compound學測 L5KK [ˈkɑmpaʊnd] ｜ /ˈkɑmpaʊnd/
化合物；混合物·複合的；由多部分組成的·使惡化；加劇
常考多詞性單字，義項易混淆
Toothbrush is a compound word made from tooth and brush.
toothbrush（牙刷）是由 tooth 和 brush 組成的複合字。
一個畫面：堆疊成一團
堆疊把好幾樣東西疊在一起
合體疊起來變成一個新整體
越疊越重堆得越多，情況就越嚴重
義項
水分子鍵結C1noun化合物；混合物
Water is a compound made from two different elements.
水是一種化合物，由兩種不同的元素組成。
a new compounda chemical compound
昆蟲複眼B2adjective複合的；由多部分組成的
A fly's compound eye is made of thousands of tiny parts.
蒼蠅的複眼是由成千上萬個小單位組成的。
compound eyecompound word
問題疊加B2verb使惡化；加劇
Losing his phone only compounded his bad day.
弄丟手機只是讓他倒楣的一天雪上加霜。
compound the problem
片語
compound word字合成新字 →由兩個字組成的新字
compound eye眼睛多鏡片 →由許多小鏡片組成的眼睛
compound the problem問題疊加惡化 →讓問題變得更嚴重
compound interest利滾利效果 →利息滾利息，越滾越多
你會不會這樣說？
Water is a ___ made of hydrogen and oxygen. (compound / compounded)
看答案
compound
compound是名詞，compounded是動詞過去式，兩字形似易混。
Losing his phone only ___ his bad day. (compounded / composed)
看答案
compounded
compound有使惡化之意，compose是組成或作曲，外型相近。
字族
composite 複合的；綜合性的