alacrity 敏捷, 活泼, 爽快

　　a-否定前缀，lacr-lac-缺乏、迟缓，ity-后缀。

　　amalgam [采矿]汞合金, 汞齐

　　1471, "soft mass formed by chemical manipulation," from M.L. amalgama, "alloy of mercury (esp. with gold or silver),"

　　词源翻译： am+alg+am——把汞弄到一起——alg简化自ally, am=a+ mercury

　　ameliorate 改善, 改进

　　meliorate- 改善、变好

　　mel通假 well

　　amenity 怡人：使人愉快或吸引人的性质；使人愉快

　　1432, "quality of being pleasant or agreeable," from O.Fr. amenité, from L. amoenitatem (nom. amoenitas) "delightfulness, loveliness," from amoenus "pleasant," perhaps related to amare "to love."

　　am-爱，en-使动，使接受爱意，对别人爱，ity-后缀。

　　acolyte 侍僧, 助手

　　c.1315, "inferior officer in the church," from M.L. acolytus, from Gk. akolouthos "following, attending on," lit. "having one way,"

　　词源翻译不出来

　　拙劣联想：acolyte——矮个赖特——一个矮个子的赖特兄弟——侍僧、跟班的

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