negro necro g-c
a word for a black person, which is now usually considered offensive
being a member of the black peoples of humankind, esp. those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.
n. 黑人
adj. 黑人的

例句：
“Discrimination is a hellhound that gnaws at Negroes in every waking moment of their lives to remind them that the lie of their inferiority is accepted as truth in the society dominating them”(&b{Martin Luther King, Jr.})
“歧視是地獄之犬，在黑人們醒來后的每時每刻它都在向他們狂吠，提醒他們在這個統治著他們的社會里，他們地位卑下的謊言卻被當作真理來接受”(小馬丁·路德·金)

necrosis
Death of cells or tissues through injury or disease, especially in a localized area of the body.
n.(細胞組織)壞死；【植物病理學】枯斑，黑斑病

necrology
A list of people who have died, especially in the recent past or during a specific period.
An obituary.
n. 死者名冊；訃告

necromancy -mancy, divination 占卜 geomancy
The practice of supposedly communicating with the spirits of the dead in order to predict the future.
Black magic; sorcery.
Magic qualities.
n. 巫術，妖術

necromancer
magic, especially evil magic
literary the practice of claiming to talk with the dead
n.巫師，行妖術者；召亡魂問卜的巫術

necropolis police -polis, city 城
A cemetery, especially a large and elaborate one belonging to an ancient city.
n. 大墓地；史前時期的墳場

necrotomy atom
Surgical excision of dead tissue.
Dissection of a dead body.
n. 尸體解剖

詞源小故事

Bridge 橋牌

橋牌是紙牌游戲的一種。據說最早的紙牌游戲是中國宋代一位官吏約在1120年間為他的妻妾們設計的。

歐洲最早的紙牌游戲在1392至1393年間。德國是最早的紙牌制造中心，他們牌上的圖案為“鈴鐺”、“心臟”、“樹葉”和“橡子”，分別代表“紳士”、“僧侶”、“地主”和“勞動者”。西班牙紙牌的圖案則是“劍”、“棒”、“杯”和“錢”。

英國的紙牌最早叫biritch。到19世紀80年代，橋牌在英國風摩一時。起初婦女不打，但到了20世紀，婦女俱樂部日益增多，婦女打牌便不亞于男子。英國紙牌對考了別國的圖案和樂稱，然后自成一套，分別為club（梅花）、spade（黑桃）、heart（紅桃）和diamond（方塊）；其中club的詞義即西班牙牌中的“棒”，但圖案卻是“三葉草”；spade則是從西班牙語的espada來的，意思是“劍”；heart，即人的“心臟”的圖形；diamond（鉆石）是從法語carreau（一塊玻璃）的圖案引伸來的。