10.13.08

ambul = walk 走

1. ambulance KK:[] (n.) 救護車
   ambul (walk) + ance (名詞字尾)
   Ex. He was taken by ambulance to the nearest hospital.
   他被用救護車送到就近的醫院。
   
   
2. ambulatory KK:[] (a.) 能行動的，走來走去的
   ambul (walk) + at + ory (形容詞字尾)
   Ex. He is classified as an ambulatory patient because he can move about freely after the surgery.
   他開完刀還能四處行走，因此被歸類為能行動的病人。
   
   
3. preamble KK:[] (n.) 前言
   pre (before) + amble (walk)
   Ex. Many American students can recite the preamble to the Constitution.
   許多美國學生會背誦美國的憲法的前言。
   

cur = run 跑

1. course KK:[] (n.) 河道；課程
   cour (run) + se (名詞字尾)
   Ex. She took a course in philosophy.
   她選讀了一門哲學課程。
   
   
2. currency KK:[] (n.) 貨幣，通貨
   cur (run) + renc + y (名詞字尾)
   Ex. The euro may replace the currency of the various nations in the European Union.
   歐元可能會取代歐盟各國的貨幣。
   
   
3. current KK:[] (n.) (水、電、氣)流
   cur (run) + rent (名詞字尾)
   Ex. When the temperature nears absolute zero, electric current meet with little or no resistance.
   溫度接近絕對零度時，電流的阻力趨近於零。
   
   
4. cursor KK:[] (n.) 游標
   curs (run) + or (名詞字尾)
   Ex. To click on an icon, you must first move the cursor on top of it.
   要選取圖像，得先把游標移到它上面。
   
   
5. cursory KK:[] (a.) 匆忙的，草率的
   cur (run) + ory (形容詞字尾)
   Ex. Most doctors today are too busy to have anything more than a cursory chat with outpatients.
   現在的醫生都太忙了，頂多只能跟門診病人匆忙地聊聊。
   
   
6. concur KK:[] (v.) 看法一致，同意
   con (together) + cur (run)
   Ex. Experts at the World Economic Conference concur that technology will continue to be the driving force behind economic growth.
   世界經濟會議的與會專家看法一致，認為科技會持續做為經濟成長的動力。
   
   
7. excursion KK:[] (n.) 出遊
   ex (out) + curs (run) + ion (名詞字尾)
   Ex. Buses wait at hotel gates to take people on gambling excursion to Atlantic City.
   巴士在旅館門口等，要帶客到大西洋城出遊賭博。

Edit by Philippe