audience
audi-ence
n.聽眾
ex. The audience enjoyed every minute of the performance.
觀眾自始至終欣賞這次演出。
audit
n/v.旁聽
n/v.審計;查帳 [an official examination and verification of accounts and records, esp. of financial accounts.]
auditorium
audi-torium
n.禮堂 [A large building for public meetings or performances.]
augment
aug(提高)-ment
v.加強;提高
ex. The impact of the report was augmented by its timing.
由於發表的時間選得好,這篇報導的影響更大了。
ps.
august adj.威嚴的
augur & augury
augur
n.占卜師;預言者
v.預示,預言,是...的預兆
ex.Higher pay augurs a better future.
工資高了,前程會更美好。
augury
n.預兆
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anger v.生氣
auger n.螺旋鑽
augur n/v.預示
提供一個小故事來幫助你記憶(改編於pizza740909的idea)
今年，風調雨順，再再預示了(augur)將會有好的收成
不過正值農忙之時
這農夫卻因為他的鑽頭(auger)壞了
而無法工作
不由得生氣了(anger)起來，反而怨起的老天爺
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預言系列
augur v.預言
divine v.預言
forecast v.預言
foresee v.預言
foreshadow v.預言
premonish v.預言
presage v.預言
prognosticate v. [醫]預後 // prognosis n.[醫]預後
prophesy v.預言
凶兆三兄弟
omen v.顯示凶兆 n.凶兆
bode v.顯示凶兆
portend v.顯示凶兆
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auspices
au(鳥)-spic-es
n.援助;贊助 [Usually, auspices. patronage; support; sponsorship]
ex. under the auspices of the Department of Education.
auspicious
au(鳥)-spic-ious
adj.吉兆的;吉利的
ex.an auspicious beginning
吉利的開始
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| perspic- aci ous | a.有穎悟力的 | [understanding quickly] to exhibit perspicacious judgment . |
| perspic-u ous | a.清晰明白的 | [clearly expressed or presented; lucid] perspicuous article |
| perspic-uity | n.清晰明白 | [clearness or lucidity, as of a statement] |
分析
-acious 是-acity or -acy (n.)的變化型：指"是..性質的"、"是..狀態的"
所以是指完全看透的狀態-->解題出來的意思-->有穎悟力的
-ous，指"full of ..."
所以是到處充滿清晰可讀(能看懂)-->指文章寫的很清楚-->清晰明白的
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| suspect | v.懷疑 | [to believe to be guilty, false] | (We suspected their honesty.) |
| n.嫌疑犯 | |||
| suspicion | n.懷疑 | [act of suspecting] | (She's been arrested on suspicion of spying.) |
| n.嫌疑 | |||
| suspicious | a.可疑的 |
(There were suspicious circumstances about his death.) |
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austere & austerity
austere
adj.嚴峻的 [severe in manner or appearance; strict]
ex. an austere teacher.
adj.簡樸的; 樸素的 [without excess, luxury, or ease; simple; limited]
| austere | a.嚴峻的,樸素的 |
| austrian | n.奧地利人 |
| (一個樸素的奧地利人: an austere austrian ) |
austerity
n.嚴厲
n.樸素
ps. In economics, austerity is a policy of deficit-cutting, lower spending, and a reduction in the amount of benefits and public services provided.
"Austerity" was named the word of the year by Merriam-Webster in 2010.
from wiki: Austerity measures are typically taken if there is a threat that a government cannot honor its debt liabilities. Such a situation may arise if a government has borrowed in foreign currencies that they have no right to issue or they have been legally forbidden from issuing their own currency. In such a situation, banks may lose trust in a government's ability and/or willingness to pay and either refuse to roll over existing debts or demand extremely high interest rates. In such situations, inter-governmental institutions such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) may demand austerity measures in exchange for functioning as a lender of last resort. When the IMF requires such a policy, the terms are known as 'IMF conditionalities'.
Austerity measures ignite Athens
authentic
authent(=author)-ic
adj.真實的
ex. They found this authentic manuscript of the book from an ancient tomb.
他們從一個古墓裡發現了該書的真正手稿。
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author n.作者
author-ity n.權威 // authorize v.授權 authorization n.授權
author-it-ative adj.有權威的
author-it-arian n.獨裁主義者
authent-ic adj.真實的 authent =author [作者可考的-->真實的]
authent-icity n.真實
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