Western Literature(Week 15 ) 單字筆記

Topc : The New Testament


1.Millennium (n.)
/mɪˋlɛnɪəm/
a period of 1000 years

The area has experienced the worst drought in half a millennium.

2.stadium (n.)
/ˋstedɪəm/
a large structure consisting of many rows of seats surrounding an area of land on which sports are played and where sometimes other public events happen

a football stadium

3.diagnose (v.)
/ˋdaɪəgnoz/
to recognize and name the exact character of a disease or other problem by making an examination

He was diagnosed with cancer that year.

4.diaspora (n.)
/daɪˋæspərə/
the scattering of people from their original country to other places

5.dispersal (v.)
/dɪˋspɝs!/
to scatter or move away over a large area, or to cause this to happen

It took several hours for the crowd to disperse.

6.circumcision (n.)
/͵sɝkəmˋsɪʒən/
to cut off the foreskin

7.precision (n.)
/prɪˋsɪʒən/
Precision is also the level of agreement of a particular measurement with itself when it is repeated

She writes with clarity and precision.