赵丽老师考研词汇总结
2002 Text 3
重点词汇:
decline ♎♓●♋♓⏹(n.v.下降;衰落v.谢绝)←de向下+cline倾斜;同根词:incline(v.倾斜;
倾向于n.斜坡)←in(=to)+cline。People decline invitations when they are "indisposed" physically,
and I wish they would do likewise when they fell indisposed emotionally.人们在身体“不适”时谢
绝邀请,我希望他们在觉得情绪上不适时也能同样做。We perceive when love begins and when it
declines by our embarrassment when alone together.我们由仅余两人时的局促不安察觉爱情于何
时发生,何时减退。
scary ♦☪☜❒♓(引起惊慌的)即scar(e)+y,scare(n.v.惊恐),-y形容词后缀。More powerful creation may scare many people away, but more intrepid people will be captivated by it.更加强有力
的作品可能吓退许多人,但比较勇敢的人们会被它吸引住。
quadruple ♦♎❒◆☐●(四倍的;使成四倍;四倍)即quadru+ple,quadru-前缀“四”(=quarter),ple词根“折叠”,complicated所含的词根plic也是“折叠”的意思(参2002年Text 2)。triple ♦❒♓☐●(三倍的;使成三倍;三倍)即tri+ple,tri-前缀“三”,如triangle(三角形)←tri+angle角。
inflation ♓⏹♐●♏♓☞☜⏹(膨胀;通货膨胀;自夸)即in+flat+ion,in-(=into),flat词根“吹”,-ion名词后缀,故“往里面吹”→膨胀。Inflation: When nobody has enough money because
everybody has too much.通货膨胀:由于人人钱太多而谁的钱都不够的时候。
gloom ♈●◆❍(v.n.阴暗;忧愁),
形容词为gloomy ♈●◆❍♓(阴暗的;阴沉的),那首据说有杀人魔力的歌曲就叫Gloomy Sunday。Love is the flame of life, without it, everything in life becomes gloomy.爱是生命的火焰,
没有它,生命中的一切都变得暗淡无光。
doom ♎◆❍(n.厄运v.注定)。A society that gives to one class all the opportunities for leisure, and to another all the burdens of work, dooms both classes to spiritual sterility.一个将闲暇的全部机会
都给予一个阶级,而将劳作的全部重负都给予另一个阶级的社会,注定了两个阶级都处于精神
贫瘠。
suspend ♦☜♦☐♏⏹♎(v.悬挂;延缓)即sus+pend,sus-前缀“在下面”,pend词根“挂”,故“暂且挂在下面不管”→搁置;
名词形式为suspension /♦☜♦☐♏⏹☞☜⏹←sus+pens挂+ion。The best of men cannot suspend their fate.最好的人也无法推迟死亡。
consequence ⏹♦♓♦☜⏹♦(后果;重要性)←con+sequ(=follow)+ence。It is easy to dodge our responsibilities, but we cannot dodge the consequences of dodging our responsibilities.逃避责任很
容易,但逃避责任的后果我们却无法逃避。With books, as with companions, it is of more
consequence to know which to avoid, than which to chuse(chuse是古英语=choose).读书如交友,懂得避开哪些比懂得选择哪些更重要。
⏹♦☜☎✆♏♓☞☜⏹(保护;保存;守恒)即con+serv(e)+ation,con-前
缀“全部”,serve词根“保持”(=keep),-ation名词后缀;动词为conserve←con+serve。A state
without the means of some change is without the means of its conservation.不具备某种变革手段的
国家也不具备保存自己的手段。
energy-intensive能源密集型。
consumption ☜⏹♦✈❍☐☞☜⏹(消费量,消耗)即consum(e)+ption,consume(v.消费,消耗),-ption名词后缀,m后加p便于发音,如assume(假定;承担;呈现)→assumption、presume
(v.假设)→presumption。Conspicuous consumption of valuable goods is a means of reputability to
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