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可可词汇课堂第146期:举头三尺有神明
日期:2011-07-06 07:02

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destination education 因为站立而静止,而停滞,而稳固,而停留

destination [,desti'neiʃən] sti=stin=stand
the place where someone is going or where something is being sent or taken:
n. 目的地,终点;目的,目标

例句
We reached our destination, tired and hungry.
到达目的地时,我们又累又饿。
The destination of her study is medicine.
她打算学医。

destine ['destin] 目的地,正是一个人“destined”to go注定要停留的地方
to decree beforehand : PREDETERMINE
to designate, assign, or dedicate in advance
to direct, devise, or set apart for a specific purpose or place
vt. 注定;命定;预定

例句
His parents destined him for a career at the Bar.
他父母打算要他从事律师业。
The letter was destined never to reach him.
他注定收不到这封信。
This money is destined for a new house.
这笔钱预备作购买新房之用。

destiny ['destini]
the things that will happen in the future
the force that some people think controls what happens in the future, and which cannot be influenced by people
n. 命运,定数,天命

例句
It was his destiny never to see her again.
命运注定他再也见不着她。

destitute ['destitju:t] 无安身立足之地
without money, food and the other things necessary for life
(the destitute) noun [pl.] people who are destitute
of sth (formal) lacking sth
adj. 穷困的;无的;缺乏的
n. 赤贫者
vt. 使穷困;夺去

destitution [,desti'tju:ʃən]
n. 穷困;缺乏

例句
When Mr. Smith died, his wife and childern were left destitute.
史密斯先生死后, 他的妻儿变得一贫如洗。

institute['institjut, -tu:t]
an organization that has a particular purpose, especially one that is connected with education or a particular profession; the building used by this organization:
(formal) to introduce a system, policy, etc. or start a process
vt. 创立;建立;开始(调查);制定;提起(诉讼)
n. 学会,协会;学院

例句
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
麻省理工学院
The government instituted a consumer protection agency.
政府设立了一个消费者保护机构。

restitute ['restitju:t] rebuild,replace sti=to set up
to restore to a former state or position
GIVE BACK especially : REFUND
vt. 归还;补偿;使恢复原状;使回复原位

restitution [,resti'tju:ʃən]
n. 恢复;赔偿;归还

例句
It’s only fair that those who do the damage should make restitution.
损坏东西的人应负责赔偿, 这是再公平不过的了。

绯闻女孩第2季第2集
The federal prosecutor has taken your Father's leaving town as an admission of guilt.
They want to forfeit our assets... For restitution.
联邦检察官已经认为,你爸爸出城是承认了他的罪行。
他们要没收我们的资产....当作赔偿。


superstition [,sju:pə'stiʃən]
belief which is not based on human reason or scientific knowledge, but is connected with old ideas about magic, etc:
A fearful or abject state of mind resulting from such ignorance or irrationality.
Idolatry
n. 迷信;盲目恐惧;偶像崇拜

拉丁前缀super表示over.因此super+sta这个词根在这里一起表达了“standing over someone”的含义;古语说“举头三尺有神明”,莫非在我们的心智和物质世界之上,真有不可知的神秘力量在掌握这一切,而在明白这一切之前,我们只能把这些力量叫做“迷信”。

例句
He holds that ignorance leads to superstition.
他认为无知会导致迷信。

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重点单词
  • destinationn. 目的地,终点,景点
  • ignorancen. 无知
  • particularadj. 特殊的,特别的,特定的,挑剔的 n. 个别项目
  • protectionn. 保护,防卫
  • restorevt. 恢复,修复,使复原
  • fearfuladj. 担心的,可怕的
  • restitutionn. 归还,赔偿,恢复原状
  • replacevt. 取代,更换,将物品放回原处
  • guiltn. 罪行,内疚
  • specificadj. 特殊的,明确的,具有特效的 n. 特效药,特性