cumbersome

cumber(v.阻礙)-some

adj.笨重的;(因體積、重量等原因)難處理的 [ Difficult to handle because of weight or bulk]

adj.麻煩的 [troublesome.]

   cumbersome <> easy to handle  adj.易處理的

 

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字根

cumb  == lie down 躺

tum   == swell腫

 

tuber n.塊莖 (當字根時,也有"凸出"的意思)

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字根cumb == lie down 躺

 

    cumb-er     v.阻礙

en-cumb-er     v.阻礙

 in-cumb-ent   n.現任者、在職者 [in 做 on the state of解]

 

recumbent  adj.斜躺的  [re做back解]


succumb  n.屈服  [sub(down)+ cumb(lie down)-->屈服]

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cumulus

cumul(堆積;pile)-us

n.積雲

 

 

accumulate   v.累積

cumulative  adj.累積的

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cunning

adj.狡猾的,奸詐的 [ skill employed in a sly manner]

  ex. By a cunning trick he became heir of the rich widow.
  他策劃了一個狡猾的計謀,成了這有錢寡婦的繼承人。

adj.精巧的;熟練的

adj.【口】小巧玲瓏的

 

from

can(狗)-ing
ex. canine 犬科的

 

cunning <> ingenuous  adj.坦白直率的

 

 

 

 

 

 

cupidity

cupid(邱比特)-ity

n.貪心,貪財 [eager or excessive desire, esp. to possess something; greed]

 

 

 

 

 

 

curator

cure-ate-or

n.館長 [ the person in charge of a museum, art collection, etc.]

 

ps.

cure      v.治癒

curable  a.可醫治的

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

curb

n.(人行道旁的)鑲邊石 [ a rim, esp. of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.]

  ex. He parked his car close to the curb.
  他將汽車停在緊靠人行道路緣的地方。

n.勒馬繩

v.控制,遏止 [To check, restrain, or control as if with a curb;]

  ex. The public demanded to curb on military spending.
  公眾要求限制軍事開支。

 

 

 

 

 

curdle

curd(n.凝乳)-le

v.凝結  (比如牛奶凝乳用來製作cheese )

   ex. The milk has curdled.
  牛奶凝結了。

 

  讀 :蝌蚪-->很多蝌蚪就會凝結

 

 

 

 

 

 

curmudgeon

n.難以取悅的人;壞脾氣的人 [a bad-tempered, difficult, cantankerous person.]

   拆字聯想: cur(跑) + mud(土) + go :跑到泥巴裡去→脾氣暴躁的人

  curmudgeon <> agreeable person  隨和的人

 

review

cantankerous

cant + anger

adj.脾氣壞的 [ Ill-tempered and quarrelsome ]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

curriculum

curr(=cur;run)-i-culum

n.學校的全部課程 [All the courses of study offered by an educational institution.]

   ex. curriculum:course
   全部課程由課程組成

 

 

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字根 cur == run

current n.水流;電流  adj.當前的
   
concur v.同時發生;同意
concurrence   n.同時發生;同意
   
    course n.系列課程 n.路線  // curriculum    n.學校的全部課程
discourse n.討論  [ a formal discussion of a subject in speech or writing, as a dissertation, treatise]
  n.演講
   
cursive      adj.草寫的
cursory adj.匆匆忙忙的, 粗略的[going rapidly over something, without noticing details ]
   
discursive adj.散漫的 [passing aimlessly from one subject to another]
   
excursion  n.遠足;短途旅行
  [a short trip or outing to some place, usually for a special purpose and with the intention of a prompt return: a pleasure excursion; a scientific excursion.]
   
incur v.招致 ( to incur a huge number of debts. )
incursion n.入侵 (The enemy made brief incursions on the village. )
   
precursor n.先驅;前輩
   
recur v.再發生 [to occur again]
recurrence n.再發生
   
recourse n.賴以得救的辦法 [access or resort to a person or thing for help or protection]
   
succor v.救濟,援助 n.救助者 [跑到把人救起] \\ soccer