compound

com- 共同、一起+pound 放置→放在一起展開

com-: 字首; 共同、一起
pound: 字根; 放置

字面：放在一起

把不同成分放在一起，就成為混合、複合之物。

名詞

KK [ˋkɑmpaʊnd] /ˈkɑmpaʊnd/

1
化合物化學
Water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen.
水是氫和氧形成的化合物。
2
園區、院落、建築群
Armed guards patrolled the walls of the embassy compound.
武裝警衛在大使館園區的圍牆外巡邏。
3
複合物、混合物
The filling is a compound of resin and fine glass powder.
這種填料是樹脂和細玻璃粉的複合物。
4
複合詞語言學
"Bookshelf" is a compound formed from two nouns.
「bookshelf」是由兩個名詞組成的複合詞。

形容詞

KK [ˋkɑmpaʊnd] /ˈkɑmpaʊnd/

1
複合的、合成的
The lens is made of several compound layers of plastic.
這個鏡片由好幾層複合塑膠製成。
2
複利的金融
Small savings grow quickly with compound interest.
小額儲蓄在複利之下成長得很快。

動詞

KK [kəmˋpaʊnd] /kəmˈpaʊnd/

1
加劇、使惡化、使更嚴重
Heavy rain compounded the difficulties faced by rescue teams.
大雨使救難隊面臨的困難更加嚴重。
2
調配、混合
The pharmacist compounded the ointment from three ingredients.
藥師用三種成分調配出這種藥膏。
3
以複利計算金融
The interest is compounded monthly rather than annually.
這筆利息是按月而非按年以複利計算。