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七姑姑系列 aunt

 

daunt      v.畏縮            (打姑姑嚇倒姑姑了,使姑姑畏縮) [daunting]

flaunt      v.誇耀            (到處飛fly炫耀的姑姑) [誇耀自己的財富]

gaunt   adj.枯瘦的          (姑姑被告了,她變得憔悴枯瘦的)

haunt   n/v.常去的地方     (姑姑常來要搬椅子h給她坐) [鬼魂常出沒之處]

jaunt       n.短程旅遊       (姑姑住的不遠也不近,去找她是短程旅遊) journey

taunt    n/v.嘲弄            (欺負t的諧音姑姑)

vaunt      v.吹噓             (比出勝利V的姑姑 - 愛吹噓的姑姑) [吹噓自己功績]

 

ps.

saunter v.閒逛;漫步

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jaunt

n.短程旅遊   [a short journey, esp. one taken for pleasure.]

ex. She' s gone on a jaunt into town.
她到城裡遊逛去了

v. [ to make a short journey.]

 

 

 

 

 

 

jaunty

adj.輕鬆活潑的;快活的 [ easy and sprightly in manner or bearing]

ex. The happy children walked with jaunty steps.
快樂的孩子們跳跳蹦蹦地走著。

 

聯想:因為能去jaunt,所以小朋友都jaunty起來了

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

jazz

n. 爵士樂

 

補充:

爵士樂是起源於20世紀在美國南部非裔的社區 1910s

Big band-style [1930s-1940s]

Bebop [1945- ] ...hard bebop, postbop

Cool Jazz [1940-1950]

Latin Jazz fusion ex. Afro-Cuban, Brazilian Jazz [1950s~1960s]

Jazz-rock fusion [1970s-1980s]

Acid jazz (funk + hip-hop) [late 1980s- ]

 

經典的 Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

jealousy

jealous-y

n.妒忌 [jealous resentment against a rival, a person enjoying success or advantage, etc., or against another's success or advantage itself.]

ex.像媽媽比較寵小兒子,大兒子可能會嫉妒( That's Jealousy)。像男生幫女同事而加班,醋意重的女朋友可能會嫉妒(That's Jealousy)

ex. They were divided by mutual suspicion and jealousy.
他們因互相猜疑,嫉妒而對立。

 

jealous

adj.妒忌的, 吃醋的

ex. If other girl spoke to him intimately she was immediately jealous.

 

字源: L. zēl(us) zeal"狂熱"

c.f.

envy

n./v. 羨慕

ex. 像朋友尾牙抽獎居然中了一台跑車,真是羨慕阿(That's envy.)

ex. I envy you having an iphone .

attentive:meddlesome=envious:jealous
特別注意的是多管閒事的=特別羨慕的是嫉妒的

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

jeer

v.譏笑 [to speak or shout derisively; scoff or gibe rudely]

ex. Don't jeer unless you can do better.

 

 

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**輕蔑、嘲笑系列 ex.別人失敗了,還笑人家是喪家犬

 

contempt      n.輕蔑

deride           v.輕蔑            [de-rid(笑)-e]

disdain       n/v.輕蔑、鄙視  [ OF. desdeigner ,des=dis, deigner "treat as worthy ]

 

despise       v. 輕蔑  [de-spis( = spec;look)-e]

disregard     v. 輕蔑  [dis-regard]

 

gibe       v.譏笑

jibe        v.譏笑、 與一致

jeer        v.譏笑

 

 

mock     v.譏笑( 用模仿的方式)   [to ridicule by mimicry of action or speech.]

ridicule   v.譏笑

 

scorn   n/v.輕蔑、嘲笑

scoff      v.輕蔑、嘲笑

sneer      v.輕蔑、嘲笑  (用面部表情的方式) [ex.她以為是她是有多正..]
[ to smile, laugh, or contort the face in a manner that shows scorn or contempt ]

spurn      v.一腳踢開、輕蔑地拒絕  [想成spur(馬刺) + no]

taunt      v.以一種諷刺、侮辱的譏笑
[ says something about your weakness "to insult"  you , insulting ]

 

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jibe

v.譏笑 [= gibe.]

v.相一致(美語中才有的字義)  [to be in harmony or accord; agree]

ex. What he described does not jibe with the facts.

 

ps.其實在生活中jibe較常是指:使帆從一舷轉至另一舷, 使帆改變方向

jibe <> conflict

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

jejune

adj.枯燥無味的 [without interest or significance; dull; insipid]

ex. there pour forth jejune words and useless empty phrases.
空洞無用的言辭不斷湧出

adj.不成熟的 [juvenile; immature; childish]

 

聯想:六月(june)太熱,做什麼都枯燥乏味(jejune)

 

jejune:interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

jerk

n. 猛然地一拉(或一推,一扭,一扔等) [a quick, sharp pull, thrust, twist, throw, or the like; a sudden movement]

n. 顛簸,搖晃 [any sudden, quick movement of the body]

v.猛然一動  [to pull, twist, move, thrust, or throw with a quick, suddenly arrested motio]

ex.I felt the fishing line jerk.
我感覺到釣絲猛然一動。

ps.

在俚語中 jerk指的是蠢蛋 foolish person

打手槍 = jerk-off. 正式的語言叫masturbate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

jeopardize

v.使危害 [to put in jeopardy; hazard; risk; imperil]

ex. The security of the whole operation has been jeopardized by one careless person.

ex. to jeopardize his immortal soul by kissing you.

 

聯想:看成 leopard 豹.. 放豹危害人(jeopardize)

 

 

 

 

 

 

jeopardy

n.風險 [hazard or risk of or exposure to loss, harm, death, or injury]

n.危險 [peril or danger]

ex. find oneself in double jeopardy.
進退兩難

 

 

 

 

 

 

jest

n.玩笑 =joke

ex. Better lose a jest than a friend.
(諺語)寧肯少說笑話,決不得罪朋友

v.開玩笑 [To act or speak playfully; to make witty remarks.]

ex. You shouldn' t jest about serious things.

ex. nike 的廣告 "jest do it" is a jest

 

聯想:jest 跟 joke長得很像

 

 

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玩笑特輯

 

jest    n.玩笑 =joke

 

jape    v.開玩笑 n.笑話  [(old-fashion) joke,quip]

 

prank   n.惡作劇、令人難堪的玩笑

[a trick of an amusing, playful, or sometimes malicious nature.]

 

quip  n.俏皮話、妙語 ( 即興說出的機智話語 )

[1.a sharp, sarcastic remark]

[2.a clever or witty remark or comment]

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jettison

n. [the act of casting goods from a vessel or aircraft to lighten or stabilize it.]

v. [to cast (goods) overboard in order to lighten a vessel or aircraft or to improve its stability in an emergency .]

ex. a ship jettisoning wastes

ex. a pilot jettisoning aircraft fuel.

 

聯想:jet是噴射機 ,jettison是丟掉東西

 

"下面的影片是登陸火星的simulator(構想是來自英國的科幻小說家Stephen Baxter)...其中你可以看到火箭拋棄用完的fuel tank, 這個動作就是jettison...你可以點進去,影片的註解有更多的資料...(目前還沒有人登陸火星)"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

jigsaw puzzle

n.拼圖

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

jingoism

n. 沙文主義者; 主張武力外交者 [the spirit, policy, or practice of jingoes; bellicose chauvinism .]

 

聯想:日文的「軍國」可以發音成jingo ... (其實沒有..如果有的話會唸成ぐんごく)

 

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Chauvinism from Nicolas Chauvin ,傳說中因其 過分的愛國主義 和對拿破崙的忠誠而聞名的法國士兵 (Nicolas Chauvin , a legendary French soldier famous for his devotion to Napoleon)

 

jingoism <> dove n.鴿子, 和平 (某牌洗髮精)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

jockey

n.賽馬的騎師 [a person who rides horses professionally in races.]

v.欺騙 [ to trick or cheat]

v.耍手段使 [to manipulate cleverly or trickily]

ex. Swindlers jockeyed him into buying some worthless land.
騙子們騙他買下了一些毫無價值的土地。

 

字源:jock其實就是Jack, 當成boy來解釋,而這個boy騎馬,就變成了騎師了。

另外Jack就是紙牌中的11點,也叫 knave,其中的含意是「奸詐的人」

 

聯想:Jacky(吳宗憲)會跑去當騎師,你不是在騙我嗎(jockey me)