【Chat Room】
- 本日討論重點：stress-free
- "free" meaning "without" or "free from" 沒有
- stress-free means without stress 沒有壓力 - ex: suger-free : without suger = sugarless
Q：What's the difference between adjective ending in "-less" and those ending in "-free"?
A：Actually in this particular example, there is a little different, we can use either sugarless or sugar-free when we describe food, but normally we can only use one or the other. So in most cases, only one is impossible. 通常不同的字有特定的不同字尾的用法
ex:
‧duty-free
‧homeless
‧trouble-free - When "-less" is added to verb, such as "count" and "harm", it means that the action can not be done. 當"-less"加在動詞之後，表示無法作某事
ex:
‧countless 無法計算的
--countless stars in the sky: means there are too many stars in the sky to count.
‧harmless 無害的
【Grammar on the Go】
- 本日討論例句：
At these exciting airports, the time between flights feels like a vacation in itself. - "in itself" is a short of the idiom "in and of itself", which means "considered alone" or "all on its own".
= At these exciting airports, the time between flights feels like a vacation all on its own. - We use this idiom when we want to focus on something all by itself and not connect to anything else.
- ex:
1. Bob's plan is creative in itself, but we would need to make a lot of changes if we decide to use it.
2. My trip to the doctor's was horrible. Just sitting in the waiting room for hours was unbearable in itself.
【Language Tips】
- departure n. 起飛，起程，出發
(de- 分開)
ex:
1. The departure time for flight 301 is 2 p.m.
2. Our departure was delayed because of mechanical problems.
3. There are several departures from Seattle to New York every day. - concept n. 概念
ex:
1. The concept of the earth being round wasn't accepted in the beginning.
2. The basic concept management will be introduced in this course. - arrival n. 到達
ex:
1. The arrival time of our flight is 9 p.m.
2. Hundreds of fans waited for hours for the arrival of the band.
3. We apologize for the late arrival of the bus.
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