vt. 更喜歡;提升,提拔;給予(債權人)優先權;提出(控告);
vi. 更喜歡,寧愿;
?? pre預先+fer帶來,拿來→預先帶好→更喜歡
"The play is okay, but I still prefer the book."
戲還可以, 可我仍愿讀原著.
近義:select, choose
反義:loathe, scorn, scout, slight, spurn, underestimate
n. 村子;〈英〉(無教堂的)小村莊;〈比喻〉優柔寡斷的人;哈姆雷特;
?? ham+let(表示縮小的名詞后綴)→小村
"Hamlet was played by Romania's leading actor, Ion Caramitrou, to rapturous acclaim."
哈姆雷特由羅馬尼亞的一流演員伊恩·克拉米宙來飾演, 以引起轟動.
近義:townlet, village