odyssey
n.荷馬的敘事詩
n.長途飄泊
"Odyssey," from L. Odyssea, from Gk. Odysseia, name of the Homeric epic poem of ancient Greece, relating the 10-year wanderings of Odysseus (L. Ulysses), king of Ithaca, after the Trojan War.
Homer's Odyssey --The epic tale cut down to 15 seconds.
The Odyssey -Official Movie Trailer
offbeat
off-beat
adj.不平常的,非傳統的 [Not conforming to an ordinary type or pattern; unconventional]
ex. American shoppers are increasingly seeking out offbeat and unique shopping options like flea markets
美國費者越來越追求那種不拘常規、個性獨特的購物方式:如跳蚤市
在物理中beat是指兩個頻率相近的波的superposition
Michael Jackson's Beat It
offend
ob(against)-fend(strike)
v.冒犯 [to irritate, annoy, or anger; cause resentful displeasure in]
ex. Does it offend you..
ex. Onions offend my sense of smell.
v.犯過錯 [To offend against a law, rule, or principle means to break it.]
ps.
defend
de(away)-fend(strike)
v.防禦
offense
n.冒犯
n.犯法(行為)
ex. For what offense was he arrested?
他是犯了什麼罪被捕的?
One Lakers Triangle Offense Attack ..湖人的三角戰術
offhand
off-hand
adj.未經準備地 [Performed or expressed without preparation or forethought]
ps. 也可以當adv來用
ex. offhand remarks
ex. <> premediatated
字構:off離去 hand, offhand是指隨手就做的意思。
officious
office-ious
adj.多管閒事的..(中文有點難翻) [Marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others ]
ex. officious interference from the police
offish
off-ish
adj.不親熱的;冷漠的 [ Inclined to be distant and reserved; aloof.]
ex. She used to be aloof and stand-offish with us, but we are now friends.
她一向對我們疏遠冷淡,但現在我們成了很好的朋友了。
聯想:of f -fish 魚離開,池塘變得冷清
off-key
adj.走音的 [deviating from the correct tone or pitch; out of tune.]
這個字是在1943年後才開始有人用的唷
offset
v.補償;抵銷 [something that counterbalances, counteracts, or compensates for something else]
ex. The move is designed to help offset the shortfall in world oil supplies caused by the UN
這一舉動是被設計來幫助抵銷石油供給的不足
n.補償;抵銷
ex. In basketball, his speed and cleverness were an offset to his small size.
打籃球時,他的速度和機智彌補了他身材矮小的不足。
字構:act of setting off
ps. excel 中有offset函數
Excel Magic Trick #78: OFFSET function...我很喜歡這傢伙的講解唷
c.f
off | set | v.補償 |
on | set | n.開始 [set on 的顛倒] |
out | set | n.開始、開端 |
back | set | n.倒退 |
be | set | n.鑲嵌 |
offspring
n.子孫,後代 [The progeny or descendants of a person, animal, or plant considered as a group.]
字構:指那些彈出來的(spring off),不過你也可以想成是春天來臨而彈出來的後代。
offstage
off(遠)-stage
adj/adv. [off the stage or in the wings; away from the view of the audience (opposed to onstage). ]
ex. She ran offstage in tears.
ex. There was a lot of noise offstage.
adj/adv.私生活裡 [in one's private life rather than on the stage]