2016年7月11日 星期一

負能量英文單字 (alienate)

(v2) 18. alienate (離間)
1 :  to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed
2 :  to convey or transfer (as property or a right) usually by a specific act rather than the due course of law

estrange, alienate, disaffect mean to cause one to break a bond of affection or loyalty. 
  • estrange implies the development of indifference or hostility with consequent separation or divorcement. 
  • alienate may or may not suggest separation but always implies loss of affection or interest. 
  • disaffect refers especially to those from whom loyalty is expected and stresses the effects (as rebellion or discontent) of alienation without actual separation.
estrange
:  to arouse especially mutual enmity or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness :  alienate

disaffect
:  to alienate the affection or loyalty of; also :  to fill with discontent and unrest

< not X : X >
inalienable : surrendered = immutatable : altered
= implacable : propitiated = intransigent : compromised 
= indomitable : subdued, conqured 
= impracticable : effected = indomonstrable : proven
= incontrovertible : disputed = untenable : defended
= incorrigible : rectify = incorruptible : bribe
= inviolable : profane
= unflappable : upset = unexceptionable : opposition
= unique : precedent

propitiate
:  to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of :  appease

indomitable
:  incapable of being subdued :  unconquerable 

subdued
:  lacking in vitality, intensity, or strength

impracticable
1 :  impassable
2 :  not practicable :  incapable of being performed or accomplished by the means employed or at command

incontrovertible
:  not open to question :  indisputable 

untenable
1 :  not able to be defended
2 :  not able to be occupied

Untenable and its opposite tenable come to us from Old French tenir and ultimately from Latin tenēre, both of which mean "to hold." We tend to use untenable in situations where an idea or position is so off base that holding on to it is unjustified or inexcusable. One way to hold on to the meaning of "untenable" is to associate it with other tenēre descendants whose meanings are associated with "holding" or "holding on to." Tenacious" ("holding fast") is one example. Others are contain, detain, sustain, maintain, and retain.

incorrigible
:  incapable of being corrected or amended

profane (褻瀆)
1 :  to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt :  desecrate
2 :  to debase by a wrong, unworthy, or vulgar use

debase, vitiate, deprave, corrupt, debauch, pervert mean to cause deterioration or lowering in quality or character. 
  • debase implies a loss of position, worth, value, or dignity. 
  • vitiate implies a destruction of purity, validity, or effectiveness by allowing entrance of a fault or defect. 
  • deprave implies moral deterioration by evil thoughts or influences. 
  • corrupt implies loss of soundness, purity, or integrity. 
  • debauch implies a debasing through sensual indulgence. 
  • pervert implies a twisting or distorting from what is natural or normal.

precedent
:  prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance

= antecedent, anterior, foregoing, former, previous, preceding, prior

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