[字彙] inchoate (a) 初期不成熟的
這篇的前段我說明了錄 "每日一字" 說明的動機。
一連錄了好幾篇，大家可以選自己有興趣的單字收聽 :)
http://sovereignty.pixnet.net/blog/post/26767132
The Word of the Day for July 30, 2010 is:
inchoate \in-KOH-ut\ adjective
: being only partly in existence or operation; especially : imperfectly
formed or formulated
Example Sentence:
Kate had an inchoate suspicion that things were about to go wrong, but she
was unable to think of any concrete reason for her concern.
Did you know?
"Inchoate" derives from "inchoare," which means "to begin" in Latin but
translates literally as "to hitch up." "Inchoare" was formed from the prefix
"in-" and the noun "cohum," which refers to the strap that secures a plow
beam to a pulling animal's yoke. The concept of implementing this initial
step toward the larger task of plowing a field can help provide a clearer
understanding of "inchoate," an adjective used to describe the imperfect form
of something (as a plan or idea) in its early stages of development. Perhaps
because it looks a little like the word "chaos" (although the two aren't
closely related), "inchoate" now not only implies the formlessness that often
marks beginnings, but also the confusion caused by chaos.
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hitch up 用帶子將犁柄和牛軛做連接
strap (n) 帶子
plow (n) 犁 (v) 犁田 http://ppt.cc/KMae
yoke (n) 牛軛 (套在牛的脖子上，用以犁田) http://ppt.cc/SrcM
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