2016.02.25,英语,《Vocabulary Builder》Unit 02

Posted 2020-06-16

ag:来自拉丁语do、go、lead、drive，an agenda是要做事情的清单，an agent是代表他们做事的人，同时也是为他人做事的机构。拉丁语litigare包括词根lit，即lawsuit的意思

agitate: [‘æd??te?t] vt.搅动，摇动； 使不安； 激烈讨论 vi.鼓动，煽动

litigate: [‘l?t?ɡe?t] v. 对簿法庭, 在法庭相争, 诉讼. litigious adj. [l?‘t?d??s], 好诉讼的,好争论的. litigant n. [‘l?t?ɡ?nt] 诉讼当事人. adj.诉讼的

prodigal: [‘prɑ?d?ɡl] adj. 挥霍的，(物产等)丰富的，慷慨的 n. 挥霍者. 拉丁语prodigere指to squander、to drive away money and goods.

synagogue:  [‘s?n?ɡɑ?ɡ] n. 犹太人集会, 犹太教会堂. syn-指together.

 

ven/vent: 来自拉丁语venire，拉丁动词come的意思。intervene指to come between the two opponents之间的事件或争论, an avenue是街道，原来只come toward的道路，convention指come together的群组。

advent: [‘ædvent] n. 出现,到来, ad-指to or toward.

provenance: [‘prɑ?v?n?ns] n. 出处, 起源. from French, from the verb provenir ‘come or stem from‘, from Latin provenire, from pro- ‘forth‘ + venire ‘come‘.

venturesome: [‘vent??rs?m] adj. 冒险的,冒危险的,不顾一切的. -some,形容性格的.

venue: [‘venju?] n.犯罪地点,审判地,管辖地,发生地点,集合地,体育场馆. sports venue 体育场馆,Venus n.金星, 维纳斯 avenue [‘æv?nju:, ‘ævinju:] n. 林荫道, 大街, 途径手段 revenue 收入，税收 avenue of stars： 星光大道

 

cap/cep/cip:来自拉丁语capere，拉丁动词指take, seize. capture指captor对captive做的事情。 captivate是capture的书面用法。

reception: [r?‘sep?n] n. 接待,招待会,接收,欢迎,接受.

incipient: [?n‘s?pi?nt] adj. 起初的,发端的,初期的. prp. of incipere "begin, take up," from in- "into, in, on, upon" + -cipere, comb. form of capere "to take".

perceptible: [p?r‘sept?bl] adj. 可察觉的, 能感觉得到的, 看得见的. ceive, cip, cept, cipate 【拉丁】捕捉，抓，收到，包括，拿；被俘 词根助记：perceptible = per穿过+cept拿=穿过现象，接触本质=认知，理解

susceptible: [s?‘sept?bl] n. 易受影响者,易受感染者 adj. 易受影响的,易感动的,容许. sus(下，后）+cept（接受）+ible→在下面接受，容易接受→易受影响的

perceive v. 察觉, 感觉,

• perceivable adj. 可知觉的 -able
• perceiving n. 感知 动词p -ing
• misperceive vt.看错,误解 mis-
• perception n. 感知, 认识, -ion
• perceptive adj. 知觉的, -ive
• perceptible adj. 可察觉的, -ible
• misperception n. 错误知觉 -ion
• imperception n. 无感觉, 无知 im-
• perceptively adj. 知觉的, -ly
• perceptivity n. 知觉，认识能力 -ity
• imperceptive adj. 无感觉的, im-
• unperceptive adj. 无识别力的 un-
• apperceptive n. 统觉，明觉，类 ap-

 

fin:

affinity:

definitive:

infinitesimal:

finite:

 

jac/jec:

adjacent:

conjecture:

dejected:

trajectory:

 

tract:

detract:

protracted:

retraction:

intractable:

 

duc:

conducive:

deduction:

induce:

seduction:

 

sec/sequ:

consequential:

execute:

obsequious:

sequential:

 

Words from Mythology

apollonian:

bacchanalian:

delphic:

dionysian:

jovial:

mercurial:

olympian:

venereal: