2007年7月3日 星期二

英英單字圖文記憶(196) - abduct

英英單字圖文記憶(196)

abduct [æbˈdʌkt]

If someone is abducted by another person, he or she is taken away illegally, usually using force.誘拐;劫持;綁架

【分解】
【前缀】ab = away ,表:離開。
【字根】duct = leadbring,表示:引導;帶來
【分析】abduct  = 引誘離開。引申為:誘拐;劫持;綁架

For example
The police caught the man who tried to abduct the boy for ransom.
員警抓住了那個企圖拐走這男孩以便勒索贖金的傢伙。