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cuisine  [ kwi'zin]

cuis(cook)-ine

n.烹飪;烹調法=cookery

n.菜餚

   etymology: 1786, from Fr. cuisine, lit. "kitchen," from L.L. cocina, earlier coquina "kitchen," from L. coquere "to cook"

   cuis  == cook
   cul

  ex. cuisine: gourmet = art: connoisseur

比較 gourmand n.愛吃的人 [gʊrˈmɑnd, ˈgʊrmənd]

culinary

cul(cook)-in-ary

a.烹飪的;廚房的 [of, pertaining to, or used in cooking or the kitchen.]

 ex. culinary skills 烹調技術

   ps. cutlery n.刀;餐具

   ex. astrolabe:nautical＝colander:culinary
   羅盤是航海工具＝濾器是烹調工具

culminate   /ˋkʌlməˏnet/

culmin(peak, top)-ate

v. 達到最高點;達到高潮 [to reach the highest point, summit, or highest development ]

   ex. Their marriage culminated their long friendship.
  他倆交友有年,最後終成眷屬。

culmination

n.頂點;高潮 [the final, highest, or decisive point]

  ex.  He wins Nobel prize and reach the culmination of his research career.

  ex. The beautiful firework was the culmination of the celebration.

culpable

culp(blame)-able

adj.該責備的;有罪的 [deserving blame or censure; blameworthy.]

ps.

culp == blame, guilt

culprit      n.罪犯 [One charged with an offense or crime.]

culpable   a.該責備的;有罪的

exculpate  v.使無罪 [to clear from a charge of guilt or fault]

inculpate   v.使負罪[to charge with fault; blame]

cult

n.宗教的膜拜 [a particular system of religious worship ]

n.(對人、思想、事物等的)狂熱崇拜,迷信;狂熱

colt   n.小雄駒、無經驗的年輕人

clot   n. 凝塊 ( 血液凝塊)   v.使凝成塊 ＝ coagulate

cult   n.宗教的膜拜 [a particular system of religious worship ]

cultivate

v.耕種,耕作 [to prepare and work on (land) in order to raise crops】

v.培養;陶冶 [ to develop or improve by education or training]

  ex. cultivate a singing voice.

  ex. nurture:child＝cultivate:crop 
  撫養孩子成長＝栽培農作物

cultivated

adj.有教養的;文雅的 [ educated; refined]

  ex. cultivated speech