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hoary

hoar(n.白霜)-y

adj.灰白的(由於年紀) [gray or white with age]

ex. the hoary building.

adj.古老的 [ancient or venerable]

ps.來認識一些氣象的名詞與定義，讓你也看得懂天氣預報 ( 好網站 )

《雨》系列

drizzle，微雨--雨點直徑小於 0.5mm

rain

shower，驟雨--短暫 降雨

hail，雹--水氣在雲層中對流，形成小冰塊

snow

furry，飄雪--雪花鬆散， 降雪緩慢

sleet--雨與冰一起下

《霧》系列

fog，霧--能見度少於 1000m

mist，薄霧--能見度多於 1000m

haze，霾--指霧夾雜著空氣污染物。 嚴重時可叫 毒霧 smog

《 露 》系列

dew-- 露， 是空氣中的水蒸氣，附著在冰冷的草木上或其他物體上，凝結成小水滴。

hoar frost--白霜，先成露水， 後給結成冰。

frost--霜，水氣直接結成冰， 呈現六角形晶體， 與白霜不同。

hoax

n.騙局 [something intended to deceive or trick.]

ps.可大可小的騙局--也可以指小的惡作劇

ex. a scientific hoax

v.欺騙 [ to deceive by a hoax; hoodwink.]

hodgepodge

hodge-podge

n.大雜燴 [A mixed mass; a medley.]

ex. This box is a hodgepodge of books, old toys and things.
這個箱子裡,書、舊玩具及其他物品混雜在一起。

ps. hodgepodge這個字的組成方法，稱為 Rhyming Compounds (押韻複合詞)，例如zigzag(Z字形的)，hubble-bubble(冒水泡的聲音，咕嚕咕嚕聲)，更多的rhyming compounds可以參考此 網站

hoe

n.鋤頭

v.用鋤幹活

hoe

hole

用鋤頭(hoe)挖洞(hole)

hoist

v.吊起 [To raise or haul up with or as if with the help of a mechanical apparatus.]

ex. A statue was hoisted on top of the building.

n.起重機 [An apparatus for lifting heavy or cumbersome objects.]

ex. By using a hoist the movers were able to sling the piano to the third floor.

hold

v.握著 [to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp]

n.船的貨艙、底層艙 (hold貨物的地方)

ps.hold的字義很多很多，在GRE中考過一個很偏的字義，那就是"船的貨艙、底層艙"..Orz

door:room＝hatch:hold
房間的入口是門＝船艙的入口是艙蓋

hold    n.船的貨艙、底層艙

hulk    n.廢船、大而笨重的人或物  [綠巨人浩克]

hull   n.船殼

n.外皮 (水果、種子或堅果的) = husk      //  pod n.豆莢

husk   n.外皮、殼

shu c k   n.外皮、殼

chaff n.粗糠、穀殼

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holster

n.手槍皮套 [ a sheathlike carrying case for a firearm, attached to a belt, shoulder sling(背帶)]

homage

hom( L. homo ;人)-age

n.尊敬;敬意 [respect or reverence paid or rendered]

ex. In his speech he pays homage to 聖嚴法師 . (homage常與pay一起用唷)

ex. Homage to the Queen.
向女王致敬(代表向女王宣誓效忠)

字源：c.1290, from O.Fr. homage "allegiance or respect for one's feudal lord," from homme "man," from L. homo (gen. hominis )

homage這個字的來源，最早是 拉丁文homo 指的是"人"的意思(不過homo現在在口語中指的是同性戀，且有貶低的意味)。發展到古法文的階段homage的意思為"向封建的領主效忠"，而現代則是指"尊敬;敬意"

homeostasis

homeo(like; similar)-stat(stand)-is   [ t-is --> sis]

n.【生理】體內平衡 [The ability or tendency of an organism or cell to maintain internal equilibrium by adjusting its physiological processes. ]

ex. 例如：外界溫度上升時，人體血管擴張，毛孔擴張並排汗，以維持體溫恆定。(維持體系內環境相對不變的狀態，保持動態平衡)

ps. homeo-(like; similar)是個Greek的字根，它是從希臘字的 homos(same)來的，另外 Gk. homo-也是"same"的意思 ，不過拉丁文的 L. homo指的是"人"的意思 ，這邊得留意一下下唷。

(關於homeostasis的simple overview; 看了會有點讓人想睡)

homogeneous

homo(same)-gene-ous

adj.同種的;同質的 [ composed of parts or elements that are all of the same kind]

ex. The written language is often far more homogeneous than the spoken.
書面語比口語往往更加一致。

ps.1 如果你讀過工程數學之類的(沒有就跳過這段吧)，你可能會學過" 2nd Order Linear Homogeneous Differential Equation "，還記得什麼是homogeneous equation嗎!

其實就像是 a(x)y'' + b(x)y' + c(x)y =0 的方程式，特徵是等於0

之所以稱為homogeneous是因為不管前面的方程式長成什麼鬼樣，最後都等於0

看起來每個都是"同種的"，所以才有homogeneous的稱呼

ps.2 這個Knan網站很好玩唷，有許多的數學、物理教學，而且非常詳細。xination聽的不亦樂乎阿，去瞧瞧吧。 youtube的頻道頁 ， homepage .

homogeneity

homo(same)-gene-ity

n.同種;同質

ex. things transmit from homogeneity to heterogeneity.
事物從同質性轉變向異質性.

homogenize

homo-gen e -ize

v.使均質 [to form by blending unlike elements; make homogeneous.]】

ex. homogenize the temperature of the melt.
均勻熔融的溫度

homily

n.說教;佈道 [a sermon, usually on a Biblical topic.]

ex. Actually I am very shy and worried for this sharing, because it is my very first time to give homily in English.

字源：homily的來源，有點曲折，簡單的說，是從Greek的 homilos "crowd" 來的，然後到了羅馬時代，成為拉丁文 L. homilia " sermon;佈道 "，概念是由 在教堂中為群眾佈道 而來的。

homiletic

homil y -e-tic

adj.說教的 [Relating to or of the nature of a homily.]

homiletics

homiletic-s

n. 說教術 [that branch of theology which treats of homilies or sermons, and the best method of preparing and delivering them.. ]

ps. homiletics是神學的一支，為討論哪種方式是最好的佈道方法

"review Covenant--《聖經》中上帝與人所立的聖約"

hone

n.磨刀石 [ a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.]

v.用磨刀石磨 [ to sharpen on a hone]

ex. to hone them to glistening sharpness.

音：磨刀霍(hone)霍(hone) 向豬羊

hone <> blunt

honorarium

honor-arium

n.報酬;謝禮 [A payment given to a professional person for services for which fees are not legally or traditionally required. ]

ex. The mayor was given a modest honorarium for delivering a speech to our club.

字源：honor(榮譽)-arium，其概念為"因榮譽而獲得的報酬;謝禮"

amenity:comfortable＝honorarium:grateful
舒適宜人表示舒服的＝酬金表示感謝的