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*dia- : through, across
eg. Diabolic (or diabolical) (adjective)
having the qualities of a devil; devilish; fiendish; outrageously wicked:
a diabolic plot.
eg. Dialectic (noun) /ˌdaɪ.əˈlek.tɪk/ ( also dialectics) specialized
› a way of discovering what is true by considering opposite theories 辯證法
eg. Dialect (noun) /ˈdaɪ.ə.lekt/
› a form of a language that people speak in a particular part of a country, containing some different words and grammar, etc. 方言,土語,地方話
eg. Diameter (noun) /daɪˈæm.ɪ.tər/
› (the length of) a straight line that reaches from one point on the edge of a round shape or object, through its centre, to a point on the opposite edge 直徑
*inter-: between, within, among
eg. Intercollegiate (adjective)
1. taking place between or participating in activities between different colleges:
intercollegiate athletics.
2. of, relating to, or representative of two or more colleges.
eg. Interact (verb) /ˌɪn.təˈrækt/
› to communicate with or react to交流,交往;相互作用,互相影響
eg. Intoxicated (adjective) /ɪnˈtɒk.sɪ.keɪ.tɪd/
› formal drunk喝醉的
› excited, happy and slightly out of control because of an experience such as love, success, 陶醉的;極其興奮的;忘乎所以的
make a scene
To exhibit anger, indignation, fiery temper, hysterics, etc, in a public outburst :
eg. I asked her to be quiet and not make a scene.
SOP: Standard Operation Procedure
Existentialism
Existentialism (/ɛɡzɪˈstɛnʃəlɪzəm/) is a term applied to the work of certain late 19th- and 20th-century European philosophers who, despite profound doctrinal differences, shared the belief that philosophical thinking begins with the human subject— not merely the thinking subject, but the acting, feeling, living human individual.