Salient 最突出 salire - jump, leap salient point - heart of an embryo (punctum saliens - Aristotle) - starting point What were the salient points mentioned by President-elect Barack Obama in his Inauguration Address? Current 當前的 來往 流行 水流 電流 潮流 current position of the sun. (http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/sunearth.html) currere concur 贊同 from Latin con- 'together with' + currere 'to run'. incur 招致 引致 from Latin in- 'towards' + currere 'run'. occur 發生 from Latin ob- 'against' + currere 'to run'. recur 再發生 from Latin re- 'again, back' + currere 'run'. succour 救助 from Latin sub- 'from below' + currere 'run'. course from Latin the verb currere. current from Latin currere 'run'. curricle from Latin currere 'to run'. cursive from Latin the verb currere. curule from Latin currere 'to run'. discourse from Latin dis- 'away' + currere 'to run'; the verb influenced by French discourir. excursion from Latin ex- 'out' + currere 'to run'. intercourse from Latin inter- 'between' + currere 'run'. precursor from Latin prae 'beforehand' + currere 'to run'. imply 暗指 Latin implicare to enfold, involve, from in- + plicare to fold 2 : to involve or indicate by inference, association, or necessary consequence rather than by direct statement <rights imply obligations> 3 : to contain potentially 4 : to express indirectly <his silence implied consent> infer 推斷 Latin inferre, literally, to carry or bring into, from in- + ferre to carry 1. to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence: They inferred his displeasure from his cool tone of voice. 2. (of facts, circumstances, statements, etc.) to indicate or involve as a conclusion; lead to. 3. to guess; speculate; surmise. 4. to hint; imply; suggest. ambulance ambulare somnum somnambulance benigne bene + gignere benign (adjective) benign neglect (noun) benign prostatic hyperplasia (noun) Such lies are also benign, in that the liar has no intention to harm any third party. house, appartment, hut, villa, home, family, abode, dwelling residence -sedere habitation - habitare domicile - domus estate - stare condominium - dominus sex - biological sexus gender - social, cultural, grammatical genus disgust 反感, distaste dis- gustus not palatable 不可口 odor - aroma, scent, smell olere facere olfactory aficionados connoisseurs color - optical, oculus, video, vision audio, audition, audit, auditor apparently - apparire, obviously - ob viam, evidently - ex + videre concubine - cubiculum conjugal - jugum consort - sors spouse - sponte couple - husband and wife, man and woman, nation - natio country, comrade, conpatriot, expatriate, sovereign, state, fatherland, race, kingdom, empire, goverment, realm, regime culture 文化 - 耕種 civilization 文明 - 市民 citizen national, comrade, colleague, asociate, partner, workmate, bloodline, consanquineous friend, mate, intimate, confidante, buddy, amigo, amicable enemy, challenger, foe, opposer, hostile, opponent, combatant, antagonist, contender, rival, contestant I, uniqueness, singularity, identity, individuality, selfhood, personality, character, originality you, solstice from Latin sol 'sun' + stit- 'stopped, solar equal equality equity equinox nocturnal nocturne stilla 滴水 distil 蒸餾, 提練 from Latin de- 'down, away' + stillare (from stilla 'a drop'). instil 灌輸 from Latin in- 'into' + stillare 'to drop' (from stilla 'a drop'). stella vocare evoke 喚起 from Latin e- (variant of ex-) 'out of, from' + vocare 'to call'. invoke 援引 祈求 from Latin in- 'upon' + vocare 'to call'. provoke 引發 挑釁 from Latin pro- 'forth' + vocare 'to call'. |