alienate

alien(foreign)-ate

v.使疏遠;離間[(+from)]

  ex. His behavior alienated his friends.
  他的行為使他疏遠了朋友。


 

 

 

 


 

 

alien

adj.外國的,外國人的

n.外星人

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

align

v. 把...排列(成一行),排成直線

 ex.aligned the car with the curb

 

lign 唸起來像line

但實際的字根是lign == wood

ligneous adj.木(質)的


 

 

 


 


 

 

alimentary

al(grow,nourish)-i-ment-ary

adj.營養的 [concerned with the function of nutrition; nutritive.]

  ex. alimentary tract, alimentary canal 消化道

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

alkali

n.鹼,鹼金屬

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allay

v.使平靜,平息

  ex. Father helped to allay her fears.

  父親幫助她消除恐懼。


 

lie lie-lied-lied lying v.說謊
lie lie-lay-lain lying   v.躺
       
lay lay-laid-laid   v.下蛋,放

 

   

 

 

   


 


 


 

 

allege

v.(無充分證據而)斷言,宣稱

  ex.A newspaper article alleged that the cabinet was going to resign.
  一家報紙宣稱內閣即將辭職。

 

 

 

字根leg特輯

 

**leg == law 法律

 

legal          adj.合法的

legitimate     adj.合法的  [其中的itim表最高級]

 

legisl-ate      v.制定法律 [enact laws]

legisl-ation    n.制定法律

legisl-at-ure   n.立法機關

 

al-leg-iance    n.忠誠 [lawful-->faithful]

 

[特] litigation  n.訴訟      lit    +    ig  +  ation.

                          (lawsuit)      (do)      n.

 

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**leg == appoint, send

 

  legate    n.使節(羅馬教皇的使節)

delegate    n.代表、會議代表  v.委派...為代表  [de- = dis-]

relegate    v.貶謫、放逐                       [re-做back解]

 

leg-acy   n.遺產   [前人所send之物]

 

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主型式lect,變化型為leg

 

** lect         1號 == choose

   leg-->lig 

 

elect       v.選出

election    n.選舉

 

select v.選擇

 

intellect  n.智力  [intel + lect選]

 

legion     n.古羅馬軍團  adj.眾多的,大量的  [被選出來的士兵]

 

 

** lect          2號 == gather

   leg-->lig 

 

collect  v.收集

 

sacr-i-lege n.褻瀆、褻瀆聖物  [從聖地收集來的-->盜取-->褻瀆]

 

** lect          3號 == read

   leg-->lig 

 

lectern    n.教堂中的讀經臺

lecture    n.演講

 

legible  adj.(字清晰)易讀的

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

allegiance

n.(對國家,事業,個人等的)忠誠

 

 

 

 

 

 

allegory

n.寓言、寓意畫

all-ego

 

  wiki: Allegory is a figurative mode of representation conveying meaning other than the verbal. Allegory communicates its message by means of symbolic figures, actions or symbolic representation.

  As an artistic device, an allegory is a visual symbolic representation. An example of a simple visual allegory is the image of the grim reaper. Viewers understand that the image of the grim reaper is a symbolic representation of death.

Titian's Allegory of Age Governed by Prudence, with three human heads symbolising age and the triple-headed beast




 

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allegory  n.寓言、寓意畫

 

fable     n.寓言[a short tale to teach a moral lesson,often with animals as characters]

 

tale      n.寓言

 

parable   n.宗教類的寓言 [a short allegorical story designed to illustrate or teach some truth,           
                                                    religious principle, or moral lesson]

 

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allergic & allergy

allergy

n.過敏

 

 

 

 

 

 

alleviate

lev = raise

v.減輕

  ex. to alleviate sorrow

 

  ex. lever n.槓桿