可可词汇课堂第324期:苹果

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      chamomilecham-hum+o+mil-mel-melonSocalledforitsscent

      词汇起源
      [Date: 1200-1300; Language: MedievalLatin; Origin: camomilla, fromLatinchamaemelon, fromGreek, fromchamai ( CHAMELION) + melon'apple']

      Anaromaticperennialherb (Chamaemelumnobile) inthecompositefamily, nativetoEuropeandtheMediterraneanregion, havingfeatheryfoliageandflowerheadswithwhiteraysandyellowcenters.
      Asimilar, relatedEurasianannualplant (Matricariarecutita).
      Thedriedflowerheadsofeitheroneoftheseplants, usedtomakeanherbalteaandyieldinganoilusedincommercialflavoringsandperfumery.
      n. 甘菊;黄春菊

      applepineapplepin针

      词汇起源
      [OE] Apparentlyfromearliesttimesthewordwasappliednotjusttothefruitwenowknowastheapple, buttoanyfruitingeneral.

      loveapple
      ProbablytranslationofFrenchpommed'amour(fromtheformerbeliefinthetomato'saphrodisiacalpowers) : pomme, apple + de, of + amour, love.

      deputecomputerde=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, fromLatindeputare'togiveaparticularjobtosomeone', fromputare'toconsider']

      "tocutoff, prune," fromde- "away" (seede-) + putare "tothink, count, consider,"

      Toappointorauthorizeasanagentorarepresentative.
      Toassign (authorityorduties) toanother; delegate.
      vt. 委任;授权给;指定…为代理人

      例句:
      ThePremierdeputedtheForeignMinistertoactashisdeputy.
      总理委派外交部长作为他的代表。

      deputy
      Apersonappointedorempoweredtoactforanother.
      Anassistantexercisingfullauthorityintheabsenceofhisorhersuperiorandequalauthorityinemergencies
      Arepresentativeinalegislativebodyincertaincountries.
      appointed, elected, orservingasanassistantorsecond-in-command.
      n. 代理人,代表
      adj. 代理的;副的

      例句:
      Youcantalkwithmydeputyduringmyabsence.
      我不在时,你可与我的代理人谈。
      Thedelegationwasheadedbyadeputymayor.
      代表团由一位副市长率领。

      deputation
      Apersonorgroupappointedtorepresentanotherorothers; adelegation.
      Theactofdeputing. Thestateofbeingdeputed.
      n. 代表团,代表;委任代理

      dispute
      Toargueabout; debate.
      Toquestionthetruthorvalidityof; doubt
      Tostrivetowin (aprize, forexample); contestfor
      Tostriveagainst; resist
      Toengageindiscussionorargument; debate.
      Toquarrelangrily.
      Averbalcontroversy; adebate.
      Anangryaltercation; aquarrel.
      vt. 辩论;怀疑;阻止;抗拒
      vi. 争论
      n. 辩论;争吵

      例句:
      Wedisputedwitheachotheronvariousissues.
      我们为各种问题互相争论。
      Theschoolboardmembersspendtheirtimedisputingandgettingnothingdone.
      学校董事们争论不休,但一事无成。
      Wedisputedanadvanceoftheenemytroops.
      我们阻止敌军的推进。

      imputeim-in 在错事中把某人计算在内
      Torelatetoaparticularcauseorsource; attributethefaultorresponsibilityto
      Toassignasacharacteristic; credit
      vt.归罪于,归咎于;嫁祸于

      例句:
      Thepoliceimputetheriseincrimetohighunemployment.
      警方把犯罪增加的原因归咎于失业率太高。

      imputation
      Theactofimputingorascribing; attribution.
      Somethingimputed, ascribed, orattributed.
      n. 归罪;非难;归咎