Merriam-Webster's Vocabulary Builder 学习笔记 Unit 8

本文深入探讨了词根记忆法的核心概念,通过解析不同词根的含义,如port-, pend-, pan-, extra-, phot-, luc-, mor-/mort-, troph-等,展示了如何运用词根来理解和记忆大量英语词汇。文章涵盖了从单词的意义延伸到其在不同语境中的应用,为读者提供了丰富的词汇学习资源。

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Unit 8

  • [port-]:"to carry"
    • portable
    • porter
    • transport        trans-,转移,-port,携带
    • export
    • portage:(在两条河之间运送船只或货物的)陆上运输,陆上搬运;运输
      • The carrying of boats or goods overland from one body of water to another; also, a regular route for such carrying.
        • freight 货运
    • portfolio:公文包;(个人或机构的)投资组合;(求职时用以证明资历的)作品,整套照片
      • (1) A flat case for carrying documents or artworks. (2) The investments owned by a person or organization.
    • comport:相称,适合,一致;行为表现,举止
      • (1) To be in agreement with. (2) To behave.
        • comportment:行为,举止,表现
    • deportment:<正>举止;风度;仪态
      • Manner of conducting oneself socially.
        • deport:举止;放逐;驱逐出境
  • [pend-]:"to hang" or "to weigh"
    • appendix:附录;阑尾;附加物
    • pendant:(项链上的)吊坠,挂件,坠饰
      • Something that hangs down, especially as an ornament.
    • append:(在文章后面)附加
      • To add as something extra.
    • appendage:附属物;附加物
      • (1) Something joined on to a larger or more important body or thing. (2) A secondary body part, such as an arm or a leg.
    • suspend:暂缓,推迟;暂停;悬,挂,吊
      • (1) To stop something, or to force someone to give up some right or position, for a limited time. (2) To hang something so that it is free on all sides.
        • suspense:(对即将发生的事等的)担心;焦虑;兴奋;悬念
        • suspension:暂停,暂缓,延迟;暂令停职(或停学等);高架铁路;悬架,悬置机构;悬浮液;悬,挂,吊;省略号
  • [pan-]:"all"  "completely," "whole," or "general"
    • panoramic:全景的
    • pantheon:万神殿
    • pandemic:流行病
    • panacea:灵丹妙药;万能之计
      • A remedy for all ills or difficulties; cure-all.
    • pandemonium:骚乱
      • A wild uproar or commotion.
    • pantheism:泛神论
      • A system of belief that regards God as identical with the forces and laws of the universe.
    • panoply:(尤指令人印象深刻的)一整套,全套;华丽服饰;全套甲胄,全副盔甲
      • (1) A magnificent or impressive array. (2) A display of all appropriate accessory items.
  • [extra-]:"outside" or "beyond"
    • extraterrestrial:外星人  → extra-,外面的,超过的,terrestrial,陆地的,地球的。即地球之外的,外星人。
    • extragalactic:(位于或来自于)银河系外的
    • extravagant:奢侈的,挥霍的,铺张浪费的;无节制的,过分的,放肆的,不切实际的
    • extravaganza:铺张华丽的娱乐表演
    • extraordinary
    • extradite:引渡
      • To deliver an accused criminal from one place to another where the trial will be held.
        • extradition
    • extrapolate:(由已知资料对未知事实或价值)推算,推断
      • To extend or project facts or data into an area not known in order to make assumptions or to predict facts or trends.
        • extrapolation
    • extrovert:性格外向的人;<口>活跃、愉快、爱交际的人
      • A person mainly concerned with things outside him- or herself; a sociable and outgoing person.
        • introvert 内向的
        • introversion
        • extroversion
    • extraneous:外部的,外来的;无关的,不相干的,无联系的
      • (1) Existing or coming from the outside. (2) Not forming an essential part; irrelevant.
  • [phot-]:"light"
    • photography:摄影,摄影术
    • photocopy: 影印本;复印件
    • photoelectric:光电的
      • Involving an electrical effect produced by the action of light or other radiation.
    • photovoltaic:太阳能光伏
      • Involving the direct generation of electricity when sunlight or other radiant energy falls on the boundary between dissimilar substances (such as two different semiconductors).
    • photon:[物]光子;辐射量子;[医]见光度
      • A tiny particle or bundle of radiant energy.
    • photosynthesis:光合作用; 光能合成
      • The process by which green plants use light to produce organic matter from carbon dioxide and water.
  • [luc-]:"light", “to shine or glitter"
    • lucifer:启明星;路西法
    • lucid:表达清楚的, 明白易懂的;(尤指生病期间或病愈后,糊涂状态中或过后)头脑清晰的,清醒的
      • (1) Very clear and easy to understand. (2) Able to think clearly.
        • lucidity
        • lucidly
    • elucidate:阐明;解释;说明
      • To clarify by explaining; explain.
        • elucidation
    • lucubration:<文>挑灯攻读,钻研;文学作品
      • (1) Hard and difficult study. (2) The product of such study.
        • Our professor admitted that he wasn't looking forward to reading through any more of our lucubrations on novels that no one enjoyed.我们的教授承认,他并不期待阅读我们对任何人都不喜欢的小说的深入研究。
    • translucent:半透明的
      • Partly transparent; allowing light to pass through without permitting objects beyond to be seen clearly.
  • [mor-/mort-]:"to die" and "death"
    • mortuary:太平间
    • postmortem:验尸
    • mortality:死亡率;死亡人数;生命的有限
      • (1) The quality or state of being alive and therefore certain to die. (2) The number of deaths that occur in a particular time or place.
    • moribund:垂死的;行将灭亡的,停滞不前的
      • (1) In the process of dying or approaching death. (2) Inactive or becoming outmoded.
    • amortize:分期偿还
      • To pay off (something such as a mortgage) by making small payments over a period of time.
    • mortify:克制,抑制(肉体、情感等);使受辱,伤害(人的感情)
      • (1) To subdue or deaden (the body) especially by self-discipline or self-inflicted pain. (2) To embarrass greatly.
  • [troph-]:"nourishment "
    • atrophy (肌肉或身体其他部分)萎缩;萎缩,衰退
      • (1) Gradual loss of muscle or flesh, usually because of disease or lack of use. (2) A decline or degeneration.
        • atrophied
    • hypertrophy        过度生长,器官肥大
      • (1) Excessive development of an organ or part. (2) Exaggerated growth or complexity.
    • dystrophy         营养不良
      • Any of several disorders involving the nerves and muscles, especially muscular dystrophy.
    • eutrophication          富营养的
      • The process by which a body of water becomes enriched in dissolved nutrients.

 

  • aeolian harp        A box-shaped instrument with strings that produce musical sounds when the wind blows on them.
  • cynosure        (1) A guide. (2) A center of attention.
  • laconic        Using extremely few words.
  • mnemonic        Having to do with the memory; assisting the memory.
  • platonic        (1) Relating to the philosopher Plato or his teachings. (2) Involving a close relationship from which romance and sex are absent.
  • sapphic        (1) Lesbian. (2) Relating to a poetic verse pattern associated with Sappho.
  • socratic        Having to do with the philosopher Socrates or with his teaching method, in which he systematically questioned the student in conversation in order to draw forth truths.
  • solecism        (1) A grammatical mistake in speaking or writing. (2) A blunder in etiquette or proper behavior.

 

 

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