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2014.06.06

上課筆記

(1)字根字首字尾

dis：否定的意思，如advantage是優點，字首加上dis變成disadvantage變成缺點的意思

(2)過去 / 現在 / 未來

motivation; preparation; anticipation

(3)APA and MLA

APA: social science

MLA: liberal arts

單字筆記

(1)abrupt

●surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner

●The story Tom wrote was good except that the ending seemed a bit abrupt.

(2)absence

●failure to be present

●That explains his absence.

(3)credible

●appearing to merit belief or acceptance

●It is hardly credible that she has grown so tall in one year.

(4)dismiss

●bar from attention or consideration; terminate the employment of

●I want to dismiss fear from my doughter's mind.

(5)envy

●a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something possessed by another

●She was green with envy.

(6)essential

●anything indispensable; basic and fundamental

●Food and water are our essential article.

(7)extraterrestrial

●not on the Earth

●He is very interested in extraterrestrial life exploration.

(8)galaxy

●a collection of star systems

●The irregular galaxy is so amazing that everyone wants to invite it once a lifetime.

(9)launch

●the act of propelling with force

●The launch conditions are not perfect today.

(10)mainstream

●the ideas, attitudes, or activities that are regarded as normal or conventional

●This band is popular because it is a mainstream band.

(11)orbit

●an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control

●The orbit of every planet is very important.

(12)trek

●any long and difficult trip

●My boots were punished by our long trek through the desert.

(13)wobble

●an unsteady rocking motion

●After a week in the hospital bed,I was only able too wobble around a bit.

(14)flea

●any wingless blood-sucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap

●The flea is a kind of tiny creature.

(15)creep

●a slow longitudinal movement or deformation; someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric

●The murder give me the creep.

(16)molecule

●a tiny piece of anything

●The experiment we do today is about the molecule.

(17)account

●the quality of taking advantage; a record or narrative description of past events

●Nina is very familiar with the account of this business.

(18)fabric

●artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting

●I like the knitted fabric on her table.

(19)fundamental

●serving as an essential component; being or involving basic facts or principles

●Our teacher ask us to focus on the fundamental change in this experiment.

(20)literally

●according to the primary and natural import of words

●The children were literally starving.

(21)overestimate

●make too high an estimate of; assign too high a value to

●Don't overestimate the seriousness of the problem.

(22)planetarium

●an apparatus or model for representing the solar systems

●On his days off he takes them to the Museum of Natural History or the Planetarium.

(23)probe

●an exploratory action or expedition; a flexible slender surgical instrument used to explore wounds or body cavities

●He spent all his property to buy a probe.

(24)prompt

●a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command; give an incentive for action; according to schedule or without delay

●My boss asked me to give him a a prompt reply.

(25)punch

●deliver a quick blow to

●I use a punch on the paper in order to decorate it.