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jocular

adj.開玩笑的;滑稽的 [Characterized by joking.]

ex. His brilliant speech, jocular talk and profound knowledge won our enthusiastic applause.
他精彩的演講，詼諧的語言，淵博的知識，贏得了我們熱烈的掌聲。

字源： L. jocul āris , jocul = joc(us) joke - ulus

jocund

jo(delight, L. juvare ) - cund

adj.歡樂的,快活的 [= jovial, cheerful; merry; gay; blithe; glad]

ex. jocund company = 歡樂、活潑的同伴

字源： ME jocound < LL jocundus , alter. of L jūcundus pleasant, = ju(vāre) delight + -cundus adj. suffix

jocund <> dreary adj. 沈悶的、陰鬱的 ps.沒有 dream的人是 dreary的

jocund <> dour  adj.陰鬱的

jovial

jovi(Jupiter)-al

adj.歡樂的,快活的  [Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer]

字源： ML joviālis of Jupiter (the planet, supposed to exert a happy influence ),  = jovi- + -ālis

jovial是從羅馬的神 Jupiter來的，而木星被當時的人認為會影響快樂的。Jupiter是拉丁文名，Zeus是希臘文名，都是指的同一位。

"用音樂來體會jovial的感覺吧"

jubilation

jubil(shout for joy)-ation

n.歡呼 [a feeling of or the expression of joy or exultation]

ex. During the Chinese new year, the whole people joins in the jubilation.

字源： L jūbilātus (ptp. of jūbil āre to shout for joy)

"看影片你就會知道jubliation是什麼了"

jog

v.慢跑

v.輕搖;輕推 [to move or shake with a push or jerk]

ex. The horseman jogged the reins lightly.

jog:exercise

jolt

v. 顛簸,震搖 (突然的) [to jar, shake, or cause to move by or as if by a sudden rough thrust; shake up roughly]

ex. The bus jolted its passengers as it went down the rocky road.

n.顛簸,震搖

音：舊車 -->舊車會顛簸

jolt:move＝check:stop
震搖 突然的 是突然動＝突然停止是突然停

judicial

judici(judgement)-al

adj.關於法院的審判的、關於司法的  [pertaining to judgment in courts of justice (法院) or to the administration of justice (司法--維護法律、確保法律被正確的執行、解決爭議)]

ex. judicial proceedings = 司法程序

ex. judicial system = 司法制度

ex. judicial powers = 審判權

adj. 法官的

ex. Grandfather smoothed his beard and looked judicial.
祖父拂著鬍子，樣子很有點法官的味道

adj. 公平的

ex. A judicial mind

字源： L jūdic iālis "of the law courts", = jūdici judgement + -ālis -al

judicious

judici(judgement)-ous

adj.明智而審慎的 [using or showing judgment as to action or practical expediency; discreet, prudent, or politic ]

ex. judicious use of one's money.

ex. By this judicious choice the computations are reduced to a manageable size.

adj.判斷正確的 [having, exercising, or characterized by good or discriminating judgment ; wise, sensible, or well-advised]

ps. If you describe an action or decision as judicious, you approve of it because you think that it shows good judgement and sense.

ex. a judicious decision

字源： 原指"having sound judgment" ，於1598 M. Fr.中，隨後1600開始有"careful, prudent"的字義

judicious <> daft a.愚笨的 a daft person plays a dart 傻蛋射飛鏢

judicious <> imprudent

judiciousness

judicious-ness

n.明智而審慎

n.判斷正確

jurisdiction

juris(=just)-dic-tion    [說法律-->管理法律]

n.司法權 [the right, power, or authority to administer justice by hearing and determining controversies.]

ps. 他是只一種power唷，司法(adminstation of justice) 與 司法權(jurisdiction)是不一樣的東西的呢~

ps. 雖然字根不同，但我覺得跟法律那一掛的，就放進來在這邊講

jurisdiction的 juris是 jus的變化體，意思是right, law

比方說just 公正的。 justify 證明合法。

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judge   v.判斷、審判

judic-ial       a.關於司法的 、法官的、公正的

judic-ious     a.明智的 [wise and carefull]    //   judiciousness n.明智

ad-judicate      v. 判決   [To hear and settle a case by judicial procedure]

v.當裁判  [To act as a judge ]

ad-judication    n.判決

juris-prudence     n.法理學  [juris= just; law, right]

juris-diction        n.司法權

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juggernaut

n.駭人的毀滅力量 [any large, overpowering, destructive force or object, as war , a giant battleship , or a powerful football team .]

n. [anything requiring blind devotion or cruel sacrifice.]

n.印度神話中的一位神

字源：The word is derived from the Jagannātha (meaning " Lord of the universe ") which is one of the many names of Krishna from the ancient Vedic scriptures (吠陀經) of India.

Jagannatha 是 krishna眾多名字的其中之一，它是吠陀經中的神。當Jagannatha來時，祂會乘著一輛車，上面裝飾著深澀難解的畫，而信仰Jagannatha的信徒，為了表示他們的崇拜，甚至願意被祂所駕的車的車輪所輾死。

ps. Vedic scriptures = The Vedas (簡單、明瞭的吠陀經介紹)

juggernaut:crash

jumble

v.混雜地放在一起  [put or throw together without order ; to mix in a confused mass ]

ex. jumble socks in a heap in the closet.
把襪子亂堆到壁櫥裡

v. [to confuse mentally; muddle.]

n. 混亂;雜亂的一堆

ex. a jumble of thoughts.

ps.

mingle = intermingle v.使混合;使攙和 [ to become mixed]

字源： O.E. mengan "mix"

junction

n.連接 [the state of being joined; union.]

n.接合點 [ a place or point where two or more things are joined, as a seam or joint.]

ps. 比方說 junction可以指鐵路的交叉點，or 街道、高速公路的交叉點

ex. The cars collided at the junction.
汽車在交叉路口相撞。

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juncture

junct-ure

n.重要時刻  [a point of time, esp. one made critical or important by a concurrence of circumstances]

ex. At this juncture, we must decide whether to stay or to walk out.

n.連接 [the state of being joined.]

ps.

junction 與 juncture 都有連結的概念在，

但 junction 是指你實體可以看的到的連結。

而 juncture 是比較抽象的連結、看不到的，比方說時間的連結點。

字尾-ure

它是一個表名詞的字尾，用以形成抽象名詞

1. action, result -- pressure, disclosure,  failure

2. 指形成某個function的物體 -- legislature 立法院