Friendly as a Suffix / Friendly 作字尾

funk

friendly

user friendly

family friendly

Different Overlooks

look over 從頭看到尾仔細檢查

overlook
1.ignore 忽略

2.俯瞰 The restaurant overlooks the city.

3.瞭望台 lookout point / a lookout

Firsthand and Secondhand

firsthand (a) 第一手的, 直接的
firsthand information 第一手資料

firsthand(ad) 親身地切身地

new
secondhand 二手的
secondhand clothes store

第二手，間接的
secondhand information
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形容車子時，可以用new car or secondhand car
不說firsthand car

Native to America 和 Native American 的差別

native 本國本土的

native English speaker 以英文為母語的人

native to America : 在美國出生,土生土長的人
a native American : 美國原住民(印地安人)

native English speaker

mother-tone : 母語，小時候學習的語言(first language, native language)

bilingual 雙語(爸媽說不同語言)
The child grows bilingual.

Who’s Surely?

誰是 Surely 啊？

Surely, you're joking. 你一定是在開玩笑
Surely 一定必定
He will surely succeed.

Surely, you jest. (jest 開玩笑 :正式的說法)

Out of Shape

Out of Shape 和身材無關
Shape : condition

out of shape : 身體狀況不佳，體能不好


in no shape to do something 身體狀況太差
You're in no sharp to work today.

也可以形容財務經濟狀況
ex : I think we are in good sharp financially.
ex : in poor shape financially.

Pronouncing Tear

兩個發音

tear [tɛr] 撕開, 撕裂

tear [tɪr] 眼淚
in tears (片語)流著淚哭泣著

Different Gangs

CSI gang(歹徒)

(口語)gang : 一幫人。一隊人, 一組人, 一夥人
Where is the rest of the gang?

Beatlemania

mania : 灶狂症，狂熱，瘋狂

Beatlemania : 披頭四狂熱


maniac 瘋子

egomaniac 自大狂

Endangered Species

endangered (a) 瀕臨絕種
endangered species 瀕臨絕種的生物

extinct (a)
1.絕種; 2.已經熄滅的
(口語)絕種，可用 die out
ex: The dinosaur died out millions of years ago.

2. an extinct volcano 死火山

extinguish(v) 熄滅
ex: Please extinguish your cigarette.

Nature vs. Natural

nature 大自然(N)

natural 自然的(A)
natural 可形容, 食物是自然的,女孩子的化妝(natural look)

natural 天生好手(N)
He is a natural at raising kids.

Gifted Children and Prodigies

prodigy 奇才, 天才 ; 奇蹟

He is a child prodigy.

Gifted : 有天賦才能的

knack 技巧竅門; 本領; 熟練技巧

A Professional Degree vs. A Doctorate

associate degree 副學士學位(在社區大學可以拿的學位)

master's degree 碩士學位

doctoral degree 博士學位

professional degree : 法律、醫學、建築、商學

Double Comparative

cheap

cheaper

more cheaper (錯誤用法，雙重比較)

much cheaper (OK)
much bigger
much faster

produce(n) 名詞重音在前

Blends

blend : 兩個字結合成的字 ex:brunch

coin (v) 創造, 杜撰(新詞等)

a newly coined word : 新創造的字
or
coined phase

Two Different Speakers

speaker 演講者

loud speaker 揚聲器