英英單字圖文記憶(060)
abuse [əˋbjus]：
Abuse of something is the use of it in a wrong way or for a bad purpose.
分解：前綴ab = bad；字根use = use。
分析：”不適當的使用” = 濫用。武力的濫用引伸為 “虐待”；權利的濫用引伸為 “弊病；陋習”；語言上的濫用引伸為 “辱罵”。
Did I do something wrong?Stop animal abuse.
我有做錯什麼嗎？停止虐待動物。
What went on here was an abuse of power.
這裡所發生的事是一種濫用職權的行為。
