liberate
liber(free)-ate
v.解放,使獲自由 [to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.]
ps. 也可以用來指從外國政府的控制下釋放、社會的經濟的束縛中釋放
ex. to liberate slaves.
去解放奴隸。
字源: līberātus (ptp. of līberāre to free), = līberā- + - tus suffix
c.f.小提醒
字根 liter == letter
字根 liber == free
liberal
liber-al
adj.開明的,不守舊的 [ Not limited to or by established, traditional, orthodox, or authoritarian attitudes, views, or dogmas]
ex. The church has become more liberal in this century.
adj.自由主義的,允許變革的, [Favoring proposals for reform, open to new ideas for progress, and tolerant of the ideas and behavior of others; broad-minded.]
adj.慷慨的,大方的 [Generous in amount; ample]
ex. He is liberal with his money.
他花錢大方。
ps.
liberal arts = 文科
liberal studies/education = 通識教育
liberality
liberal-ity
n.開明、慷慨 [The quality or state of being liberal or generous.]
ex. He was a man of extraordinary vigor and liberality of mind.
他是個生氣勃勃和思想非常開朗的人。
liberty
liber-ty
n.自由 [The condition of being free from restriction or control.]
n.自由權 [The right and power to act, believe, or express oneself in a manner of one's own choosing.]
ex. You may have the liberty of my room.
你可以使用我的房間。
ps. The Statue of Liberty= 自由女神像
字源: L lībertās , = līber free + -tās -ty
c.f.
liberal 概念偏是指 open mind. ..能廣泛、沒有限制的 接收不同的ideas
liberality是他的名詞型,指的是「廣泛、沒有限制的接收不同的ideas」
liberty的概念是 freedom ,它指一種情況、或者是一種權利,於此, 我們可以自由行動、自由說話 。
libertine
libert-ine
n.放蕩者 [a person who is morally or sexually unrestrained, esp. a dissolute man]
n.持自由思想者 [a freethinker in religious matters.]
adj. [free of moral, esp. sexual, restraint; dissolute; licentious.]
字源: lībert(us) freedman ( appar. by reanalysis of liber-tās liberty as libert-ās ) + - īnus -ine
它將原來的拉丁字拆法改變,原先是liber-tas, liber代表freedom, 改拆成libert-as, 然後再用libert接 ine這個字尾。
它的字義,最早是"an emancipated slave"(1382)被釋放的奴隸,在1563後才有"freethinker"的概念,then於1593開始有"dissolute or licentious person",而現在,我們大多使用這個字義--放蕩者,也有香水使用這個名字唷。
"電影The Libertine "
ps.Johnny Depp(THE LIBERTINE)中扮演了羅切斯特伯爵John Wilmot,(2nd Earl of Rochester),英國宮廷才子、詩人,以放蕩墮落英年早逝聞名,死後他的作品才受到各界注意與褒揚。
libretto
n.劇本,歌詞(ex.歌劇,音樂劇的) [ the text or words of an opera or similar extended musical composition.]
ex. an opera libretto = 歌劇的劇本
字源:libretto是從義大利文來的字,其中libr(libro)是book的意思,例如library圖書館,也是由這樣構成的。雖然字根的來源不同,你可以這樣想,書是用來使人自由的,藉由liber聯想出libr有當書的意思。
ps. NBA馬刺隊有個叫Oberto的球員。
license
n.許可 [Official or legal permission to do or own a specified thing.]
ex. 比方說汽車駕照, driving license.
ex. a license for the sale of alcoholic drinks
n. 放縱 [ Lack of due restraint; excessive freedom]
ps.有放縱字義的原因是由於"特許"的概念來的
ex. When liberty becomes license, dictatorship is near.
當自由變成了放縱,專制就靠近了。
ps. 還有
n.文藝,美術作品的)破格 [intentional deviation from rule, convention, or fact, as for the sake of literary or artistic effect]
ex. poetic license. = 詩的破格
字源: licentia authorization, = licent- ( s. of licēns, prp. of licēre to be allowed ) + -ia -ia
licentious
licent(to be allowed)-ious
adj.放蕩的 [Lacking moral discipline or ignoring legal restraint, especially in sexual conduct .]
ex. Though great artists have been licentious, licence does not necessarily result in great art.
偉大的藝術家們雖然曾經都是放蕩形骸的,但放蕩形骸未必導致偉大的藝術。
adj. [Having no regard for accepted rules or standards.]
licentious:dissoluteness
lien
n.抵押權,留置權 (扣押他人的財產來保障債務還清) [ Law . the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.]
ex. The court granted me a lien on my debtor's property.
法庭授予我對我債務人財產的留置權。
聯想:
1. Mathew Lien (馬修連恩)的財產被人抵押了
2. 財產被躺在別人的地方,被抵押了
字源: L ligāmen tie, bandage, = lig ā(re) to tie + -men n. suffix of result /* 看看就好*/
lien:claim 扣押權是一種權利
ligneous
lign(wood)-eous
adj.木質的[of the nature of or resembling wood; woody.]
ex. ligneous tissue
木質組織
c.f.
lign-eous adj.木質的
ign-eous adj.火成的 [樹幹 l 被燒掉的就是火成的...]
liken
like-en
v.比擬 [To see, mention, or show as similar]
ex. life has often been likened to a journey.
ps. compare A to B; liken A to B 把A比喻B
ex. I can only compare the experience to falling in love .
= I can only liken the experience to falling in love .
liken:similarity=discriminate:difference
有相似性才可以相比=有差別才可以區分