英英單字圖文記憶(151)
eclipse [ɪˈklɪps]：
An eclipse of the
sun is an occasion when the moon is between the earth and the sun, so that for
a short time you cannot see part or all of the sun. An eclipse of the moon is
an occasion when the earth is between the sun and the moon, so that for a short
time you cannot see part or all of the moon.【(日)食；(月)食】
【分解】：
【前缀】ec = out；away；except，表示：除外。
【字根】lips = leave，表示：離開。
【後缀】e，表形容詞→轉名詞。
【分析】：eclipse = 使誨暗；使遮掩。引申為：(日)食；(月)食。
For example，
There will be an eclipse
of the moon next month. 下個月有月食。
