2016年1月11日 星期一

WEEK 17 字源筆記

1. prefix, root and suffix

com : with; together                       eg. complement, companion
complement (v.) to combine well with something, often something that has different qualities

compliment (n.) something nice that you say to praise someone
 
dis : negative                                  eg. discreet 
discreet (adj.) careful not to say anything that is secret or that could upset someone 

sub, sup : under                              eg. subordinate, superior
subordinate (adj.) having less power or authority than someone else


ad : forward                                     eg. advocate, adventure, adroit
adroit (adj.) clever or skillful 

ob, op : against                               eg. obstacle, opponent
obstacle (n.) a difficulty or problem that prevents you from achieving something 
opponent (n.) 





-al : standing for noun                    eg. removal, refusal, approval, rehersal




2. extra information


a. Harriet Tubman

Harriet Tubman was an African-American abolitionist, humanitarian, and, during the American Civil War, a Union spy. Born into slavery, Tubman escaped and subsequently made some thirteen missions to rescue approximately seventy enslaved family and friends, using the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known as the Underground Railroad. She later helped abolitionist John Brown recruit men for his raid on Harpers Ferry, and in the post-war era was an active participant in the struggle for women's suffrage

b. Checkmate



Checkmate (often shortened to mate) is a game position in chess (and in other board games of the chaturanga family) in which a player's king is in check (threatened with capture) and there is no way to remove the threat. Checkmating the opponent wins the game.

c. reach 

reach the goal
reach the agreement
reach the age of majority

3. About final exam


會考 Kent Smith Chapter 22 (fill-ins)

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