compound
com-pound(put)
n.化合物;複合物 [elements, or ingredients]
ex. Soap is a compound substance.
soldier:army＝element:compound
士兵組成軍隊＝元素組成化合物
comprehend
com-prehend(seize )
v.理解
garbled:comprehend
混淆的不易被理解
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字根 pris == seize
prehand
prison n.監獄 v.監禁
prisoner n.囚犯
prehensile adj.有理解力的、[動物]適於抓握的
prehension n.理解
apprehend v.理解、逮捕、對...擔慮
apprehensible adj.能理解的
apprehensive adj.善於理解的、憂慮的,恐懼的
apprehension n.理解、逮捕、擔慮
comprehend v.理解
comprehensible adj.能理解的
comprehensive adj.廣泛的;無所不包的
comprehension n.理解
reprehensive adj.嚴責的
reprehensible adj.應該指摘的
reprehension n.譴責
reprisal n.軍事報復 [retaliation against an enemy by the infliction of equal or greater injuries]
re-(back) + pris(seize) + al -->take back，而原意是
"seizing property or citizens of another nation in retaliation for loss inflicted on one's own"
而後來的就通稱為軍事報復
reprise n.[音樂] (奏鳴曲形式的)再現部 [a return to the first theme or subject.]
最早的意思是：每年從地產中扣除的稅金。
"yearly deduction from charges upon a manor or estate,"
字根解同上，taking back。
在音樂上解釋則是後來的發展。
apprise v.告知、通知 [to seize the information]
[特]apprentice n.學徒、徒弟
也是從prehens演化而來的：
中世紀的英文ap(p)rentis << 拉丁文 apprehensus
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comprehensible
com-prehens-ible
adj.可理解的 [capable of being comprehended or understood; intelligible.]
comprehensive
com-prehens-ive
adj.無所不包的;綜合的 of large scope
ex. comprehensive exam
compress
com-press(v.壓)
v.壓縮 [to press together; force into less space.]
ex. compress speech into five minutes
compress <> increase in volume
compromise
com-promise(承諾)
n/v.妥協,和解 [a settlement of differences by mutual concessions]
n/v.連累,危及
ex.She did it without compromise of her reputation.
compulsion
n.強迫 [ the state or condition of being compelled.]
n.強迫症
compunction
com-punct(刺、點)-ion
n.良心不安 [對錯誤的行為感到痛苦]
ex. acupuncture n.針灸
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(ps. 這部份，我覺得我在page 388講得比較好，這邊就請先跳過....
抱歉 早期比較沒有經驗 )
qualm n.緊張不安 [不安與無法自我肯定的感覺]
qualm is a disturbing feeling of uneasiness and self-doubt:
"an ignorant ruffianly gaucho, who . . . would . . . fight, steal, and do other naughty things without a qualm" (W.H. Hudson).
scruple n.疑慮 [對行為的意義感到良心上或原則上的疑慮]
scruple is an uneasy feeling arising from conscience or principle about a course of action: "My father's old-fashioned notions boggled a little at first to this arrangement . . . but his scruples were in the end overruled" (John Galt).
compunction n.良心不安 [對錯誤的行為感到痛苦]
compunction implies a prick or twinge of conscience aroused by wrongdoing or the prospect of wrongdoing:
stole the money without compunction.
misgiving n.顧慮 [突忽而來的擔心]
misgiving suggests often sudden apprehension:
had misgivings about quitting his job.
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