In Latin, the root word “idio”, means “private”, or “one’s own”.
在拉丁语中,字首为”idio”的单字,代表了「私人的」或「自己」的意思。
以下小编就介绍四组以”idio”开头的单字给大家认识,一起做对照和比较:)
1.Idiot:意思为白痴;傻瓜;笨蛋;糊涂虫 (adj.)
“Idiot” is an offensive word, although we all do, and say idiotic things once in a while, such as ask a silly question, make a naive comment, or misinterpret someone’s intention and emotion.
『白痴』是冒犯的词语。虽然大家偶然都会做或说愚蠢的事情,比如问一个愚蠢的问题,天真的评论,或误解别人的意图与情感。
In The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, the protagonist Prince Lev Nikolaevich Myshkin, is good-natured and intelligent. Conversely, in the eyes of others fighting for money and power, he is often considered as an idiot.
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《白痴》中,主角梅什金公爵是善良与聪明的。相反的,在他人争夺金钱和权力的眼里,他常常被认为是一个白痴。
2.Idiom:意思为惯用语;成语;习惯语 (n.)
像是 “A tall glass of water” 就是一句惯用语,通常是形容一个高个子的男人。想像一下一杯水没有什么人会不喜欢,所以像一杯水的人也是没什么不好的。在找对象时,喜欢高个子的小姐都希望能找到「一杯高杯子的水」。
Samantha wanted to introduce Martha, her best friend to Matt, the tall and handsome engineer from her office. Martha asked her to describe Matt, and she simply said: “He is a tall glass of water”.
萨曼莎想介绍她最好的朋友玛莎与她的公司中又高又帅的气工程师马特认识。当玛莎要求她描述塞斯,她只说:「他是一杯高杯子的水」。
3.Idiosyncrasy:(个人的)气质,习性 (a.)
One of Amy’s idiosyncrasies is that she cannot eat her breakfast without the morning paper.
艾米的一个特质是没有早报就不能吃早餐。
4.Idiosyncratic : 异质的;特殊的;别具一格的
In their own idiosyncratic fashion, some writers are always on the look out for new departures.
一些作家总会以自己别具一格的方式寻找着新的出发点.