2020-11-22
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด P – Pact & compact
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ออกเสียง Pact = “PAKT’
ออกเสียง compact – verb = ‘khum-PAKT” – noun = KOM-pakt”
Adj. stressed eitherFirst or Last syllable.
Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree
Pact =
formal agreement; treaty: a pact with Germany
Not to be confused with:
pack – small package of similar items: a pack of tissues; bundle;
a group of people, animals, or things: pack of wolves
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Did You Know?
Pact has "peace" at itsroot
because a pact often ends a period ofunfriendly relations.
The word is generally used in the field of international relations,
where diplomats may speak of
an "arms pact", a "trade pact", ora "fishing-rights pact".
But it may also be used for any solemn agreement or promise
between two people; after all,
whenever two parties shake hands on a deal,
they're not about to go to war with each other.
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Terms of 'Agreement'
Compact
Since the 1500s, compact has been used in English
to designate an agreement or covenant between two or more parties.
It descends from Latin compactum ("agreement"), a noun use of compactus, the past participle of compacisci ("to make an agreement"), which joins the prefix com- ("with, together") with pacisci ("to agree or contract").
Pascisci is also the source of pact, an earlier synonym of compact.
The Mayflower Compact of 1620 was drafted to bind the passengers landing at Plymouth into a political body and pledge members to abide by any laws that would be established.
Again, witchcraft, a devilish art, whereby some men and women, having made a compact with the devil, either expressly or implicitly, are enabled, with God's permission, and by the assistance of Satan, to produce effects beyond the ordinary course and order of nature, and these for the most part rather mischievous to others, than beneficial to themselves." — William Burkitt, Expository Notes, with Practical Observations on the New Testament, 1789
Latin compactus is also the sourceof the adjective compact,
which is used to describe things smaller than others,
using little space, or having parts that are close together.
This compactus, however, is the past participle of Latin compingere, meaning "to put together."
The verb is a compound of com- and pangere ("to fasten").
The adjective is unpacked in 14th-century English, and by the 17th century, the related noun referring to things compact (modern applications are for cosmetic cases or automobiles) settles in.
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expression
Pact & compact
These words have a shared meaning:
“an agreement, contract, treaty, or deal”:
“Lynn and Susanne made a compact (or pact) to stop eating candy.”
“The leading economists of Belgium and Sweden suggested an economic pact (or compact) between the two countries.”
Compact has numerous other meaning as is suggested by these sentences.
“This is a compact trading center (arranged within small space).”
“The congressman made a compact (brief) report.”
“This soil is compact (closely pacted).”
“His body is compact (solidly built),”
