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研究指出消滅老鼠體內老化細胞，能延長牠們壽命25-35%。(Eliminating worn-out cells extends the healthy lives of lab mice.)此有助於治療功能退化和老化細胞引發的疾病。extend(v.延長)=字首ex-(表out)+-tend-(表stretch)向外伸展就會延長。(★attend參加、contend競爭，字根-tend-都表stretch)

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<3 yield to N (ph.) 讓步
原：yield (v.) 讓步；讓座；結(果實)；產生(結果)
<3 characteristic (n.) 特色；(a.) 特色的
cf. character (n.) 個性；角色
<3 forewing (n.) 前翼
字首：fore-: before (e.g. forecast, foretell, foresee, forefather, foremost, foreshadow, foresight, forward...)
<3 flap (v.) 拍動
<3 scale (n.) 鱗片；天秤；規模；音階；刻度
衍：large-scale (a.) 大規模的
<3 depend on (ph.) 取決於；依賴
衍：dependence (n.) 依賴/ dependable (a.) 可信賴的/ dependent (a.) 依賴的/ independent (a.) 獨立的
字根：-pend: hang (e.g. appendage, appendix, expend, impending, perpendicular, suspend, pension...)
<3 major (a.) 主要的；(v.) 主修(+ in + 科目)；(n.) 主修
衍：majority (n.) 大多數
字根：-maj-: big (e.g. majestic, maxim, maximum..)
<3 gathering (n.) 聚集；聚會
<3 valley (n.) 山谷
<3 transit (n.) 運輸；通行
MRT = Mass Rapid Transit
字首：trans-: across (e.g. transport, transfer, translate, transaction, transcend, transgress, transfusion, transmit, transcribe...)
字根：-it: go (e.g. ambition, circuit, initiate, itinerary, perish, transitory...)
<3 damage (n.)(v.) 損害
片：do damage to N 對...造成損害
<3 conduct (v.) 進行；指揮；(n.) 行為
衍：conductor (n.) 列車長；指揮家/ misconduct (n.) 不良行為
字首：con-: together (e.g. conclude, concord, condemn, condense, condescend, confiscate, confront, consent, contaminate, contemplate...)
字根：-duct-: lead (e.g. abduct, deduct, induct, product...)
<3 construction (n.) 建設；建築物
原：construct (v.) 建造/ constructive (a.) 有建設性的
片：be under construction 建造中/ construction site 工地
字根：-struct-: build (e.g. destruction, instruct, obstruct, structure, infrastructure...)
<3 sustainable (a.) 永續的
原：sustain (v.) 支撐/ sustainability (n.) 永續性
字根：-tain-: keep (e.g. attain, abstain, contain, detain, entertain, maintain, retain, obtain, pertain..)
<3 beware of (ph.) 留意
<3 ecological (a.) 生態的
原：ecology (n.) 生態/ ecosystem (n.) 生態系統/ eco-friendly (a.) 環保的
<3 interchange (n.) 交流道
字首：inter-: between, among (e.g. intersection, intercourse, intercept, interfere, intermingle, interpose, interrupt, interval, intellectual...)
<3 lane (n.) 車道；小巷弄
<3 peak (n.) 高峰；頂峰(= summit)
<3 annual (a.) 年度的
字根：-ann-: year (e.g. anniversary, centennial, perennial...)
<3 ramp (n.) 斜坡；坡道
<3 loop (n.) 環；圈
<3 trim (v.) 修剪
<3 multifunctional (a.) 多功能的
原：function (n.) 功能
字首：multi-: many (e.g. multilingual, multicultural, multimedia, multiply, multitude...)
<3 corridor (n.) 走廊；前廊
<3 complete (v.) 完成；(a.) 完整的
衍：completion (n.) 完成；完整
字根：-plet-: fill (e.g. deplete, implement, replenish, replete, supple, supplement...)
<3 extend (n.) 延伸；延長
衍：extension (n.) 延伸；分機/ extensive (a.) 廣泛的
字根：-tend-: stretch (e.g. attend, contend, distend, intend, intensify, pretend, superintendent, tend...)
<3 instead of (ph.) 而不是