root
US /rut, rʊt/
・UK /ru:t/
A2 初級英檢初級
n. (c./u.)名詞 (可數/不可數)根源
My root is in Paris because I spent my childhood there
n. (c./u.)名詞 (可數/不可數)根源；祖先
The root of all evil is money
n. (c./u.)名詞 (可數/不可數)(數學方程式的)根
2 is a square root of 4
n. (c./u.)名詞 (可數/不可數)根
This tree root goes down almost a meter into the ground
v.t.及物動詞生根
The little tree won’t root in that small flower pot
v.t.及物動詞(動物)挖掘；翻找
Some animals root around under rocks until they find food
v.t.及物動詞使固定
The lights of a car can root an animal to the spot, and they often get hit
n. (c./u.)名詞 (可數/不可數)(牙齒；頭髮等的)根；根部
The dentist said the root of my tooth needs work
n. (c./u.)名詞 (可數/不可數)字根；原形
The root of the word ‘understandable’ is ‘understand’
影片字幕
騎士 (Knight)
- Both Greek hippos and Latin equus are derived from the Proto-Indo-European word root eco meaning horse.
在這方面，英文與大多數
- These words are cognates derived from Germanic ride down to ride, derived from the Proto-Indo-European root reed.
希臘語中表示馬的詞，例如 Hipparchus 和 Xanthippe；阿里斯托芬（Aristophanes）的《雲》（Clouds）中的角色 Pheidippides
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- which lies at the root of religion and is one of the most plentiful springs of distress.
- In this case I was driven to reflect deeply and inveterately on that hard law of life, which lies at the root of religion and is one of the most plentiful springs of distress.
在這種情況下，我被迫深刻且根深蒂固地反思那嚴酷的人生法則，它根植於宗教，也是痛苦最豐富的泉源之一。
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- Joan Root.
瓊-羅特
- Kenyan conservationist Joan Root was a groundbreaking voice in the environmental documentaries. A prominent activist who took on corrupt industries and poachers.
肯亞自然保護主義者瓊-羅特（Joan Root）是環境紀錄片的開創者。她是一位傑出的活動家，與腐敗的行業和偷獵者作鬥爭。
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- It's at the root of the watch.
這是手錶的根本所在。
- It's at the root of the watch.
是以，我們的做法非常周到。
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- I was expecting something that was a little different, but it says on here distinctively different, but it really tastes like just a regular sweet, almost like a root beer.
我本以為會有些不同，但上面寫著 "與眾不同"，但吃起來真的只是普通的甜味，幾乎就像根汁汽水。
- I was gonna say, it has a hint of like root beer.
我想說的是，它有點像根汁汽水。
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- To understand how it works, we need to look at the difference between sandy soil and clay soil. Sandy desert soil has a lot of gaps in it, so water drains through it quickly, making it harder for plants to establish a root system in the ground. But clay soil is made up of much smaller particles that cling together and naturally stop water from escaping.
要了解其工作原理，我們需要了解沙質土壤和粘土的區別。沙漠中的沙質土壤有很多空隙，是以水分會很快流走，使植物難以在地下建立根系。但粘土是由小得多的顆粒組成的，這些顆粒會粘在一起，自然地阻止水分外流。
- Sandy desert soil has a lot of gaps in it, so water drains through it quickly, making it hard for plants to establish a root system in the ground.
好了，讓我們回顧一下本課程所學的詞彙，首先是動詞 drain，意思是排出液體。