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APPLIED ARTS AND FINE ARTS  單字與片語分析 (3-2)

8.  practitioner (N.):  someone involved in a skilled job or activity

例句 1: We have a nurse practitioner that comes once a month.
例句 2: The days of the high street sole practitioner are numbered. 

9.  overcome(V.): 

A.   to defeat or succeed in controlling or dealing with something

例句 1: Eventually she managed to overcome her shyness in class.
例句 2: Having identified the problem, the question arises of how to overcome it.

B.   to prevent someone from being able to act or think in the usual way

例句 1: They were overcome by fumes from the fire and had to be carried out of their houses.
例句 2: Overcome with emotion, she found herself unable to speak for a few minutes.

10.  limitations : If someone or something has limitations, that person or thing is not as good as he, she, or it could be

例句 1: All the talk had been about the limitation of nuclear weapons.
例句 2: There is to be no limitation on the number of opposition parties. 

11.  whereas (連接詞)： compared with the fact that; but

例句 1: Whereas the population of working age increased by 1 million between 1981 and 1986, today it is barely growing.
例句 2: Some of the studies show positive results, whereas others do not.

12.  engage in (sth )： to take part in something

例句 1: We are never going to even engage in that. 
例句 2: He simply refuses to engage in the media game. 

13.  in concert 

A.  playing or singing with other musicians in a publicperformance

B.   together

例句 1: We need to act in concert for a simple reason. 
例句 2: Lifestyle and environmental risks act in concert with the genetics.

14.   construct (V.):   to build something or put together different parts toform something whole

例句 1: Any attempt to construct an ideal society is foredoomed to failure.
例句 2: How many man - days will be needed to construct this irrigation canal?

*construct (N.):   an idea or an imaginary situation

例句 1: It was a re-enactment of the same mental construct under which slavery was justified.
例句 2: The country was an artificial construct held together by force and intimidation for more than 70 years
 

15. universal (Adj.)： existing everywhere or involving everyone.

例句 1: The desire to look attractive is universal. 
例句 2: However, this conclusion has not gained universal approval. 

16. determine (V.)：

A. to control orinfluence something directly, or to decide what will happen.

例句 1: Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.--Zig Ziglar 
例句 2: Your health is determined in part by what you eat. 

B.  to make a strongdecision.

例句 1: I determined that I would ask him outright. 
例句 2: On leaving jail, Joe determined to reform.

C. to discover thefacts or truth about something.

例句 1: An astronomer can determine the brightness of each star. 
例句 2: The jury determined that the men were guilty.