assent to
as-sent(feeling)
v.同意,贊成
ex. I won't assent to her plan.
我不會同意她的計劃。
字根sens
sense n.感覺(視、聽、嗅、味、觸覺) v.感覺到
sens-ible a.能感知到的、明智的 ps.能用五感處理的引申成合理的、明智的,不是能拜神求籤
sentient a.有知覺的
sens-ation n.知覺、轟動的事件[眾所皆知的事]
sensit-ive adj.敏感的 [ex.黛玉葬花，輕輕一朵落花，卻哭了起來]
sensit-ivity n.靈敏性
sensit-ize v.使某人或某事物敏感
sentimental adj.多愁善感的 [山東饅頭]
sentry n.哨兵 [需要提高警覺的人]
sentinel n.哨兵=sentry
sens-ual adj.肉慾的
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assert & assertive & assertiveness
assert
as-sert(加入)
ex. insert v.插入
etymology: [Latin asserere, assert- : ad-, ad- + serere, to join; see ser-2 in Indo-European roots.]
v.斷言,聲稱[+that] = affirm
ex. She asserted her innocence.
她宣稱她是清白的
assertive
adj.斷言的, 武斷的 [inclined to bold and confident assertion]
ex. too assertive as a salesman
assertiveness
n.過分自信, 武斷
assess & assessment
assess
想成 a$$e$$
v.估定(財產)的價值
ex. The value of this property was assessed at one million dollars.
這財產的價值估定為一百萬元。
ex. assess·value=plumb·depth 評價·價值=測水深·深度
v.確定(稅、罰款、賠償金等)的金額 [to estimate officially the value of (property, income, etc.) as a basis for taxation.]
ex. assess damage after an accident
事故後確定損害賠償金額
assessment
n.(為徵稅對財產所作的)估價 [An assessment of the amount of money that something is worth or that should be paid is a calculation or estimate of the amount. ]
assiduous
as(ad;to)-sid(坐)-u-ous
adj.勤勉的
ex. an assiduous student
字根 sed sess == sit坐
sid
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asset
as-set
n.財產,資產
ex. The bank has assets of over five million pounds.
這家銀行有五百萬英鎊以上的資產。
assimilate
as-simi(like)l-ate
v.使(民族、語音)同化
ex. America has assimilated millions of immigrants.
美國同化了千百萬移民。
v.消化吸收(食物), 吸收(知識等)
字根 simil--->simul == like 相似
sembl
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associate
v.使有聯繫
ex. I didn't want to be associated with it at all.
我根本不想與這事有牽連。
assorted
as-sort(n.種類)-ed
adj.各色具備的,;各種各樣(混在一起)的
ex. Mom bought a box of assorted chocolates.
媽媽買了一盒什錦巧克力。
assuage /əˋswedʒ/
記: ass-u-age
or sausage n.香腸
v.緩和,減輕(病痛等) [provide physical relief]
ex. To assuage his wife's grief
v.滿足(食慾,慾望等)[ satisfy]
