[字彙] 紅寶 p.312
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mirage
mir(to wonder at)-age
n.海市蜃樓 [an optical phenomenon, esp. in the desert or at sea, by which the
image of some object appears displaced above, below, or to one side of its
true position as a result of spatial variations of the index of refraction of
air.]
ps.海市蜃樓的物理原因,它是一種光學現象,由(1)不同溫度的空氣有不同的折射率,
(2)再加上全反射而產生的。
mirage:illusory
mire
n.沼澤
bog 與 mire也是濕地的一種,他是由酸性的泥煤,或是死掉的植物的分解物,所堆積而
成的濕地。 bog 與 mire常出現於地面上的水是酸性的地方,不管是本身的地面上的水、
或者是降雨的水是酸性的都可以。 Bog濕地,的特色之一就是他的水通常帶有棕色。
請review p.302的整理
mirth
n.歡笑;高興 [Gladness and gaiety(快樂), especially when expressed by
laughter.]
ps. mirth 就是"高興",是比較文學上的說法,這種高興的表現手法是笑。
ex. I seek to be capable of sharing the mirth with my people.
題外:我印象比比深的是,在酷拉皮卡《窟盧塔族祈禱文》中有用到這個字。
mirth:laughter=approval:applause
笑聲代表歡樂=鼓掌表示贊同
misanthrope
miso(Gk. misos;hate)-anthrope(man)
n.厭惡人類的人 [One who hates or mistrusts humankind.]
字構:miso + anthrope ,字首miso-是hate的意思。
mischief
mis-chief(head)
n.頑皮,淘氣,胡鬧 [conduct or activity that playfully causes petty annoyance.]
ex. What mischief is he up to?
他在搞什麼惡作劇?
大家應該有聽過 achieve 這個字吧
a(to) + chief(頭;head)
概念是to come to a head,
所以achieve的字義為to bring to a successful end.
而mischief的概念則是:to end badly
字首 mis-,它本身的含意是負面的,有 ill、mistaken、wrong、的概念
a British comedy film
mischievous
mis-chief-ous
adj.頑皮的,淘氣的,胡鬧的 [maliciously or playfully annoying.]
mischievous:imp
頑皮淘氣的:頑童
miscreant
mis-cre(cred;belief)-ant
adj.無賴的 [depraved, villainous, or base.]
n.無賴 [a vicious or depraved person; villain.]
ex. As for riding down that atrocious miscreant, I regard it as an act of
virtue, sir, like stamping on a cockroach.
至於你騎馬踩死那個十惡不赦的壞蛋,我認為是件好事,就像踩死一隻蟑螂一樣。
字源:原指的是異教徒,mis是錯誤的意思,cre是believe,後來在1590年才有villain的
意思
miscreant:criminal
miser
n.守財奴 [a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and
hoard money.]
ps.就是指一個人死都不花錢,即時住在很惡劣的環境也甘願。
n.吝嗇的人 [a stingy, avaricious person.]
ps.指的是小氣,又貪婪的人
ex. Fear that someone might steal his money obsessed the old miser.
怕有人會偷錢的恐懼困擾著這個老吝嗇鬼。
字源: from L. miser (adj.) "unhappy, wretched"
在拉丁文中miser是指unhappy,而money-hoarding person是在15xx年才出現的。
miser:thrift=chauvinist:patriotism
吝嗇鬼過分節儉=沙文主義者過分愛國
miserly
miser-ly
adj.吝嗇的;貪婪的 [Of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser]
ex. He is miserly with both his time and his money.
misgiving
mis-giving
n.顧慮 [a feeling of doubt, distrust, or apprehension.;misgiving suggests
often sudden apprehension]
ps.我們用misgiving 指突忽而來的擔心
ex. She has some misgivings about what she is about to do.
misgiving <> certainty
review p.100
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qualm n.緊張不安 [不安與無法自我肯定的感覺]
qualm is a disturbing feeling of uneasiness and self-doubt:
"an ignorant ruffianly gaucho, who . . . would . . . fight, steal, and do
other naughty things without a qualm" (W.H. Hudson).
scruple n.疑慮 [對行為的意義感到良心上或原則上的疑慮]
scruple is an uneasy feeling arising from conscience or principle about a
course of action: "My father's old-fashioned notions boggled a little at
first to this arrangement . . . but his scruples were in the end overruled"
(John Galt).
compunction n.良心不安 [對錯誤的行為感到痛苦]
compunction implies a prick or twinge of conscience aroused by wrongdoing or
the prospect of wrongdoing:
stole the money without compunction.
misgiving n.顧慮 [突忽而來的擔心]
misgiving suggests often sudden apprehension:
had misgivings about quitting his job.
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misinform
mis-inform
v.告訴錯誤的消息;誤導 [to give false or misleading information to]
ex. The media are misinforming people.
misnomer
mis-nom(name)-er [nominate v.提名]
n.誤稱 [An error in naming a person or place.]
ps.比方說我們說「鉛筆, pencil lead」,但實際中沒有"鉛"而是碳,這就是一種
misnomer。
ex. The so-called "lead" in a pencil is not lead at all, but chiefly a
different form of carbon called graphite. And that is an example of misnomer.
misperceive
mis-perceive
v.誤解 [to understand or perceive incorrectly; misunderstand.]
ps.
perceive
per(thoroughly)-ceive(take)
v.察覺;感知
"interview"
misrepresent
mis-represent
v.[If someone misrepresents a person or situation, they give a wrong or
inaccurate account of what the person or situation is like.]
ex. to misrepresent facts
misrepresentation
mis-represent-ation
n.不實的陳述
ps. 他有法律上的用法,see wiki
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