大一英文隨手記

1.channel

Pronunciation:\ˈcha-n^əl\

Origin:

Middle English chanel, from Anglo-French, from Latin canalis channel

First Known Use: 14th century

Definition:

the bed where a natural stream of water runs

the deeper part of a river, harbor, or strait

a strait or narrow sea between two close landmasses

2.distorted

Pronunciation: \di-ˈstȯrt\

Origin:

Latin distortus, past participle of distorquēre, from dis- + torquēre to twist — more at torture

First Known Use: 1567

Definition:

• to change the natural, normal, or original shape, appearance, or sound of (something) in a way that is usually not attractive or pleasing

• to change (something) so that it is no longer true or accurate

3.distracted

Pronunciation: dis·tract·ed

Origin:

First Known Use of DISTRACTED 1576

Definition:

unable to think about or pay attention to something : unable to concentrate

4.drawback

Pronunciation: \ˈdrȯ-ˌbak\

Origin:

First Known Use of DRAWBACK 1697

Definition:

something that causes problems

5.exception

Pronunciation:\ik-ˈsep-shən\

Origin:

First Known Use of EXCEPTION 14th century

Definition:

• someone or something that is different from others : someone or something that is not included

• a case where a rule does not apply

6.impair

Pronunciation: \im-ˈper\

Origin:

Middle English empeiren, from Anglo-French empeirer, from Vulgar Latin

*impejorare, from Latin in- + Late Latin pejorare to make worse

First Known Use: 14th century

Definition:

to make (something) weaker or worse

7.recollection

Pronunciation: \ˌre-kə-ˈlek-shən\

Origin:

First Known Use of RECOLLECTION 1624

Definition:

• the act of remembering something or the ability to remember something

• something from the past that is remembered

8. simultaneously

Pronunciation:\ˌsī-məl-ˈtā-nē-əs, -nyəs also ˌsi-\

Origin:

Latin simul at the same time + English -taneous (as in instantaneous)

First Known Use: circa 1660

Definition:

happening at the same time

9.rural

Pronunciation: ˈru̇r-əl\

Origin:

Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin ruralis, from rur-, rus open land

First Known Use: 15th century

Definition:

of or relating to the country and the people who live there instead of the city

10.aware

Pronunciation: \ə-ˈwer\

Origin:

Middle English iwar, from Old English gewær, from ge- (associative prefix) + wær wary

First Known Use: before 12th century

Definition:

• knowing that something (such as a situation, condition, or problem) exists

• feeling, experiencing, or noticing something (such as a sound, sensation, or emotion)

• knowing and understanding a lot about what is happening in the world or around you

11. switch

Pronunciation: \ˈswich\

Origin:

perhaps from Middle Dutch swijch twig

First Known Use: 1592

Definition:

• a small device that starts or stops the flow of electricity to something (such as a lamp or a machine) when it is pressed or moved up and down

• a sudden change from one thing to another

• a device for moving the rails of a track so that a train may be turned from one track to another

12.emergency

Pronunciation: \i-ˈmər-jənt-sē\

Origin:

First Known Use of EMERGENCY

circa 1631

Definition:

an unexpected and usually dangerous situation that calls for immediate action

13.controller

Pronunciation: \kən-ˈtrō-lər, ˈkän-ˌ\

Origin:

Middle English countreroller, from Anglo-French contreroulur, from contreroule

First Known Use: 15th century

Definition:

• a person who is in charge of the money received and paid out by a business or college

• a person who directs the action of something

• a device or piece of equipment used to operate a machine, vehicle, or system

14.retirement

Pronunciation: \ri-ˈtī(-ə)r-mənt\

Origin:

First Known Use of RETIREMENT 1596

Definition:

• the act of ending your working or professional career : the act of retiring

• the state of being retired

• the period after you have permanently stopped your job or profession

15.audibly

Pronunciation: \ˈȯ-də-bəl\

Origin:

Late Latin audibilis, from Latin audire to hear; akin to Greek aisthanesthai to perceive, Sanskrit āvis evidently

First Known Use: 1529

Definition:

heard or able to be heard

16.consistently

Pronunciation: \kən-ˈsis-tənt\

Origin:

Latin consistent-, consistens, present participle of consistere

First Known Use: 1638

Definition:

always acting or behaving in the same way

: of the same quality; especially : good each time

: continuing to happen or develop in the same way

17.inefficiency

Pronunciation: \ˌi-nə-ˈfi-shən(t)-sē\

Origin:

First Known Use of INEFFICIENCY 1749

Definition:

the lack of ability to do something or produce something without wasting materials, time, or energy : the quality or state of being inefficient

18.operate

Pronunciation: \ˈä-pə-ˌrāt, ˈä-ˌprāt\

Origin:

Latin operatus, past participle of operari to work, from oper-, opus work; akin to Old English efnan to perform, Sanskrit apas work

First Known Use: 1588

Definition:

to function or behave in a proper or particular way

: to use and control (something)

: to have control of (something, such as a business, department, program, etc.)

19.perception

Pronunciation: \pər-ˈsep-shən\

Origin:

Latin perception-, perceptio act of perceiving, from percipere (see perceive)

First Known Use: 14th century

Definition:

• the way you think about or understand someone or something

• the ability to understand or notice something easily

• the way that you notice or understand something using one of your senses

20. rotate

Pronunciation:\ˈrō-ˌtāt\

Origin:

Latin rota First Known Use: 1785

Definition:

having the parts flat and spreading or radiating like the spokes of a wheel <rotate blue flowers>

21. range

Pronunciation: \ˈrānj\

Origin:

Middle English, row of persons, from Anglo-French range, renge, from renger to range

First Known Use: 14th century

Definition:

a group or collection of different things or people that are usually similar in some way

a series of numbers that includes the highest and lowest possible amounts

the total amount of ability, knowledge, experience, etc., that a person has

22.bought

Pronunciation: \ˈbȯt\

Origin:

past participle of buy

First Known Use: 1599

Definition:

past and past participle ofbuy

23.subject

Pronunciation: \ˈsəb-jikt, -(ˌ)jekt\

Origin:

Middle English suget, subget, from Anglo-French,

from Latin subjectus one under authority & subjectum subject of a proposition,

from masculine & neuter respectively of subjectus, past participle of subicere to subject, literally, to throw under, from sub- + jacere to throw 

First Known Use: 14th century

Definition:

the person or thing that is being discussed or described

an area of knowledge that is studied in school

a person or thing that is being dealt with in a particular way

24. striatum

Pronunciation: \strī-ˈā-təm\

Origin:

First Known Use of STRIATUM

1882

Definition:

corpus striatum; especially : the part of the corpus striatum consisting of the caudate nucleus and putamen

25.hippocampus

Pronunciation: \ˌhi-pə-ˈkam-pəs\

Origin:

New Latin, from Greek hippokampos sea horse, from hippos horse + kampos sea monster

First Known Use: 1706

Definition:

a curved elongated ridge that extends over the floor of the descending horn of each lateral ventricle of the brain,

that consists of gray matter covered on the ventricular surface with white matter,

and that is involved in forming, storing, and processing memory