artifact

art-i-fact(做)

ex.factory 工廠

n.人工製品;手工藝品 [ any object made by human beings, esp. with a view to subsequent use.]

古代西方的藝術是與自然相對的概念。藝術的東西即人工的,非自然的

 

artifacts  ex. unearthed artifacts

museum•artifacts  博物館•史前古器物

 

 

 

 

artifice

n.奸計;詭計

  ex. 比方說,在雙方吵架的時候,故意裝哭以獲得別人的同情,而達到自己的目的。

 

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ruse  n.策略、花招  [a trick, stratagem, or artifice.]

 use                  (use a ruse to get her love.) (使用一個花招去得到她的愛)

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artificial

adj.人工的,人造的

adj.矯揉造作的,不自然的

  ex. Her artificial manner made me sick.
  她那裝腔作勢的樣子令我噁心。

 

 

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字根 fact  feat == make, do

      fac

 

fact     n.事實  [形成的事]

factory n.工廠

 

faction & factious

faction n.政黨派別、小集團  (因做事方式不同而分成小集團)
    ex. The party split into three factions
factious  adj.好搞派系活動的 [given to faction]
    ex. A factious group was trying to undermine the government.

 

 

容易搞混的 (可以先看p.201)

factitious

fact-ity-ous [特意去做的-->不自然的]

adj.不自然的   [not spontaneous or natural, produced by humans rather than by natural forces ]

  ex. factitious laughter 做作的笑

  2011.7.4 補充: 其實有更好理解的方法,factitious較像factory的那派,也就是"人工作出來的,不是自然而來的",ex.像是用塑膠做的假鑽石,你就可以說factitious diamond.

 

 

 

fictitious

fict-ity-ous [假裝出來的-->虛構的]

adj.虛構的   [for the sake of concealment, not genuine]

  ex. fictitious names (虛構的名字)

  2011.7.4 補充:fictitious較像fiction的那派,也就是科幻小說,所以你會看到fictitious character(虛構的角色)/fictitious name等等的用法。

 

 

fiction       n.虛構、小說

fictitious names (虛構的名字)

 

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benefactor n.恩人
malefactor  n.做惡者
   
facile adj.容易做的
facilitate v.促進,使容易做
   
facility n.設備,設施  n.能力,官能
faculty n.教職人員
   
confect v.做糖果  [一起做]
confection n.糖果
refectory n.(原指修道院或學校的)食堂;餐廳  [re-: again]
   
feat n.功績, 武藝
feasible adj.可實行的

 

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artistry

artist-ry

n.藝術才能 [artistic ability]

 

 

 

 

artless

art-less

adj.缺乏藝術性的 [lacking art]

  ex. an artless translation
  拙劣的譯文

adj.無虛飾的 [free from guile or craft : sincerely simple]

  ex. artless grace
  不做作的優雅

 

ps. 極簡風格:

 

 

 

 

 

ascendancy

as(to)-scend(climb)-ancy

n.優勢 [ the state of being in the ascendant; governing or controlling influence; domination.]

  ps. 也就是 the state of being in a higher position.

  ps. ascend v.上升→優勢

 

字源:L. ascendere "to climb up," from ad- "to" + scandere "to climb."

參考:

descend v.下降

transcendent adj.卓越的

 

 

 

 

 

ascetic

adj/n.禁慾主義的;苦行的

  ps. 也就是 [rigorously self-disciplined]

  考古:ascetic•self-denial  苦行者•克己

 

 

 

 

 

ascribe to

as(to)-scribe(寫)

v.把...歸因於

  ex. She ascribed her success to hard work.
  她把自己的成功歸之於勤奮。

 

 

 

 

aseptic

a(no)-sept(細菌)-ic

adj.無菌的

  ex. an aseptic operating room

n.防腐劑

 

 

 

 

antiseptic

anti-septic

n.抗菌劑

  ps. 常見的情況是:你手割傷了,然後護士會給你的傷口噴上antiseptic來消毒(ie. kill bacteria)

adj.抗菌的,防腐的

 

 

 

 

asparagus

n.蘆筍

 

 

 

 

 

aspect

as-spect(看)

n.觀點 (看的方向 [appearance to the eye or mind; look]

  ex. the physical aspect of the country.