英文單字(37)《stinct刺/ceed走/ficial作用的》

「stinct」即為刺的意思，但只有「distinguish(區別)」這個變體字才有動詞的意思。

人類走路的動作，可以當做是一種前進的行為。

和之前的「fect(作用)」有異曲同工之妙，由於是形容詞因此是「作用的」。

extinct 滅絕的(adj.)

地球上原本佇立的物種被拔起來。這個字的介係詞為「become」。

There is concern that the giant panda will soon become extinct.
A lot of trades have become extinct because of the development of technology.

extinguisher 滅火器(n.)

這個字通常會和「fire」一起出現，稱「fire extinguisher(滅火器)」。

instinct 本能、直覺(n.)

天生刺在心函裡的就是本能、直覺。

All his instincts told him to stay near the car and wait for help.

distinct (from) 明顯的、明顯區別的(adj.)

刺的位置是有規劃性的分開，一眼就能看出目的，表示顯著的、明顯的；將兩個刺分開，表示兩者明顯不同、差別明顯的。作為明顯區別的意思時，可以使用介係詞「from」。

There's a distinct smell of cigarettes in here.
The two concepts are quite distinct (from each other).
Engineering and technology are disciplines distinct from one another.

distinguish 區別、使表現突出(v.)

「stinct」去「ct」加「guish」即會變成動詞或名詞(如extinguisher)；和一般人做出區別就是表現突出。
He's color-blind and can't distinguish between red and green easily.
He distinguished himself as a writer at a very early age.

exceed 超過(v.)

走出界線就是超過。

The final cost should not exceed $5,000;
The success of our campaign has exceeded our wildest expectations.

proceed 前進、繼續做、接續做(v.)

往前進讓事情有進展、繼續性(接續姓)。

Passengers for Madrid should proceed to gate 26 for boarding.
His lawyers have decided not to proceed with the case.
She sat down and proceeded to tell me about her skiing holiday.

succeed 成功(v.)

「success」的動詞。從下一步一步走上來直到最高峰就是成功。

She's been trying to pass her driving test for six year and she's finally succeeded.

superficial 表面的、膚淺的(adj.)

在上面被作用的就是表面的；只有表面淺淺一層就是膚淺的。

There are superficial similarities between the two cars, but really they're very different in terms of performance.
I thought that article was written at a very superficial level.

artificial 人造的、人工的、虛偽的(adj.)

「art」作為字首是「人為」的意思，藝術(art)也是人類特有的文明。經過人為才發揮作用的就是人造、人工的；有人為的的意圖滲入表示虛偽的。

An artificial heart and an artificial lake.
Their cheerfulness seemed rather strained and artificial.

beneficial 有益的(adj.)

「bene(益)」加上「作用的(ficial)」即是有益的作用。

A stay in the country will be beneficial to his health.

Extra words:

cigarette 香菸(n.)
discipline 科目(n.)、訓練(n.v.)
wildest 最狂熱的(adj.)
terms of performance 性能的角度
cheerfulness 愉悅(n.)
strained 緊張的、勉強的(adj.)