1. prefix, root and suffix
mock (v.) 模仿→ mockery (n.) something that makes a system, organization etc seem stupid or useless
→ mockingbird (n.) a small white and grey North American bird that copies the songs of other birds
ver : word eg. verbose, verbal
verbose (adj.) means using more words than necessary, and therefore long and boring
verbal (adj.) means using words, or relating to words
anima : life eg. animation, animated, inanimate
arch : chief eg. archenemy, patriarchy
archenemy (n.) someone who is your main enemy
patriarchy (n.) a society, system, or organization in which men have all or most of the power and influence
dia : go through eg. diameter, dialect, diagnose
diameter (n.) a straight line that crosses a circle through the centre, or the length of this line
miss : send eg. mission, missionary
missionary (n.) someone who has been sent to a place by a religious organization to teach the people there about a particular religion
mal : bad eg. malevolent, malign, malicious, malignant tumor
malevolent (v.) showing that you want to do something bad to someone
malign (v.) to say unpleasant things about someone or something, usually unfairly
malicious (adj.) unkind and showing a strong feeling of wanting to hurt someone
2. extra information
a. The Tyger by William Black
Part of text :
Tyger Tyger, burning bright,
In the forests of the night;
What immortal hand or eye,
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?
b. Archangel
An archangel is an angel of high rank. Beings similar to archangels are found in a number of religious traditions; but the word "archangel" itself is usually associated with the Abrahamic religions.
c. Big Love
Big Love is an American television drama that aired on HBO between March 2006 and March 2011. The show is about a fictional fundamentalist Mormon family in Utah that practices polygamy.
沒有留言:
張貼留言