noteworthy-exemplary:墙里是咱家
本文词汇来自教材第3单元Text A。
【造词理据】复合词,由note+worthy组成。note在古拉丁语中写作*gnoscere(知道=know)。魔法师认为note脱落了字母K,K与G发生清浊辅音字母通转,K表手,引申指知道、了解、弄记号;worthy源自原始印欧语词根*wer-(旋转=trun、弯曲=bend),W形表曲折、反转,引申指相反的,再引申指价值对等的,即值得的。noteworthy就是指值得动手记下的,引申指显著的。
【例句】He said consumer spending was particularly noteworthy since it has increasedover the last six months.他说,特别值得一提的是消费者支出,它在过去六个月里持续增长。
【同根词】worth的同根词:adverse; anniversary; avert; awry; controversy; converge; converse (adj.) "exact opposite;" convert; diverge; divert;evert; extroversion; extrovert; gaiter; introrse; introvert; invert; inward; malversation; obverse; peevish; pervert; prose; raphe;reverberate; revert; rhabdomancy; rhapsody; rhombus; ribald; sinistrorse; stalwart; subvert; tergiversate; transverse; universe;verbena; verge (v.1) "tend, incline;" vermeil; vermicelli; vermicular; vermiform; vermin; versatile; verse (n.) "poetry;" version; verst;versus; vertebra; vertex; vertigo; vervain; vortex; -ward; warp; weird; worm; worry; worth (adj.) "significant, valuable, of value;" worth (v.) "to come to be;" wrangle; wrap; wrath; wreath; wrench; wrest; wrestle; wriggle; wring; wrinkle; wrist; writhe; wrong; wroth; wry.
【注意】worth与value不同源。
【造词理据】-ain是后缀。词根dom源自原始印欧语词根*dem-(家=household)。D表门,引申指门庭、家庭,这里指领地、不动产等。
【例句】It explained that it had picked out various examples of how the public domainmight be affected.
它解释说,它指出了各种关于公有领域如何受到影响的事例。
【同根词】Anno Domini; belladonna; condominium; dame; damsel; dan "title of address to members of religious orders;" danger;dangerous; demesne; despot; Dom Perignon; domain; dome; domestic; domesticate; domicile; dominate; domination; dominion;domino; don (n.) "Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese title of respect;" Donna; dungeon; ma'am; madam; madame; mademoiselle; madonna;major-domo; predominant; predominate; timber; toft.
【造词理据】por-是pro-的变体,表向前(=forth)。词根tray源自原始印欧语词根*tragh- (拖拽=drag)。T表牛身上的标记,引申指牛、牵牛,再引申指拖拽。portray指向前拖拽油画刷子,比喻指画油画,后泛指描画、描绘。
【例句】
The painting portray the beauty of nature AS counterpoint to that of a human body.这幅画将自然美作为人体美的对比物。
【同根词】tract、drag、draw(注意,尽管三词的原始印欧语词根不同,但仅仅差在d与t上,属于通转字母,故魔法师视为同源)
【造词理据】ex-为前缀,表出来(=out),-ary是后缀,词根empl源自原始印欧语词根*em-(拿取=take),M表海水,引申指流动,这里指流出来、拿出来、表现出来,即榜样的、模范的。
【例句】"They acted in an exemplary fashion under circumstances that must have beenincredibly difficult, " she said.
“他们在非常艰难的情况下作出的决定是我们的表率,”她说。
【同根词】exempt、example、assume、sejm(可能还有,魔法师本人总结的)
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