaim ]
apply & applicant & application & applicable
apply
v.申請
v.應用,實施
applicant
n.申請人
application
n.申請
n.應用,實施
applicable
appl-ic-able
adj.可應用的,可實施的
ex. The new law is applicable from next Monday.
新法令下個星期一開始實施。
appoint
ap-point(指)
ex. point out
v.任命,指派 [(+as/to)]
ex. They appointed him (to be) manager.
他們任命他為經理。
apposite
ap-pos(放)-ite
adj.適當的,貼切的
ex..an apposite answer.
cf. opposite adj.相反的,對立的
字根
pos post == put放
posit
ex.compose v.作曲、構成
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字根
pon == put放
pound ps. pon系列的字較少,主要還是由字根pos當put放較多
com-pound n.化合物
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depose v.免職、作證、沉澱 / pose n.姿勢 v.擺姿勢
deposition n.免職、作證、沉澱 / position n.位置、職位
deposit n/v.存款、押金、沉澱 / posit v.安置、斷定
[ to place or assume as a fact]
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de-compose v.分解、使腐爛
de-composition n.分解、使腐爛
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dispose | v.配置、處理 [arrange] | ||
(They disposed troops along the river) | |||
v.使傾向於 | // disposed | a.有..的傾向 | |
(The good pay disposed him to take the job) | a.有意願的 |
disposition n.配置[arrangement]、傾向、天性
disposal n.清除 [The act or process of getting rid of sth.]
n.配置 [arrangement]
disposable adj.可任意處理的、用完即丟的
**片語 dispose of 為 get rid of sth.
(因為dispose 在古時候有disposal 清除之意)
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impose v.徵稅、加負擔於 [put burden on sb.] im-做內解比較順
imposing adj.給人印象深刻的 [強加在人心裡的-->給人印象深刻的]
imposter n.冒充者 [是post唷,進入他人的位置-->冒充者,例沒票坐有票者的位子]
imposture n.冒充
appraise
ap(to)-praise(L. pretium; price)
v.估計,估量;估價 [to estimate the monetary value of]
ex. The expert appraised the house.
行家對那所房子估了價。
v.評價 [to estimate the nature, quality, importance, etc]
ex. The teacher appraised the pupil's drawing.
老師評價了那個學生的畫。
ps. 關於pupil的發音應該是[pjuːpl],在此誤唸成[pʌpl]。2009/4/13補充
易混淆的字根
prec == pray 禱告
preci == price 價值
(praise)
比較
de-prec-ate v.反對 [沒為之禱告-->反對]
de-preci-ate v.輕視 [貶低價值--->輕視]
However, 這兩個字實在太像了
所以 deprecate 後來有輕視的意思
因此 deprecate v.反對(原本) v.輕視(被人誤用而來的)
depreciate v.輕視(原本)
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字根
prec == pray 禱告
im-prec-ate v.詛咒 [im做not解,不為之禱告-->詛咒]
im-prec-ation n.詛咒
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字根
preci == price 價值
praise
ap-preci-ate | v.欣賞 [to value or regard highly] |
v.感激[to be grateful or thankful for] | |
ap-preci-able | a.相當可觀的 [enough to be estimated or measured] |
praise n/v.讚揚
appraise v.估價、去評價 [to estimate the monetary value of]
//apprise v.通知 [to give notice to; inform; advise]
appreciate 講過了
appreciable 講過了
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