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【整理】2010-10-08 How to Use a Word
编者：cristianjey
Part 1 ：原文
Transcript.
The Word of the Day for October 8th is foliage, spelled F-O-L-I-A-G-E.
Foliage is a noun that means a representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation. It
can also mean the aggregate of leaves of one or more plants. Or it can mean a cluster of leaves, flowers, and
branches. Here is the word used in a sentence.
The autumn foliage is often resplendent with a display of reds, oranges, and yellows.
The English language has its share of common but disputed usages. One such example is the pronunciation of the
word "foliage" as FOH-lij, or even more irksome to some people, FOY-lij. The first of these two pronunciations,
though frequently disparaged, is consistent with the pronunciation of the "-iage" ending in words like "marriage"
and "carriage," as well as the less common but widely accepted pronunciation of the word "verbiage" as VER-bij.
The second of these is often more fiercely denounced, in part because of its association with the nonstandard
spelling "foilage." Oddly enough, the word "foliage" traces back to Middle French, the word "foille" or "leaf",
which is also the source of the English word "foil." When adopted by Middle English speakers, the word "foil"
originally meant "leaf."
I'm Peter Sokolowski with your Word of the Day.
Part 2：词汇注解
Vocabulary.
aggregate: n.
the total after a lot of different figures or points have been added together 合计，总计
resplendent: adj.
very beautiful, bright, and impressive in appearance 辉煌的，灿烂的
verbiage: n.
speech or writing that has many unnecessary words in it 冗词，赘语，空话
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