词根:let, liv = lime
来自拉丁语的let,liv意为lime。
同源词:
1. oblivion (逆着涂石灰ob (=over,against) + liv (lime))
n.忘却,被遗忘的状态;无意识;无意识的状态
oblivious adj.遗忘的,忘却的;不注意的
She can't hear you. She's stoned into oblivion on heroin.她听不到你说话。她吸食了海洛因,恍恍惚惚的,处于无意识的状态。
2. delete (在某物上撒石灰使本来的形态消失 de (=away) + let (=lime))
vt.sth + from +sth 删除;消除
deletion n. 删除
The editor deleted about 50 words from the letter i sent to the magazine.编辑从我寄给杂志的信里删掉了大约50个字。
3. indelible (用石灰无法消除的 in(=not) + de (=away,from) + li<liv(=lime))
adj.(痕迹、墨水等)擦不掉的;难以忘却的;(耻辱等)无法洗刷的
I have an indelible memory of the day we got married .结婚的那一天令我无法忘怀。
4. deleterious
adj.(对身心)有害的;有毒的 *de(=from,away)