英文字彙與字源Note week11

Ø  Ex- : up

Exhort →  try to persuade someone to do something

Ø  Mag- : big

1.          Magnanimous → willing to forgive people, or willing to be kind and fair

2.          Magnificent → very impressive and beautiful, good, or skilful

3.          Magnifier

4.          Magnify →  to make something appear bigger than it really is

Ø   the divine comedy : The Divine Comedy is an epic poem by Dante Alighieri

Ø   Under medication 長期服藥

Ø   藥 : a substance that you take to treat an illness

• Medicine

• Pill

• Drug

 

Ø  Poly- : many, much

1.          Polytechnic → a college for people who want to study scientific or technical subjects, especially in order to train for a practical job

2.          Polygamy → the custom of having more than one husband or wife at the same time in societies where this is legal

Ø   Spouse → a husband, or a wife 配偶

Ø  William Blake

William Blake was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his lifetime, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic Age.

Ø  Tiger Tiger burning burning bright

l  Anarchy無政府暴動年代 → a situation in which people are behaving in a way that ignores normal rules and laws, and are unable to be controlled

l  Anarchis 無政府主義府 → someone who believes that there should be no government or laws

Benevolent (bene + volence) means good will or disposition to do good.

Malevolent sth bad

Ø  Keep your friends close and your enemies closer

Patriarchy 父系社會

Matriarchy 母系社會

Arch enemy → 主要敵人

 ↑  ↑

(all) (敵人)

Ø  Polygamy多妻制

When a man is married to more than one wife at a time, it's called polygyny; and when a woman is married to more than one husband at a time, it's called polyandry. If a marriage includes multiple husbands and wives, it can be called a group marriage. In contrast, monogamy is marriage consisting of only two parties.

Ø  Bigamy重婚制

In cultures that practice marital monogamy, bigamy is the act of entering into a marriage with one person while still legally married to another. Bigamy is a crime in most western countries, and when it occurs in this context often neither the first nor second spouse is aware of the other. In countries that have bigamy laws, consent from a prior spouse makes no difference to the legality of the second marriage, which is usually considered void.

Ø  Autogamy自花授粉

Ø  Ten： to hold to keep