2007年4月7日 星期六

英英單字圖文記憶(097) - contract

英英單字圖文記憶(97)

contract  [ˈkɑ:ntrækt]

A contract is a legal agreement, usually between two companies or between an employer and employee, which involves doing work for a stated sum of money. 合同;契约

分解前綴con=together,表:"一起"字根tract = draw,表示"拉、拖。抽"
分析contract = 拉到一起;引伸為 合同;契约

For example
The company won a prestigious contract for work on Europe's tallest building.    
這家公司贏得了一份極為重要的合同,參與建設歐洲最高的大廈。


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