2007年7月3日 星期二

英英單字圖文記憶(201) - disperse

英英單字圖文記憶(201)

disperse [dɪˈspɜ:rs]:

Disperse means to go in different directions; this word isn’t necessarily used for people, it can be used for water, air or anything that has the quality to spread across a given space.【散開;分散】
When something disperses or when you disperse it, it spreads over a wide area. 【分散;散佈】
【分解】:
【前缀】dis = away,表:散開。
【字根】spers = strew,表示:散落。
【後缀】e ,動詞。
【分析】:disperse  = 使散落。引申為:散開;分散;散佈。

For example,
The crowd dispersed once the play ended。一旦比賽結束,人群隨即散去。