| ubiquitous 泛有的= omnipresent (^ omniscient, omnipotent)
versatile (人)多才多艺的，(物)通用的à versatility
alchemy 炼金术
transmute 变样，堕transmute silver into gold (!)
arduous 高难的 (=strenuous)an arduous task
pitfall 圈套，未预言之艰
metallurgy 冶金
alloy 铪
aluminum = aluminium (BE)^ calcium, uranium, radium^ copper, brass, bronze
electrode 电极
distill 迄今 distilled water
quartz 英石
phosphorus 磷，磷光资料
inflammable 易燃的 (ß. flame)
combustion 着 (à combustible)spontaneous combustion (white phosphorus)
ceramic 陶瓷的 磁器 (à ceramics)
insulate 障，绝缘à insulator (＜＞ conductor)
fiber 须根 (BE: fibre)fiber optics (须根光学)
optics 光学 (à optical)
retina 视视网膜
iris 虹膜
opaque 不通明的v.s. transparent, translucent
microprocessor 微支应器^ CPU(Central Processing Unit), chip
binary 二进制的
integrate à integrated, integrationintegrated circuit (IC), system integration (SI)
buffer 缓冲区buffer storage
browser 涉览器 (^ IE, Netscape)
hypertext 超课文
envisage 料度，算得 en vis(see) ageThe internet can be envisaged as a network of visual telephone links.
momentous (极其)主要的v.s. momentary
reticular 网状的
Ethernet 以太网
domain 域 domain names
cyberlaw 联机法律解释解释 “cyber-“: Internet relatedcyberlove, cybercafe, …
patent 专利 (à patented)v.s. copyright, ^ pirated software/VCD’s
chronological 按纪饬的 “chron”: time^ chronic, chronicle, chronograph
robot 机子人(“肉包它”)à robotics
artificial 教的，教的artificial satellite/smile
cone 锥体体，锥形物the nose cone of a missile
Jupiter 木星^ Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn
exorbitant 过火的，过剩的，太高的ex(out) orbit ant
centripetal 向心(力)的＜＞ centrifugal
high-rise 高楼 (~ skyscraper)
cathedral 大礼拜堂
dome 圆顶 (a hemispherical roof)
infrastructure 氐道理＜＞ superstructure
sewage 脏水，五内道
hydraulic 水力的，水压的
landfill 拒绝葬埋(地)
ventilation 透风
thermostat 温控器 thermo(hot) stat(steady)^ thermos, thermometer, thermonuclear
prefabricate 事后打造à prefab (预备的)
polytechnic 各种各样手工艺的 理工驯马场Hong Kong Polytechnic
geometric 多少(学)的ß. geometry, geo(land) metry(measure)
asymmetry 不对称性 a(not) sym(same) metry(↑)＜＞ symmetry
concave 凹的 (＜＞ convex)
bilateral 双边的，两田野的＜＞ unilateral
paradoxical “诡论”的ß. paradox (诡论)
empirical 阅历的empirical law/formula
clockwise 顺时针的 (＜＞ anticlockwise)
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