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parody

n. [a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing]

ex. 『吐幣不吐幣, it is a problem. 』捷運站務人員說：

ps. 全名最大黨的表演就是屬於這類型的

from wiki

A parody (also called send-up , spoof or lampoon ), in contemporary usage, is a work created to mock, comment on, or make fun at an original work , its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of humorous, satiric or ironic imitation.

字源(看看就好):L. parodia "parody," from Gk. paroidia "burlesque song or poem," from para- "beside, parallel to" (in this case, "mock-") + oide "song, ode" (see ode ).

Spider-man Parody - Jack Black

paroxysm / ˋpærəksˏɪzəm/

n. [any sudden, violent outburst; a fit of violent action or emotion]

ex. paroxysm of rage.

ps. 這個字在心理學的領域比較常見 ex. Paroxysmal attack

字源(看看就好):"sudden attack, convulsion," 1577, from M.Fr. paroxysme (16c.), earlier paroxime (13c.), from M.L. paroxysmus "irritation, fit of a disease," from Gk. paroxysmos, from paroxynein "to irritate, goad," from para- "beyond" + oxynein "sharpen, goad," from oxys "sharp, pointed" (see acrid). Non-medical sense first attested 1604.

parquet / pɑːrˈkeɪ/

n.拼花地板 [a floor composed of short strips or blocks of wood forming a pattern, sometimes with inlays of other woods or other materials.]

ps. 像nba球館中的地板，就是用parquet=parquetry

字源(看看就好):1816, "patterned wooden flooring," from Fr. parquet "wooden flooring, enclosed portion of a park," from O.Fr. parchet (14c.) "small compartment, part of a park or theater," dim. of parc (see park). Meaning "part of a theater auditorium at the front of the ground floor" is first recorded 1848.

quick review

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banquet n.宴會 [宴會中常有band]

bouquet n.花束 // parquet n.拼花地板

boutique n.精品

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parry

v. [to ward off (an attack) by blocking or deflecting, as in fencing]

v. [to evade (questions)]

ex. parry an awkward question 迴避一令人尷尬的問題.

ps. 印象中，像是問劉薰愛的記者

quick review p.207

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foible

n.性格上的小缺點 [ a minor weakness or failing of character; slight flaw or defect]

n.弱點

n.鈍鈍的劍尖到中部的範圍 [the weaker part of a sword blade, between the middle and the point (opposed to forte ).]

ps.

forte

n.長處

n.【音】強音記號

forte 從法文的strength而來的

在fencing(劍術)中指的是"strong" part of the blade"劍身中強韌的部分，簡單的說就是劍的中部到底部的範圍，而foible指的是鈍鈍的劍尖到中部的範圍

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parse

v.語法上分析 [to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.]

In computer science and linguistics, parsing, or, more formally, syntactic analysis, is the process of analyzing a text, made of a sequence of tokens (for example, words), to determine its grammatical structure with respect to a given (more or less) formal grammar. Parsing can also be used as a linguistic term, especially in reference to how phrases are divided up in garden path sentences.

Let's parse a sentence.

The horse raced past the barn fell.

字源(看看就好):from O.Fr. pars, pl. of part "part," from L. pars (see part (n.) ) in school question, Quae pars orationis? "What part of speech?"

parsimony /ˋpɑrsəˏmonɪ/

pars(spare;save)-i-mony

n.節儉 [extreme care or reluctance in spending]

ps. 當我們說這個字的時候，挾帶著吝嗇; 小氣的意思。

ex. Due to official parsimony, we bought only one copy machine.

題外：Maximum parsimony -- requires the least evolutionary change to explain some observed data.

節儉系列的字可以review p.213

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partial

part-ial

adj.部分的 [relating to only a part; not general or complete]

ex. a partial eclipse of the sun 日偏食

adj.偏袒的 [biased]

ex. The referee was accused of being partial towards the home team. 裁判受指責對本地隊偏心

ps. partial derivative=偏微分

$f^\prime_x,\ f_x,\ \partial_x f, \text{ or } \frac{\partial f}{\partial x}.$

partiality (ˌpɑːʃɪˈælɪtɪ)

part-ial-ity

n.偏心, 偏頗 [favourable prejudice or bias]

partition (pɑːˈtɪʃən)

part-i-tion

n.分割 [a division into parts; separation]

n. [action of dividing or state of being divided into parts, esp the division of one country into two or more nations]

ex. the partition of India in 1947 1947年印度的分裂

v.分割 [If you partition a room, you separate one part of it from another by means of a partition. ]

在物理的統計力學(或者熱力學中)，你可以看到partitiion function

$Z = \sum_{j} g_j \cdot e^{- \beta E_j}$
$\beta \equiv \frac{1}{k_BT}$

where g _j is the degeneracy factor

particular

n. [detail,a separate distinct item that helps to form a generalization]

ex.Her account is correct in every particular/all particulars.
她的帳目筆筆無誤.

ex.He gave full particulars of the stolen property.
他詳細列出全部被盜的財物.

particularize

part-icul-ize

v. [to make particular]

ex.Mr Johnson particularizes the general points he wants to make.

partisan

part-isan

n. [an adherent or supporter of a person, group, party, or cause, esp. a person who shows a biased, emotional allegiance.]

n. [a member of a party of light or irregular troops engaged in harassing an enemy, esp. a member of a guerrilla band engaged in fighting or sabotage against an occupying army.]

字源： 1555, "one who takes part with another, zealous supporter ," from M.Fr. partisan (15c.), from dial. upper It. partezan (Tuscan partigiano ) "member of a faction, partner," from parte "part, party," from L. partem (nom. pars ), see part (n.). Sense of "guerilla (ɡəˈrɪlə) fighter" is first recorded 1692 . The adj. is 1708 for warfare, 1842 for politics.