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词根:nurse; cure; press; opti-; meter, mens-; patri-;
nourish vt.养育;怀抱(希望、仇恨等)
分析: 源于nurse n./vt. 护士; 保姆; 照料; 护理
nurture n./v. 养育;鼓励;培植 nutrient n. 养分;营养;营养物质
nutritious a. 有营养的 over-nutrition: 营养过度 under-nutrition: 营养不足
malnutrition n.营养不良 (mal-: bad)
/nourish the soil:给土地施肥/
/nourish feelings of hatred:怀恨在心/
/nature or nurture: 是天生还是后生/
obscure a.黑暗的;模糊的;难理解的;无名的 vt. 使…模糊不清;掩盖;隐藏;使难理解
分析> (ob-: not + cure: to care v.照料;在意;忧虑)
(记忆口诀:没有人去注意、在乎的> 难理解的;无名的)
cure = care (治疗就是三分治, 七分养), curious a.好奇的;有求知欲的
obscurity n.冷门;默默无闻;晦涩;含糊 caution n./v. 小心谨慎; 警告 cautious a. 小心谨慎的 precaution n. 预防措施; 警惕 precarious a. 岌岌可危的, 危险的 (即事先就要小心的) secure a. 安全的;无虑的;稳当的 vt.保护;弄到;使安全 (se-: apart + cure: care: 远离忧虑) procure vt. 取得;获得;采购;拉皮条,做淫媒 procurer n. 拉皮条的人
sinecure n.闲职;挂名职务 (sine = sans-: 拉丁语: 没有without care) curator n. (美术馆、博物馆)馆长;监护人;管理者 (the person who takes care of ...)
/an obscure writer:无名的作家/ / an obscure mountain village:偏僻的山村/
/an obscure night:黑夜/
oppress vt.压迫;压制;使(心情等)沉重;使烦恼
分析: op-: to + press: 压
oppressor n.压迫者; oppressive a.压迫的;专制的 express vt. 表达 a. 明确的;迅速的;专门的 n. 快车,快递,专使;捷运公司expression n. 表达;表情;词句 expressive a. 表现的;有表现力的 expressionless a. 无表情的;呆板的;茫然的 compress vt. 压缩,压紧;精简 suppress vt.抑制;镇压;压抑 depress vt.压抑;使沮丧;使萧条 repress vt. 抑制;镇压(叛乱等);约束 repressive a.镇压的;压抑的;抑制的 /the oppressed people:被压迫的人民/
optimism n.乐观主义 (pessimism悲观主义)
分析> (opti-:best, choice + -ism 主义)
optimize vt. 使最优化 optimum a.最理想的 n. 最佳效果(条件)
optimal a. 最优的 option n. 选择, optional a. 可任意选择的
adopt vt.采纳; 收养
/optional courses: 选修课 <> compulsory courses: 必修课/
parameter n. 参数
分析>(para-: by the side + meter = mense-: measure测量)
symmetry n.对称; 匀称 (sym-: 同 + metry-: 尺寸> 即两边尺寸相同),
diameter n. 直径 (dia-: through + meter: 从这头量到那头)
dimension n. 尺寸;体积;维度 (dis-: apart, away + mens-: to measure out)
three-dimensional: 三维的,立体的 immense a. 极大的; 巨大的
thermometer n. 温度计, odometer n. (汽车的)里程表
commensurate a. 同样大小的;相称的;同量的
patriot n.爱国者 (motherland母系社会的祖国)
分析> (patri-: father> fatherland n. 祖国 > 父系社会对祖国的称呼)
(记忆口诀:热爱自己祖国的人)
compatriot n. 同胞 (一个父亲生的) patron n. 资助人;保护人;主顾 (以父亲的身份) patronize vt. 保护; 惠顾 repatriate vt.遣返;遣送(回国)(re-: back ) patriarchy n. 父权制; 家长统治 (patri-: father + archy: 统治)
expatriate n./v. 移居国外的(人); 放逐 patrimony n. 遗产; 继承物(特征、性格等) (可以理解为父辈留下来的money) matrimony n. 婚姻,
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