Lily GRE 35

demount; demount the equipment

dismantle; remove a thing from its frame, setting, or mount (拆卸; 小心翼翼自底座框架拆卸精密儀器; 字首 de- 向下、脫離 + mount 登上、底座 ＝ 將物體自安裝底座上逐一卸除分解)

multitude; vast multitude

abundance; a great number (眾多; 聚集於廣場上漫無邊際的人山人海; 字首 multi- 多重 + -tude 性質名詞字尾 ＝ 數量極其龐大不可勝數的匯聚形態)

remunerate; remunerate handsomely

compensate; to pay an equivalent for service or expense (支付報酬; 慷慨犒賞支付豐厚無比的專業報酬; 字首 re- 回報 + muner 職責、禮品 + -ate 動詞字尾 ＝ 針對他人辛勤付出奉上相當之酬金答謝)

demur; demur at the proposal

object; to object (提出異議，拒絕; 對爭議草案心存疑慮並當場提出異議; 字首 de- 徹底 + mur 遲疑、咕噥 ＝ 腳步踟躕不肯向前妥協並表達異議)

immured; immured within walls

confined; kept as a prisoner or closed away and out of sight (監禁的，禁閉的; 被死死幽禁在幽暗高牆之內的禁錮; 字首 im- 進入 + mur 牆壁 + -ed 形容詞字尾 ＝ 四周被冰冷石牆完全封死幽禁隔離的)

immutable; immutable laws

unchangeable; unchangeable; not capable of or susceptible to change (永恆的，不可改變的; 放諸四海皆準不可撼動的永恆法則; 字首 im- 不 + mut 改變 + -able 能夠…的 ＝ 歷經千百年滄桑依舊恆常不變的)

permeate; permeate society

penetrate; to diffuse through or penetrate something (滲透，瀰漫; 嶄新思想如春風化雨深層滲透整個社會; 字首 per- 貫穿 + me/migr 穿過、流動 + -ate 動詞字尾 ＝ 如水滴石穿般無所不在滲透蔓延充斥)

impermeable; impermeable layer

waterproof; not allowing liquid or gas to go through (不可滲透的; 滴水不漏完全隔絕液體氣體的不透水層; 字首 im- 不 + permeate 滲透 + -able 能夠…的 ＝ 質地緻密外力絲毫無法穿透滴漏的)

marginalize; marginalize minorities

exclude; to place in a position of marginal importance (使邊緣化，忽視; 惡意忽視排斥並使少數族群邊緣化; 字根 margin 邊緣 + -al + -ize 動詞字尾 ＝ 將弱勢個體推擠至權力版圖邊緣角落)

innate; innate ability

inborn; An innate quality or ability is one that you were born with, not one you have learned (天生的，與生俱來的; 渾然天成未經後天加工的天生才華; 字首 in- 內在 + nat 出生 + -e 形容詞字尾 ＝ 從降生人世那刻起便深植於基因天性中的)

nascent; nascent democracy

emerging; coming or having recently come into existence (新生的，萌芽的; 剛破土萌芽尚顯稚嫩的新興民主體制; 字根 nasc- 出生 + -ent 形容詞字尾 ＝ 如剛呱呱墜地之嬰孩般初露生機的)

natal; natal clinic

native; relating to the place or time of one's birth (出生的; 專門照護產婦與新生兒的婦產科診所; 字根 nat- 出生 + -al 形容詞字尾 ＝ 與生命誕生的時刻與產房場域緊密相關的)

native; native species

indigenous; associated with the country or place of one's birth (當地的，本土的; 深植於本土生態體系的原生物種; 字根 nat- 出生 + -ive 具備…特性的 ＝ 生於斯長於斯、深具在地原生血統的)

abnegate; abnegate responsibilities

renounce; to not allow yourself to have something; to not accept something (放棄自己權利，否認; 臨陣退縮拒絕承擔應負的歷史責任; 字首 ab- 遠離 + neg 否定 + -ate 動詞字尾 ＝ 斬釘截鐵搖頭說不並主動放棄權責)

nuance; subtle nuance

subtlety; a subtle distinction or variation (事物的細微差別; 語氣與文意間耐人尋味的幽微細微差異; 拉丁語 nubes 雲霧飄忽變幻 + -ance 名詞字尾 ＝ 如天邊浮雲色彩光影般極其微妙的層次差異)

negate; negate the benefits

invalidate; to deny the existence or truth of; to cause to be ineffective or invalid (使無效，取消; 嚴重抵消使既有各項好處化為烏有; 字根 neg- 否定 + -ate 動詞字尾 ＝ 全盤否決一筆勾銷使所有效益失去法律效力)

negligent; negligent driving

careless; not being careful or giving enough attention to people or things that are your responsibility (輕忽大意的，失職的; 漫不經心導致重大車禍的危險危險駕駛; 字根 neg- 否定 + lig/lect 挑選、理睬 + -ent 形容詞字尾 ＝ 對自身職責敷衍漠視、輕忽大意的)

negligible; negligible impact

insignificant; too slight or small in amount to be of importance (微不足道的，可忽略的; 微不足道幾乎掀不起波瀾的微弱影響; 字根 neg- 否定 + lig 理睬 + -ible 能夠…的 ＝ 份量微小到根本不值一提、可大方略過的)

nihilism; moral nihilism

cynicism; the rejection of all religious and moral principles, viewing life as meaningless (虛無主義; 徹底唾棄世俗道德價值的極端虛無主義; 字根 nihil 空無、虛無 + -ism 主義 ＝ 主張萬事萬物皆無意義與終極歸宿之虛無思潮)

annihilate; annihilate the enemy

destroy; to cause to cease to exist; to defeat overwhelmingly; to destroy a considerable part of (殲滅，摧毀; 以壓倒性火力全面殲滅擊潰敵軍部隊; 字首 ad- 朝向 + nihil 虛無 + -ate 動詞字尾 ＝ 將存在之實體徹底碾碎歸於徹底之虛無)

renege; renege on a deal

default; to go back on a promise (違約，食言; 毫無誠信公然撕毀商業協議食言違約; 字首 re- 再次 + neg 否定 + -e 動詞字尾 ＝ 再次出爾反爾翻臉否認先前許下之諾言)

enervate; enervate the body

weaken; to reduce the mental or moral vigor of; to lessen the vitality or strength of (使衰弱，使無力; 酷熱溽暑徹底耗盡抽乾了人體的氣力; 字首 e-/ex- 移出 + nerv 神經、元氣 + -ate 動詞字尾 ＝ 將筋骨神經中的所有活力全數抽離掏空)

innovative; innovative approach

original; using new methods or ideas (創新的，革新的; 突破傳統框架大膽創新的革命性方針; 字首 in- 進入 + nov 新穎 + -ative 具備…特性的 ＝ 大膽引進顛覆性巧思打破既有範式框架的)

novel; novel idea

original; new and not resembling something formerly known or used (嶄新的，創新的; 前所未聞令人耳目一新的嶄新奇想; 字根 nov- 新穎 + -el 名詞/形容詞字尾 ＝ 突破既定經驗法則、獨具原創巧思的)

novice; complete novice

beginner; beginner (新手，入門者; 剛涉足該專業領域一無所知的菜鳥新手; 字根 nov- 新人 + -ice 人 ＝ 甫踏入門檻尚未積累任何實戰經驗的初學者)