2008年8月21日星期四

词汇及用法的按词根归类22-24 (共252)

22. di = day

diary diarist diarize diarial
写日记keep a diary
记日记diarize
日记的diarial

dial meridian antemeridian postmeridian
子午线meridian上/下午的antemeridian/postmeridian


23. dict = say(也作dic)

contradict contradiction contradictory
这个报告与我们昨天听到的有矛盾The report contradicts what we heard yesterday
他私下的行为跟公开的言论完全是两码事His private actions are in direct/flat contradiction to/with his publicly expressed opinions
我觉得他的公开言论与私下行为并无二致I find no contradiction between his publicly expressed opinions and his private actions

dictate dictation dictator dictatorial dictatorship
按常规行事Follow the dictates of common sense
专横的教师、态度、语气a dictatorial teacher, manner, tone
我不愿被你呼来唤去的I refuse to be dictated to by you
不能强行规定人们应该怎样生活You can't dictate to people how they should live

predict prediction predictable
他预料政府要受挫,你认为这话靠得住吗?Do you take seriously his prediction of a government defeat
对着提案的反对意见来自那些早经料到会持反对态度的人Opposition to the proposal came from predictable quarters
我早知道你会这样说——果不其然!I knew you'd say that--you're so predictable!

malediction maledictory
咒骂malediction

benediction benedictory
祝福pronounce/say the benediction
祝福某人confer one's benediction on sb

indicate indication indicator indicative
鉴于政府未能处理好失业问题,有必要采取新的措施With the government's failure to solve the problem of unemployment, a fresh approach is indicated
诊断为癌症晚期,继续动手术a diagmosis of advanced cancer indicating an emergency operation她未表示打算做何回应She has not indicated how she proposes to react
看不出她听见我们的声音了She gave no indication of having heard us
他们没采取行动,表明他们对这个问题不感兴趣Their failure to act is indicative of their lack of interest/indicative that they have no interest in the problem

diction dictum
发音清晰对演说家至关重要Clarity of diction is vital for a public speaker
语言风格 遣词造句diction著名的格言“知识就是力量”the well-known dictum 'knowledge is power'

edict
根据国王的赦令by edict of the king
服从议会通过的法令obey the edicts of parliament

dictaphone
录音笔voice recorder

indict indictment indictor indictee
他被控杀人[三项谋杀罪]He was indicted for murder/on three counts of murder
为非作歹现象有增无已,这是对我们的社会及其价值观的控诉The rise in delinquency is an indictment of our society and its values
控告杀人bring in an indictment against sb interdict interdiction interdictory
法律的禁止和禁用interdict
停职interdiction
地面拦截ground interdiction

verdict
陪审团作出了裁断The jury returned/announced/brought in their verdict
有罪[无罪]的裁断a verdict of guilty/not guilty
我妻子认为我做的饭菜极好My wife's verdict on my cooking was very favourable


24. dit = give

tradition traditional traditionlism
按照传统风俗,4月1日可以开恶作剧的玩笑By tradition, people play practical jokes on 1 April
edit editor editorial editorship subeditor edition
他们一定是把这次采访的一部分删掉了They must have edited bite of the interview out
编辑工作editorial work
社论社评editorial
编辑一本诗集edit a book of poetry

extradite extradition extraditable
西班牙警方拒绝引渡一个在法国抢劫银行而被通缉的人The Spanish police have refused to extradite a man wanted for a bank robbery in France
对战犯的引渡the extradition of war criminals