Topic: Chapter 16~17
●graduate student研究所學生/ undergraduate student 大學生
●sym;syn- "together
with, jointly; alike; at the same time"
sympathy - a natural feeling of kindness and understanding that you have for someone who is experiencing something very unpleasant
→It’s his own fault, so he’ll get no sympathy from me.
symmetrical- a symmetrical shape or object has two halves that are exactly the same
→The front of the church is completely symmetrical.
"The
Tyger" is a poem by the English poet William Blake published in 1794 as part of the Songs
of Experience collection.And its main idea is
to praise the Lord.
("Thy,thine"
means "your" in old English.)
asymmetrical- something that is
asymmetrical does not have the same shape and size on both sides
●square kilometer平方/ cubic kilometer立方
●verb-"word"
verbal- spoken rather than written
→Airport officials received a stream of verbal abuse from angry passengers whose
flights had been delayed.
verbiage/ˈvɜː.bi.ɪdʒ/ - language which is very
complicated and which contains a lot of unnecessary
words.
→His explanation was wrapped up in so much technical verbiage that
I simply couldn't understand it.
proverb(pro-“many; much; in favor of”)- a
short sentence, etc., usually known by many people, stating something commonly
experienced or giving advice
→There is an old Arab proverb that everything you write or speak
should pass through three gates: Is this kind? Is this necessary? Is this true?
●anima-"the
rational soul; life; the mental powers, intelligence"
animation- the process or result
of making animated films or cartoons; enthusiasm and energy
→She spoke with great animation about her latest discoveries.
animal- something that lives and moves
but is not a human, bird, fish or insect
→Humans, insects, reptiles, birds and mammals are all animals.
animateur- someone whose job is to
organize cultural projects or social events and get people interested in them
●arch-"chief"
anarchy- a situation in which there is no organization and control,
especially in society because there is no effective government
→The country has been in a state of anarchy since the inconclusive
election.
Anarchism is a political philosophy that advocates self-governed societies with voluntary
institutions. These are often described as stateless societies, but several
authors have defined them more specifically as institutions based on
non-hierarchical free associations.
For example, Pyotr Alexeyevich
Kropotkin, he advocated a communist
society free from central government and based on voluntary associations
between workers. Also, Mikhail Alexandrovich
Bakunin, he was a Russian revolutionary anarchist, and founder of
collectivist anarchism. He is considered among the most influential figures of
anarchism, and one of the principal founders of the "social
anarchist" tradition.
→For 20 years, the country was ruled as a matriarchy.
patriarchy- a society in which the oldest male is the leader of the family, or a society controlled by men in which they use their power to their own advantage
→Patriarchy has not disappeared - it has merely changed form.
Big love
Big Love is an American television drama that aired on HBO between March 2006 and March 2011. The show is about a fictional fundamentalist Mormon family in Utah that practices polygamy.
Big love
Big Love is an American television drama that aired on HBO between March 2006 and March 2011. The show is about a fictional fundamentalist Mormon family in Utah that practices polygamy.
<c.f> -gamy:"marriage"
polygamy- the state or practice of being
married to more than one person at the same time
→a polygamous society
bigamy- the crime of marrying one person
while you are still legally married to another
→He was accused of bigamy.
autogamy- pollination of a flower by its
own pollen
●mor; mort- "death"
morgue- a building or room where
dead bodies are kept temporarily
mortified- feeling extremely
embarrassed or ashamed
→She was absolutely mortified to hear
her son swearing at the teacher.
→I was mortified by her children's
atrocious manners
mortician[=undertaker]- a person
whose job is to prepare dead bodies that are going to be buried or cremated (=
burned) and to organize funerals
immortals- someone who has been
famous for a very long time; a god who lives for ever
●bene-"good" V.S mal-"bad"
|
benevolent
|
malevolent
|
malign /məˈlaɪn/ - to say unpleasant things about
someone or something, usually unfairly
→a candidate who believes that it is possible
to win an election without maligning anyone.
malicious/məˈlɪʃ.əs/ gossip- having
or showing a desire to cause harm to another
person
malignant /məˈlɪɡ.nənt/ tumor/
program- very evil; very serious and dangerous; tending or likely to grow
and spread in a rapid and uncontrolled way that can cause death
●-logue "kind of
discourse"
epilogue- an extra part added at the end of a novel,
long poem, or other piece of writing
prologue- a piece of writing at the start of a book that
introduces the story; he beginning of a play, film, or television
programme that introduces the story; an event that leads to another
event
→A series of internal struggles was the
prologue to full-scale civil war.
monologue- a speech made by someone who talks for a long time and does not let anyone else say anything
→ He subjected me to a monologue on his last stay in hospital.
●words that "h" dosen't make a
sound:
vehicle /exhibit /herbal tea /exhaust
/exhort
● medicine V.S
pills V.S drugs
1)Are you under medication? →someone
has taken medicine for a period of time
2)Are you taking pills? →to
avoid pregnancy
3)Do drugs kill brain cells.
●magn- "big"
magnificent cathedral -very
good, beautiful or deserving to be admired
magnifying glass
magnum opus- the most important piece of work
done by a writer or artist
→Picasso's Guernica is considered by
many to be his magnum opus.
→Honoré de Balzac's magnum opus was a sequence of short stories and novels
collectively entitled La Comédie Humaine, which presents a panorama of French
life in the years after the 1815 Fall of Napoleon Bonaparte.
●S&M represents Sadist and Masochist
●"Keep your friend close, and your
enemy closer." quoted
from T. Sara Sun
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