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eclectic

ex-lect(choose)-ic

adj.折衷的;不拘一格的 [Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles]

  ex. an eclectic approach to managing the economy.

比方說，一隻舞蹈採取很多風格的元素，就可以說是eclectic dance

補充：

這個字原來是指古代的哲學家，他從各學派中挑出一些元素來做為自己的哲學主義

ancient philosophers who selected doctrines from every system

eclecticism

ec-lect-ic-ism

n.折衷;不拘一格 [the use or advocacy of an eclectic method.]

ecologist

eco-logist

n.生態學者

ecology n.生態學

這個字是由德國的動物學家Ernst Haeckel所創的，

原來是德文Ökologie

採用的是希臘字oikos(house)-logia(study of)

後來就變成eco-logy了

ecosystem

economy

n.經濟

 ex. The nation's economy is growing rapidly.

n.節約 [Careful, thrifty management of resources, such as money, materials, or labor]

 ex. learned to practice economy in making out the household budget.

 比方說用最小的成本，做出最大的效用--就是economy

ps.這邊的eco也是house(or household)的意思唷

economic

adj.經濟上的;經濟學的

economical

adj.經濟的,節約的 [avoiding waste or extravagance; thrifty]

adj.經濟學的 = economic

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**節儉&揮霍特輯

sparing    adj.節儉的 [from spare v.騰出時間,人手 v.節約,省用]

frugal      adj.節儉的 [ frug(profit)-al, ex. fruit。原意從useful到economical]

thrifty      adj.節儉的 [ thrift(from thrive)-y。原意habit of saving]

parsimonious  adj.節儉的 [pars(spare;save)-i-mony]

skimp       v.節省花費 (ex.skimp money for food to meet the rent)

stint          v.節制(尤指食物) (還有其他的字義)

grudge      v.勉強給某物  

begrudge    v.勉強給某物

tightfisted    adj.吝嗇的 [ tight-fist-ed]

stingy         adj.吝嗇的 [sting(刺)-y]

wastrel      n.揮金如土的人 [waster-el ]

profligate   n.揮金如土的人  adj.=wasteful [pro-flig(=flict,strike)-ate]

munificence   n.慷慨 [muni(公共;大方)-fic(做)-ence]

ungrudging    n.慷慨

liberality    n.慷慨 [liber(freedom)-al-ity] liberty

generosity    n.慷慨 [gen-er-ous-ity; noble birth, unselfish]

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ecstasy

ex-stas(stat)-y

n.狂喜;出神 [A state of emotion so intense that one is carried beyond rational thought and self-control]

n.合成迷幻藥

ex. 中樂透頭獎10億， You are in the state of ecstasy.
  or 追到大正妹之類的

字根接合的規則：t+y --> s+y

pleasure:ecstasy
特別高興是狂喜

ecstatic

ex-stat-ic

adj.狂喜的;出神的

ex. the baby is ecstatic over his new toy.

eddy

n.渦流

n.逆流 (與傳統、歷史主流相反的傾向、觀點)

stream:eddy＝trend:anomaly
漩渦與溪流方向相反＝異常與趨勢方向相反

比較常見的詞：eddy current (感應磁場變化成生成的渦旋電流)

煮火鍋用的電磁爐，就是利用這個原理唷

edify

ed-ify

v.陶冶,教化 [To instruct especially so as to encourage intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement.]

from L. ædificare;to build

拉丁字的ædi指的是temple，後面的fic是make的意思

意思是在temple中做的事，指的是教化人心

edifice

edify-ice

n.雄偉的建築物

temple, 原指 edify people的地方,但temple是雄偉的建築物

efface

ex-face

v.擦掉;抹去[erase]

  ex. Time would efface the memory.

effervesce

ex-ferv(start boiling;hot)-esc(become)-e

v.起泡沫 [To emit small bubbles of gas, as a carbonated or fermenting liquid.]

v.歡騰 [To show high spirits or animation.]

ps.

fervor  n.熱情