2007年5月19日 星期六

英英單字圖文記憶(139) - incredible

英英單字圖文記憶(139)

incredible [ɪnˈkrɛdəbəl]

If you say that something is incredible, you mean that it is very unusual or surprising, and you cannot believe it is really true, although it may be.不可思議的;難以置信的

【分解】
【前缀】in = not,表示:否定。
【字根】cred = believe/trust,表示:相信;信任
【後缀】ible,表形容詞。
【分析】incredible  = 不相信的。引申為:不可思議的;難以置信的

For example
It seemed incredible that people would still want to play football during a war.
在戰時人們仍然想踢足球,這似乎不可思議