align a=ad=to lign-lin-line
To arrange in a line or so as to be parallel: align the tops of a row of pictures; aligned the car with the curb.
To adjust (parts of a mechanism, for example) to produce a proper relationship or orientation: aligning the wheels of a truck.
To ally (oneself, for example) with one side of an argument or cause: aligned themselves with the free traders.
To adhere to a prescribed course of action.
To move or be adjusted into proper relationship or orientation.
vt., vi.
1. 排成直線; 排成行
2. 使密切合作, 聯(lián)合, 使結(jié)盟
3. 【物】匹配; 調(diào)準; 校直; 找平; 定線; 調(diào)整(電路、頻率)

例句：
Align the ruler and the middle of the paper.
使尺子與紙張的中部成一條直線。

lineage
Direct descent from a particular ancestor; ancestry. Derivation.
The descendants of a common ancestor considered to be the founder of the line.
n. 譜系, 血統(tǒng); 世系, 門第

linage
The number of lines of printed or written material.
Payment for written work at a specified amount per line.
n.
1. (印刷的, 原稿等的)行數(shù)
2. (稿費的)行數(shù)計酬法

lineal
Belonging to or being in the direct line of descent from an ancestor.
Derived from or relating to a particular line of descent; hereditary.
Linear.
adj.
1. 正統(tǒng)的, 直系的
2. 嫡系的, 世襲的
3. 世系的

例句：
He is a lineal descendant of the company's founder.
他是公司創(chuàng)始人的直系后裔。

linoleum petroleum ol成分就是oil油 lin表示亞麻，而亞麻很明顯是織物，是布
A durable, washable material made in sheets by pressing a mixture of heated linseed oil, rosin, powdered cork, and pigments onto a burlap or canvas backing. Linoleum is used as a covering especially for floors.
n.油布；油毯；漆布

linen
Thread made from fibers of the flax plant. Cloth woven from this thread.
also linens Articles or garments made from linen or a similar cloth, such as cotton; bed sheets and tablecloths.
Paper made from flax fibers or having a linenlike luster.
Made of flax or linen.
Resembling linen.
n.亞麻布，亞麻線；亞麻制品
adj.亞麻的；亞麻布制的