grammar-M

move:To put before a meeting for a vote.
動議；提議。
motion:A formal proposal made in a meeting.
動議；提議
mandate:An authorization to act given to a representative.
 (選民對選出的代表，議會等的)授權。

mind your p's and q's
more: i cannot agree more. you cannot be over /too careful. 用NEGATIVE講POSITIVE
mainland. on the mainland 不是 in the mainland.
may not=mayn't but rarely used
multi-racial
municipality 自治市
mosque /mosk/ : islamic temple
malevolent: causing harm or evil.
menace /menis/ : threat
meritocracy: a social system in which people have power because of their abilities.
make merry歡騰
matrimonial togetherness 白頭到老
not to mention= as well as . e.g he has a, b, not to mention c.
must needs, or needs must偏要做些不智的事
make: to be e.g. Birds make god pets. / she will make a good teacher.
methodically有條理地
mandate: the real power
minutes中的WILL成為WOULD, 無論件事記MINUTE個時發生左未
modifier:In grammar, a modifier (or qualifier) is a word or sentence element that describes and provides more accurate definitional meaning for another word, a phrase, or a clause. In English, there are two kinds of modifiers: adjectives, which modify nouns and pronouns, and adverbs, which modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. A modifier phrase is a phrase that acts as a modifier; English has adjective phrases and adverb phrases. Neither modifiers nor modifier phrases are usually required by a clause's syntax; they are optional, and help clarify or limit the extent of the meaning of the word or phrase they modify.

The adjective "green" in the phrase "a green tree" modifies "tree", and thus limits its meaning in that it cannot be, say, a deciduous tree in winter. In the same way, the adverb "kindly" modifies the past tense of the verb "let" in "she kindly let me borrow her scissors". An adverb may also modify an adjective, such as in "abjectly poor".

A premodifier is a modifier placed before the head (the modified component). A postmodifier is a modifier placed after the head. Example: "land (pre-modifier) mines in wartime (post-modifier)".

Adverbial clauses (or particle phrases) such as "of course", "as it were", etc., commenting on the rest of the sentence or what has gone before in a previous sentence, may also be classed as modifiers, as in "Of course, he was never one to be silent" or "Unfortunately, we arrived late." Understanding adverbial clauses and how they function in discourse is often very useful in interpreting subtle layers of meaning.

Another way of defining a modifier is that it, the adjective or adverb, is dependent on the part of the sentence it modifies, namely the noun or verb. Nouns and verbs are obligatory elements in that a complete sentence requires, minimally, a subject and a verb. Adjectives and adverbs, on the other hand, are optional elements. We can say, for example, "Dogs growl" (noun + verb) or "Big dogs growl loudly" (adjective + noun + verb + adverb). Either is a grammatical sentence, because the adjective and adverb are not essential in forming a complete sentence, whereas the noun and verb are.

In compound nouns, the first of the two words so combined functions as a modifier, such as "elementary" in "elementary school", "mountain" in "mountain bike", etc.


a man of letters 文人
at most最多
memoir [memwa]
feel  your mortality覺得人生苦短