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indebted

in-debt(債)-ed   [在debt的狀態下]

adj.負債的,受惠的  [Morally, socially, or legally obligated to another]

  ex. I am greatly indebted to you for your criticisms and help.
  我非常感激你的批評和幫助。

ps.為什麼indebted可以有當受惠的意念呢?其實這個字的想法是"受人點滴必當湧泉以報"

---負了別人的人情債-->受惠的

indecipherable

in-de-cipher-able

adj.解讀不出 [ not decipherable; illegible.]

  ex. 你可以用這個字來形容writing or speech

  ex. the expression on his face was still indecipherable.

indecisive

in-decisive  [decide-ive]

adj.優柔寡斷的(沒辦法做決定的) [ not decisive or conclusive]

  ex. Michael was indecisive about how to decorate the room.

adj.不明確的

indefatigable

in-de-fatig-able

adj.(褒)不屈不撓的 [ being never getting tired of doing something;not yielding to fatigue]

  ex. He was indefatigable in his lectures on the aesthetics of love.
  在講授關於愛情的美學時，他是不知疲倦的。

  ex. an indefatigable writer
  筆耕不息的作家

  ex. Happy Mother's Day to all the indefatigable moms.

indelible

in-dele-ilbe    /*not-delete-able*/

adj. 去除不掉的 [Impossible to remove, erase, or wash away]

  ex. The whole incident left one indelible impression.
  整個事件給人留下深刻的印象。

adj.擦不掉的 [Making a mark not easily erased or washed away]

  ex. an indelible pen for labeling clothing.

indelibility:erasure
無法消除不能擦去

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補償、賠償系列

  compensate        v.補償、賠償、酬報

recompense       n/v.補償、賠償、酬報

remunerate    v.賠償、給...酬勞  [muner =gift 衍生成酬勞]

indemnify      v.補償、賠償  [in(not)+demn(blame)+ify]  or 保障;使免於受罰

reimburse      v.補償、賠償  [imburse v.花錢 ，re做back解] purse

offset          v.補償、抵銷 (In basketball, his speed offset  his small size.)

recover        v.挽回、彌補 (It's hard to recover the lost time.)

reparation     n.補償、賠償  [from repair v.]

restitution    n.歸還、賠償 [the restoration of property or rights previously taken away]

ph. make up for (make up for the lost time.)

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indemnify

in-demn(blame)-ify   [使免於受罰-->補償]

v.補償(用以保障而避免損失)  [to guard or secure against anticipated loss; give security against (future damage or liability).]

  ex. They agreed to indemnify the taxpayers against any loss.

  ex.比方說保險業就常用這個字唷。

ps.

damn it = 該死！

indemnity

in-demn(blame)-ity

n.補償;保障 [security against damage, loss, or injury.]

  ex. termination indemnity.
  解僱補償金

  ex. Under this treaty, they were to pay an indemnity of 60million pounds.

indent

in-dent

v.成V字形凹口 [to form deep recesses]

v.刻成鋸齒狀 (例如edge)

  ps. indent a document,為什麼要indent，它的目的是要切出一個不規則的形狀，讓這份文件成為獨一無二的。

  ex. To indent the first line of each paragraph.
  把每段第一行縮進書寫

n.訂貨單

字源：from L. in-dens (gen. dentis) "tooth" 

你想一下牙齒的形狀就可以了，1)牙齒中間是不是凹了進去阿，2)牙齒長的像鋸齒狀的~~

indenture

in-dent-ure

n. 契約 [A contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term]

n. [ document in duplicate having indented edges.]

indeterminate

in-de-termin(boundary)-ate

adj.不確定的;不明確的 [ not determinate; not precisely fixed in extent; indefinite]

  ex. If something is indeterminate, you cannot say exactly what it is.

  ex. Justice is a rather vague and indeterminate concept.
  正義則是一個相當模糊和不確定的概念。

indicate

in-dic(speek)-ate

v.表明;象徵 [to be a sign of; betoken]

  ex. His hesitation really indicates his doubt about the venture.

v.指出 [ to point out or point to]

  ex. to indicate a place on a map.

ps. indicate在GRE的argument中滿好用的唷~

ex. That fact can't indicate XXX.

indicative

in-dic-ative

adj.表示的; [Serving to indicate]

  ex. Fever may be indicative of an infection.
  發燒可能表明受了感染。

ps. INDICATIVE在文法中指的是直述句的意思。

就是主詞後面就接動詞

ex. I am hungry

index [pl. indices]

n.索引, 標誌 [Something that serves to guide, point out, or otherwise facilitate reference]

ex.你可以常常看到網址中有index這個字唷

n.【數】指數