compact

• n. 合同，契約；小粉盒
• adj. 緊湊的，緊密的；簡潔的
• vt. 使簡潔；使緊密結合

com-, 強調。-pact, 固定，係緊，見pact, 協議，條約。

compact

compact: There are two distinct words compact in English; both are of Latin origin, but they come from completely different sources. The adjective, ‘compressed’ [14], comes from Latin compactus, the past participle of compingere, a compound verb formed from com- ‘together’ and pangere ‘fasten’. The noun use ‘small case for face powder’ is 20th-century and based on the notion of firmly compacted powder. Compact ‘agreement’ [16] comes from Latin compactum, a noun based on the past participle of the verb compacīscī ‘come to an agreement’. The unprefixed form pacīscī, a relative of Latin pax ‘peace’, gave English pact [15].
=> pact, peace

compact (adj.)

late 14c., from Middle French compact (14c.) or directly from Latin compactus "concentrated," past participle of compingere "to fasten together, construct," from com- "with, together" (see com-) + pangere "to fix, fasten" (see pact). Compact car is 1960. Compact disc is from 1979.

compact (n.1)

"agreement," 1590s, from Latin compactum "agreement," noun use of neuter past participle of compacisci "come to agreement," from com- "together" (see com-) + pacisci "to covenant, contract" (see pact).

compact (v.)

early 15c., from Latin compactus, past participle of compingere "to fasten together" (see compact (adj.)). Related: Compacted; compacting.

compact (n.2)

"make-up case," 1921, from compact (adj.), based on its containing compacted face powder.

1. He looked physically very powerful, athletic in a compact way.

他看上去非常強壯，像個敦實的運動員。

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2. Compact discs have brought about a vast improvement in recorded sound quality.

激光唱片極大地提高了錄音的音質。

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3. Photos taken by compact cameras are often dark because they're slightly underexposed.

袖珍相機所拍的照片往往比較暗，因為存在輕微的曝光不足。

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4. The Auto Compact Disc Cleaner can run off batteries or mains.

這種光盤自動清洗機可用電池或電源兩種方式驅動。

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5. He was compact, probably no taller than me.

他矮小壯實，可能並不比我高。

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