1. People is the craziest animals
bovine([' b?uvain] adj. (like) cattle, dull ), like cattle placid([' plæsid] adj. Quiet, peaceful ), stolid, Patient, unexcitable, from the Latin words depicting ox or cow boivs, plus the suffix -ine(like,similar to, Characteristicof). To call someone bovine is not to praise him, the word is better than phlegmatic([fleg ' mætik] adj. Cool, cold ) feeling stronger, suggesting that the speaker has a certain contempt. A bovine person is a bit like vegetables, eating, growing and living, but lack of strong feelings.
When humans use time to compare animals, they produce the following adjectives:
- leonine([' li:?nain] adj. Lion's ), like the appearance and temper of a lion.
- Canine([' keinain] adj. dog, canine, canine N. Canine, canine, canine), like a dog. A noun refers to which class A dog belongs to. Our canine teeth are similar to dogs.
- Feline([' fi:lain] adj. cat's n. Cat, Feline ), like a cat. We like to say feline grace, or when we say someone catty, means she has feline temperament.
- porcine([' p?:sain] adj , pig-like), as a pig.
- vulpine([' v?lpain] adj fox, cunning ), appearance or temper like a fox. When we refer to people, we usually describe a fox-like shrewdness(['? Ru:dnis] n. Shrewd (tricky, violent)).
- ursine(['?: sain] adj Bear, like a bear), like a bear.
- lupine([' Lu:pain] n. Lupin (=lupin) adj. Wolf, ferocious, greedy ), like a wolf.
- Equine([' i:kwain] adj , horse-like N. Ma, Marco), as Horse, Horsy.
- piscine([' pisain] adj. Fish ), like a fish.
All these adjectives come from the corresponding Latin animal words. The corresponding include:
- Leo:lion
- Canis:dog
- Felis:cat
- Prrcus:pig
- Vulpus:fox
- Ursus:bear
- Lupus:wolf
- Equus:horse
- Piscis:fish
Pork pork from porcus. Ursa Major and Ursa Minor, Bear and cubs, two conspicuousin the northern Sky ([k?n ' spikju?s] adj. Notable, obvious, conspicuous ) constellations. Dermatosis Lupus([' lu:p?s] n. Lupus, Canis ) Call this name because it invades flesh like a wolf.
2. You can ' t go home again
Nostalgia([n? ') Stæld??] N. Homesickness, yearning for the past, nostalgia ), from two Greek roots,nostos(a return), and algos(pain), like Nueralgia, Cardialgia. Why people look back on the past always feel good or happy. Because our subconscious mind will save the good memories of the past, trauma and bad experience will automatically forget, when you are lonely or unhappy, you will miss those wonderful moments, this feeling is called nostalgia.
The adjective is nostalgic([n? ') Stæld?ik] adj. Nostalgia, nostalgic , for example: when he was passing by the 138th Street to see the houses, he always feels nostalgic.
3. Soundings
Cacophony([k? ') K?f?ni] n. A shrill voice, a murmur , is the only word that accurately depicts an unpleasant noise, such as the sound of a subway thundering through a tunnel. adjective cacophonous([k? ') K?f?n?s] adj. The pronunciation is not harmonious, the coarse cavity is cross-tuned ).
From Greek root Kakos (bad, Harsh, ugly ) and Phone (sound ). Where the phone can also be found in these words:
- Telephone: Voices from afar;
- euphony([' Ju:f?ni] n. Sweet voice): pleasant sound;
- phonograph([' f?un?græf] n. Phonograph, record player, wax tube phonograph v. pour into phonograph ): sound maker;
- saxophone([' Sæks?f?un] n saxophone ): A musical device invented by Adolphe Sax.
- xylophone([' Zail?f?un] n. Xylophone ): Sound from wood, prefixed by Greek Xylon(wood).
- Phonetics([f? ') Netiks] n. Phonetics, pronunciation : The science of language sounds. Adjectives are phonetic, and experts are Phonetician.
- Phonics([' F?uniks] n. Reading pronunciation pedagogy, acoustics, phonetics ): The Science of Sound, also includes the teaching and training of letters, syllables and pronunciation.
4. The Flesh and all
Carnivorous consists of Carnis(flesh),Voro(devour). carnivorous([ka: ' niv?r?s] adj. Carnivorous, (plant) carnivorous) animals or carnivore([' Ka:niv?:( R)] n. Carnivores ) are the main carnivorous animals.
Voros(devour) is the etymology of many dietary idioms:
- herbivorous([H: ' biv?r?s] adj. herbivorous ), vegetarian animals such as cows, deer, horses, etc. adjective herbivore([' h?:biv?:r] n. Herbivorous animals ). From Latin words herba(Herb,[h?:b] n. Herbs, vanilla ), plus Voro(todevour).
- omnivorous([? m ' niv?r?s] adj. omnivorous, wide-ranging ), eat anything that can be digested. Like humans or mice, there are dogs and cats that live with people. The prefix is Latin word omnis, all meaning, plus voro and adjective suffix -ous. This word refers not only to food, but also to extensive, such as a omnivorous reader who reads all kinds of books.
- voracious([v? ') The REI?? s] adj, greedy, devouring mean. Greedy or gluttonous, can refer to food can also refer to other habits. Like money and lust and so on. Depending on the noun form of loquacious, you can think of the two noun forms of voracious:voraciousness([v? '). Re??? Sn?s],n. Greed ) or voracity([v? ') Ræsiti] n. Gluttony, greed ).
5. "Allness"
The meaning of Latin words omnis,all is the etymology of these words:
- omnipotent ([?m ' nip?t?nt] adj. Almighty, omnipotent omnipotent: God ), All-powerful, usually used to describe God. omnis plus latin words potens, Potentis , . such as potentate ([' P?ut?nteit] n. A man of power, a powerful man, a ruler ): a powerful ruler ; impotent ([' imp?t?nt] adj. Weak, powerless, sexually incompetent ), powerless; Potent ([p? ') Ten? (?) l] adj. potential, probable; [grammar] may be a tone, expression of possibility, ability N. potential, potential; [matter] potential, potential energy; things that have potential; [language] may tone ), with power and ability that have not yet been trained. Omnipotent noun omnipotence ([? m ' Nip?tlns] n. Almighty, Omnipotent, infinite power).
- omniscient([? m ' nisi?nt] adj. All-knowing, omniscient ), all-knowing,omnis plus sciens(knowing), The noun is omniscience([? m ' Nisi?ns] n. All-Knowing, omniscient ).
- omnipresent([mni ' prez?nt] adj. ubiquitous ), before the outbreak of World War II in 1939, it can be said that fear is omnipresent. A synonym is ubiquitous([ju: ' bikwit?s] adj. Ubiquitous, everywhere , from the Latin word ubique(everywhere ). The noun is ubiquity([ju: ' Bikw?ti] n. Ubiquitous, everywhere, in Jesus ' presence ) or ubiquitousness([Ju? ') B?kw?t?sn?s] n. Universal presence (everywhere; attendant)).
- Omnibus(['? Mnib?s] n. Bus, public carriage, featured collection adj. Comprehensive, omnibus ).
6. More Flesh
Carnis,flesh([fle?] n. Meat (body), human nature Vt. The meaning of feeding with meat, giving flesh and blood, and making long meat VI fat ), establishes the following words:
- carnelian([ka: ' ni:li?n] n.[mineral] chalcedony, agate ), a red flesh and blood color.
- Carnival([' Ka:niv (?) L] n. Carnival, Carnival, drink anchor Carnival), originally referred to Lent([Lent] n. (Christian) Four Lent, the Great Lent festival ) before the words of blessing, people meet to say Carne Vale or "flesh, Farewell ". Latin Vale (meaning of Farewell, Goodbye). Today Carnival has become a kind of outdoor carnival festival.
- Carnal([' Ka:n (?) l] adj. Physical, secular ), such as carnal pleasures or carnal appetites, usually correspond to the desires of the spirit, the noun is carnality.
- Carnage([' Ka:nid?] n. Massacre, Slaughter ), mass of life or destruction of flesh.
- Reincarnation([Ri:inka: ' Nei? (?) N] n. Re-fu and body, incarnation, Rebirth, Rebirth, some believe that after the destruction of the body, the soul will exist, and can be reborn in another way. reincarnate([ri:in ' ka:nit] vt. Make incarnation, Rebirth ) is a verb form.
- incarnate([' Inka:neit] vt. Embody (Make ... embodiment) adj. incarnate (human), in the flesh. We describe someone as the devil incarnate, referring to the existence of sin in the flesh.
7. Dark Secrets
clandestine([klæn ' destin] adj. Secret, Covert) from Latin words clam(secretly), referring to secret; synonyms are Surreptitious([? s?r?p ' Ti?? s] adj. furtive, confidential ) refers to stealthy, sneaky, furtive.
We can call a meeting or arrange clandestine or surreptitious, but usually use clandestine plan and surreptitious movement or action. What is a noun?
2015.05.04, foreign language, reading notes-"Word Power Made Easy" 14 "How to talk about everyday phenomena" SESSION
