Topic:Chap 9-10
"Learning how to ask yourself questions is the most important thing in college." quoted from T. Sara Sun
con-:clone-fake;not genuine,authentic
→a con artist-a person who deceives other people by making them believe something false or making them give money away.→the duplicated(duo-:two):複製品
pro-:many;much;in favor of
proponent-"the guy in favor of the idea"
protagonist-"the character that author in favor of the most"
prolific
-demic: people, district
endemic(en-:in)-very common, or strongly established in a place or situation
epidemic(epi-:on,upon)-a situation in which a disease spreads very quickly and infects many people
pandemic(pan-:all)-a disease that affects almost everyone in a very large area
→Global health authorities warned that swine flu was threatening to bloom into a pandemic.
→antibacterial抗生素-effective in killing bacteria
antibody抗體-a substance that your body produces in your blood to fight illnesses and infections.
equ-;equi-:equal
equator-an imaginary line that goes round the Earth and divides it into the northern and southern hemispheres
equilibrium-
(1)a state in which an object is not moving in any way, or is moving at the same rate all the time, because there is a balance between any forces affecting it
(2)a calm mental state in which you are in control of your feelings
→He tried hard to maintain his equilibrium.
(3)a situation in which there is a balance between different forces or aspects
→A new arms race in the region would upset the delicate equilibrium between the opposing factions.
equivocate-to avoid making a clear statement by saying something that has more than one possible meaning→He answered openly and honestly without hesitation orequivocation.
*A+B equals to C
-ium;-eum: a place(框限框起來的範疇)
millennium-a period of 1,000 years
→People celebrating the millennium filled the streets.
coliseum
stadium
museum
auditorium-the part of a theatre, or similar building, where the people who are watching and listening sit
→No smoking in the auditorium.
aquarium-a glass container in which fish and other water animals can be kept
cir-:to form a circle
circus
circulation-
(1)when something such as information, money or goods passes from one person to another
→Add her name to the circulation list for this report (= the people who will be given it to read).
→Circulation Desk(借、還書處)
(2)the number of people that a newspaper or magazine is regularly sold to
→he paper has a circulation of 150 000.
(3)the movement of blood around the body
→Exercise helps to improve circulation.
circuit- a regular pattern of visits or the places visited
→They first met each other on the tennis circuit (= while at different tennis competitions).
de-:away from↓→
depreciate
departure-"away from your part"
ad-:move forward
adore-to love someone very much
advance
advocate(v.&n.)-to publicly support a particular policy or way of doing things; someone who strongly and publicly supports someone or something
con-:with;together
confess-"second thought"
condense
condemn
-legate:send with a commission
relegate(re-:back)[外交用字]（不情願）
- "remove, dismiss, banish, send away, schedule, put aside"
-to put someone or something into a lower or less important rank or position
→The story was relegated to the middle pages of the paper.
VS
delegate(de-:away,from)（自願）
-"to send as a representative"
-to choose or elect someone to speak, vote, etc. for a group, especially at a meeting
→A group of four teachers were delegated to represent the school at the union conference.
sed-:to sit
sedentary- involving little exercise or physical activity
→My doctor says I should start playing sport because my lifestyle istoo sedentary.
sedan(=sedan car:轎車)
→sedan chair-in the past, a seat for one person surrounded by walls and with horizontal poles at either side, designed to be lifted and carried by two people
ten-:to hold
tenet /ˈten.ɪt/-one of the principles on which a belief or theory is based
→It is a tenet of contemporary psychology that an individual's mental health is supported by having good social networks.
tenant/ˈten.ənt/-people who hold the right to live there
tentative[臨時、握在手上的]-(of a plan or idea) not certain, definiteor agreed, or (of a suggestion or action) said or done in a careful but uncertain way because you do not know if you are right
→a tentative agreement/deal
→I have made tentative plans to take a trip to Seattle in July.
tem-:time
temporary[過期後就沒用的]-existing, done, or used for only a limited period of time
→temporary workers
→The ceasefire will only provide a temporary solution to the crisis.
contemporary(con-:with;together)-"with the same time"-existing or happening now
→Although it was written hundreds of years ago, it still has a contemporary (= modern) feel to it.
extempore(out of)-"out of time","without preparation, without time to prepare"-done or said without any preparation or thought
→At the audition, the actors were asked to perform extempore.
pri-; pre-: major;beginning
principal(president)-the head of a college or university(the person in charge of a business or university)
primary
primitive-relating to human society at a very early stage of development, with people living in a simple way without machines or a writing system
→Primitive races colonized these islands 2000 years ago.
premium-describes something that is of higher than usual quality
→The building is on a premium site.
→premium ice cream
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terse-using few words, sometimes in a way that seems rude or unfriendly
→"Are you feeling any better?" "No!" was the terse reply.
succinct-said in a clear and short way; expressing what needs to be said without unnecnessary words
→Keep your letter succinct and to the point.
→Fable is a literary genre: a succinct fictional story, in prose or verse, that features animals, mythical creatures, plants, inanimate objects, or forces of nature that are anthropomorphized(anthropo-"human being";morph-:"form")(given human qualities, such as verbal communication) and that illustrates or leads to an interpretation of a moral lesson (a "moral"), which may at the end be added explicitly as a pithy maxim.
-n;-m;-nym: related to people
autonomy-the right of a group of people to govern itself, or to organize its own activities
→The universities are anxious to preserve their autonomy from central government.
astronomy天文學-the scientific study of the universe and of objects which exist naturally in space, such as the moon, the sun, planets and stars
nominate(v.)/nominee(n.)(=candidate)
pseudonym(pseu-:false)-a name which a person, such as a writer, uses instead of their real name, especially on their work
→She writes under a pseudonym.
*pseudoscience→astrology(-logy:study)占星學- the study of the movements and positions of the sun, moon, planets and stars, and the skill of describing the expected effect that some people believe these have on the character and behaviour of humans
*"That government is best which governs least." quoted from Thomas Paine
He was an English-American political activist, philosopher, political theorist and revolutionary. One of the Founding Fathers of the United States, he authored the two most influential pamphlets at the start of the American Revolution, and he inspired the rebels in 1776 to declare independence from Britain.
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