Merriam-Webster's Vocabulary Builder 学习笔记 Unit 4

 

Unit 4

2018.05.29

  • [vor-]:"to eat"
    • -ivorous:以什么为食
    • frug·ivorous:食果的
    • gran·ivorous:食谷类的
    • gramin·ivorous:食草的
      • feeding on grass or the seeds of grass
    • phytosucc·ivorous:吸植物液的
    • carn·ivorous:食肉的
      • Meat-eating or flesh-eating.
        • omnivore:杂食动物                     omni-   : all
        • omnivorous:杂食的
    • herb·ivorous:食草的                 herb 草,草本植物,草药 →来自拉丁语herba,草,草药
      • Plant-eating.
    • insect·ivorous:食虫的
      • Feeding on insects.
        • insectivora:食虫类
        • insectivore:食虫动物
    • vor·acious:贪吃的 ;贪婪地;渴求的
      • Having a huge appetite.
  • [carn-]:"flesh or meat"                                      肉/(食用的)肉
    • carnation:康乃馨
    • carnival:嘉年华 ,狂欢节
    • carnage:(尤指战争中的)屠杀;残杀(如公路车祸)
      • Great destruction of life (as in a battle); slaughter.
    • carnal:(感情或欲望)肉欲的,肉体的,性欲的
      • Having to do with bodily pleasures.          ;sexual
    • incarnate:v. 将(概念或品质)具体化;adj. 人体化的,化身的,拟人化的(通常在名词之后)
      • Given bodily or actual form; especially, having human body.
    • reincarnation:转世;转世化身
      • (1) Rebirth in new bodies or forms of life. (2) Someone who has been born again with a new body after death.
  • [cred-]:"to believe" or "to entrust"
    • credit:
    • credential:证件;资格
    • credence:可信性;信任
      • Mental acceptance of something as true or real; belief.
    • credible:可信的;(因看似可能成功而)可接受的
      • (1) Able to be believed; reasonable to trust or believe. (2) Good enough to be effective.
        • credibility:可信性
    • credulity:轻信        
      • Readiness and willingness to believe on the basis of little evidence.
        • credulous:轻信的;易受骗的
    • credo:信条;教义
      • (1) A statement of the basic beliefs of a religious faith. (2) A set of guiding principles or beliefs.
  • [fid-]:"faith" or "trust"
    • fidelity:忠诚;准确性
    • confidence:自信;信任
    • infidel:无信仰者
    • affidavit:(经陈述者宣誓在法庭上可作为证据采纳的)书面陈述
      • A sworn statement made in writing.
        • deposition:<律>(在法庭上的)宣誓作证,证词,证言;沉积物;罢免
    • diffident:缺乏自信的;羞怯的,胆小的;小心的
      • Lacking confidence; timid, cautious.
    • fiduciary:受信托的;信托
      • (1) Having to do with a confidence or trust. (2) Held in trust for another.
    • perfidy:不忠;背信弃义;背叛
      • Faithlessness, disloyalty, or treachery.
        • perfidious
        • traitor:卖国贼;背叛者
  • [curr-/curs-]:"to run"
    • current:
      1. adj. 现在的;最近的;草写的;流通的,通用的
      2. n. 趋势;涌流;(水,气,电)流
    • excursion:远足, 短途旅行
    • concurrent:同时存在(发生、完成)的
      • Happening or operating at the same time.
    • cursory:匆忙的;粗略的,草率的
      • Hastily and often carelessly done.
    • discursive:离题的
      • Passing from one topic to another.
    • precursor:先驱;前兆
      • One that goes before and indicates the coming of another.
  • [ped-]:"foot"
    • pedal:踏板
    • pedicure:足部护理
    • pedestal:底座
    • quadruped:四足动物
      • An animal having four feet.
        • tetrapod:四足动物(的)
    • pedigree:系谱
      • The line of ancestors of a person or animal.
    • impediment:妨碍、阻碍某事物进展或活动的人或物
      • Something that interferes with movement or progress.
    • pedestrian:adj. 平庸;普通;乏味,缺乏想象力的;n. 行人
      • Commonplace, ordinary, or unimaginative.
  • [flect-/flex-]:"to bend"
    • flexible:灵活的;柔韧的;易弯曲的
    • flex:活动,屈伸(肌肉或身体某一部分)
    • deflect        :转向;转移;阻止
      • To turn aside, especially from a straight or fixed course.
    • reflective:(指物体表面)反射热的,反光的;深思熟虑的;代表性的
      • (1) Capable of reflecting light, images, or sound waves. (2) Thoughtful.
        • reflect
    • genuflect:屈膝        
      • To kneel on one knee and then rise as an act of respect.
    • inflection:变音;(尤指词尾的)屈折变化
      • (1) A change in the pitch, tone, or loudness of the voice. (2) The change in form of a word showing its case, gender, number, person, tense, mood, voice, or comparison.
  • [post-]:"after" or "behind"
    • postscript(PS):(正文后的)补充说明
    • postpartum:产后
    • postdate:在(文件等)上填入比实际晚的日期
    • posterior:后部的,背部的;臀部
      • Situated toward or on the back; rear.
        • 【反】anterior:前面的;前部的
    • posthumous:作者死后出版的;死后发生的;遗腹的
      • (1) Published after the death of the author. (2) Following or happening after one's death.
    • postmodern:后现代主义的
      • Having to do with a movement in architecture, art, or literature that is a reaction against modernism and that reintroduces traditional elements and techniques in odd contexts as well as elements from popular culture.
    • postmortem:死后的;事后的   n. 验尸
      • (1) Occurring after death. (2) Following the event.

 

  • Words from Mythology
    • calypso:[希腊神话]海中女神
      • A folk song or style of singing of West Indian origin that has a lively rhythm and words that are often made up by the singer.
    • odyssey:《奥德赛》(古希腊史诗)
      • (1) A long, wandering journey full of trials and adventures. (2) A spiritual journey or quest.
    • palladium:钯;希腊智慧女神帕拉斯(Pallas)的神像
      • A precious, silver-white metal related to platinum that is used in electrical contacts and as an alloy with gold to form white gold.
    • Penelope:佩内洛普(女子名);[希神]Odysseus的忠实妻子
      • A modest domestic wife.
    • Procrustean:强求一致的;迫使就范的(源出希腊神话procrustes之床)
      • Ruthlessly disregarding individual differences or special circumstances.
    • protean:多变的;易变的;变化多端的
      • (1) Displaying great versatility or variety. (2) Able to take on many different forms or natures.
    • sibyl:女预言家;女巫
      • A female prophet or fortune-teller.
    • siren:迷人的女人
      • A woman who tempts men with bewitching sweetness.

 

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