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智析单词书

Maroon

分析词义

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Maroon 有多个截然不同的含义：

  1. 颜色: 描述一种深红褐色。
  2. 动词: 指将某人遗弃在荒岛或偏僻处，使其无法离开（如 marooned on a desert island）。
  3. 名词: 特指加勒比海或美洲历史上逃亡并建立独立社区的黑奴。

列举例句

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  1. “The autumn leaves turned a beautiful shade of maroon.” (秋天的叶子变成了漂亮的褐红色。)
  2. “They were marooned on the island for three months after the plane crash.” (飞机失事后，他们被困在岛上三个月。)
  3. “The heavy snowstorm marooned many travelers at the airport.” (大雪暴将许多旅客困在了机场。)

词根分析

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  • 颜色义: 源自法语 marron (栗子)。
  • 动词义: 源自西班牙语 cimarrón，意为“野生的、逃亡的”。

词缀分析

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无明显前缀或后缀。

文化背景

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作为动词，maroon 让人联想到《鲁滨逊漂流记》或海盗电影中的场景。作为名词，Maroons 的历史在牙买加和海地等国具有深远的政治意义，象征着对奴隶制的抵抗。

单词变形

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  • 过去式: marooned
  • 现在分词: marooning

记忆辅助

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联想：Maroon 听起来像 “Alone”。被 marooned 在岛上，就是被留在那里，独自一人（alone）。

助记故事

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Captain Flint was a cruel pirate. He decided to maroon his youngest sailor on a tiny, sandy island because the boy wanted to share the gold. The boy watched the ship sail away, its flags looking tiny and maroon in the sunset. He survived for two years until another ship found him, no longer a boy, but a man who hated the color maroon.