十年考研重要单词.doc

上传人:wux****ua 文档编号:9330704 上传时间:2020-04-04 格式:DOC 页数:38 大小:248KB
返回 下载 相关 举报
十年考研重要单词.doc_第1页
第1页 / 共38页
十年考研重要单词.doc_第2页
第2页 / 共38页
十年考研重要单词.doc_第3页
第3页 / 共38页
点击查看更多>>
资源描述
十年考研高频单词(资料收积)2003 Text 1 spymaster /5spai7mB:stE/ 即spy+master,间谍大王、间谍组织首脑。 strategic /strE5ti:dVik/ (战略的;对全局起关键作用的)为strategy(战略,策略)的形容词形式,-ic为形容词后缀。strategy and tactics 战略与战术;a global strategy 全球战略。 lay the roots for 扎根于。 fascinate /5fAsineit/ (使着迷,强烈地吸引),去e加名词后缀-ion即为fascination(入迷;诱惑力),去e加形容词后缀-ing即为fascinating(迷人的),另可记fascism(法西斯主义),fascist(法西斯主义的;法西斯主义者)。He was fascinated with her beauty.他被她的美貌迷住了。 espionage /5espiEnidV, 5espiEnB:V/ (间谍活动)即esp(i)+ion+age,espi即espy(窥探e-=ex-出来+spy窥探),-ion与-age皆名词后缀,表“活动”。 revolution /7revE5lu:FEn/ (革命;旋转)是revolve(使旋转)的名词形式,“旋转”入“革命”的漩涡。revolve即re+volve,re-反复,volve词根“卷”,于是“反复卷”旋转。 give birth to 分娩;产生;造成。 spook /spu:k/ (幽灵;间谍)可看作sp(y)+o(o)+ok“幽灵”级的“间谍”窥探(spy)只用两只眼睛(oo)就ok了。 intelligence /in5telidVEns/ (智力;情报)即intel+lig+ence,intel-即inter-(前缀,意为“在之间”=between,因后接l,故r变形为l),lig词根意为“选择”=lect(i与e元音可替换,ct=GG就是由一个大C与一个小T组成的),-ence名词后缀,故“从中挑选出所需之物的能力”智力;“从中挑选出来的东西”情报。intelligent(聪明的)intel+lig+ent形容词后缀;intelligible(可理解的,易懂的)intel+lig+ible形容词后缀。 influential /7influ5enFEl/ (有影响的;有权势的)即in+flu+ential,in-前缀意为“到里面”=into,flu词根意为“流”=flow(flu作单词时意为“流感”,即“流行性感冒”),-ential形容词后缀,故“能流到心里面的”有影响的。名词与动词形式都是influencein+flu+ence后缀。That man is admired above all men, who is not influenced by money.不为金钱所动的人是最受崇敬的。 compile /kEm5pail/ (编辑;搜集)即com+pile,com-前缀“一起”,pile堆,故“把文字堆在一起”编辑;“把资料堆在一起”搜集。compiler(编辑)compil(e)+er表“人”;compilation(编纂)compil(e)+ation名词后缀表“行为”。 splash /splAF/ (n.v.溅)为拟声词。make a splash 炫耀财富;。 prediction /pri5dikFEn/ (预言,预测)即pre+dict+ion,pre-前缀表“在前”,dict词根意为“说”,-ion名词后缀,故“在事情发生前就说的”预言,动词为predictpre+dict。 available /E5veilEbl/ (可用的,可得到的)。 mutually /5mju:tFuEl, 5mju:tjuEl/ (相互地)可看作mut(e)+ual+ly,mute(哑的),-ual形容词后缀,-ly副词后缀,哑巴之间说话只能靠“相互地”交换手势,形容词为mutual(相互的)。The proper basis for marriage is a mutual misunderstandings.婚姻固有的基础是相互误解。 reinforce /7ri:in5fC:s/ (增援,加强)即re+inforce,re-前缀“再”=again,inforce即enforce(加强),故“再次加强”加强。reinforced concrete 钢筋混凝土。 distribution /7distri5bju:FEn/ (分发)即dis+tribut+ion,dis-前缀“分离”=apart,tribut词根“给”,-ion名词后缀,故“给出去”分发。Of great riches there is no real use, except it be in the distribution.巨大的财富除了散布,没有真正的用途。 dramatic /drE5mAtik/ (戏剧性的;引人注目的;剧烈的)即drama+tic,drama戏剧、剧本,-tic形容词后缀,表“具性质”。Has anyone ever seen a dramatic critic in the daytime? Of course not. They come out after dark, up to no good.有谁在白天见过戏剧批评家吗?当然没有。他们天黑才露面,不做什么好事情。 take pride in 以为骄傲。 emergence /i5mE:dVEns/ (显现)为emerge的名词形式,emerge即e+merge,e-=ex-,表“出来”,merge意为“结合,兼并”,故“从兼并状态中出来”显现。emergency(紧急情况,突然事件)e+merg(e)+ency名词后缀。Truth emerges more readily from error than from confusion.在错误中比在混乱中更容易出真理。Coward is one who in a perilous emergency thinks with his legs.懦夫就是在危急时刻用两条腿思考的人。 revive /ri5vaiv/ (v.恢复;复苏)即re+vive,re-前缀“回”,vive词根“活的”,故“回到活的状态”复苏。Any great work of art is great because it creates a special world of its own. It revives and readapts time and space.任何伟大的艺术品之所以伟大,是由于它创造了自己特有的世界。它再现并重新改写了时空。 nonconformist /5nCnkEn5fCmist/ (不合传统规范的;不合传统规范的人)即non-(前缀,“不”)+conform(遵守)+ist(“的”或“的人”)。 2003 Text 2 重点词汇: paraphrase /5pArEfreiz/ (n.v.释意)即para+phrase,para-前缀表“在旁边、辅助”,phrase即“短语;用短语表达”,故“用短语辅助表达”释意。以para-为前缀的单词还有paragraph(文章的段、节;短评)para+graph写;parameter(参数)para+meter计量;parasite(寄生虫)para+site地点。 biomedical /7baiEu5medikEl/ (生物医学的)bio生物+medic医疗+al形容词后缀。 respond /ris5pCnd/ (v.回复;响应)即re+spond,re-(=back),spond词根“请求”,于是“回复请求”响应。One of the few experiences which never pall is the experience for watching ones own interests, responds to new stimuli, and develops new thoughts.令人永不生厌的不多的几种体验之一,是观察自己的头脑,看它是如何产生新的兴趣、对新的刺激作出反应及发展新的思想。 advocate /5AdvEkit/ (v.提倡n.倡议者;辩护人)即ad+voc+ate,ad-前缀表“加强”,voc词根意为“声音”(即voice,因为元音可任意增减替换),-ate为动词后缀(作名词后缀时表“人”)。 argument /5B:jumEnt/ (辩论;论据,论点)为argue(v.辩论;主张)的名词形式。argument the longest distance between two points of view 争论两种观点之间的最远距离。Truth is always the strongest argument.事实永远是最强有力的论据。Never argue at the dinner table, for the one who is not hungry always gets the best of the argument.绝不要在餐桌上争论,因为肚子不饿的人总是占上风。 allegation /7Ali5eiFEn/ (宣称)即al+leg+ation,al-前缀表“加强”,leg词根意为“说”(如legendleg说+end名词后缀表“物”人们都在说的东西传奇),-ation名词后缀。allege为其动词形式。 perplex /pE5pleks/ (使困惑,使复杂化)即per+plex,per-前缀表“完全”,plex词根意为“重叠”,故“完全重叠在一起分不清了”困惑。同根词为complexcom一起+plex重叠在一起的复杂的;综合的;联合体。 brochure /brEu5FjuE/ (小册子)源自法语,词形与brother相似兄弟们每人手里拿着本小册子。 immunization /7imju:nai5zeiFEn/ (免疫作用)immune(免疫的;免除的),immunity(免疫;免除),immunize(使免疫;使免除)。Immuneim+mun+e,im-=in-表“否定”(因后接字母m,故in-变形为im-),mun(本为词根,此不论)可分解为mu+n读作“母牛”最初为防天花而施行的最有效的免疫法即是在奶牛身上试验出来的,故谓之“种牛痘”。 vaccine /5vAksi:n/ (疫苗)即vacc(a)+ine,vacca是拉丁文“牛”(开头两字母V和A表带角牛头),-ine后缀多用于医药名词(如medicine),该词是当初科学家发表“牛痘”论文时创造的。vaccination /7vAksi5neiFEn/ (接种疫苗)vaccin(e)+ation名词后缀。vaccine a microbe with its face washed 疫苗洗过脸的微生物。 epidemic /7epi5demik/ (流行的;流行病)与academic形似学术思潮像流行病一样流行。 deceptive /di5septiv/ (欺骗的,蒙蔽的)deceive(v.欺骗,蒙蔽)deception(n.欺骗,蒙蔽),类似单词有receptive(善接受的)receive(v.接收;招待)reception(接收;招待;招待会)。deceptions the oil to the wheels of life 欺骗生活车轮的润滑油。 ultimate /5Qltimit/ (最终的;根本的),马丁路德金(Martin Luther King)说:The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.衡量一个人的最终尺度,不是看他在舒适顺利的时候站在哪里,而是看他在受到非难和争议的时候站在哪里。 recruit /ri5kru:t/ (v.征兵;招募n.新兵;新成员)即re+cruit,re-前缀表“反复”,cruit词根意为“创造”(=create,因为元音字母可增减替换),玩星际(zerg,哈哈)的时候不就要拼命“反复、一再”地create兵吗? vicious /5viFEs/ (邪恶的,恶毒的)即vic(e)+ious,vice即名词“邪恶”,-ious为形容词后缀。The more virtuous any man is, the less easily does he suspect others to be vicious.任何人越高尚,就越不容易疑心别人邪恶。 ignorance /5inErEns/ (无知;不知道)即ig+nor(e)+ance,ig-否定前缀,nor词根表“知道”=know,-ance名词后缀。ignorant(无知的);ignore(v.忽视)。Not ignorance, but the ignorance of ignorance, is the death of knowledge.不是无知,而是对无知的无知,才是知识的死亡。ignorance when you dont know something and somebody finds it out 无知你不知道某事而又被人发现了。The more you study, the more youll find yourself ignorant.越学习越会发现自己无知。ignorant person is one who doesnt know what you have just found out 无知的人不知道你刚刚发现的事情的人。 extinguish /iks5tiNwiF/ (v.熄灭,灭绝)extinct(a.熄灭的,灭绝的),类似的有distinguish(v.区别,辨别)distinct(独特的,明显的)。Absence is to love what wind is to fire; it extinguishes the small, it inflames the great.离别之于爱情有如风之于火,它熄灭小火,却使大火燃烧更旺。 bypass /5baipB:s/ 心脏搭桥;ember /5embE/ 灰烬(但火焰尚未完全熄灭),多用复数形式。 2003 Text 3 重点词汇: merge /mE:dV/ (v.合并)比emerge(v.出现;形成)少首字母e,merger /5mE:dVE/ (n.合并)merge+r名词后缀。 monopoly /mE5nCpEli/ (n.垄断;专利权)即mono+poly,mono-前缀“单独的”,poly(词根=sell)可看作play,于是“一个人玩”垄断。动词为monopolizemono+pol(y)+ize动词后缀。含前缀mono-的单词另如:monotonous(单调的)mono+ton调+ous形容词后缀;monoxide(一氧化物)mon(o)+ox氧+ide化合物;monocracy(独裁统治)mono+cracy统治。Liberty and monopoly cannot live together.自由与垄断不能并存。monopoly business at the end of its journey 垄断穷途末路的商业。 substantial /sEb5stAnFEl/ (实质的;坚固的;富裕的)sub在下面+st(=stand)+antial形容词后缀。名词为substance(物质;实质;财产)sub+st+ance。Every person born in the USA is endowed with life, liberty and a substantial share of the national debt.生在美国的每个人都被赋予生命、自由和国债的大量份额。 reduction /ri5dQkFEn/ (减少)re(=back)+duc引导+tion名词后缀;reduce /ri5dju:s/ (v.减少;还原)re+duce。同根词:deduce(v.演绎)de(=away)+duce;deduction(演绎;推论)de+duc+tion。The tendency of modern science is to reduce proof to absurdity by continually reducing absurdity to proof.现代科学的趋势,是以不断地把谬论化为证明来使证明沦为谬论。reducing diet the taming of the chew 节食驯服咀嚼。 coordinate /kEu5C:dinit/ (使协调;同等的;坐标的;坐标)即co+ordin+ate,co-前缀=together,ordin词根意为“in order”,-ate后缀,于是“按次序摆在一起”使协调;“按次序摆在一起的”同等的。coordination(协调;同等)co+ordin+ation名词后缀;coordinator /kEu5C:dineitE/ (协调者;同等的人或物)co+ordin+at(e)+or人或物。 fierce /fiEs/ (激烈的;凶猛的)The fiercest agonies have shortest reign.最强烈的痛苦持续时间最短。 compete /kEm5pi:t/ (v.竞争;竞赛)即com+pet+e,com-前缀“一起”,pet(本为词根,此不论)宠物,“在一起争宠”;competition /kCmpi5tiFEn/ (竞争;竞赛)com+pet+ition名词后缀;competitor /kEm5petitE/ (竞争者)com+pet+itor后缀表“人”。Art is the unceasing effort to compete with the beauty of flowers and never succeeding.艺术就是与鲜花之美竞争的不断努力而且从未成功。The biggest things are always the easiest to do because there is no competition.最大的事总是最容易做的事,因为不存在竞争。 shipper /5FipE/ 托运者,货主。 consolidation /kEn7sCli5deiFEn/ (巩固,加强)con(=together)+solid坚固+ation名词后缀,动词为consolidatecon+solid+ate。 captive /5kAptiv/ (a.被俘虏的n.俘虏)capt抓+ive后缀。Youre not free until youve been made captive by supreme belief.在被至上的信仰俘获之前,你不是自由的。 discrimination /dis7krimi5neiFEn/ (辨别;歧视)即dis分离+crimin+ation名词后缀,crimin可看作criminal(罪犯)要把罪犯“辨别”开来,但不可“歧视”;动词为discriminatedis+crimin+ate。discriminate between 区分,辨别;discriminate against 歧视,不一样对待。 switching /5switFiN/ (n.开关;转换)switch+ing,switch(v.n.开关;转换),-ing后缀。When the man you like switches from what he said a year ago, or four years ago, he is a broadminded person who has courage enough to change his mind with changing conditions. When a man you dont like does it, he is a liar who has broken his promises.当你喜欢的人改变一年前或四年前的说法时,他是个有足够勇气随时修正意见的坦荡的人;当你不喜欢的人这么做,他就是个食言的骗子。 subscribe /sEb5skraib/ (v.订购;捐助;签署;赞成)即sub在下面+scribe写“在下面写上自己的名字”,名词为subscription;同根词describe(v.描述)即de向下+scribe写“写下来”,名词为description。subscriber someone who wants to read the same every morning, but on freshly printed paper 捐款者每天早上都想读到同一内容的人,但要在新印的报纸上。 flourish /5flQriF/ (v.繁荣)即flour+ish动词后缀,flour为词根=flower,也可看作单词“面粉”“使像面粉一样撒得到处都是”繁荣。The sciences are of sociable disposition, and fourish best in the neighborhood of each other.各门科学性喜交际,因而在相邻地带最为繁荣。 arbiter /5B:bitE/ (仲裁者,权威人士)可参arbitrary(任意的,专断的)记忆,动词为arbitrate(仲裁)。 fortune /5fC:tFEn/ (运气;财富)可看作for+tune,争取“运气”与“财富”是为了(for)生活的和谐(tune)。Every man is the artisan of his own fortune.每个人都是制造其自身命运的工匠。Honesty is incompatible with amassing a large fortune.诚实与积聚大量财产是不相容的。 invest /in5vest/ (v.投资)in+vest,in在里面,vest看作单词“马甲”,“投资大量金钱生产马甲”。It is very much easier for a rich man to invest and grow richer than for the poor man to begin investing at all.富人投资并变得更加富有,要比穷人能够开始投资容易得多。 attitude /5Atitju:d/ (态度;看法;姿势)与latitude(纬度)一起记:因为“态度”的“态”拼音声母为t,故attitude双写t;因为“纬度”是标示在一根根与赤道平行的拉(la)长的纬线上的,故latitude以la开头。Civilization is a method of living, an attitude of equal respect for all men.文明是一种生活方法,一种对所有的人同样尊重的态度。 apprehensive /7Apri5hensiv/ (有理解力的;忧虑的)ap(=to)+prehen抓+sive形容词后缀,名词为apprehension(理解;忧虑)ap+prehen+sion;同根词:comprehensive(能理解的;广泛的)、comprehension(理解;包含)。 2003 Text 4 重点词汇: inevitable /in5evitEbl/ (不可避免的;必然的)in+evitable,in-否定前缀,evitable=avoidable可避免的。Change is inevitable. In a progressive country change is constant.变革不可避免,在进步的国家里变革是永恒的。the inevitable of history 历史必由之路。 life expectancy 预期寿命。 depression /di5preFEn/ (消沉;萧条)de向下+press压+ion名词后缀,动词为depress(压抑;使沮丧)。Noble deeds and hot baths are the best cures for depression.高尚的行为和热水澡是治疗抑郁的最佳方法。Its recession when your neighbor loses his job; its a depression when you lose yours.邻居失业的时候就是经济衰退,自己失业的时候就是经济萧条。 cataract /5kAtErAkt/ (大瀑布;白内障)可看作cat+ar+act,cat猫,ar啊,act动作,“猫啊一声从大瀑布里跳出来摔成了白内障”,白内障的主要症状就是自觉眼睛前面有条瀑布而视物不清。 surgical /5sE:dVikEl/ (外科的;外科医生的;手术的;手术;外科病房)surg+ical;surgery(外科;外科学;手术;手术室)surg+ery;surgeon /5sE:dVEn/ (外科医生;军医)surg+eon。 genetically /dVi5netikEli/ (由遗传决定地)gene基因+tical形容词后缀+ly副词后缀。 disintegrate /dis5intireit/ (使分裂;使解体)dis使分离+integrate,integrate(使成为一体)integr完整+ate动词后缀;integer(整数;完整的东西);integrity(完整;诚实;正直)。 perish /5periF/ (丧生;凋谢;消亡)per(=away)+ish动词后缀。The great tragedy of life is not that men perish but that they cease to love.人生的巨大悲剧不是人们死亡,而是他们不再去爱。 obvious /5CbviEs/ (显而易见的)可把b看作6,再把vi看作罗马数字6,两边的两个o看作两只眼睛,-ous为形容词后缀,因为6=6,所以b=vi,这是“显而易见的”。No question is so difficult to answer as that to which the answer is obvious.最难回答的问题是答案明显的问题。 aggressive /E5resiv/ (侵略的;好斗的;有进取心的)ag(=to)+gress走+ive形容词后缀。War is an aggressive action of man to man independent of his own will.战争是人对人的侵略行为,不为其自身意志左右。 unsustainable /7QnsEs5teinEbl/ (不能持续的)即un+sustain+able,un-前缀表否定,sustain /sEs5tein/ (支撑;保持)sus(=sub)在下面+tain(=hold)。同根词:contain(包含)con一起+tain;retain(保留)re再+tain。sustainable development 可持续发展。 reverse /ri5vE:s/ (颠倒的;使倒转;背面)re(=back)+verse(=turn)。The historian is a prophet in reverse.史学家是颠倒的预言家。 infirm /in5fE:m/ (虚弱的;不坚固的)in否定前缀+firm坚固的。 potential /pE5tenF(E)l/ (潜在的;潜力)可看作pot+ent+ial,pot即“罐子”,-ent与-ial是后缀,“暂时藏在罐子里面的东东”潜在的、潜力。Most of us havent begun to tap our own potential for happiness.我们大多数人尚未着手开发自身获得幸福的潜力。 routinely /ru:5ti:nli/ (例行公事地)routine+ly,routine可看作由route与in组成“按路线走的”常规的;惯例。Mans usual routine is to work and to dream.人的日常行为就是工作与梦想。 humble /5hQmbl/ (卑贱的;谦卑的v.贬抑)A humble man argues for his fault, while a brave man makes his faults known to all.卑微的人为自己的过失辩解,勇敢的人则把自己的过失公之于众。 pursuit /pE5sju:t/ (追求;职业)pursu(e)+it名词后缀;动词为pursue(追求;从事)。Love is strongest in pursuit; friendship in possession.爱情在追求的时候最热烈,友情是在拥有的时候。 therapy /5WerEpi/ (治疗;理疗)可看作the+rap轻敲+y名词后缀“一种轻轻叩击的方法”。 fatal /5feitl/ (致命的,毁灭性的)fat(e)命运+al。It is most important in this world to be pushing, but it is fatal to seem so.世间最重要的是有进取心,但徒有其表是致命的。 extravagantly /iks5trAvEEntli/ (奢侈地)extra(=ex)加强语气+vag大+ant形容词后缀+ly;extravagant(奢侈的)extra+vag+ant;extravagance(奢侈)extra+vag+ance。Waste of time is the most extravagant and costly of all expenses.时间的浪费是一切花费中最奢侈、最昂贵的一种。extravagance anything you buy that is of no earthly use to your wife 奢侈你所买的对妻子毫无用处的任何东西。2002 Text 1 重点词汇:identify /ai5dentifai/ (辨别;视为同一)即ident+ify,ident词根“同一”,-ify动词后缀“使”;identification(识别;身份证明)identify去y加-ication名词后缀;identical(同一的)ident+ical形容词后缀。Any man over thiry identifies his youth with the worst fault he thinks he is capable of.任何过了三十岁的人都把自己的青年时代视为自认所能犯下的最大错误。relevant /5relivEnt/ (相关的;意义重大的)即re+lev+ant,re-前缀,lev词根“升,举”,-ant形容词后缀,故“从升起的”“源自的”相关的。同根词:elevate(升举,提高)e+lev+ate;elevator(电梯,升降机)e+lev+at(e)+or。The discovery and use of knowledge has always been relevant to a humane future.对于一个人道的未来,知识的发现与运用一直是关系重大的。sympathy /5simpEWi/ (n.同情;共鸣)即sym+path+y,sym-(=syn-,在p前n变形为m以方便发音,前缀“同”),path词根“感情”,-y抽象名词后缀;sympathize/sympathise(v.同情;共鸣),-ize/-ise为动词后缀;sympathetic(同情的;共鸣的)sym+path+etic形容词后缀。Next to love, sympathy is the divinest passion of the human heart.同情心是人类心中仅次于爱的最神圣的情感。Anybody can sympathize with the sufferings of a friend, but it requires a very fine nature to sympathize with a friends success.人人都能同情朋友的痛苦,然而共享朋友的成功需要非常优良的品性。To be sympathetic without discrimination is so very debilitating.有同情心而无识别力是多么虚弱。alternatively /R:l5t:nEtivli/ (二者择一地;另外)alter改变+nat(e)+ive+ly;alternative(二者择一的;供选择的事物)alter+nat(e)+ive;alternate(v.交替;交替的)alter+nate。The more alternative, the more difficult the choice.可选择的东西越多,就越难选择。Loves alternate joy and woe.爱情就是交替的欢乐与痛苦。convention /kEn5venFEn/ (大会;惯例;公约)即con+ven(t)+tion,con-一起,ven(t)来,-tion名词后缀,故“人们来到一起”开“大会”,而“大会制定的规则”即是“公约”,公约遵守时间长了就成为“惯例”。The danger doesnt lie in the hypothetical disasters of revolution, but in conventions impeding progress.危险不在于革命的臆测的灾难,而在于阻碍进步的成规。stomp /stCmp/ (n.v.重踏)stamp(邮票;标志)也有相同含义,想象“猛盖邮戳”重踏。appropriate /E5prEupriit/ (适当的)即ap+propri+ate,ap-前缀加强语气,propri看作proper(适当的),-ate后缀;inappropriate /7inE5prEupriit/ (不适当的)in否定前缀+appropriate。Extreme remedies are very appropriate for extreme diseases.烈性药物对于重病是非常适宜的。这句话是西方医学之父希波克拉底说的。inedible /in5edibl/ (不可食的)in否定前缀+ed(=eat)+ible能的。resent /ri5zent/ (v.愤怒、怨恨)即re+sent,re(=against反对),sent(=sense感觉),于是“在感觉上反对”愤恨。People dont resent having nothing nearly as much as too little.人们所不满的往往是太少,而不是没有。disparaging /dis5pAridViN/ (轻视的)dis否定前缀+par平等+ag(e)后缀+ing后缀。scapegoat /5skeipEut/ (替罪羊)可这样记:escape(n.v.逃跑)e+scape,把e看作ex-,则scape就是没有“离开”的“逃不掉的”“留下来替罪的”,于是scape+goat替罪羊。与“羊”有关的另一习语:black sheep(害群之马;败家子),源自谚语There is a black sheep in every flock.casual /5kAVjuEl/ (偶然的;漫不经心的)即cas降落+ual后缀;casualty(严重意外事故;伤亡者)cas+ual+ty名词后缀。As sheer casual reading-matter, I still find the English dictionary the most interesting books in our language.作为纯粹随意浏览的读物,我还是觉得英语词典是以我们的语言写成的最有趣的书。off-the-cuff 即席的。deliver /di5livE/ (v.传递;释放;发表;分娩)即de+liver,de-前缀“使”,liver(=liber)词根“自由”,于是从“使自由”推出deliver的各项含义;delivery /di5livEri/ (传递)deliver+y名词后缀。Lord, deliver me from myself.主啊,解放不能自拔的我吧。The day of the printed word is far from ended. Swift as is the delivery of the radio bulletin, graphic as is televisions eyewitness picture, the task of adding meaning and clarity remains urgent.印刷文字的时代远未结束。尽管广播新闻传递迅速,电视现场画面生动,补充事件含义进而澄清事实的任务仍旧是迫切的。light-hearted 轻松愉快的。familiar /fE5miljE/ (熟悉的;亲近的)即famil(y)+iar形容词后缀,“感觉像家一样的”;familiarity(熟悉)familiar+ity名词后缀。The two most engaging powers of an author are to make new things familiar, and familiar things new.作家最吸引人的两种力量,是使新鲜的事物变得熟悉,和使熟悉的事物变得新鲜。familiarity the opiate of the imagination 熟悉想象力的麻醉剂。exaggeration /i7zAdVE5reiFEn/ (夸张)ex加强语气+agger堆积+ation名词后缀;exaggerate(夸张)ex+agger+ate动词后缀。We exaggerate misfortune and happiness alike. We are never either so wretched or so happy as we say we are.不幸和幸福被我们同样夸大了。我们从不像我们所说的那么痛苦,也从不那么快乐。exaggeration a truth that has lost its temper 夸张发脾气的真理。understatement /QndE5steitmEnt/ (掩饰;轻描淡写的陈述)under+statement;反义词:overstatement(夸大的陈述)over+statement。privilege /5privilidV/ (n.优惠;特权v.给予优惠或特权)即privi+leg+e,privi(=private)词根“私人的”,leg词根“法律”(如legal“法律的;合法的”leg+al),e为小词,于是“私人的法律”特权。To have become a deeper man is the privilege of those who have suffered.变得更加深谋远虑是受过磨难的人的特权。effectively /i5fektivli/ (有效地)即ef+fect+ive+ly,ef-前缀表“加强”,fect词根“做”,-ive形容词后缀,-ly副词后缀;去ly即为形容词effective。The most effective water power in the world womens tears.世界上最有效的水力女人的眼泪。effective communication 20 per cent what you know and 80 per cent how you feel about what you know 有效的交际20%你所了解的东西加80%你对所了解的东西的感受。重点词汇:ingenuity /7indVi5nju:iti/ (独创性;灵活性)ingenu+ity,ingenu(=ingenious独创的;灵活的),-ity名词后缀。burdensome /5bE:dnsEm/ (繁重的;难以负担的)burden负担+some形容词后缀。What a heavy burden is a name that has become famous.广为人知的名字是多么沉重的负担啊。nasty /5nAsti/ (讨厌的;肮脏的;下流的)Diplomacy is to do and say the nastiest thing in the nicest way.外交就是以最优雅的方式办最nasty的事,说最nasty的话。nasty在此句实在不好翻译。compulsion /kEm5pQlF(E)n/ (强制)即com一起+puls(=drive)+ion名词后缀,“不由分说全拖到一起”强制;compulsory(强制的;必修的)com+puls+ory形容词后缀。compulsion a highbrow term for a temptation were not trying too hard to resist 强制对人们并不想坚持拒绝的诱惑的一种高雅说法。Bodily exercise, when compulsory, does no harm to the body; but knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind.强制的身体锻炼不会损害身体,但被迫学习的知识占据不了头脑。柏拉图老师说的。robotics /rEu5bCtiks/ (机器人学)即robot+ics,robot机器人,-ics后缀表“学科”,如physics、aesthetics(美学)。robo-driver即robot driver。assembly /E5sembli/ (集会;装配)是assemble的名词形式,-y为名词后缀;assemble谐音“啊,三步”,曹植七步成诗,而“装配”只需三步(三个步骤)!In most communities it is illegal to cry fire in a crowded assembly.在大多数社会中,在拥挤的集会上喊“着火啦”是违法的。terminal /5tE:minl/ (终端的;期末的;终端;终点站)termin期限+al后缀;terminate(中止)termin+ate动词后缀,施瓦辛格演的电影终结者就叫Terminator(-or后缀表“人”)。Its all right to have a train of thoughts, if you have a terminal.想法成串并没关系,只要有个止点。miniaturization /7miniEtFErai5zeiFEn/ (小型化)即mini+atur(e)+iz(e)+ation;mini词根“小”(比如有个好东西叫mini skirt),-ature名词后缀,-ize动词后缀,-ation名词后缀;miniature(小型的;缩影)mini+ature。A day is a miniature of eternity.一天是永恒的缩影。laborsaving /5leibE7seiviN/ (节省劳力的)labor劳动+saving节省的。supervision /7sju:pE5viVEn/ (监督)即super+vis+ion,super-前缀“在上面”,vis词根“看”(如visualvis+ual形容词后缀视觉的),-ion名词后缀。specific /spi5sifik/ (具体的;特定的;特效药)即speci+fic,speci词根=species(种类),-fic形容词后缀“使成为的”,故“使成为某个具体种类的”特定的。Time and again I have emerged from a course of reading in philosophy with the conviction that the authors were really avoiding specific problems by converting them into tenuous sophistries that have very little real meaning.我一再退出对哲学的钻研,深信作者们确实是在以将具体问题换成几乎没有实际意义的贫乏诡辩来躲避它们。reliable /ri5laiEbl/ (可靠的)reli+able,reli即rely(v.依赖;信任),-able后缀“可的”。Without criticism and reliable and intelligent reporting, the government can not govern.没有批评和可靠而明智的新闻报道,政府无法统治。artificial /7B:ti5fiFEl/ (人工的,人造的)即art+i+fic+ial,art词根“人工”,-i-连结元音,fic词根“做”,-ial形容词后缀。Of all artificial relations formed between mankind, the most capricious and variable is that of author and reader.在人与人之间形成的所有人为关系中,最变化无常的是作者与读者的关系。artificial intelligence the art of making computers that behave like the ones in movies 人工智能制造电脑的艺术,使它们的行为像电影里的人一样。perception /pE5sepFEn/ (感觉;理解)即per+cept+ion,per-前缀“全部”,cept词根“抓”(=capt,因为元音可替换,capturecapt+ure后缀n.v.捕获),-ion名词后缀,故“把外界信息全部抓住”感知。The pe
展开阅读全文
相关资源
相关搜索

当前位置:首页 > 图纸专区 > 大学资料


copyright@ 2023-2025  zhuangpeitu.com 装配图网版权所有   联系电话:18123376007

备案号:ICP2024067431-1 川公网安备51140202000466号


本站为文档C2C交易模式,即用户上传的文档直接被用户下载,本站只是中间服务平台,本站所有文档下载所得的收益归上传人(含作者)所有。装配图网仅提供信息存储空间,仅对用户上传内容的表现方式做保护处理,对上载内容本身不做任何修改或编辑。若文档所含内容侵犯了您的版权或隐私,请立即通知装配图网,我们立即给予删除!