GRE高分每日溫習【分類詞彙複習】
✿多色/雜色
motley adj.混雜的,雜色的
源于︰medley ( n.集成曲;混合物 )
mottled adj.有雜色的,斑駁的
音:抹特多->抹了特別多的顏色->當然是五顏六色的、雜色的
dappled adj.有斑點的,斑駁的
dappled =dot+apple+d->有斑點的
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variegated [ˋvɛrɪ͵getɪd] DJ [ˋvɛərigeitid] adj.斑駁的,形形色色的
variegate=vari+eg(= ag, from PIE root印歐字根 *ag- "to drive驅動, draw out or forth, move")+ate->
使(顏色)多變化->使呈雜色;使色彩斑駁; 使多樣化;
variegate (v.)字源
1650s "give variety to," from Late Latin variegatus "made of various sorts or colors," past participle of variegare "diversify with different colors," from varius "spotted, changing, varying" (see vary) + root of agere "to drive" (see act). Meaning "mark with different colors" is from 1660s (implied in Variegated). Related: vareiegating.
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roan n 雜色馬
諧音:糅 ->音讀 ㄖㄡˇ(三聲). 釋義: 摻雜、混合->雜色馬
儀禮.鄉射禮:「無物,則以白羽與朱羽糅。」《漢書•劉向傳》:“今賢不肖渾肴,白黑不分,邪正雜糅,忠讒並進。
pied adj.雜色的
這裏的pie是喜鵲(= magpie)的意思(熟詞僻義),不是我們熟知的餅的意思
pied 形容的是magpie黑白相間的羽毛顏色->雜色的
字源:late 14c., as if it were the past participle of a verb form of Middle English noun pie "magpie喜鵲" (see pie (n.2)), in reference to the bird's black and white plumage.
piebald a. 雜色的/n.花斑馬
字源:pie+bald((馬等)頭部有白斑的/禿頭的)
"of two different colors," 1580s, formed from pie (n.2) "magpie" + bald in its older sense of "spotted, white;" in reference to the black-and-white plumage of the magpie. Hence, "of mixed character, mongrel." Technically only of black-and-white colorings.
brindle=brindled=tabby=patterned [ˋbrɪnd!] DJ [ˋbrindl] a. 有斑(條)紋的->上google查圖
Definitions:having a grey or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats
諧音:布,稜(線)多->條紋的
The cat, a brindle tabby was discovered gasping for breath by a member of the public in an alleyway in Tylorstown, Rhondda. BBC Dec 17, 2013
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multicolored adj. 多色的
GRE高分每日溫習【分類詞彙複習】
✿柵欄,窩巢
banister n.(樓梯的)扶手
諧音:被女士托(走樓梯時,被女士手托著的地方)->扶手
balustrade [͵bæləˋstred] DJ [͵bæləˋstreid] 欄杆[C]
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以下的問答出自https://tw.knowledge.yahoo.com/question/question?qid=1515062507063
Q:banisters和 balustrade和 handrail 這三個字有什麼不同?在使用上如何區別?
A:
balustrade 是好幾根垂直的欄杆(balusters) 組成的,通常是在handrail (扶手)或banisters(也是扶手) 下面
圖:http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/balustrade-black-white-31164516.jpg
handrail 主要是手扶著的部分
圖:
https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/imag ... T4LjxyxpR_banisters 跟 handrail 基本上是一樣的東西。只是handrail 哪裡都有,像是陽台、浴缸等,
而banisters 只會用在樓梯上,例如:The boys amused themselves by sliding down the banister.
男孩們從樓梯扶手滑下為樂。
不過你用handrail或banisters裝修工都會懂得
2015-06-26 01:37:13 補充
http://flooringsantaclarita.com/article ... handrails/=====================================
coop n.(雞、)籠、欄
corral n.(牛、馬等)畜欄
fold n.羊欄,畜欄,v.折疊
byre n 牛欄,牛棚
用bull來助記
grille [grɪl] DJ [gril] n.格柵、(銀行,郵局櫃檯上的)鐵柵
an iron grille 鐵柵
記法:兩個ll長的就是柵欄的樣子
諧音:格籬啊->格柵
hurdle n.跳欄,障礙
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paling[ˋpelɪŋ] DJ [ˋpeiliŋ] n.籬笆,木柵欄
本字源自pale:(做樁籬用的)尖樁
記法:pale是pole(柱;竿)的變形,paling是長的很像pale, pole的東西
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palisade [͵pælɪˋsed] DJ [͵pæliˋseid] n 籬笆,柵欄
stockade [stɑkˋed] DJ [stɔˋkeid] n.柵欄,圍欄
barricade v.n.設柵阻擋/柵欄、路障
-ade結尾的字( 常會出現於來自於法文、西班牙的字)表
1.「由某種材料製成或用某種形狀製成者」,例如:
lemonade 檸檬水(用lemon製成) brocade織錦(用絲織品製成)﹐
arcade 拱廊 (用arc-, arch 拱形物製成) façade建築物的正面(以作成正面face的方式製成),所以,
palisade 就是用pale的材料製成的 籬笆,柵欄
stockade就是用stock(椿,柱;株)的材料製成的柵欄,圍欄
又,the stocks [PLURAL] ,有以下的意思:a wooden frame that people were locked into in the past as a punishment
A heavy stockade around the cabins protected the pioneers from attack . 小屋周圍的厚厚的柵欄保護拓荒者免受攻擊
barricade就是用bar(棒,條)的材料製成的柵欄、路障
{barric- 源自西班牙語barrica, barrel, cask 木桶。木桶經常被用來設置路障}
,轉成動詞使用就變成「設柵欄阻擋」
2.表示「動作及其結果」等(denoting an action or its result),如:
masquerade n. 化裝舞會,假面舞會 {舞會是一種活動action。masquer-, mask 面具}
promenade n.【美】(高中或大學畢業前夕舉辦的正式)舞會(簡稱prom){舞會是一種活動action}
crusade n. 十字軍東征 {是一種軍事行動。crus-, cross 十字。十字軍乃因參加的騎土皆在胸前或肩上佩戴象徵十字架的徽章而得名。十字軍東征的最初目的是收復被穆斯林統治的聖地耶路撒冷。}
While Tom thinks of the early days as "pioneering," Lee likes to use the word "crusading."
雖然湯姆想的是早期的“開拓”,李喜歡用“討伐”。
blockade vt. 封鎖 (作出block的動作)
escapade any carefree episode /a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
n. 異常出軌的行為 (作出escape脫離日常生活約束的動作)
Teens have more time for adventures when high school is out for the summer, but these escapades can often turn deadly when they're driving. US News Jun 29, 2015
3.表示活動之參與者(participants in an action),構成集體名詞(collective noun),表示行動的集體 (denoting persons or groups participating in an action ),如:
brigade n. 隊,旅
{brig-, to fight 打仗 + -ade, participants in an action 名詞字尾,某項活動之參與者->構成打仗的 隊、旅}
* the Fire Brigade 消防隊
* They fought in the same brigade during the war. 戰爭中,他們在同一旅作戰。
renegade n. 變節者
{re-, intensive prefix 加強詞意 + -neg-, to deny 否定 + -ade, participants in an action 名詞字尾,表動作參與者 → 否定 自己團體的人 → 叛徒,變節者}
* The prince was captured by some renegades. 王子被一些叛亂者抓住了。
cavalcade n. 騎兵隊 {cavalc- 騎馬}
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pen n.圍欄,監禁
記法:1枝的時候是pen(鋼筆),n枝的時候就成為圍欄
rail n.扶手,欄杆;圍欄;鐵軌,v.咒駡,猛烈指責
記法:平躺是鐵軌,豎起來就是扶手、欄杆
He kept his hand on the rail as he climbed the steps . 他攀上臺階時,手不離扶欄。
aviary n.大鳥籠,鳥舍
apiary n. 養蜂場
avi-鳥,api-蜂,-ary 表地點
記法:鳥嘴長得像v(請上google查圖) ->avi-鳥,
hive n.蜂房,忙碌之地
hive是用來hide的
kennel n.狗舍,狗窩
ken發音近似「犬」->犬舍,犬窩
lair n.野獸的巢穴,躲藏處
lair->threre
roost v.n.棲息,鳥巢
rooster是公雞,屬於鳥類,所以夜晚也要找地方roost
nidus n 巢,孵卵所(a nest in which spiders or insects deposit their eggs)
用nest助記(同是n開頭)
諧音:泥搭室(泥土搭建的土室)->孵卵所,巢