Android一詞的本義指“機器人”,同時也是Google于2007年11月5日宣布的基于Linux平臺的開源手機操作系統的名稱,該平臺由操作系統、中間件、用戶界面和應用軟件組成,號稱是首個為移動終端打造的真正開放和完整的移動軟件。
【根】anthrop=man(人類)
anthrop這個詞根還可以繼續拆分為anthr+op,而anthr詞根實際就相當于另外一個希臘詞根andr=man,op詞根則是我們的眼睛,所以延伸出視力之意。
anthropology
The scientific study of the origin, the behavior, and the physical, social, and cultural development of humans.
That part of Christian theology concerning the genesis, nature, and future of humans, especially as contrasted with the nature of God: changing the church's anthropology to include more positive images of women (Priscilla Hart).
n.人類學(研究人類體質特征、進化、發展、文化、地理、歷史及社會習俗等的科學)
anthropoid
Resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance.
Of or belonging to the group of great apes of the family Pongidae, which includes the gorilla, chimpanzee, and orangutan.
Resembling or characteristic of an ape; apelike.
An ape of the family Pongidae. Also called anthropoid ape.
adj. 類人猿的;類人的;(猿等)似人類的
n. 類人猿
misanthrope
One who hates or mistrusts humankind
n. 不愿與人來往者;厭惡人類的人
anthropography
The branch of anthropology that deals with the geographical distribution of specific human cultures.
n. 【人類學】人種志,人類志,人類地理分布學(根據人類的體質特征、語言、習俗來研究人類的地理分布)
anthropomorphize morph-morf-form
To ascribe human characteristics to.
To ascribe human characteristics to things not human
vt. 賦與人性,人格化
anthropocentric
Regarding humans as the central element of the universe.
Interpreting reality exclusively in terms of human values and experience
adj. 以人類為中心的;以人類觀點解釋宇宙萬物的
詞源小故事
romance 浪漫文學
romance指的是“浪漫文學”、“傳奇故事”、“風流韻事”等。上面這些意思看上去似乎和城市名“羅馬”(當時拼作Roma)并無關系,然而它們不僅從字形上有關,而且romance一詞確是從Roma變化來的。Romance來自古法語的Romans,是拉丁語Romanus(羅馬人)的派生詞,其最初的含義是羅馬人廣為流傳的一首歌曲或一則韻文故事。由于歌曲或故事的內容大都是描寫騎士的冒險或戀愛故事的,于是romance就轉化為“傳奇故事”、“風流韻事”、“浪漫文學”等含義。