symposium pot bottle 论坛

symposium [sim'pəuziəm] sym=same+pos=pot+ium auditorium围着同一个酒坛聊天
a formal meeting in which people who know a lot about a particular subject have discussions about it
a group of articles on a particular subject collected together in a book
n. (古希腊、罗马正式宴会后的)交际酒会;讨论会，座谈会；专题论文集；

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选
And so fast forward to today, which later on this month, we are having a whole symposium on you.
快进到今天，也就是这个月晚些时候，我们会举办一期以您为题的座谈会。

efficient defect defector deficient deficit fic=fac=fec factory

efficient [i'fiʃənt]
doing sth well and thoroughly with no waste of time, money, or energy
adj. 有效率的；有能力的；生效的

defect[di'fekt] decolor使脱色 decontrol废除管制 de=away
a fault in sth or in the way it has been made which means that it is not perfect:
~ (from sth) (to sth) to leave a political party, country, etc. to join another that is considered to be an enemy
n. 缺点，缺陷；不足之处
vi. 变节；叛变

耶鲁公开课 - 生物医学工程探索课程节选
It's a single gene defect and we know exactly where the genetic defect is in sickle cell.
这是一种单基因缺陷,而且我们准确地知道,镰状红细胞贫血的基因缺陷在哪里

defector [di'fektə]
n. 背叛者；逃兵；叛离者

deficient [di'fiʃənt]
~ (in sth) not having enough of sth, especially sth that is essential
(formal) not good enough
adj. 不足的；有缺陷的；不充分的

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选
Look at line number four, which is so clearly -- simply by looking at this, you can tell it's deficient in the number of syllables.
看第四行，显而易见--单单看一眼,就能看出它的音节数不够。

耶鲁公开课 - 关于食物的心理学、生物学和政治学课程节选
The plants can be deficient in certain things, especially fat soluble vitamins that come from meat and from essential amino acids.
植物中缺乏某些物质,特别是脂溶性维生素,那些只能从肉类和必需氨基酸中获得。

deficit ['defisit]
(economics) the amount by which money spent or owed is greater than money earned in a particular period of time
the amount by which sth, especially an amount of money, is too small or smaller than sth else
n.赤字；不足额

趣味单词

elegy 哀礼祭

elegy ['elidʒi]
a sad poem or song, especially remembering someone who has died or something in the past
n. 挽歌，哀歌

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选
This intensely intimate focus on the human body is out of place in a Christian elegy and this, of course, Milton knows.
这对人类肉体的极端关注在一首基督教悼亡诗中,是不合时宜的，弥尔顿当然知道这点。