英英單字圖文記憶(152)
occasion [əˈkeʒən]:
An occasion for
doing something is an opportunity for doing it.【機會;時機】
An occasion is a
time when something happens, or a case of it happening. 【時刻;場合】
【分解】:
【前缀】oc = toward,表示:朝向。
【字根】cas = fall,表示:落下。
【後缀】ion,表名詞。
【分析】:occasion = 使落下;使某事降臨。引申為:機會;時機。
For example,
It is an occasion
for all the family to celebrate. 這是個值得舉家慶祝的時刻。