2008-05-10 12:08:19Joan Joan

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1. anthropocentric a. 以人類為宇宙中心的;以人類觀點解釋宇宙萬物的

2. aversion n. (to) 厭惡,反感 ;討厭的人(或事物) averse v. (to)
She has an aversion to animals.

3. compatible a. 可以並存的;相容的;協調的;一致的

4. cognizant a. 知曉的
The auditor did not seem cognizant of the error.

5. certify v. (尤指通過某種檢驗)證明...無誤; 給(某人)頒發合格證書;證明(某人)
有精神病
Two witnesses must certify that this is your signature.

6. consummation n. 完成;實現

7. capricious a. 善變的
She is a caprocious girl.

8. ensue v. 接著發生;(因...而)產生
After the heavy rains, floods ensued.

9. fallacy n. 謬見;錯誤的推論,錯誤推理
It’s a popular fallcy that success always brings happiness.

10. inure v. inure sb. to sth. 使習慣(適應於)
Nurses gradually become inured to the sight of people in pain/ to people
suffering.

11. nuisance n. 討厭的人(事物.情況)
What a nuisance! I’ve forgotten my ticket.

12. nondescript a. 難以形容的
a nondescript color

13. static a. 靜止的;靜態的
Even with static population, consumption rose steeply.

14. scintillate v. 閃爍;(精神.才智)煥發 scintillating a.

15. tread v. 踩,踏; 用腳踩(熄)、踩爛; 在...走,沿...走 n. 走,步履,步態,腳步聲

Don’t tread on the flowers!


root sen 老
eg.senior

1.senate n.(美國)參議院 (大學)評議會 n.senator 參議員
This proposal was approved by both the House and the Senate.

2.senile a.老邁的 高齡的 老態龍鍾的 n.senility 衰老
My grandmother called me Steve. I think she’s going senile.

root sens sent 感覺
eg.sensible
sensitive
sentiment

3.consent v./n同意 贊成 答應(+to)
They would not consent to my leaving school.

4.sensation n.感覺(+that) =feeling 轟動的事件(或人物)
Skeletons give a sensation of fear.

root sist sta(t) stitut 站
eg.constitute
insist

5.destitute a.缺乏的 沒有的(+of) 貧困的 =poor
The place is destitute of trees.

6.ecstatic a.狂喜的 著迷的 入神的
He is filled with a wild ecstatic happiness.

7.obstacle n.障礙(物) 妨礙(+to) =hindrance
His reluctance to compromise is an obstacle to his political success.

root sol 太陽 單獨
eg.solar
solitary

8.console v./n.安慰 撫慰(+with) 操縱臺 (電腦的)操作桌
She consoled him with soft words.

9.consolidate v.合併 聯合 鞏固 =merge
The government hoped to consolidate ten states to form three new ones.

10.parasol n.陽傘
It’s bright outside. You should take your parasol with you.



1. stir up 激起/煽動/惹出(是非)
They were trying to stir up trouble at the university.

2. stop by 中途停下來/順路到...
I’ll stop by to see Leigh before going home.

3. stop off 旅程中途停下來
The president stoped off in Poland on his way to Munish for the economic summit.

4. stike out 失敗
The laywer admitted that he was the firm’s second layer. The first one is struck out completely.

5. subject sb. to sth. 暴露於/蒙受
.....the man who had subjected her to four years of beatings and abuse.

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