artifact
art-i-fact(做)
ex.factory 工廠
n.人工製品;手工藝品 [ any object made by human beings, esp. with a view to subsequent use.]
古代西方的藝術是與自然相對的概念。藝術的東西即人工的，非自然的
artifacts ex. unearthed artifacts
museum•artifacts 博物館•史前古器物
artifice
n.奸計;詭計
ex. 比方說，在雙方吵架的時候，故意裝哭以獲得別人的同情，而達到自己的目的。
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ruse n.策略、花招 [a trick, stratagem, or artifice.]
use (use a ruse to get her love.) (使用一個花招去得到她的愛)
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artificial
adj.人工的,人造的
adj.矯揉造作的,不自然的
ex. Her artificial manner made me sick.
她那裝腔作勢的樣子令我噁心。
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字根 fact feat == make, do
fac
fact n.事實 [形成的事]
factory n.工廠
faction & factious
| faction | n.政黨派別、小集團 (因做事方式不同而分成小集團) |
| ex. The party split into three factions | |
| factious | adj.好搞派系活動的 [given to faction] |
| ex. A factious group was trying to undermine the government. |
容易搞混的 (可以先看p.201)
factitious
fact-ity-ous [特意去做的-->不自然的]
adj.不自然的 [not spontaneous or natural, produced by humans rather than by natural forces ]
ex. factitious laughter 做作的笑
2011.7.4 補充： 其實有更好理解的方法，factitious較像factory的那派，也就是"人工作出來的，不是自然而來的"，ex.像是用塑膠做的假鑽石，你就可以說factitious diamond.
fictitious
fict-ity-ous [假裝出來的-->虛構的]
adj.虛構的 [for the sake of concealment, not genuine]
ex. fictitious names (虛構的名字)
2011.7.4 補充：fictitious較像fiction的那派，也就是科幻小說，所以你會看到fictitious character(虛構的角色)/fictitious name等等的用法。
fiction n.虛構、小說
fictitious names (虛構的名字)
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| benefactor | n.恩人 |
| malefactor | n.做惡者 |
| facile | adj.容易做的 |
| facilitate | v.促進,使容易做 |
| facility | n.設備,設施 n.能力,官能 |
| faculty | n.教職人員 |
| confect | v.做糖果 [一起做] |
| confection | n.糖果 |
| refectory | n.(原指修道院或學校的)食堂;餐廳 [re-: again] |
| feat | n.功績, 武藝 |
| feasible | adj.可實行的 |
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artistry
artist-ry
n.藝術才能 [artistic ability]
artless
art-less
adj.缺乏藝術性的 [lacking art]
ex. an artless translation
拙劣的譯文
adj.無虛飾的 [free from guile or craft : sincerely simple]
ex. artless grace
不做作的優雅
ps. 極簡風格：
ascendancy
as(to)-scend(climb)-ancy
n.優勢 [ the state of being in the ascendant; governing or controlling influence; domination.]
ps. 也就是 the state of being in a higher position.
ps. ascend v.上升→優勢
字源：L. ascendere "to climb up," from ad- "to" + scandere "to climb."
參考：
descend v.下降
transcendent adj.卓越的
ascetic
adj/n.禁慾主義的;苦行的
ps. 也就是 [rigorously self-disciplined]
考古：ascetic•self-denial 苦行者•克己
ascribe to
as(to)-scribe(寫)
v.把...歸因於
ex. She ascribed her success to hard work.
她把自己的成功歸之於勤奮。
aseptic
a(no)-sept(細菌)-ic
adj.無菌的
ex. an aseptic operating room
n.防腐劑
antiseptic
anti-septic
n.抗菌劑
ps. 常見的情況是：你手割傷了，然後護士會給你的傷口噴上antiseptic來消毒(ie. kill bacteria)
adj.抗菌的,防腐的
asparagus
n.蘆筍
aspect
as-spect(看)
n.觀點 (看的方向 [appearance to the eye or mind; look]
ex. the physical aspect of the country.
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