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figure
n.图形，数字，外形，轮廓，体型，形状，人物，塑像，图表，（冰上表演动作的）花样  v.是重要部分，认为，演算，领会到

figure来自fig这个单词，是“无花果”的意思，因为无花果不大，又连锁为“一点”的意思。话说在《圣经》中亚当和夏娃偷吃了禁果之后，有了羞耻感，觉得不穿点衣服不好意思，于是夏娃就想找个树叶子来遮挡自己的身体。柳树叶子太小，梧桐叶子又太大，身边正好有无花果树，就摘了无花果的叶子作为贴身短衣。这也就导致了男生大裤衩和女生小内裤的文化传统。所以fig还有“衣服”的意思。

于是欧洲，加拿大，有些地方的公厕使用无花果的叶子表示男女厕所，一个门上有三片无花果的叶子，一个门上有一片无花果的叶子。提问，哪个是男厕所呢？大多数中国人会说，一片叶子的是男厕所！

错！正确答案：三片叶子的是男厕所。

有童鞋问，啊？为毛呢？

回答：因为夏娃担心上帝趁亚当睡着的时候再抽取他的肋骨做出女人来，担心自己的老公被别的女人拐走，所以用三片无花果的叶子做了一个大内裤给亚当穿。尽量的遮挡住。同时为了让亚当会持续的迷恋自己，因此用了一片小的无花果的叶子做了一个小的短裤给自己。以便更多的表现自己的身材。所以女厕所是用一片无花果的叶子来表示的。

但是中国的传统含蓄文化和西方开放文化的差异性，会导致我们以为三片叶子是比基尼三点式，以为这是女厕所。所以搞不清楚状况会上错厕所滴！

因为fig是用来遮挡身体形状的，所以figure的含义演变为：n. 外形，体型，轮廓，形状，人物，塑像。

所以figure skating指的是有造型的滑冰，翻译为花样滑冰。又引申为图形，图表。又演变为数字的意思，因为图表可以用数字来量化表示。

所以动词用法，词性活用转义为：计算，演算，领会，认为，有道理。因为fig是用来遮挡下体的，所以又引申为重要的意思。

来自韦伯斯特的英文解释：

1fig·ure 1    n.
Pronunciation:     'fi-gyər, Brit &often US 'fi-gər
Function:           noun
Etymology:          Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin figura, from fingere
Date:               13th century

1 a : a number symbol : NUMERAL, DIGIT b plural : arithmetical calculations c : a written or printed character d : value especially as expressed in numbers : SUM, PRICE e plural : digits representing an amount (as of money earned or points scored)

2 a : a geometric form (as a line, triangle, or sphere) especially when considered as a set of geometric elements (as points) in space of a given number of dimensions b : bodily shape or form especially of a person c : an object noticeable only as a shape or form

3 a : the graphic representation of a form especially of a person or geometric entity b : a diagram or pictorial illustration of textual matter

4 : a person, thing, or action representative of another

5 a : FIGURE OF SPEECH b : an intentional deviation from the ordinary form or syntactical relation of words

6 : the form of a syllogism with respect to the relative position of the middle term

7 : an often repetitive pattern or design in a manufactured article (as cloth) or natural product (as wood)

8 : appearance made : impression produced

9 a : a series of movements in a dance b : an outline representation of a form traced by a series of evolutions (as with skates on an ice surface or by an airplane in the air)

10 : a prominent personality : PERSONAGE

11 : a short coherent group of notes or chords that may constitute part of a phrase, theme, or composition 2figure 2    n.
Function:           verb
Inflected Form:    fig·ured ; fig·ur·ing \'fi-gyə-riŋ, 'fi-g(ə-)riŋ\
Date:               14th century

transitive verb
1 : to represent by or as if by a figure or outline
2 : to decorate with a pattern also : to write figures over or under (the bass) in order to indicate the accompanying chords
3 : to indicate or represent by numerals
4 a : CALCULATE b : CONCLUDE, DECIDE also : ASSUME c : REGARD, CONSIDER d : to appear likely

intransitive verb
1 a : to be or appear important or conspicuous b : to be involved or implicated
2 : to perform a figure in dancing
3 : COMPUTE, CALCULATE
4 : to seem rational, normal, or expected
5 : to make sense of something ― used interjectionally in the phrase go figure to suggest that something is surprising or perplexing

 –fig·ur·er \-g(y)ər-ər\ noun
 –figure on
1 : to take into consideration
2 : to rely on
3 : PLAN figure (as used in expressions) 3    n.

action figure
father figure
figure on
figure eight
figure of eight
figure in
figure of merit
figure of speech
figure out
figure skating
figure skater
lay figure
significant figure
stick figure
figured bass

所以和fig相关的词根构成的单词都可以从这个词源合理的解释，例如config等等，大家还想到那些和fig构词相关的单词，可以回在这个帖子下面，我再整理解读，谢谢大家的支持！