Merriam-Webster's Vocabulary Builder 学习笔记 Unit 9

Unit 9

2019.2.18

• [her-/hes-]:"to stick"
  • adhesive 黏合剂;可黏着的, 黏性的
  • hesitate
  • adherent        追随者；信徒
    • (1) Someone who follows a leader, a party, or a profession. (2) One who believes in a particular philosophy or religion.
      • adhere 遵循；支持，拥护；附着
  • cohere          黏合;联合,结合，连贯，一致
    • To hold together firmly as parts of the same mass.
  • incoherent         口齿不清的，语无伦次的；不连贯的
    • (1) Unclear or difficult to understand. (2) Loosely organized or inconsistent.
  • inherent         固有的；内在的；与生俱来的
    • Part of something by nature or habit.

 

• [fug-]:"to flee or escape"
  • refugee
  • fugitive ：逃犯
  • centrifugal：离心的
    • Moving outward from a center or central focus.
  • refuge ：庇护，避难;避难所
    • Shelter or protection from danger or distress, or a place that provides shelter or protection.
  • fugue：赋格曲 
    • A musical form in which a theme is echoed and imitated by voices or instruments that enter one after another and interweave as the piece proceeds.
  • subterfuge：诡计        
    • (1) A trick designed to help conceal, escape, or evade. (2) A deceptive trick.
• [cosm-]:"order"
  • cosmonaut：宇航员
  • cosmetic：化妆品

→ 来自cosm- ,安排，整理，秩序，词源同cosmos.后指化妆品，即使人看起来漂亮。

• cosmos：（尤指被视为有序体系时的）宇宙        
  • (1) The universe, especially when it is viewed as orderly and systematic. (2) Any orderly system that is complete in itself.
    • cosmic 宇宙的
• cosmology：宇宙学;宇宙起源论
  • (1) A theory that describes the nature of the universe. (2) A branch of astronomy that deals with the origin and structure of the universe.
• microcosm：小规模地;缩影
  • Something (such as a place or an event) that is seen as a small version of something much larger.
    • microcosm 微观世界
• cosmopolitan：世界性的
  • (1) Having international sophistication and experience. (2) Made up of persons, elements, or influences from many different parts of the world.

• [sci-]:"to know" "to understand"
  • science
  • conscience
  • conscious
  • conscientious：一丝不苟的; 勤勉认真的
    • (1) Governed by morality; scrupulous. (2) Resulting from painstaking or exact attention.
  • nescience：无知
    • Lack of knowledge or awareness: ignorance.
      • nescient
  • prescient：预知的
    • Having or showing advance knowledge of what is going to happen.
      • prescience
  • unconscionable：昧着良心的;不合理的;过分的
    • (1) Not guided by any moral sense; unscrupulous. (2) Shockingly excessive, unreasonable, or unfair.
• [junct-]:"to join"
  • junction
  • conjunction
  • juncture：关口，关键点 ，重要关头；接合，接缝
    • (1) An important point in a process or activity. (2) A place where things join: junction.
  • adjunct：附件 ，附属，赠品？
    • Something joined or added to another thing of which it is not a part.
  • disjunction：分离
    • A break, separation, or sharp difference between two things.
      • disconnect
  • conjunct：结合的；共同的；连接的
    • Bound together; joined, united.
• [part-]:"part"
  • apartment
  • compartment
  • particle
  • bipartite：有两个部分的；两部分组成的
    • (1) Being in two parts. (2) Shared by two.
  • impartial：不偏不倚的；公平的，公正的
    • Fair and not biased; treating or affecting all equally.
  • participle：分词
    • A word that is formed from a verb but used like an adjective.
  • partisan：偏袒的；游击队
    • (1) A person who is strongly devoted to a particular cause or group. (2) A guerrilla fighter.
• [mis-]:"to send"
  • missile ：导弹，发射物
  • dismiss
  • mission：军事行动；使命
    • (1) A task that someone is given to do, especially a military task. (2) A task that someone considers an important duty.
  • missionary：传教士
    • A person undertaking a mission, and especially a religious missionary.
  • emissary：特使
    • Someone sent out to represent another; an agent.
  • transmission：（电子信号或信息的）发射，发送；传动装置
    • (1) The act or process of sending something from one point to another, especially sending electrical signals to a radio, television, computer, etc. (2) The gears by which the power is passed from the engine to the axle in a motor vehicle.
• [pel-]:"to move or drive"
  • propeller：螺旋桨
  • dispel：驱散
  • compel：强迫 ；引起反应
    • (1) To force (someone) to do something. (2) To make (something) happen.
  • expel：驱逐
    • (1) To drive or force out. (2) To force to leave, usually by official action.
  • impel：激励
    • To urge or drive forward by strong moral force.
  • repel：击退，驱逐
    • (1) To keep (something) out or away. (2) To drive back.
• Words from Mythology
  • arachnid        A member of the class Arachnida, which principally includes animals with four pairs of legs and no antennae, such as spiders, scorpions, mites, and ticks.
  • calliope        A musical instrument similar to an organ in which whistles are sounded by steam or compressed air.
  • dryad        A wood nymph.
  • fauna        Animal life, especially the animals that live naturally in a given area or environment.
  • flora        Plant life, especially the flowering plants that live naturally in a specific area or environment.
  • herculean        (1) Extremely strong. (2) Extremely extensive, intense, or difficult.
  • Pandora's box        A source of many troubles.