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Section 4
1. PLAX/PLAIS comes from the Latin placere, ‘to please or be agreeable to,’ or placare, ‘to soothe or calm.’ Pleasant, pleasurable, and pleasing all derive from this root.
Complaisant顺从的(complacent自鸣得意的), placebo安慰剂, placidity平静, implacable难以平息的
2. PAC/PEAS is related to the Latin words for "agree" and "peace." The Pacific Ocean-that is, the "Peaceful Ocean"-was named by Magellan because it seemed so calm after the storms near Carp Horn. (He obviously never witnessed a Pacific hurricane.)
Pacify平息抚慰, pacifist和平主义者, pact(compact)协定约定, appease平息抚慰,placidity平静
3. TURB comes from the Latin verb turbare, 'to throw into confusion or upset,' and the noun turba, 'crowd' or ' confusion.' A disturbance, for example, confuses and upsets normal order or routine.
Perturb扰乱, turbine涡轮, turbulent骚乱的, turbid混乱的,disturbance打扰
tropid冬眠的不活泼的,torrid酷热的,tepid温热的不热情的
4. PATH comes from the Greek word pathos, which means 'suffering.' A pathetic sight moves us to pity. Pathos itself is used in English to describe the intense emotions produced by tragedy.
Apathetic冷漠的, empathy心电感应, pathology病理学,
pathetic令人同情的,pathological病理学的
5. CIS comes from the Latin verb meaning 'to cut, cut down, or slay.' An incisor is one of the big front biting teeth; veavers and woodchucks have especially large ones. A decision 'cuts off' previous discussion and uncertainty.
Concise简洁的, excide切开切除, incise雕刻, incisive一针见血 precision精确
incisor门牙 suicide自杀
6. VERT/VERS, from the Latin verb vertere, means 'to turn' or ' to turn around.' An advertisement turns your attention to a product or service. Vertigo is the dizziness that results from turning too rapidly or that makes you feel as if everything else is turning.
Divert, perverse, avert, versatile,
convert转变兑换,convertible可转变的,converse交谈,controvert反驳,
(conversant versant灵活、精通)reverse反转倒车
(reserve矜持,内向人的正面特征)avert躲避 divert转向 pervert曲解
subvert推翻 introvert extrovert versatile多样性的反复无常的 vertigo眩晕
7. CULT 耕种 culture agriculture农业 apiculture养蜂业 aquaculture水产业 floriculture花卉业 pisciculture渔业 cultivate培养 cult宗派 incult没教养的人
8. VOC/COK, from the Latin noun vox and the verb vocare, has to do with speaking and calling and the use of the voice. So a vocation is a special calling to a type of work; an evocative sight or smell calls forth memories and feelings; and a vocal ensemble is a singing group.
Equivocate摸棱两可的说, irrevocable, provoke, vociferous
vocalist歌唱家 advocate拥护 convoke 召集开会provoke煽动 evoke唤起 invoke恳求 revoke取消废除
9. skin皮:epidermis cuticle hide兽皮 fell兽皮 rind厚果皮 peel薄果皮 husk种皮 hull种皮 bark树皮 carapace 乌龟壳 membrane细胞膜 enamel珐琅质(牙的表面)scales鱼鳞
10. 群:flock鸟群(静)flight鸟群(动) herd兽群(静)drove兽群(动)pack狼群 gang强盗群 gaggle鹅群 bevy少女群 brood幼鸟群
11. 败家子:prodigal profligate spendthrift wastrel
12. 偷、抢:robbery burglary embezzlement appropriate hijacking wiretapping盗听 plagiarism 剽窃 kleptomania 盗窃癖(mania 癫狂 megalomania 自大狂 pyromania 纵火狂 dipsomania 酗酒狂 teetotaler 滴酒不沾的人) |
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