Vocabulary
Words for
Production
1. charm n. [U] 魅力；吸引力 attractive feature or quality
õ Peter likes to enjoy
the charm of the countryside in autumn. Peter喜歡享受秋季鄉間的魅力。
charming adj. 迷人的
õ Everyone likes
Jennifer because she is a smart and charming girl. 每個人都喜歡 Jennifer，因為她是個既聰明又迷人的女孩。
詞類變化
(1) charm n. [C] 護身符
• Take this charm with you; it will protect you and bring you good
luck.
(2) charm vt. 吸引；使陶醉
• John is charmed by his uncle’s tales of his overseas adventure.
• Jerry was charmed by Lisa’s lovely smile.
• Becky charmed everyone at last night’s party.
(3) (work) like a charm 十分奏效
• I tried that stain remover on the cloth and it worked like a charm!
補充資料
Prince Charming（童話中的）王子；白馬王子
• I hope I can meet my Prince Charming soon!
2. idiom n. [C] 慣用語；成語 a phrase or sentence whose meaning is different
from the meaning of its words
õ The idiom “break a leg” is used to wish someone good luck.
慣用語「break a leg」用在祝人好運。
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文化小註解
break a leg是個常見的慣用語，通常在「演員」或「表演者」要上臺表演前，用來祝人好運、表演順利。
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詞類變化
(1) idiom n. [C] 方言
• My grandmother uses idioms from the New England countryside, so I can hardly understand her.
(2) idiomatic
adj. 符合某一語言的習慣或特點的
• Zoe has never been to France
3. native adj. 天生的；本國的；本土的 belonging to a person by birth
õ Jason is a native speaker of English, but he can also speak Chinese very well. Jason的母語是英文，但他也能說流利的中文。
詞類變化
(1) native n. [C] 本國人；本地人
• Although Jenny is a native here, she doesn’t
know much about the local culture and customs.
(2) native adj. 原生的(+ to)
• While the panda is native to China ,
the kangaroo is native to Australia
(3) native American（美國）印地安人（的）
• In the U.S.
詞根: nat =born,表示"出生的,本土的"
adj.
cog同+nat出生的,本土的+e→同生的
in進+nat出生的,本土的+e→與出生一起進來→天賦的
nat出生的,本土的+al……的→adj.出生的
n.
natal[adj.出生的]+ity表名詞→n.出生率,出生
nat出生的,本土的+ion表名詞→出生之處
nation民族,國家+ality表名詞→n.國籍,民族
nat本土的+ive人→n.本地人,本國人
nat出生的,本土的+ure表名詞→出生狀態→天性
neo新+nat出生的,本土的+e→新出生
尾碼: -ive 1. 表名詞,"人或物等"; 2. 表形容詞,"……的"
adj.
appreciate欣賞+ive……的→adj.感謝的,讚賞的
conjunct結合的,共同的+ive……的→adj.連接的
defect過失;缺點+ive……的→adj.有缺陷的
digest消化+ive……的→adj.消化的,有助消化的
educate教育,培養,訓練+ive……的→educative教育的
elect選舉,推選+ive……的→adj.選任的,有選舉權的,隨意選擇的
imitate模仿+ive……的→imitative模仿的
indicate指示+ive……的→adj.指示的,預示的,可表示的
introduce引入,介紹+ive……的→introductive序文的,介紹的
loco地方+mot動+ive……的→從一個地方動到另一個地方→adj.運動的,移動的,運載的
meditate想,考慮+ive……的→adj.沉思的,冥想的
recept接受+ive……的→adj.善於接受的
regenerate改過自新的+ive……的→regenerative再生的
relate敍述,講,使聯繫,發生關係+ive……的→relative相對的;相關的
subject主題+ive……的→adj.主觀的,個人的
4. expression n. [C] （表達的）詞語 a word or phrase
õ “Shut up” is not a
polite expression, so try not to use it. 「閉嘴」不是禮貌的詞語，所以盡量不要使用。
express vt. 表達
õ The guests expressed their thanks to
the host of the party before leaving. 賓客在離開前，向宴會主人表達他們的謝意。
詞類變化
(1) expression
n. [C] 表示；表達（+ of）
• At the end of the semester, we gave our
homeroom teacher some flowers as an expression of thanks.
(2) expression n. [C] 表情；臉色
• There was no expression on Mom’s face when she walked into the house.
(3) express adj. 快遞的
express mail 快件；快信
• Please send this package by express delivery.
詞根: press =press,表示"擠壓"
adj.
compress[v.壓縮]+ible能……的→adj.可壓縮的,
可壓榨的
depress[v.壓制,壓抑]+ed……的→adj.沮喪的,抑鬱的;不景氣的,蕭條的
ex出+press擠壓→把[思想]擠出來→表達
impress印象,引人注目+ive……的→adj.給人深刻印象的,感人的
press擠壓+ing……的→adj.急迫的
n.
compress[v.壓縮]+ion表名詞→n.壓縮,壓緊,濃縮
depress[v.壓制,壓抑]+ion表名詞→n.消沉;不景氣蕭條期
ex出+press擠壓→把[思想]擠出來→表達
express表達,表示+ion→n.表達;表情;聲調;腔調;榨出;措詞;式;符號
impress印象,引人注目+ion表名詞→n.印象,感想;蓋印,壓痕
oppress[v.壓迫,壓制]+ion表名詞→n.壓迫
press擠壓+ure表名詞→n.壓,壓力,壓迫,強制,緊迫,困苦,困難
suppress[v.鎮壓,壓制]+ion表名詞→n.鎮壓,壓制
n.&v.
press擠壓→n.&n.&v.壓, 按
v.
com一起+press壓→一起壓→壓縮
de向下+press壓→向下壓→壓制→情緒低下
ex出+press擠壓→把[思想]擠出來→表達
im進+press擠壓→壓進去→蓋印→印入頭腦→留下印象
op加強動作+press擠壓→拼命壓→壓迫
re回+press擠壓→壓回去
sup下+press壓→壓下去
5. casual adj. 非正式的 informal
õ In this company, you can
wear casual clothes to work on Fridays. 在這公司，你可在星期五穿非正式的服裝上班。
字詞搭配
(1) casual wear 休閒裝
(2) casual laborer 臨時工
詞類變化
casual adj. 漫不經心的；不負責任的
• Leo’s attitude toward his job is rather casual, and his boss is not
too happy about it.
詞根: cas 1. =fall,表示"落下,降臨";
2. 引申為偶然發生
adj.
cas落下,降臨+ual……的→落下的→不是安排好的→偶然的
n.
cas落下+cad落下+e→落下再落下→瀑布
cas落下,降臨+e→[某事]降臨,發生→事, 病例, 案例, 情形, 場合
casual偶然的+ty表名詞→[突然]落下的事→事故
oc使+cas落下+ion表名詞→使……落下→事情發生
6. situation
n. [C] 情況 the general state of
things
õ Mike’s business is in
a bad situation because it has
lost a lot of money. Mike的生意狀況不好，因為已經損失了很多錢。
字詞搭配
(1) situation comedy（= sitcom）電視情境喜劇
(2) no-win situation 絕無成功或勝利的局面
(3) win-win situation 雙贏的局面
詞類變化
situated adj. 座落於…… (=
located)
• This little village is situated in a valley.
尾碼: -ion 1. 表示"某種物,用品;人等"; 2. 表名詞,"動作或狀態等"
n.
accord和諧+ion某種物,用品;人等→n.手風琴
carr=carn肉+ion某種物,用品;人等→n.腐肉
champ+ion人→n.冠軍,擁護者,戰士
cush墊+ion某種物,用品;人等→n.墊子,軟墊
manse住宅+ion某種物,用品;人等→n.大廈,大樓;宅第
product產品+ion某種物,用品;人等→n.生產,產品,作品
scorp原意為一種魚,後指蠍子+ion某種物,用品;人等→n.蠍子
dismiss解散;開除+ion動作或狀態等→n.免職,解雇,不予考慮
ad+miss送+ion動作或狀態等→送來→許可進入
concise簡明的+ion動作或狀態等→n.簡明,簡潔
console安慰+at+ion動作或狀態等→n.安慰,慰藉
contradict反駁,矛盾+ion動作或狀態等→n.反駁,矛盾
create創造+ion動作或狀態等→n.創造,創作物
dilapidate倒塌+ion動作或狀態等→n.破舊,荒廢
discriminate歧視+ion動作或狀態等→n.辨別,區別,識別力,辨別力,歧視
discuss討論+ion動作或狀態等→n.討論,談論;論述
edit編輯+ion狀態→在以前的基礎編輯後→版本,版
expanse膨脹擴張+ion動作或狀態等→n.擴張,膨脹;張開,伸展
frict摩擦+ion動作或狀態等→n.摩擦,摩擦力
lucubrate用功,深入研究+ion動作或狀態等→n.刻苦研究
navigate航行,航海,導航+ion動作或狀態等→n.航海,航空,導航,領航,航行
obligate有責任的+ion動作或狀態等→n.義務,責任
obsess迷住,使困擾+ion動作或狀態等→n.迷住,困擾
pollute弄髒,污染+ion動作或狀態等→污染,玷污
possess佔有,擁有+ion動作或狀態等→n.持有,擁有;所有權;所有物;[n.]財產,財富
receipt收據,收到+ion動作或狀態等→n.接待,招待會,接收
situate使處於+ion動作或狀態等→n.情形,境遇
7. particular
adj. 個別的；特定的 relating to one person
or thing rather than any others ANT
general
õ Is there any particular color you would prefer for your living room carpet? 你對於客廳地毯有偏好任何特定的顏色嗎？
字詞搭配
in particular 尤其；特別
• The whole meal was good, but the fried chicken in particular was
excellent.
詞類變化
(1) particular adj.（過於）講究的；挑剔的
（+ about/over）
• My yoga teacher is thin and is very particular about what she eats.
(2) particularly adv. 尤其；特別地
• I like all his novels, and his latest one is particularly good.
詞根: part =part/divide,表示"部分,分開"
adj.
a=ad+part部分,分開→向另一部分→分別地, 分離的
de分開+part部分,分開→部分分開→離開
im無+partial有偏見的→無偏見的
im不+part部分,分開+ible能……的→不能分成部分
part部分,分開+ial……的→adj.部分的,不完全的;偏袒的,不公平的,偏愛的
part部分,分開+icular有……的→有自己部分的→特別的
adv.
a=ad+part部分,分開→向另一部分→分別地, 分離的
particular特殊的+ly表副詞→adv.獨特地, 顯著地
part部分,分開+ly表副詞→adv.部分, 幾分
n.
a+part部分,分開+ment具體物→樓房分出的一部分→公寓
counter相反+part部分→反面一樣的部分→對應人物
de向下+part部分,分開+ment表名詞→下面的部分→部門,系
part部分,分開→n.部分, 局部 v.分開
part部分,分開+icle小東西→小部分→少量
part部分,分開+icular有……的→有自己部分的→特別的
parti=party黨,一部分人+san人→黨人→黨徒
part部分,分開+ition表名詞→[分成]部分
part部分,分開+n+er人→n.合作者,合夥人,合股人,夥伴,舞伴,配偶
part部分,分開+y人→n.党, 政黨, 隨行人員
v.
de分開+part部分,分開→部分分開→離開
im進入+part部分,分開→進入知識的一部分→傳授
part部分,分開→n.部分, 局部 v.分開
part部分,分開+take拿→拿一部分→partake分享,參與
parti=part部分+cip抓+ate表動詞→抓住成為一部分→參與
8. fixed
adj. 固定的 not changing
õ The table is fixed to the floor so you won’t be able to move it. 這桌子被固定在地板，所以你無法移動它。
fix vt. 固定
õ John tried to fix a bookcase to the
wall. John試著將書櫥固定到牆上。
字詞搭配
(1) fixed account 定期存款帳戶
• My mother is into saving money and she has three fixed accounts!
(2) fixed costs/charge（會計上）固定成本／固定支出
詞類變化
(1) fix n.（口語）困境
• My cousin is in a bad fix and he really needs some help.
(2) fix vt. 供給或準備食物
• You must be hungry after a hard day’s work. Let me fix you something.
(3) fix vt. 安排
• If you want to talk to the president, I can fix it for you.
9. fashionable
adj. 時尚的 following a style that
is popular
õ It is fashionable
for girls to have short hair now.
現今女孩們留短髮是很時尚的。
fashion n. [C] 時尚；流行
õ Teenagers always
like to wear the latest fashions.
青少年總喜歡穿戴最新的流行時尚。
字詞搭配
(1) in fashion 流行；入時
• Are you sure long skirts are still in fashion?
(2) go/be out of
fashion 不再流行；過時
• Some people think big sunglasses are out of fashion now.
詞根:
fac,fact,fect,fici,fic,fice,fig,feas,feat =do,make 表示"做,製作"
adj.
fashion[n.流行式樣[或貨品],風尚,風氣;樣子,方式]+able…的→adj.流行的,時髦的
profit[n.利潤,收益]+able可以…的→adj.有利可圖的,有益的
10. nowadays adv. 現今 at the present time
õ Nowadays, most people care not only about
eating tasty food but also about
having a healthy diet.
現今多數人在意的不只是吃美食，還要吃得健康。
詞根: day =day,表示"日,日子"
adj.
day日,日子+ly表副詞或形容詞等→daily每日的[地]→日報
every每一的+day日,日子→每天的→日常的→平常的→平凡的
adv.
day日,日子+ly表副詞或形容詞等→daily每日的[地]→日報
now現在+a+days=day的複數→adv.現今, 現在
n.
day日,日子+ly表副詞或形容詞等→daily每日的[地]→日報
day日,日子→date
day日,日子→n.天, 白天, 日子, 白晝, 黎明
day日,日子+break破曉→n.黎明, 拂曉
day日,日子+light光→n.日光, 白晝, 白天
day日,日子+time時間→n.白天, 日間
v.
day日,日子→date
11. outdated adj. 過時的 out of date
õ In my opinion, their ideas about educating children are outdated in today’s society. 我認為他們對於教育小孩的想法在今日社會是過時的。
12. rock vi. （俚語）超棒 (slang) to be very good
õ I love all of Jay Chou’s songs. His music rocks! 我喜歡周杰倫所有的歌。他的音樂超棒！
詞類變化
(1) rock vt. vi. 搖動；搖；擺動
• A big earthquake rocked our house early this morning.
• This little tree rocked in the wind.
(2) rock n. 岩層；岩；小石子
• The workers drilled through several layers of rock to reach the oil.
• That mean boy threw a rock at me!
(3) rocks n.（口語）加冰塊而不加水
• Please give me a Scotch on the rocks.
(4) rock-and-roll 搖滾樂（= rock ’n’ roll）
(5) rock-bottom 最低的；最低限度的
• My father sold our TV set at a rock-bottom price.
(6) on the rocks（口語）（婚姻等）瀕於破裂；（生意等）瀕於破產
• Because they fight all the time, their marriage is on the rocks.
13. awesome adj. 很棒的 amazing and wonderful
õ This movie is awesome! I’m going to watch it again. 這電影很棒！我要再看一次。
awful adj. 很糟的
õ His writing is awful; I can’t understand a word of
it. 他的筆跡很糟，我連一個字都看不懂。
詞類變化
(1) awesome adj. 令人敬畏或畏懼的
• He has been lifting weights and his strength is awesome.
(2) awe n. [U] 敬畏；驚懼
• Linda was in awe of her father until she was at least twelve years
old.
(3) awe vt. 敬畏；驚懼
• We were awed into silence by his strange behavior.
14. incredible adj. 難以置信的 beyond belief or understanding SYN
unbelievable
õ Although Maria is only 40, she has experienced many
things and her life story is incredible! 雖然Maria只有四十歲，她卻經歷了很多事，而且她的人生故事真是令人難以置信！
詞類變化
(1) incredible adj. 難以置信的
• To me, the story he told everyone was incredible.
(2) incredibly adv. 非常地；極端地
• We had an incredibly hot summer last year.
• For such a tiny girl she has an incredibly loud voice.
15. annoy vt. 惹惱 to bother someone constantly
õ Andy annoyed his girlfriend when he kept telling bad jokes. Andy一直說些爛笑話，這可惹毛了他的女朋友。
annoyed adj. 惱怒的
õ Helen is annoyed by
her neighbor’s dogs because they bark all
the time. Helen被她鄰居養的狗搞得很火大，因為牠們總是一直吠叫。
annoying adj. 惱人的
õ It is annoying that there are so many commercials during the TV show. 看電視節目時有這麼多的廣告，真是很惱人。
16. otherwise adv. 否則；不然 if not; something to the contrary
õ We must hurry; otherwise
we’ll be too late. 我們一定要快一點，不然會太遲。
詞類變化
(1) otherwise adv. 除此之外，在其他方面
• The rent is high, but otherwise the apartment is fine.
(2) otherwise adv. 用別的方法
• We have to get there somehow, whether by train, by boat, or
otherwise.
尾碼: -wise 表副詞,"方向,狀態",也可表形容詞
adj.
coast海岸+wise方向,狀態→沿著海岸
adj.&adv.
clock時鐘+wise方向,狀態→adj.&adv.順時針方向[的,地]
end末端+wise方向,狀態→末端朝前的
adv.
coast海岸+wise方向,狀態→沿著海岸
crab吹毛求疵+wise方向,狀態→小心地
cross交叉+wise方向,狀態→交叉地
like相象+wise方向,狀態→同樣地,照樣地
other其他+wise方向,狀態→其他方面
side邊+wise方向,狀態→adv.向一邊的,橫斜的
conj.
other其他+wise方向,狀態→其他方面
17. daily adj. 日常生活的；每日的 done or happening every day SYN everyday
õ Our daily conversation is
usually about the weather, news, and
things that are happening around
us. 我們日常的對話通常是關於天氣、新聞和周圍發生的事。
字詞搭配
(1) daily newspaper 日報（= daily）
(2) daily expenses 日常開支
詞類變化
daily adv. 每日
• I like to go for a walk daily.
詞根: day =day,表示"日,日子"
adj.
day日,日子+ly表副詞或形容詞等→daily每日的[地]→日報
every每一的+day日,日子→每天的→日常的→平常的→平凡的
adv.
day日,日子+ly表副詞或形容詞等→daily每日的[地]→日報
now現在+a+days=day的複數→adv.現今, 現在
n.
day日,日子+ly表副詞或形容詞等→daily每日的[地]→日報
day日,日子→date
day日,日子→n.天, 白天, 日子, 白晝, 黎明
day日,日子+break破曉→n.黎明, 拂曉
day日,日子+light光→n.日光, 白晝, 白天
day日,日子+time時間→n.白天, 日間
v.
day日,日子→date
Words for Recognition
1. slang n.
[U] 俚語
字詞搭配
slang 為不可數名詞，所以要與其他字詞搭配才有複數型：
(1) slang words/terms 俚語字
(2) slang expressions 俚語表達
2. groovy adj. （舊、俚）絕妙的
詞類變化
groove n. [C] 溝；槽；輪胎痕
• Car wheels leave grooves in a dirt road.
（車輪在泥地上留下輪胎痕。）
3. the Sahara
Desert
Phrases
1. back seat driver 後座司機（指坐在後座卻不停指揮司機的人）
õ Can you not be a back seat driver? It’s very annoying! 你可不可以不要當個後座司機？很煩耶！
字詞搭配
(1) seat belt（行車）安全帶
(2) behind one’s back 在某人的背後
• They say bad things about Rachel behind her back all the time.
(3) get off one’s back 不再妨礙或惹惱某人
• Can you get off my back? I really need to study now.
(4) by/through the back door（採取不正當的手段）走後門
• Roy
2. be kicked out of 從…被踢出
õ Jason cheated on the exam and was almost kicked out of
school. Jason考試作弊，差點被踢出學校。
詞類變化
(1) kick vt.（口語）戒除（壞習慣）
• My brother decided to kick his habit of smoking forever.
(2) kick n. [C] 興奮；快感
• Tom loves driving, and driving fast gives him a kick.
(3) kick n.（酒類等）後勁
• Wow, this wine has a lot of kick in it. Don’t drink too fast or too
much.
字詞搭配
(1) kick up one’s heels 盡情享樂
• The welcome party is a good opportunity for the new students to kick
up their heels.
(2) kick sth. around 非正式地討論（計畫、想法）
• Before they make a decision, the students
will kick their ideas around at the class meeting.
3. bite one’s tongue 閉嘴
õ I wanted
to tell her what I really thought of her jokes, but I just bit my tongue. 我想告訴她我對她的笑話的真正想法，但我還是閉嘴了。
字詞搭配
(1) bite off 咬掉
• That little girl bit off a large piece of the apple.
(2) bite one’s head off 嚴厲斥責某人
• His mother bit his head off because he came home late last night.
(3) grab a bite 隨便快速地吃點東西
• Let’s take a break and grab a bite.
字詞搭配
(1) tongue twister 繞口令
• She sells seashells on the seashore.
(2) sharp tongue 說話刻薄尖酸
• That girl has a sharp tongue; that’s why no one likes her.
4. drive sb. up the wall 使某人抓狂
õ That boy’s
bad manners are driving me
up the wall. 那男孩不好的行為舉止令我抓狂。
字詞搭配
(1) to the wall 陷入困境
• Several companies have gone to the wall recently because of the bad
economy.
(2) Walls have
ears.（諺語）隔牆有耳
• Let’s move our conversation to another place. Walls have ears.
字詞搭配
(1) up the creek（俚語）遇到困難
• Please help me. I’m up the creek without a paddle and don’t know what
to do.
(2) up to no good 不懷好意；圖謀不軌
• Although I don’t know what Tiffany wants, I know she is up to no
good.
(3) up to now 到目前為止
(4) up to date 最新的
(5) up-and-down 起伏變化的；有盛衰的
5. make sense 有道理
õ This sentence is too difficult, and it
doesn’t make sense to me. 這句子太難了，我看不懂。
字詞搭配
(1) in one’s senses 頭腦健全；神智清醒
• No one in his right senses would let a little child go out alone.
(2) a sixth sense 第六感
• John’s sixth sense told him that his wife
would be waiting for him when he got home.
(3) make sense of 理解
• I couldn’t make sense of what the actor was saying.
6. as a whole 視為一體
õ They sell
this cheese as a whole;
you cannot buy just one piece.
他們的起司是整個賣的；你不能只買一片。
片語辨異
(1) as a whole 總體來說
• Taiwanese people as a whole are in favor of this law.
(2) on the whole
(= in general) 普遍來說；一般地說
• On the whole, I like her ideas about teaching.
7. for instance 例如
õ Several of Joe’s
friends came to the potluck dinner, for
instance, Linda, Ben, and Mike. Joe的好幾個朋友來參加百樂晚餐，例如 Linda、Ben以及Mike。
片語辨異
for example 例如（= for instance）
• I love all kinds of music, for example, rock ’n’ roll, jazz, and
hip-hop.
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