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kin

n.親戚(總稱) [a person's relatives collectively]

ex. all his kin were at the weeding. [kin都是用plural的唷，就跟people是一樣的]

ex. He is my next of kin.
他是我的近親。

n.親屬關係 [family relationship or kinship.]

adj.親屬關係的 [ of the same family; related; akin.]


聯想：日文的「金」的音讀就是唸成kin唷，想像一下有親戚就是有黃金阿!

字源(看看就好)：O.E. cyn "family, race, kind, nature," from P.Gmc. *kunjan (cf. O.N. kyn, O.H.G. chunni, Goth. kuni "family, race," O.N. kundr "son," Ger. kind "child"), from PIE *gen- "to produce"

kin 它可以追溯到古英語的 cyn...可以看到發音是相同的， 它是來自原始日耳曼與的 kunjan (ps.所以 古挪威語的 kyn、 古高地德語的 chunni、 歌德語的 kuni 都是"family, race"的意思，而古挪威語的 kundr是指"son"，德語的kind是指"child"...都是源於kunjan)，又可追尋到更早的原始印歐語的 gen "to produce"的意思。




kindred

kin-d-red [這裡的 d是增音..epenthesis]

n.親戚(總稱) [=kin, a person's relatives collectively.]

ex. Most of his kindred still live in Ireland.
他的親戚大部分仍住在愛爾蘭.

adj.同類的;同源的 [Having a similar or related origin, nature, or character]

ex. English and Dutch are kindred languages.
英語和荷蘭語是同源的語言.

ex.kindred spirits
心靈相通，精神契合...(還滿常用的唷~)


字尾-red，是個 native English suffix，表示為某種condition的意思


kindred <> dissimilar





kindle

v.點燃 [To catch fire; burst into flame.]

ps. kindle 與 ignite 都可以當作點燃，但kindle會用於比較抽象的地方。

v.激起(熱情等) [to light up, illuminate, or make bright]

ex. The speaker kindled our interest in dinosaurs.
那位演講人引起了我們對恐龍的興趣。

ex. kindle one's imagination.

ex.The sunset kindled the skies.


字源：kindle的 kin有含有generate的意思





kinetic

kine-tic

adj.運動的 [pertaining to motion.]

ex. kinetic energy = 動能 1/2mv2


字源：GK. ki-ne-tikos moving, = kine- to move + -tikos suffix






knack

n.獨特的技巧、能力 [a special skill, talent, or aptitude]

ex. He has the knack of getting people to listen.

n.訣竅 [a clever or adroit way of doing something.]


影片簡介：Dilbert has a knack for enginereing

ps. knick knack

knack <> foolishness




knave

n. [an unprincipled, untrustworthy, or dishonest person.]

ex. Once a knave, ever a knave.


ps. 在紙牌中Jack 就是 knave







knead

v. [to work (dough, clay, etc.) into a uniform mixture by pressing, folding, and stretching.]

ex. knead the dough into a ball


ps. 說作massage的推，也可以用這個字唷

How to kneed bread dough






knit

v.編織 [to make (a garment, fabric, etc.) by interlocking loops of one or more yarns either by hand with knitting needles or by machine]



ps.

weave vs. knit

weave 像是用於編竹蓆之類的，手工、機械都可以用

knit 用於編毛衣之類的，通常都是指用手織的、用機器不可以用knit


"XD..knitting 看起來好難唷"







knotty

knot-y

adj.有結的 [having knots; full of knots]

adj.難解決的 [involved, intricate, or difficult]

ex. a knotty problem.



"教你打結 tie a knot"


ps.

gnarl n.樹木的)節;瘤




know-how

n.知識、技術 [knowledge of how to do something; faculty or skill for a particular activity; expertise]

ex. know-how指的是「特別的技術」、有些會翻成「關鍵技術」

ex. Designing a computer requires a lot of know-how.


ps.

下面兩個字是較新的字，在字典中可能找不到，不過在工作上可能會遇到唷。

know-why = 技術原理

know-who = 人脈






kudos

n.榮譽 [honor, glory; admiration or recognition that someone or something gets as a result of a particular action or achievement.]

ex. he got a great deal of kudos for his work at the university.
他在大學裡貢獻良多，得到許多榮譽。


字源：Gk ky^dos "glory, fame, renown"

ps. kudos這個字從字源上說，它是singular的。 ex. Kudos is due her for her brilliant work on the score. 不過，在近代的報紙上會用kudo，把它當作單數形，而把kudos當作複數來用。實際上是不對的，在正式的用法上，要把kudos當作singular來用。





labile

adj.易發生變化的 [apt or likely to change.]

adj. [Chemistry. (of a compound) capable of changing state or becoming inactive when subjected to heat or radiation.]

ex. a labile compound.
不穩定化合物

ex. labile equilibrium
不穩平衡


聯想：在lab中的試驗品是不穩定的(labile)








labored

labor-ed

adj.吃力的 [done or made with difficulty; heavy]

ex. A short, labored breath
喘息短促而費力的呼吸





labyrinth

n.迷宮 [ an intricate combination of paths or passages in which it is difficult to find one's way or to reach the exit.; a maze]

n.【解】(內耳的)迷路 [A group of complex interconnecting anatomical cavities.]


from希臘神話

labyrinth在希臘神話中是一座精心製作的建築物，由名匠Daedalus(代達羅斯)為Crete(克里特島)的國王Minos(米諾斯)所設計，建造於Knossos(克諾索斯)。這座迷宮用來囚禁Minos的兒子，半人半牛怪物的Minotaur(彌諾陶洛斯)。Daedalus巧妙地建造這座迷宮，使得在完成後他本人幾乎無法從中逃脫。雅典英雄Theseus(忒修斯)得到Ariadne(阿里阿德涅)的襄相，在殺害彌諾陶洛斯後，順著Ariadne的線帶領之下成功逃出迷宮。

Labyrinth這個字經常可以和Maze（迷路）互換使用，但現代專門學者使用更嚴格的定義。對他們而言，Maze是一個遊覽拼圖參觀的形式，有著可以選擇不同路徑與方向的複雜分歧通道；而單一路徑的Labyrinth只有一條唯一的Eulerian path 到達中心。Labyrinth在中心和原處有條明確的通過路，而不是設計來讓人難以導覽。



"tailer《Pan's Labyrinth》羊男的迷宮(2006)"






lace

n.蕾絲 [a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.]

n.用來綁緊兩邊的繩子 ex.鞋帶[A cord or ribbon used to draw and tie together two opposite edges, as of a shoe.]


filigree:wire＝lace:thread
金銀絲工藝品由金屬絲組成＝蕾絲由線組成







lacerate

lacer(to tear up)-ate

v.撕裂 [to tear roughly; mangle]

ex. The barbed wire lacerated his hands.


聯想： laser(雷射)可以 lascerate

字源：L lacera-tus, ptp. of lacera-re to tear up





lachrymose

adj.愛哭的、易落淚的 [suggestive of or tending to cause tears]

ex. a lachrymose disposition
生性愛哭


聯想：lachrymose 其中有cry的單字








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