alacrity 敏捷, 活泼, 爽快
a-否定前缀,lacr-lac-缺乏、迟缓,ity-后缀。
amalgam [采矿]汞合金, 汞齐
1471, "soft mass formed by chemical manipulation," from M.L. amalgama, "alloy of mercury (esp. with gold or silver),"
词源翻译: am+alg+am——把汞弄到一起——alg简化自ally, am=a+ mercury
ameliorate 改善, 改进
meliorate- 改善、变好
mel通假 well
amenity 怡人:使人愉快或吸引人的性质;使人愉快
1432, "quality of being pleasant or agreeable," from O.Fr. amenité, from L. amoenitatem (nom. amoenitas) "delightfulness, loveliness," from amoenus "pleasant," perhaps related to amare "to love."
am-爱,en-使动,使接受爱意,对别人爱,ity-后缀。
acolyte 侍僧, 助手
c.1315, "inferior officer in the church," from M.L. acolytus, from Gk. akolouthos "following, attending on," lit. "having one way,"
词源翻译不出来
拙劣联想:acolyte——矮个赖特——一个矮个子的赖特兄弟——侍僧、跟班的
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