bewilder & bewildering

bewilder

be-wild-er

v.使迷惑

  ex. We were bewildered by the conflicting road signs.
  我們被互相矛盾的路標搞糊塗了。

bewildering

adj.令人迷惑的

bibliography

biblio(書)-graph(寫)-y

n.參考書目 [a list of source materials that are used or consulted in the preparation of a work or that are referred to in the text]

n.書誌學 [a branch of library science dealing with the history, physical description, comparison, and classification of books and other works.]

  ps. list•bibliography  目錄•參考書目

bibliophile   /ˋbɪblɪəˏfaɪl/

biblio(書)-phil(愛)

n.愛收藏書的人(尤指對印刷、裝訂感興趣者) [a person who loves or collects books, esp. as examples of fine or unusual printing, binding,.]

   ex. philosophy n.哲學

bicker

v.吵嘴;為小事爭吵 [ to quarrel about petty points]

bid

v.命令

  ex. He bade me hold my tongue.

v.拍賣中喊價 

  ex. He bid $300 for the oil painting.

bifurcate

bi-furc(fork)-ate

v.使分叉[ to divide or fork into two branches.]

  ex. The road bifurcated

bigot

記: big to(頭) 大頭症的人

n.宗教、政治的盲信者 [a person who is utterly intolerant of any differing creed, belief, or opinion.]

n.偏執的人

  ps. bigot•tolerant  偏執的人•忍受

bile

n.膽汁 yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, esp. of fats.

n.壞脾氣 ill temper; peevishness.

當膽汁時 choler = bile = gall

但做衍生義的時候

bile         n.壞脾氣   // bilious    adj.易怒的 easily angered

choler     n.壞脾氣   // choleric  adj.易怒的 easily angered

gall         n.怨恨 bitterness of spirit; rancor

gall   n.怨恨

wall  n.牆     (走路撞到牆，心有怨恨)

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古時候的人(Middle Ages) 認為人的四種體液 是跟人的情緒很有關係


blood 血 --> sanguine a.懷著希望的;樂觀的


choler        (古人亦稱 yellow bile) -->  choleric        a.易怒的,暴躁的

melancholy (古人亦稱 black bile ) -->   melancholic  a.憂鬱的
                                                  (melan 是希臘文中的 black)

phlegm  痰  --> phlegmatic a.鎮定的     (古人認為痰多不易動感情~~ )

bilingual

bi-lingu(language)-al

adj.(能說)兩種語言的;雙語的

ex. linguistics n.語言學

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languor     n.倦怠          [lack of energy or vitality]

languish    v.變得無生氣  [to lose vigor and vitality]

languid   adj.無精打采的  [lacking in vigor or vitality]  (諧音：懶鬼)

language     n.語言

linguist     n.語言學家

languish    v.變得無生氣
 

languid   adj.無精打采的