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compliance

TheLatinrootsequormeanstofollow—andthosewhofollowratherthanleadareusuallyinamenial,subordinate,orinferiorposition.Peoplewhoengageincertainfieldsofendeavor—waiters,clerks,andservants,forexample—areforced,oftencontrarytotheirnaturaltemperaments,toactexcessivelycourteous,pleasant,obliging,evensubservientandhumble.Theymustfollowtheleadoftheircustomersoremployers,bendingtheirownwillsaccordingtothedesiresofthosetheyserve.Theyare,etymologically,fulloffollowingafter,or—

Obsequious（奉承拍馬的，卑躬屈膝的）

RELATEDWORDS:

obsequies葬禮

subsequent后續(xù)

Sequel續(xù)集

Sequence序列

complaints

TheLatinrootquerormeanstocomplain—andanyonefullofcomplaints,constantlynagging,harping,fretful,petulant,whining,neversatisfied,mayaccordinglybecalled—

Querulous（抱怨的，愛(ài)發(fā)牢騷的）

snobbery

TheLatinrootciliummeanseyelid;supermeansabove;andabovetheeyelid,asanyonecanplainlysee,istheeyebrow.Nowtherearecertainobnoxiouspeoplewhogoaroundraisingtheireyebrowsincontempt,disdain,andsneeringarroganceatordinarymortalslikeyouandme.Suchcontemptuous,sneering,overbearinglyconceitedpeoplearecalled—

Supercilious（高傲的，傲慢的）

noise

TheLatinrootstrepomeanstomakeanoise.Anyonewhoisunruly,boisterous,resistanttoauthority,unmanageable—andinanoisy,troublesomemanner—is

Obstreperous（喧囂的，喧鬧的）

moneyless

TheLatinrootpecusmeanscattle—andatonetimeinhumanhistoryaperson'swealthwasmeasurednotbystocksandbondsbutbystocksofdomesticanimals,whichwasalotmorelogical,sinceyougetmilkandleatherandmeatfromcattle—truewealth—andallyougetfromthestockmarketisaheadache.

Someonewhohadlotsofpecus,then,wasrich—someonewithoutpecuswasindigent,destitute,"broke."Andsotodaywecallsomeonewhoishabituallywithoutfunds,whoseemsgenerallytobefullofacompletelackofmoney—

Impecunious（沒(méi)錢的，不名一文的）

RELATEDWORD:

Pecuniary（金錢）

horses

TheFrenchwordchevalmeanshorse;andinmedievaltimesonlygentlemenandknightsrodeonhorses—commonpeoplewalked.Traditionally(butnot,Iunderstand,actually)knightswerecourteoustowomen,attentivetofemaledesires,andself-sacrificingwhentheirowninterestscameinconflictwiththoseofthefairsex.Hence,wecallamodernmanwhohasaknightlyattitudetowomen—

Chivalrous（有騎士風(fēng)度的，彬彬有禮的）

RELATEDWORDS:

Cavalcade（騎兵隊(duì)）

Cavalier（騎士，騎兵，自大的）

Cavalry（騎兵，裝甲兵）

Chivalry（騎士精神）

Chivalric（有騎士氣概的，行俠仗義的）

AnotherLatinrootforhorse,asyouknow,isequus,foundinwordswehavealreadydiscussed:

Equestrian（騎馬的，馬背的）

Equestrienne（女騎手）

Equine（馬的，像馬的）

noharmdone

TheLatinrootnoceomeanstoinjure;someonewhoneedcauseyounofear,soharmlessisthatperson,sounabletointerfere,sounlikelytogetyouintotrouble,iscalled—

Innocuous（無(wú)害的，不會(huì)招致反對(duì)的）

RELATEDWORDS:

Innocent（無(wú)辜的，無(wú)罪的）

Noxious（有害的，有毒的，敗壞道德的）

alcoholic

TheLatinrootbibomeanstodrink;andonewhoisgenerallyfoundwithonefootuponthebrassrail,wholikestotipplebeyondthepointofsobriety—who,inshort,hasanoverfondnessfordrinkswithapronouncedalcoholiccontent,iscalled,usuallyhumorously—

Bibulous（嗜酒的，吸水的）

RELATEDWORDS:

Imbibe（喝，吸收）

Bib（圍兜）

likedeathitself

TheLatinrootcadomeanstofall—one'sfinalfallisofcoursealwaysindeath,andsosomeonewholookslikeacorpse(figurativelyspeaking),whoispale,gaunt,thin,haggard,eyesdeep-sunk,limbswasted,inotherwordstheextremeoppositeofthepictureofglowinghealth,iscalled—

Cadaverous（枯槁的，死人似的）

RELATEDWORDS:

Cadaver（尸體）

Decadent（墮落的，頹廢的）

painandmisery

TheLatinrootdoleomeanstosufferorgrieve—onewhoismournfulandsad,whosemelancholycomesfromphysicalpainormentaldistress,whoseemstobesufferingorgrieving,i