Rise of Linux- Vocabulary
1. the sheer size（某物）之重/之大等〔用于強調〕
○ used to emphasize that something is very heavy, large, etc.
○ e.g. The sheer size of the country makes communications difficult. 該國幅員遼闊，造成了通信的困難。
2. line of code? 代碼行? ? i.e. 20 million lines of code 兩千萬行代碼
3. behemoth /b??hi?m?θ/ n. 龐然大物
○ something that is very large
○ e.g. a trade behemoth that shipped abroad $800 billion worth of goods 向國外運輸了價值8,000億美元貨物的貿易巨頭
4. geek (geeks) /ɡi?k/ n. 落伍的人，怪人? ? ?geeky? ?adj. 對...著迷的
○ someone who is not popular because they wear unfashionable clothes, do not know how to behave in social situations, or do strange things
○ e.g. a computer geek 電腦迷
5. mixtape (mixtapes) /?m?kste?p/ n. 混音
○ a piece of music that is produced by mixing different voices or musical instruments that have already been recorded
○ e.g. All types of electronic dance music mixtapes for sale 出售各種電子混音舞曲
6. underground /??nd?ɡra?nd/ adj.（團體、組織等）地下的，秘密的，不合法的；反主流文化的? ? n. 地下組織
○ an underground group, organization, etc. is secret and illegal
○ e.g. an underground terrorist organization 地下恐怖主義組織? ??
7. server (servers) /?s??v?(r)/ n.（計算機網絡中的）服務器
○? one of the computers on a network that provides a special service
○ e.g. All data is stored on a central file server. 所有數據資料都儲存在中央文件服務器里。
8. spoiler alert? ? 劇透警告???
9. in somebody's favour (in Linux's favor) 有利于某人，有助于某人
○ If something is in someone’s favour, it gives them an advantage over someone else.
○ e.g. The exchange rate is in our favour at the moment. 目前匯率對我們有利。
○ e.g. be in one's favor? ? lost or not in favor? ?有利，有市場，得到支持
10. wary? 警惕的
11. FUD - fear, uncertainty, doubt? ?微軟和IBM為競爭給客戶所灌輸的想法
１２. come on board 加入；同上一條船
1３. reach (reached) /ri?t?/ v. 與…電話聯系
○ If you reach someone, you succeed in speaking to them on the telephone.
○ e.g. Do you know where I can reach him? 你知道我在哪兒能跟他聯系上嗎？
1４. hangup (hangups) 苦惱，難堪，焦慮
○ (=hang-up) an emotional problem about sth. that makes you embarrassed or worried
○ e.g. He's got a real hangup about his height. 他為他的身高很是苦惱。
1５. raring /?re?r??/ adj. 熱切，渴望
○ very enthusiastic about starting to do sth.
○ e.g. The new recruits arrived early, all dressed up and raring to go. 新兵早早地就到了，都穿得整整齊齊，盼著出發。
1６. passion /?p???n/ n. 盛怒，激憤
○ a state of being very angry
○ e.g. She flies into a passion if anyone even mentions his name. 哪怕是有人提到他的名字，她也會勃然大怒。
