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ERR from the Latin verb errare, meaning "to wander or to stray "
ERR 在拉丁語中是「偏離、離題」的意思
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由 ERR 衍生出來的單詞有很多,比如:
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errant
音標 [\\\'er-ənt]
簡義 —— \\\' flase \\\'
[具體釋義] Wandering or moving about aimlessly. / Straying outside proper bounds, or away from an accepted pattern or standard.
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[記憶方法] errant
-err-錯誤 + -ant形容詞詞尾
「例句」Modern-day cowdays have been known to use helicopters to spot errant calves.
眾所周知,現代的牛仔會用直升機來發現走失的小牛。
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aberrant
音標 [ə-\\\'ber-ənt]
簡義 —— \\\' novel \\\'
[具體釋義] Straying or differing from the right,normal,or natural type.
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[記憶方法] aberrant
前綴ab-,離開。詞根err, 偏離,見error,錯誤。
「例句」Sullivan\\\'s increasingly aberrant behavior was leading his friends to question his mental stability.
沙利文越來越反常的行為讓他的朋友們開始質疑他的精神穩定性。
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erratic
音標 [ i-\\\'rā-tik]
簡義 —— \\\' unstable \\\'
[具體釋義] having no fixed course / lacking in consistency.
adj. 不穩定的;古怪的
n. 漂泊無定的人;古怪的人
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[記憶方法] erratic
-err-錯誤 + -atic形容詞詞尾
「例句」In the 1993 World Series,the Phillies weren\\\'t helped by the erratic performance of their ace relief pitcher,「Wild Thing」.
在1993年的世界大賽,費城人沒有被他們的反覆無常的王牌替補投手「Wild Thing」的表現幫助到。
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erroneous
音標 [i-\\\'rō-nē-əs]
簡義 —— \\\' wrong \\\'
[具體釋義] mistaken / incorrect.
[記憶方法] erroneous
-err-錯誤 + one + -ous形容詞詞尾
「例句」For years her parents had had an erroneous idea of her intelligence,because she didn\\\'t begin to talk until the age of six.
多年來她的父母有一個錯誤的想法她的智慧,因為她才開始說話,直到六歲。