adhere

ad-here(黏著)

v.黏附,緊黏[(+to)] (只有一方面黏)

  ex. There were several pages that adhered to each other.

 

c.f.

cohere v.黏合 (兩方面都會黏)

cohesive adj.凝聚性的;有結合力的

 

 

 

 

adherent

ad-her(黏著)-ent

n. 追隨者,擁護者

  ex. He is a leader with many adherents.
  他是個有眾多追隨者的領袖。

 

 

 

 

adhesive

adj.有黏性的 [sticky]

  ex. self - adhesive wallpaper

n.膠黏劑

 

 

 

adjacent

adj.鄰接的 [lying near, close, or contiguous; adjoining; neighboring]

  ex. We work in adjacent rooms.
  我們在鄰接的房間裡工作

 

 

 

 

 

adjourn

ad-journ(day)

v.使中止;使延期;休(會) [stop (a meeting, etc) for a time; postpone ]

  ex. The case was adjourned until next Thursday.
  該案延至下星期四審理。

 

字根 journ == day

 

journal    n.日報、雜誌、期刊

 

adjourn    v.延期、休會 [to day-->to another day]

 

sojourn  n/v.逗留、旅居 (旅遊中途暫時居住)  [記成旅遊(journery)到此(so)-->逗留]

            ex. He sojourned with a friend in Wales for two weeks.
            他在威爾士一個朋友那兒住了兩個星期

 

 

 

 

 

adjunct

ad-junct(join;結合)

n.附屬物 (可自身獨立的附屬物) [thing that is added or attached to sth else but is less important and not essential ]

 

 

 

appendage n.附加物、[醫]附屬器官,附屬肢體(如尾等)

                    [An appendage supplements without being essential]

 

adjunct  n.附屬物、輔助物、助手、修飾語

             [An adjunct is added as an auxiliary but is often self-sustaining]

             ex.兼任教授 adjunct professor

            本是在A學校做研究,但會去B學校教某堂課,對於B學校而言就是兼任教授

 

accessory   n.附屬物 [An accessory is usually nonessential but desirable]

                     ex.珠寶裝飾小配件

 

attachment  n.配件[An attachment adds a function to the thing to which it is connected]

                    ex.N95手機加裝電視配件就可以看電視

 

junct 與 join的比較

junct

 

junct-ion   n.接合點

junct-ure   n.接合點、重要關頭

 

adjunct    n.附屬物、修飾語

 

conjunction   n.連詞[ex. and、or、but]

 

disjunction     n.分離、分裂

disjunctive     n.(指連詞)轉折的、反意的 [ex. either、or]

 

injunction      n.命令 [a court order, telling sb. not to do sth.]

 

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join

 

conjoin  v.連接 [unite and join together]

 

enjoin   v.命令 [to order]  [使別人加入-->命令]

 

rejoin     v.回答、重新接合 [再次加入爭辯,原義為defendant's answer to the replication]

rejoinder  n.反駁性質的回答 = retort

 

    joint       n.關節、連接處

disjointed    adj.脫臼的、說話內容或文章內容不連貫的

 

 

 

 

 

adjust

ad-just(正)

v.調節;改變...以適應[arrange]

  ex. She must learn to adjust herself to English life.
  她必須學會適應英國的生活。

v.調整;校準

 

 

 

 

admire

v.欽佩 [regard sb/sth with respect, pleasure, satisfaction, etc ]

  ex. I admire him for his success in business

 

 

 

 

admission

n.許可, 許可入場

 

 

 

 

admonish

ad(to)-mon(to remind)-ish   ex. monitor

v.(輕微)警告 [To reprove gently but earnestly.]

 

 

指責系列

admonish   v.警告

caveat      v.警告 [想成cave + eat:在洞穴中吃東西而被警告]

chide        v.To scold mildly so as to correct or improve

 

 

condemn

reproach

blame

reprove

 

berate

castigate

censure

lambaste

rebuke       v.censure severely or angrily

reprimand

upbraid

scold         v.To reprimand or criticize harshly and usually angrily.

vituperate  v謾罵to use or address with harsh or abusive language

 

ps.指責系列 在page 75頁有更多的說明唷,之後也會有更詳細的說明。