PASSPORT, n. A document treacherously inflicted upon a citizen going abroad, exposing him as an alien and pointing him out for special reprobation and outrage.

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document ['d?kjum?nt, 'd?kjument] 詞頻3 詞根: doc
n. (計算機)文檔,證件;公文; vt. 證明;記錄;為…提供證明;
?? docu[=doc教]+ment名詞后綴→用來告訴別人的東西→文件;證書
"Footnotes have been appended to the document."
該文件附加了腳注。
近義:illustrate, inform, instruct, school, teach, train
citizen ['s?t?zn] 詞頻1 詞根: citiz
n. 公民;國民;市民;平民;
?? citiz=city城市+en表名詞 →公民
"She's Italian by birth but is now an Australian citizen."
她生于意大利,但現在是澳大利亞公民。
近義:townsman, burgher, burgess, countryman, denizen, individual 反義:outlander, outsider, stranger, alien
abroad [?'br?d] 詞頻2 詞根: ab
adv. 到國外,在海外;廣為流傳地; adj. 往國外的; n. 海外,異國;
?? a(on)+broad→在國外;遠;廣
"I had always been attracted by the idea of working abroad."
我總是向往去國外工作。
近義:out, outdoors, outside, away, without, overseas
alien ['el??n] 詞頻3 詞根: alter
adj. 外國的;相異的;異已的;不相容的; n. 外國人;外僑;局外人;外星人; vt. 讓渡,轉讓;疏遠;離間;
?? ali其他的,改變狀態+en表形容詞或名詞→其他地方的→外國的,外國人的,外來的
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一個突然變得陌生而危險的世界里,他是她唯一的守護神。
近義:extraterrestrial, outlander, outsider, stranger, auslander, tramontane 反義:individual, national, townsman, civvy, burgher, burgess
special ['sp??l] 詞頻1 詞根: spec
adj. 特殊的;專門的;專用的;重要的; n. 專車;特價;特刊;特約稿;
?? speci種類+al...的→比其他種類好的→特別的
"A special subcommittee adjudicates on planning applications."
有一個特別小組委員會裁決規劃申請項目。
近義:outstanding, unusual, especial, exceptional, extraordinary, particular
outrage ['a?tred?] 詞頻3 詞根: outr
n. 義憤;憤慨;暴行;駭人聽聞的事件; vt. 引起…的義憤,激怒;凌辱,強奸;虐待,迫害;違反;
?? out外,出+rage怒氣→怒氣外露→粗暴
"The judge's remarks caused public outrage."
裁判的話引起了公憤。
近義:impugn, insult, mistreat, offend, abuse, provoke 反義:honor, honour, obey, observe, prize, regard

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