2007年4月20日 星期五

英英單字圖文記憶(110) - immemorial

英英單字圖文記憶(110)

immemorial  [ˌɪməˈmɔriəl]:

You use immemorial to indicate that something has existed for many centuries.【無法追憶的;遠古的;古老的】
If you say that something has been happening since time immemorial or from time immemorial, you are emphasizing that it has been happening for many centuries. 【自遠古以來】

【分解】:前綴im = not;字根memor = memory,表示"記憶";後綴ial = 形容詞,…的。
【分析】:”不能記得的” = “遠古的”。

For example,
The Barton family have lived in this village since time immemorial.    
巴頓家族自古以來就住在這個村裡。