chamomile cham-hum+o+mil-mel-melon So called for its scent
詞匯起源
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Medieval Latin; Origin: camomilla, from Latin chamaemelon, from Greek, from chamai ( CHAMELION) + melon 'apple']
An aromatic perennial herb (Chamaemelum nobile) in the composite family, native to Europe and the Mediterranean region, having feathery foliage and flower heads with white rays and yellow centers.
A similar, related Eurasian annual plant (Matricaria recutita).
The dried flower heads of either one of these plants, used to make an herbal tea and yielding an oil used in commercial flavorings and perfumery.
n. 甘菊;黃春菊
apple pineapple pin針
詞匯起源
[OE] Apparently from earliest times the word was applied not just to the fruit we now know as the apple, but to any fruit in general.
love apple
Probably translation of French pomme d'amour(from the former belief in the tomato's aphrodisiacal powers) : pomme, apple + de, of + amour, love.
depute computer de=away 計(jì)算時(shí)把某物除開(kāi)不算,刪除,選擇
詞匯起源
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: French; Origin: députer, from Latin deputare 'to give a particular job to someone', from putare 'to consider']
"to cut off, prune," from de- "away" (see de-) + putare "to think, count, consider,"
To appoint or authorize as an agent or a representative.
To assign (authority or duties) to another; delegate.
vt. 委任;授權(quán)給;指定…為代理人
例句:
The Premier deputed the Foreign Minister to act as his deputy.
總理委派外交部長(zhǎng)作為他的代表。
deputy
A person appointed or empowered to act for another.
An assistant exercising full authority in the absence of his or her superior and equal authority in emergencies
A representative in a legislative body in certain countries.
appointed, elected, or serving as an assistant or second-in-command.
n. 代理人,代表
adj. 代理的;副的
例句:
You can talk with my deputy during my absence.
我不在時(shí),你可與我的代理人談。
The delegation was headed by a deputy mayor.
代表團(tuán)由一位副市長(zhǎng)率領(lǐng)。
deputation
A person or group appointed to represent another or others; a delegation.
The act of deputing. The state of being deputed.
n. 代表團(tuán),代表;委任代理
dispute
To argue about; debate.
To question the truth or validity of; doubt
To strive to win (a prize, for example); contest for
To strive against; resist
To engage in discussion or argument; debate.
To quarrel angrily.
A verbal controversy; a debate.
An angry altercation; a quarrel.
vt. 辯論;懷疑;阻止;抗拒
vi. 爭(zhēng)論
n. 辯論;爭(zhēng)吵
例句:
We disputed with each other on various issues.
我們?yōu)楦鞣N問(wèn)題互相爭(zhēng)論。
The school board members spend their time disputing and getting nothing done.
學(xué)校董事們爭(zhēng)論不休,但一事無(wú)成。
We disputed an advance of the enemy troops.
我們阻止敵軍的推進(jìn)。
impute im-in 在錯(cuò)事中把某人計(jì)算在內(nèi)
To relate to a particular cause or source; attribute the fault or responsibility to
To assign as a characteristic; credit
vt.歸罪于,歸咎于;嫁禍于
例句:
The police impute the rise in crime to high unemployment.
警方把犯罪增加的原因歸咎于失業(yè)率太高。
imputation
The act of imputing or ascribing; attribution.
Something imputed, ascribed, or attributed.
n. 歸罪;非難;歸咎