document

doc(to teach)-u-ment

n.文件

v.用文件證明 [To support (ex. an assertion or claim) with evidence or decisive information.]

ex. He documented the case with abundant evidence.
他用充分的證據證明這個案子。

ex. archivist:documents
檔案館管理員看管檔案

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

dodder

v. 蹣跚 [To shake or tremble, as from old age; totter.]

ex. dodder:unsteady 蹣跚是不穩的

ps.源於 totter, teeter

 

n.菟絲子 [一種不會進行光合作用的植物]


"go kart crash dodder"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

dodge

v.躲開 [to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy]

ex. to dodge a question.

ex. dodge:blow
躲避防止被打

 

dodge ball

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

doff

do-off

v.脫(衣、帽等)

 

 

 

 

don

do-on

v.穿上;披

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

dogged

dog-ed  [ex. 101忠狗 or 涉谷站前的狗像]

adj.頑強的 [ being determined to continue with something even if it becomes difficult or dangerous.]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

doggerel

dog-er-al

n. 打油詩 [Crudely or irregularly fashioned verse, often of a humorous or burlesque nature. ]

 

字源:1277 (as a surname, 1249), the root word probably from dog , applied to bad poetry perhaps with a suggestion of puppyish clumsiness, or being only fit for dogs.

像小狗的詩

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

dogma

n.(教會等的)教義 [ a system of principles or tenets, as of a church.]

 

聯想: dog + ma 狗媽媽

 

dogma<> heresy

heresy

n. 異端邪說 [An opinion or a doctrine at variance with established religious beliefs, especially dissension from or denial of Roman Catholic dogma by a professed believer]


ex. She was burned at the stake for heresy in the 14th century.

她在十四世紀因信仰異教而被處火刑。

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

dogmatism

dogma-t-ism

n.武斷,教條主義 [without considering all the relevant facts or other people's opinions. ]

 

 

 

 

 

 

dolt

n.笨蛋;傻瓜 [a dull, stupid person]

ps. doll n.洋娃娃

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

doldrums (ˈdɔldrəmz)

dolt(n. stupidity)-rums

n.憂悶;意志消沈

n.蕭條時期 [a state of inactivity or stagnation, as in business or art]

ex. August is a time of doldrums for many enterprises.

ex. The economy is in the doldrums.

 

n. 赤道無風帶 [特徵是或風平浪靜]

 

聯想: d + ol(d) + drums : 老鼓敲不響

 

 

 

 

 

 

doleful

dole(pain)-ful

adj.令人傷心的[Filled with or expressing grief; sad]

 

 

doleful    adj.悲傷的     [dole = pain]

indolent   adj.懶惰的     [feel no pain]

 

redolent  adj.芳香的     [拆法特殊:red=re-加強語氣,ol源於拉丁的olere=odor]

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dolorous

dole(pain)-or-ous

adj.悲哀的;悲痛 [expressing, or causing pain or sorrow; doleful]

ex. a dolorous melody

ex. The dolorous melody in the concert resonances the tragic memories  of 911. ( Apr. 2014 add.)

 

 

 

 

 

domain

n.領土,領地

n.範圍

ex. This information should be in the public domain.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

dome

n.圓屋頂 [A vaulted roof having a circular, polygonal, or elliptical base and a generally hemispherical or semispherical shape.]

ex.The dome of the church

ex.alcove:recess=dome:roof
凹室是一種壁凹=圓屋頂是一種屋頂