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1. cartographer制图者 2. anagram颠倒字母所成的词 3. graphic生动的
4. monogram由姓与名的第一个字母编制而成的图案 5. electrocardiogram心电图 5. inter-: a prefix meaning:
a. between or among▲: intercollegiate b. mutually or together: intercept
c. between or among (members of) a group: international,, interscholastic学校之间的。 interscholastic athletics (中等学校的)校际比赛 inter-表示“在…之间,相互”
international -adj.国际的(inter+national 国家的)
interpersonal -adj.人与人之间的(inter+personal 个人的) interpose -vt.置于,介入(inter+pose 放→放在二者之间) intersect -vt.横断(inter+sect 切割 →在中间切→横断) intervene -vt.干涉(inter+vene 走→走在二者之间→干涉) interaction -n.相互影响(inter+action 行动→相互行动→影响) interchangeable -adj.可互换的(inter+changeable 可改变的)
interlude -n.(活动间的)休息(inter+lude 玩→在中间玩→活动间休息) interrelate -vt.相互关连(inter+relate 关连)
WORD MEANING TYPICAL Example interurban between cities or towns The only way to get to the next town is by
automobile or taxi; there is no interurban bus.
intercept (literally, “catch We gained possession of
between”) stop or seize the ball when Russ on the way from one intercepted a forward pass. place to another.
intersect (literally, “cut Broadway intersects
between”)cut by passing Seventh Avenue at Time through or across; divide; Square. cross
interlude Anything filling the time Between World War II and
between two events; the Korean War, there was interval. a five year interlude of
peace.
intermediary go-between, mediator For his role as
intermediary in helping to end the Russo-Japanese War, Theodore Roosevelt
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Building Vocabulary Skills Unit 2 Chapter 12 2008级2009年秋季学期
won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Ex: choose one word from above, and fill it in the blank.
1. A warning signal must be posted wherever railroad tracks __________a highway. 2. Though he has been asked repeated to be an __________in the labor dispute, the mayor so far has refused to intercede[仲裁].
3. Radio stations sometimes offer a brief ________of music between the end of one program and the start of another.
4. A special task force is trying to _______ the enemy column advancing on the capital city.
5. Construction funds have been voted for a four-lane ______highway linking the three cities. Key:
1. intersect横穿 2. intermediary中间人,调停者 3. interlude介于中间的事件 4. intercept中途截取
5. interurban都市城镇间的 6. -less: a suffix meaning:
a. without▲: homeless, hopeless
b. failure or inability to perform or be performed: resistless, countless. -less 表形容词,\无…的,不…的”
spineless -a 没有骨气的(spine 脊骨)
nerveless -a 无勇气的(nerve 勇气;神经) feckless -a 无目标无计划的(feck 效果)
fathomless -a 深不可测的(fathom 测水深的单位) hapless -a 不幸的(hap 幸运) relentless -a 无情的(relent 宽厚) effortless -a 不费力的(effort 努力) flawless -a 无瑕疵的(flaw 缺点) tireless -a 不倦的(tire 疲倦) colorless -a 无色的(color 颜色) homeless -a 无家可归的(home 家) 7. -phon: a suffix meaning sound. megaphone; telephone, microphone -phon=sound,表示“声音”
phonetics -n 语音学(phon+etics 学科)
phonograph -n 留声机(phono+graph 写→写下声音→留声机) euphony -n 好听的声音(eu 好+phony 声音) euphonious -a 声音悦耳的(euphony+ous)
cacophony -n 刺耳的声音(caco 刺耳,坏+phony)
symphony -n 交响乐(sym 共同+phony→所有乐器一起响→交响乐) microphone -n 麦克风(micro 小+phone→小声音变大声音)
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8. post-: a prefix meaning:
a. after or later than▲: postgraduate, postwar. b. behind: postnasal. post-
① 表示“在后面”
postwar 战后的(post+war 战争)
postpone 推迟(post+phone 放→放到后面→推迟) postgraduate 大学毕业后的(post+graduate 毕业)
postface 刊后语(post+face 脸;前面→后面的脸→刊后语) posterior 较后的(post+erity 表名词→后面的人→子孙) ② 表示“邮件,邮政”
postage 邮资(post+age 钱;状态) postoffice 邮局(post+office 办公室) postcard 明信片(post+card 卡片) postal 邮政的(post+al)
9. spect: the root which is related to eyes
-n. [医] single photon emission computed tomography,单光子发射计算机断层 检查;分散观测 related words:
spectacle: -n. 奇观;场面;(pl) spectacles (glasses) 眼镜
spectacular: -adj. [景色]壮丽的; 惊人的;引人注目的 -n. 场面浩大的表演 spectator: -n. 观众,旁观者
specter: -n. 鬼怪,幽灵;可怕的东西;无法摆脱的忧惧 spectrum: -n. 谱,范围 inspect: : -n. 检查,视察 supplement to word formation: spect, spic= look, see,表示“看”
aspect -n 样子,容貌;方面(a 加强意义+spect→看的东西→外表,容貌) circumspect -a 慎重的(circum 周围+spect→看周围→小心的) circumspection -n 慎重;细心
expect -v 期待,盼望(ex 出+spect→看出去→期待) expectation -n 期待,希望(expect+ation)
inspect -v 检查;视察(in 内+spect→看进去→视察) inspection -n 视察;认真看(inspect+ion) perspective -n 看法;眼界;透视
(per 全部+spect+ive→全部看到→透视,看法)
prospect -n 展望,前景(pro 向前+spect→向前看→展望) prospective -a 将来的(prospect 前景+ive)
prospectus -n 计划书;大纲(pro+spect+us→向前看的东西→大纲) respect -v/n 尊敬(re 再+spect→再看[一眼]→尊敬) respectable -a 可敬的(respect+able) respectful -a 充满敬意的(respect+ful)
respective -a 各自的(re 回+spect+ive→回头看[自己]→各自的) retrospect -v 回顾,回想(retro 向后+spect 看→向后看→回顾)
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retrospective -a 回顾的;怀旧的
suspect -v 怀疑(sus 下面+spect→在下面看→怀疑) suspicion -n 怀疑(sus+spic+ion→在下面看→怀疑) suspicious -a 多疑的(sus+spic+ious) spectacle –n. 奇观;状观;
(spect+acle 复) 眼镜(spect+acle→看的东西→眼镜)
spectacular -a 奇妙的;惊人的(spect+acular…的,来自spectacle 奇观) spectator -n 观众,旁观者(spect+ator 人→看的人→观众) speculate -v 思索;投机(spec+ulate→看准了→思考,投机) speculation -n 思索;投机(spec+ulate→看准了→思考,投机) auspice -n 吉兆,前兆(au 鸟+spice→看到鸟[喜鹊]→吉兆) auspicious -a 吉兆的(auspice+ious) cinspicuous -a 显眼的,引人注目的
(con 大家+spic+uous→大家都看见→显眼的)
despicable -a 可鄙的(de 向下+spic+able→向下看→看不起→可鄙视的) despise -v 轻视,看不起(spis=spic)
perspicacious -a 有洞察力的(per 全部+spic+acious…的→全部都看到的) 10. sub-: a prefix meaning:
a. below or under▲: substandard, subnormal b. beneath: substratum -n.下层;地基;根基
c. slightly; somewhat: subacid -adj. 稍带酸味的,稍带尖刻的,颇有讽刺意味的 d. secondary: subcommittee -n. 委员会的附属委员会,小组委员会 e. subordinate: subaltern –adj.下的,次的,副的 -n. 次长,副官,中尉 f. near or nearly: subtropical亚热带的 sub-
① 表示“在下面,次一等,副手”
subdue 征服;减轻(sub+due 从属→从属在下面→征服) subjugate 镇压;征服(sub+jug 牛轭+ate→套上牛轭→镇压) subliminal 潜意识的
(sub+limin 门槛+al→在门槛下→在意识之下→潜意识的)
submerge 沉没,淹没(sub+merge 淹没→淹没下去)
submissive 恭顺的(sub+miss 给→ive→在下面给→恭顺的) subordinate 附属的(sub+ordin 顺序+ate→顺序在下→附属的) suborn 收买,贿赂(sub+orn 装饰→在下面装饰→贿赂)
subscribe 捐献,订购(sub+scribe 写→在下面写上名字→订购) subside 下陷;平息(sub+terr 地+anean→地下的) subterranean 地下的(sub+terr 转→转下去→推翻) subcontinent 次大陆(sub+continetn 大陆) subtropics 亚热带(sub+tropics 热带) subtitle 副标题(sub+tropics 热带) subeditor 助理编辑(sub+editor 编辑) suboffice 分办事处(sub+office 办公室) ② 表示“接近,靠近”
subcentral 接近中心的(sub+central 中心的)
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