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可可词汇课堂第324期:苹果
日期:2012-01-05 06:51

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chamomile cham-hum+o+mil-mel-melon So called for its scent

词汇起源
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Medieval Latin; Origin: camomilla, from Latin chamaemelon, from Greek, from chamai ( CHAMELION) + melon 'apple']

An aromatic perennial herb (Chamaemelum nobile) in the composite family, native to Europe and the Mediterranean region, having feathery foliage and flower heads with white rays and yellow centers.
A similar, related Eurasian annual plant (Matricaria recutita).
The dried flower heads of either one of these plants, used to make an herbal tea and yielding an oil used in commercial flavorings and perfumery.
n. 甘菊;黄春菊

apple pineapple pin针

词汇起源
[OE] Apparently from earliest times the word was applied not just to the fruit we now know as the apple, but to any fruit in general.

love apple
Probably translation of French pomme d'amour(from the former belief in the tomato's aphrodisiacal powers) : pomme, apple + de, of + amour, love.

depute computer de=away 计算时把某物除开不算,删除,选择

词汇起源
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: French; Origin: députer, from Latin deputare 'to give a particular job to someone', from putare 'to consider']

"to cut off, prune," from de- "away" (see de-) + putare "to think, count, consider,"

To appoint or authorize as an agent or a representative.
To assign (authority or duties) to another; delegate.
vt. 委任;授权给;指定…为代理人

例句:
The Premier deputed the Foreign Minister to act as his deputy.
总理委派外交部长作为他的代表。

deputy
A person appointed or empowered to act for another.
An assistant exercising full authority in the absence of his or her superior and equal authority in emergencies
A representative in a legislative body in certain countries.
appointed, elected, or serving as an assistant or second-in-command.
n. 代理人,代表
adj. 代理的;副的

例句:
You can talk with my deputy during my absence.
我不在时,你可与我的代理人谈。
The delegation was headed by a deputy mayor.
代表团由一位副市长率领。

deputation
A person or group appointed to represent another or others; a delegation.
The act of deputing. The state of being deputed.
n. 代表团,代表;委任代理

dispute
To argue about; debate.
To question the truth or validity of; doubt
To strive to win (a prize, for example); contest for
To strive against; resist
To engage in discussion or argument; debate.
To quarrel angrily.
A verbal controversy; a debate.
An angry altercation; a quarrel.
vt. 辩论;怀疑;阻止;抗拒
vi. 争论
n. 辩论;争吵

例句:
We disputed with each other on various issues.
我们为各种问题互相争论。
The school board members spend their time disputing and getting nothing done.
学校董事们争论不休,但一事无成。
We disputed an advance of the enemy troops.
我们阻止敌军的推进。

impute im-in 在错事中把某人计算在内
To relate to a particular cause or source; attribute the fault or responsibility to
To assign as a characteristic; credit
vt.归罪于,归咎于;嫁祸于

例句:
The police impute the rise in crime to high unemployment.
警方把犯罪增加的原因归咎于失业率太高。

imputation
The act of imputing or ascribing; attribution.
Something imputed, ascribed, or attributed.
n. 归罪;非难;归咎

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  • verbaladj. 动词的,口头的,用言辞的,用文字的 n. 动名
  • delegaten. 代表 vt. 派 ... 为代表,委派 vi. 委
  • faultn. 缺点,过失,故障,毛病,过错,[地]断层 vt.
  • superiorn. 上级,高手,上标 adj. 上层的,上好的,出众的
  • contestn. 竞赛,比赛 vt. 竞赛,争取 vi. 奋斗
  • medievaladj. 中世纪的
  • engagev. 答应,预定,使忙碌,雇佣,订婚
  • representativeadj. 代表性的,代议制的,典型的 n. 代表,众议员
  • authorizevt. 授权,批准,委托代替
  • scentn. 气味,香味,痕迹 vt. 闻出,发觉,使充满味道,