Word List 24
agile
[???l]
adj. 敏捷的,灵活的(able to move quickly and easily)
记 词根记忆:ag(做)+ile(易…的)→动作容易得→敏捷的
voracity
[v??r?s?ti]
n. 贪食;贪婪(the quality or state of being voracious)
同 greed, rapacity
avert
[??v??rt]
v. 避免,防止(to ward off; prevent);转移(to turn away)
记 词根记忆:a(向)+vert(转)→转开→避免
chide
[t?a?d]
v. 斥责,责骂(to scold; reprove mildly)
记 联想记忆:斥责(chide)孩子(child)
smarmy
[?smɑ?rmi]
adj. 虚情假意的(revealing or marked by a false earnestness)
同 oily, smooth, sleek, unctuous
earthshaking
[???rθ??e?k? ]
adj. 极其重大或重要的(very important)
记 组合词:earth(地球)+shaking(震动)→使地球震动的→极其重大或重要的
abate
[??be?t]v. 减轻,减少(to make less in amount; wane)
记 词根记忆:a(加强)+bate(减弱,减少)→减轻
indelible
[?n?del?bl]
adj. 擦拭不掉的,不可磨灭的(incapable of being erased)
记 词根记忆:in(不)+de(消失)+li(=liv 石灰)+ble→用石灰无法去掉的→擦拭不掉的
spatter
[?sp?t?r]
v. 洒,溅(to splash with or as if with a liquid)
同 slop, spray, swash
stationary
[?ste???neri]
adj. 静止的,不动的(fixed in a station; immobile)
记 词根记忆:sta(站,立)+tion+ary→总在一个地方的→静止的,不动的
dexterity
[dek?ster?ti]
n. 纯熟,灵巧(skill in using one's hands or body; adroitness)
记 词根记忆:dexter(右)+ity→像右手一样→纯熟,灵巧
apprentice
[??prent?s]
n. 学徒(one who is learning by practical experience under skilled workers)
记 词根记忆:ap(接近)+prent(=prehend 抓住)+ice→为了抓住技术的人→学徒
induct
[?n?d?kt]
v. 使就职(to install);使入伍(to enroll in the armed forces)
记 词根记忆:in(进去)+duct(拉)→拉进→使入伍
confidant
[?kɑ?nf?d?nt]
n. 心腹朋友,知己,密友(one to whom secrets are entrusted)
记 词根记忆:con(加强)+fid(相信)+ant→非常信任的人→知己,密友
snide
[sna?d]
adj. 挖苦的,讽刺的(slyly disparaging; insinuating)
记 联想记忆:把n藏在一边(side)→含沙射影的→讽刺的
prophecy[?prɑ?f?si]
n. 预言(a statement telling sth. that will happen in the future)
sport
[sp??rt]
v. 炫耀,卖弄(to display or wear ostentatiously)
搭 sport a beard 故意蓄着大胡子
verbiage
[?v??rbi??]
n. 冗词,废话(a profusion of words of little content)
记 词根记忆:verb(字,词)+i+age→冗词,废话
foreword
[?f??rw??rd]
n. 前言,序(prefatory comments)
记 联想记忆:fore(前面的)+word(话)→写在前面的话→前言
disgust
[d?s?ɡ?st]
n. 反感,厌恶(strong dislike)
记 词根记忆:dis(不)+gust(胃口)→没有胃口→反感
例 For many young people during the Roaring Twenties, a disgust with the excesses of American
culture combined with a wanderlust to provoke an exodus abroad.
ingress
[??nɡres]
n. 进入(the act of entering)
记 词根记忆:in(进去)+gress(走)→走进去→进入
entwine
[?n?twa?n]
v. 使缠绕,交织(to twine, weave, or twist together)
记 词根记忆:en(使)+twine(缠绕)→使缠绕
reckon
[?rek?n]
v. 推断,估计(to count; calculate);猜想,设想(to think; suppose)
同 estimate
abound
[??ba?nd]
v. 大量存在(to be great in number or amount);充满,富于(to be fully supplied or filled of; teem
with)记 联想记忆:a+bound(边界)→没有边界→充满
linger
[?l? ɡ?r]
v. 逗留,继续存留(to continue to stay);徘徊
记 联想记忆:那位歌手(singer)徘徊(linger)于曾经的舞台
ripple
[?r?pl]
v. (使)泛起涟漪(to move in small waves) n. 波痕,涟漪
搭 a ripple of applause/laughter 一阵阵的掌声/笑声
lope
[lo?p]
n. 轻快的步伐(an easy, swinging stride) v. 大步跑(to run with a steady, easy gait)
记 注意不要和lobe(n. 耳垂)相混
disclaim
[d?s?kle?m]
v. 放弃权利(to give up or renounce);拒绝承认(to refuse to acknowledge; deny)
记 词根记忆:dis(不)+claim(要求)→不再要求→放弃权利
recline
[r??kla?n]
v. 斜倚,躺卧(to lie down)
记 词根记忆:re(回)+clin(倾斜)+e→斜回去→斜倚,躺卧
recess
[?ri?ses]
n. 壁凹(alcove; cleft);休假(a suspension of business for rest and relaxation)
记 词根记忆:re(反)+cess(走)→向内反着走→壁凹
enjoin[?n????n]
v. 命令,吩咐(to direct or impose by authoritative order; command)
记 联想记忆:en(使)+join(参加)→使(别人)参加→命令
expire
[?k?spa??r]
v. 期满;断气,去世(to breathe one's last breath; die)
记 词根记忆:ex+pir(呼吸)+e→没有了呼吸→去世
brew
[bru?]
v. 酿酒(to brew beer or ale);沏(茶),煮(咖啡)(to make a hot drink of tea or coffee);酝酿,即将
发生(to be in the process of forming)
earthy
[???rθi]
adj. 粗俗的,土气的(rough, plain in taste)
记 词根记忆:earth(土地)+y→土气的
falsehood
[?f??lsh?d]
n. 谎言(an untrue statement)
记 联想记忆:false(虚伪的)+hood(名词后缀)→谎言
filibuster
[?f?l?b?st?r]
v. 妨碍议事,阻挠议案通过(to obstruct the passage of) n. 阻挠议事的人或行动
记 发音记忆:“费力拍死它”→阻碍法案或议事的通过→阻挠议案通过
condemn
[k?n?dem]
v. 谴责(to disapprove of strongly);判刑(to inflict a penalty upon)
记 词根记忆:con+demn(=damn 诅咒)→一再诅咒→谴责
boast[bo?st]
v. 自夸(to speak of or assert with excessive pride) n. 自夸
记 和roast(v. 烤,烘)一起记
ventilate
[?vent?le?t]
v. 使通风(to cause fresh air to circulate through)
记 来自vent(n. 通风口)
prescience
[?presi?ns]
n. 预知,先见(foreknowledge of events)
记 词根记忆:pre(预先)+sci(知道)+ence→预知,先见
upswing
[??psw? ]
n. 上升,增长(a marked increase);进步,改进(a marked improvement)
记 组合词:up(向上)+swing(摆动)→向上摆动→上升
miserly
[?ma?z?rli]
adj. 吝啬的(penurious)
记 来自miser(n. 吝啬鬼)
garnish
[?ɡɑ?rn??]
v. 装饰(to decorate; embellish)
记 词根记忆:gar(花)+nish→布满花→装饰
analogy
[??n?l??i]
n. 相似(partial resemblance);类比(the likening of one thing to another)
记 词根记忆:ana(并列)+log(说话)+y→放在一起说→类比
gargantuan
[ɡɑ?r?ɡ?nt?u?n]
adj. 巨大的,庞大的(of tremendous size or volume)
记 来自法国作家拉伯雷的著作《巨人传》中的巨人Gargantua
同 colossal, enormous, gigantic
attach
[??t?t?]
v. 系上,贴上,附上(to fasten sth. to sth.)
记 词根记忆:at(向)+tach(接触)→将某物系在(另一物)上→系上,贴上,附上
tauten
[?t??tn]
v. (使)拉紧,(使)绷紧(to make or become taut)
记 来自taut(adj. 绷紧的)
distrait
[d??stre]
adj. 心不在焉的(absent-minded; distracted)
slay
[sle?]
v. 杀戮,杀死(to kill violently or in great numbers)
记 和stay(v. 停留)一起记
chic
[?i?k]
adj. 漂亮的,时髦的(cleverly stylish; currently fashionable)
同 modish, posh, swanky
iconoclast
[a??kɑ?n?kl?st]
n. 攻击传统观念或风俗的人(one who attacks and seeks to destroy widely accepted ideas,
beliefs)记 词根记忆:icon(圣像)+o+clas(打破)+t→打破圣像的人→攻击传统观念或风俗的人
flay
[fle?]
v. 剥皮(to strip off the skin or hide);抢夺,掠夺(to rob; pillage);严厉指责(to criticize or scold
mercilessly)
记 和fray(v. 吵架,冲突)一起记
retch
[ret?]
v. 作呕,恶心(to vomit)
prosecution
[?prɑ?s??kju??n]
n. 起诉,检举(the act or process of prosecuting);进行,经营(carrying out or being occupied with
sth.)
记 来自prosecute(v. 起诉,检举)
occlude
[??klu?d]
v. 使闭塞(to prevent the passage of)
记 词根记忆:oc+clud(关闭)+e→一再关起来→使闭塞
traipse
[tre?ps]
v. 漫步,闲荡(to walk or travel about without apparent plan but with or without a purpose)
squeamish
[?skwi?m??]
adj. 易受惊的;易恶心的(easily shocked or sickened)
记 the squeamish 神经脆弱的人
camouflage
[?k?m?flɑ??]
v. 掩饰,伪装(to disguise in order to conceal) n. 伪装
记 联想记忆:cam(看作came)+ou(看作out)+flag(旗帜)+e→扛着旗帜出来→伪装成革命战
士→伪装
unsettling
[?n?setl? ]
adj. 使人不安的,扰乱的(having the effect of upsetting, disturbing, or discomposing)
记 来自unsettle(v. 使不安宁,扰乱)
overhaul[?o?v?rh??l]
v. 彻底检查(to check thoroughly);大修(to repair thoroughly)
记 组合词:over(全部)+haul(拉,拖)→全部拉上来修理→大修
prognosis
[prɑ?ɡ?no?s?s]
n. 【医】(对病情的)预断,预后(forecast of the likely course of a disease or an illness)
记 词根记忆:pro(前)+gno(知道)+sis→先知道→预后
intangibility
[?n?t?n???b?l?ti]
n. 无形
记 词根记忆:in(不)+tang(触摸)+ibility→触摸不到的→无形
certification
[?s??rt?f??ke??n]
n. 证明(action of certifying)
记 来自certify(v. 证明);cert(搞清)+ify(…化)→搞清楚→证明
extrovert
[?ekstr?v??rt]
n. 性格外向者(a person who is active and unreserved)
记 词根记忆:extro(外)+vert(转)→向外转的人→性格外向者
dainty
[?de?nti]
n. [常pl.]美味;精美的食品(small tasty piece of food, especially a small cake) adj. 娇美的
(delicately pretty);挑剔的(fastidious; particular)
记 词根记忆:dain(=dign 高贵)+ty→高级食品→精美的食品
inoculate
[??nɑ?kjule?t]
v. 注射预防针(to inject a serum, vaccine to create immunity)
记 词根记忆:in(进入)+ocul(萌芽)+ate→在萌芽时进入→注射预防针
rendering
[?rend?r? ]
n. 表演(performance);翻译(translation)
记 来自render(v. 表演;翻译)
procrastinate
[pro??kr?st?ne?t]
v. 耽搁,拖延(to put off intentionally and habitually)
记 词根记忆:pro(向前)+crastin(明天)+ate→直到明天再干→拖延
receipt
[r??si?t]
n. 收到,接到(act of receiving or being received);发票,收据(a writing acknowledging the
receiving of goods or money)
记 来自receive(v. 收到)
cozen
[?k?z?n]
v. 欺骗,哄骗(to coax; deceive)
记 联想记忆:编了一打(dozen)的谎话来欺骗(cozen)她
saddle
[?s?dl]
n. 鞍,马鞍(a seat of a rider on a horse)
记 联想记忆:sad(非常糟糕的)+dle→骑马没鞍可就糟了→马鞍
scotch
[skɑ?t?]
v. 镇压,扑灭(to put an end to)
记 和Scotch(苏格兰)一起记
corrode
[k??ro?d]
v. 腐蚀,侵蚀(to destroy slowly by chemical action)
记 词根记忆:cor(全部)+rod(咬)+e→全部咬掉→腐蚀,侵蚀
consequential
[?kɑ?ns??kwen?l]
adj. 傲慢的,自尊自大的(thinking oneself very important; self-important)
同 arrogant
vertical
[?v??rt?kl]
adj. 垂直的,直立的(perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright)
记 来自vertex(n. 顶点)
sequestrate
[?si?kw?stre?t]
v. 扣押,没收(to place property in custody)
同 seclude, sequester
scare
[sker]
n./v. 惊吓,受惊,惊恐(to frighten especially suddenly)记 联想记忆:s+care(照顾)→照顾不好,受到惊吓→惊吓,受惊
chipper
[?t??p?r]
adj. 爽朗的,活泼的(sprightly)
记 联想记忆:她很爽朗(chipper),将新研发的芯片(chip)拿出来给大家看
loiter
[?l??t?r]
v. 闲逛,游荡(to linger);慢慢前行(to travel or move slowly and indolently);消磨时光,虚度光阴
drub
[dr?b]
v. 重击(to beat severely);打败(to defeat decisively)
obsolete
[?ɑ?bs??li?t]
adj. 废弃的(no longer in use);过时的(out of date; old)
同 old-fashioned
vagrancy
[?ve?ɡr?nsi]
n. 漂泊,流浪(the state of being a vagrant)
记 来自vagrant(adj. 流浪的,漂泊的)
trim
[tr?m]
v. 修剪(to make neat by cutting or clipping)
adj. 井井有条的(in good and neat order)
seraphic
[s??r?f?k]
adj. 如天使般的,美丽的(like an angel)
记 来自seraph(n. 守卫上帝宝座的六翼天使)
bully
[?b?li]
v. 威胁,以强欺弱(to frighten or tyrannize) n. 欺凌弱小者
记 联想记忆:bully古意为“情人”,因为在争夺情人的斗争中总是强的打败弱的,所以演化
为“以强欺弱”之意
fasten
[?f?sn]
v. 使固定(to fix sth. firmly)
记 来自fast(adj. 紧的,牢固的)
charm
[t?ɑ?rm]
n. 魅力(a physical grace or attraction);咒语,咒符(incantation; amulet) v. 吸引,迷住(to delight, attract or influence by charm)
记 联想记忆:char(音似:茶)+m(看作man)→被男士约出去喝茶,因为很有魅力→魅力
搭 particular charm 独特的魅力
blunt
[bl?nt]
adj. 钝的(without a sharp edge);直率的(frank and straightforward) v. 使迟钝
complaisance
[k?m?ple?z?ns]
n. 彬彬有礼;殷勤;柔顺(willingness to do what pleases others)
记 联想记忆:com(共同)+plais(看作please,使喜欢)+ance→彬彬有礼才能使大家喜欢→彬
彬有礼
amplify
[??mpl?fa?]
v. 放大(to make larger; extend);详述(to develop with details)
记 词根记忆:ampl(大)+ify→放大
bust
[b?st]
n. 半身(雕)像
记 联想记忆:灌木丛(bush)中发现了一尊佛的半身像(bust)
devise
[d??va?z]
v. 发明,设计(to invent);图谋(to plan to obtain or bring about);遗赠给(to give estate by will)
记 联想记忆:发明(devise)设备(device)
stimulant[?st?mj?l?nt]
n. 兴奋剂,刺激物(an agent that produces a temporary increase of the functional activity)
记 词根记忆:stimul(刺激)+ant→刺激物
brisk
[br?sk]
adj. 敏捷的,活泼的(quick, lively);清新健康的(giving a healthy feeling)
记 联想记忆:b+risk(冒险)→喜欢冒险的人→敏捷的,活泼的
impermeability
[?m?p??rmi??b?l?ti]
n. 不渗透性
记 联想记忆:im(不)+permeability(可渗透性)→不渗透性
furor
[?fj?r??r]
n. 喧闹,轰动(a fashionable craze);盛怒(frenzy; great anger)
记 来自fury(n. 狂怒)
同 rage, uproar
enfetter
[?n?fet?r]
v. 给…上脚镣(to bind in fetters);束缚,使受制于(to enchain)
记 词根记忆:en(进入)+fetter(镣铐)→给…上脚镣
asinine
[??s?na?n]
adj. 愚笨的(of asses; stupid; silly)
记 联想记忆:as(看作ass,驴子)+in+in+e→笨得像驴→愚笨的
abash
[??b??]
v. 使羞愧,使尴尬(to make embarrassed)
记 联想记忆:ab+ash(灰)→中间有灰,灰头灰脸→使尴尬
moody
[?mu?di]
adj. 喜怒无常的(given to changeable moods);抑郁的(gloomy)
记 来自mood(n. 情绪)
cacophony
[k??kɑ?f?ni]
n. 刺耳的声音(harsh, jarring sound)
记 词根记忆:caco(坏)+phony(声音)→声音不好→刺耳的声音
subterfuge
[?s?bt?rfju??]
n. 诡计,托辞(a deceptive device or stratagem)
记 词根记忆:subter(私下)+fuge(逃跑)→诡计,托辞
hardihood
[?hɑ?rdih?d]
n. 大胆,刚毅(boldness; fortitude);厚颜
记 来自hardy(adj. 强壮的;大胆的,勇敢的)
douse
[da?s]
v. 把…浸入水中(to plunge into water);熄灭(to extinguish)
记 联想记忆:do+use→又做又用→在水中做→把…浸入水中
dispense
[d??spens]
v. 分配,分发(to distribute in portions)
记 词根记忆:dis(分开)+pens(花费)+e→分开花费→分配,分发
uproarious
[?p?r??ri?s]
adj. 骚动的(marked by uproar);喧嚣的(loud and full; boisterous);令人捧腹大笑的(very
funny)
medal
[?medl]
n. 奖牌,勋章(an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event)
记 联想记忆:奖牌(medal)是金属(metal)做的
zoom
[zu?m]
v. 急速上升,猛增(to increase sharply)
同 hike, skyrocket, surge
aftermath
[??ft?rm?θ]
n. 后果,余波(an unpleasant result or consequence)
记 联想记忆:after(在…之后)+math(数学)→做完数学后一塌糊涂的结果→后果
mandate
[?m?nde?t]
n. 命令,训令(an authoritative order or command)
记 词根记忆:mand(命令)+ate→命令
incriminate
[?n?kr?m?ne?t]
v. 连累,牵连(to involve in)
记 词根记忆:in(进入)+crimin(罪行)+ate→被牵连在罪行中→连累
affected
[??fekt?d]
adj. 不自然的(behaving in an artificial way);假装的(assumed)
记 factitious, fictitious, unnatural
elephantine
[?el??f?nti?n]
adj. 笨拙的(clumsy);巨大的(having enormous size; massive)
记 来自elephant(n. 大象)
churl
[t???rl]
n. 粗鄙之人(a surly, ill-bred person)
记 联想记忆:粗鄙之人(churl)不宜进教堂(church)
forecast
[?f??rk?st]
v. 预报,预测(to tell in advance) n. 预测(statement that predicts)
记 词根记忆:fore(预先)+cast(扔)→预先扔下→预测
collage
[k??lɑ??]
n. 拼贴画(an artistic composition made of various materials)
记 和college(n. 学院)一起记
ulcerate
[??ls?re?t]
v. 溃烂(to affect with an ulcer)
记 来自ulcer(n. 溃疡)
burlesque
[b??r?lesk]
n. 讽刺或滑稽的戏剧,滑稽剧(derisive caricature; parody)
记 发音记忆:“不如乐死去”→玩笑话→滑稽剧
recombine
[?ri?k?m?ba?n]
v. 重组,再结合(to combine again or anew)
记 联想记忆:re(重新)+combine(组合)→重组
blooming
[?blu?m??]
adj. 开着花的(having flowers);旺盛的
记 来自bloom(v. 开花)
solitude
[?sɑ?l?tu?d]
n. 孤独(the quality or state of being alone or remote from society)
例 Contrary to her customary gregarious behavior, Susan began leaving parties early to seek the
solitude of her room.
flimflam
[?fl?mfl?m]
n. 欺骗(deception);胡言乱语(deceptive nonsense)
同 poppycock, swindle
martial
[?mɑ?r?l]
adj. 战争的,军事的(of or suitable to war and soldiers)
记 联想记忆:mar(毁坏)+tial→战争常常意味着毁灭→战争的
搭 martial law 戒严令
wheeze
[wi?z]
v. 喘息(to breathe with difficulty, producing a hoarse whistling sound);发出呼哧呼哧的声音(to make a sound resembling laborious breathing)
wince
[w?ns]
v. 畏缩,退缩(to shrink back involuntarily; flinch)
同 cringe, quail
gobble
[?ɡɑ?bl]
v. 贪婪地吃,狼吞虎咽(to eat quickly and greedily);吞没
记 来自gob(n. 一块,大量)
同 gulp, swallow
dint
[d?nt]
v. 击出凹痕(to make a dent in)
搭 by dint of 凭借…
simmer
[?s?m?r]
v. 炖,慢煮(to stew gently below or just at the boiling point) n. 即将沸腾的状态,即将发作
记 联想记忆:在夏天(summer),人往往处于(怒火)即将发作(simmer)的状态
evacuate
[??v?kjue?t]
v. 撤离(to withdraw from);疏散(to remove inhabitants from a place for protective purposes)
记 词根记忆:e+vacu(空)+ate→空出去→撤离
germicide
[????rm?sa?d]
n. 杀菌剂(substance used for killing germs)
记 词根记忆:germ(细菌)+i+cid(切)+e→杀菌剂
utopia
[ju??to?pi?]n. 乌托邦(an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect)
记 发音记忆:“乌托邦”→乌托邦
plateau
[pl??to?]
n. 高原(tableland);平稳时期(a relatively stable period)
记 词根记忆:plat(平的)+eau→平稳时期
snobbish
[?snɑ?b??]
adj. 势利眼的(being, characteristic of, or befitting a snob);假充绅士的
记 来自snob(n. 势利小人)
nil
[n?l]
n. 无,零(nothing; zero)
记 词根记忆:ni(=ne 无,没有)+l→无,零
feline
[?fi?la?n]
adj. 猫的,猫科的(of, relating to, or affecting cats or the cat family)
记 词根记忆:fel(猫)+ine→猫的,猫科的
bruise
[bru?z]
v. 受伤,擦伤(to injure the skin)
记 联想记忆:和cruise(v. 乘船巡游)一起记
lymphatic
[l?m?f?t?k]
adj. 无力的(lacking in physical or mental energy);迟缓的;淋巴的
记 来自lymph(n. 淋巴)
abase
[??be?s]
v. 降低…的地位,贬抑,使卑下(to lower oneself/sb. in dignity; degrade oneself/sb.)
记 词根记忆:a(到)+base(降低)→降低…的地位
ban
[b?n]
n. 禁令(an order banning sth.) v. 禁止,取缔(to officially forbid)
记 发音记忆:“颁”→(颁布)禁令→禁止
accomplished[??kɑ?mpl??t]
adj. 完成了的(being achieved);有技巧的(skilled)
搭 accomplished performer 有技巧的表演者
leach
[li?t?]
v. 过滤(to draw out or remove as if by percolation)
记 和beach(n. 海滩)一起记
infatuate
[?n?f?t?ue?t]
v. 使迷恋(to inspire with a foolish or extravagant love or admiration);使糊涂(to cause to deprive
of sound judgment)
记 词根记忆:in(进入)+fatu(愚蠢的)+ate→因迷恋而变得愚蠢→使迷恋
repressed
[r??prest]
adj. 被抑制的,被压抑的(suffering from suppression of the emotions)
eulogy
[?ju?l??i]
n. 颂词,颂文(high speech or commendation)
同 acclaim, applause, celebration, compliment
pecan
[p??kɑ?n]
n. 山核桃(a nut with a long thin reddish shell)
记 发音记忆:“皮啃”→皮很难啃动的坚果→山核桃
limp
[l?mp]
v. 跛行(to walk lamely) adj. 软弱的,无力的(flaccid; drooping);柔软的
同 floppy, loose
nomad
[?no?m?d]
n. 流浪者(any wanderer);游牧部落的人
记 联想记忆:no+mad(疯狂的)→流浪者不疯也狂→流浪者
vitalize
[?va?t?laiz]
v. 赋予生命,使有生气(to endow with life)
同 energize, exhilarate, invigorate, stimulate
execrable
[?eks?kr?bl]
adj. 可憎的,讨厌的(deserving to be execrated; abominable; detestable)
搭 execrable poetry 拙劣的诗
harpsichord
[?hɑ?rps?k??rd]
n. 键琴(钢琴的前身)
记 组合词:harp(竖琴)+si+chord(琴弦)→键琴
inmate
[??nme?t]
n. 同住者,同居者(any of a group occupying a single place of residence)
记 联想记忆:in+mate(配偶)→配偶住在一起→同住者
molest
[m??lest]
v. 骚扰,困扰(to bother or annoy)
记 词根记忆:mol(磨)+est→摩擦→骚扰
lattice
[?l?t?s]
n. (用木片或金属片叠成的)格子架(a frame of crossed strips of wood or iron)
记 联想记忆:l+attic(阁楼)+e→阁楼边上搭着一个格子架→格子架
secure
[s??kj?r]
adj. 安全的(safe);稳固的(steady) v. 握紧,关牢(to hold or close tightly);使安全(to make safe)
记 联想记忆:se(看作see,看)+cure(治愈)→亲眼看到治愈,确定其是安全的→安全的
例 Liberty is not easy, but far better to be an unfettered fox, hungry and threatened on its hill,
than a well-fed canary, safe and secure in its cage.
Man errs so long as he strives.
人只要奋斗就会犯错误。
——德国诗人、剧作家 歌德(Johann Wolfgang Goethe, German poet and dramatist)