2020-09-08
170905-2 คำชวนสับสน ในการใช้ ชุด D – Decent & descent & dissent
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Dictionary.com
ออกเสียง “DESCENT” และ “DISSENT”
เหมือนกัน = “dih-SENT”
ออกเสียง “DECENT” = ‘DEE-suhnt’
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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH DESCENT
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SYNONYM STUDY FOR DISSENT
Dissent, dissidence
mean disagreement with the majority opinion.
Dissent may express either withholding of agreement or open disagreement.
Dissidence, formerly much the same as dissent, has come to suggest not only strong dissatisfaction but a determined opposition.
Abused, Confused, & Misused Words
descent
downward incline or passage: a steep descent
Not to be confused with:
dissent – to differ in sentiment or opinion; disapproval; disagreement: open dissent
American Heritage Dictionary
ให้ความหมาย คุณศัพท์ “decent” คือ
“คุณลักษณะที่เข้ากันได้” กับมาตรฐานอันเป็นที่ยอมรับ เช่น
‘A respected citizen who led a decent life.’
‘The corruption that allows the unscrupulous to grow rich while decent people labor to earn an honest wage.’
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HISTORICAL USAGE OF DESCENT
Descent has been in the English language since the 14th century.
The French word from which it descends, descendre,
ultimately comes from a Latin term whose literal meaning is “to climb” (scandre) “down” (de-).
Though the word descent has been around for over half a millennium, some of its early senses are still in use.
In the 1330s one use of descent described familial ancestry.
Darwin popularized and expanded this term in Victorian England with his study of the origins of humans and our simian relatives from a common ancestor.
This sense is very familiar to speakers of current English who have studied natural history. We also often hear descent in the context of ancestry such as “African descent” or “Scandinavian descent.”
Another early use describes an object moving from a higher position to a lower position.
Today, we still use this sense when talking about the downward movement of an airplane as it prepares to land.
In religious contexts, one might hear about the Descent of Christ into Hell, a sense first appropriated in the 19th century.
Be careful not to confuse descent with decent.
While it’s easy to leave out just one “s,” people are sure to express dissent
(another word not to be confused with descent) with your diction.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Choose the Right Synonym for decent
mean free from all taint of what is lewd or salacious.
CHASTE primarily implies a refraining from acts or even thoughts or desires that are not virginal or not sanctioned by marriage vows. they maintained chaste relations
PURE differs from CHASTE in implying innocence and absence of temptation rather than control of one's impulses and actions. the pure of heart
MODEST and DECENT apply especially to deportment and dress as outward signs of inward chastity or purity. preferred more modest swimsuits decent people didn't go to such movies.
