n. 著作家;作者;創(chuàng)造者;發(fā)起人;
vt. 創(chuàng)作出版;
?? aug, auc, auth 增加,增長(zhǎng)#詞根助記:auth 增加 + -or 人 -> 促進(jìn),發(fā)起,創(chuàng)造 -> 創(chuàng)作 -> 作家,著者
"After the play they called for the author to show himself."
劇終之后他們請(qǐng)求編劇和大家見(jiàn)面.
近義:issue, publish, artificer, maker, originator, builder
adj. 有爭(zhēng)議的,引起爭(zhēng)議的,被爭(zhēng)論的;好爭(zhēng)論的;
?? contro=contra相反+vers=vert轉(zhuǎn)+ial...的→controvert轉(zhuǎn)向相反方向=有爭(zhēng)議+ial...的 → 有爭(zhēng)議的
"a highly controversial topic"
頗有爭(zhēng)議的話(huà)題
近義:arguing, polemic, polemical, argumentative, eristic, arguable
反義:inappealable, inarguable, incontestable, incontrovertible, indubitable, irrebuttable
n. 書(shū);卷;課本;賬簿;
vt.& vi. 預(yù)訂;
vt. 登記;(向旅館、飯店、戲院等)預(yù)約;立案(控告某人);訂立演出契約;
adj. 書(shū)的;賬簿上的;得之(或來(lái)自)書(shū)本的;按照(或依據(jù))書(shū)本的;
?? 簿(諧音): 書(shū)
"She seemed totally absorbed in her book."
她好像完全被這本書(shū)迷住了。
近義:prebook, preorder, reserve, textbook, tome, volume