正文 第十一章 word list11(1 / 3)

hermit

【釋】n.隱士,修道者(recluse)

【記】聯想記憶:her(她)+ mit(看作MIT麻省理工學院)→ 她不想進麻省理工學院 → 隱居起來

highbrow

【釋】n.自以為文化修養很高的人(a person pretending highly cultivated,or having intellectualtastes)

【記】組合詞:high(高)+ brow(額頭,眉毛)→ 眉毛挑得很高的人 → 自以為文化修養很高的人

huckster

【釋】n.叫賣小販,零售商(a peddler or hawker)

【記】詞根記憶:huck(=back背)+ ster(人)→ 背東西賣的人 → 小販

hybrid

【釋】n.雜種;混血人

反of unmixed extraction(純血統)

hypocrite

【釋】n.偽善者,偽君子(a person who pretends to have opinions or to be what he is _disibledevent=sap智慧)+ ant → 有智慧之人→大學士

反unlearned person(無知者)

scion

【釋】n.嫩芽(a detached living portion of a plant joined to a stock in grafting);子孫(descendant;child)

screw

【釋】n.螺絲釘,螺旋(a type of fastener that is like a nail);吝嗇鬼(a mean person)

scrub

Nothing will grow in this poor soil except scrub.

【譯】在這塊貧瘠的土地上,除了灌木叢沒有什麼可以生長。

【釋】n.矮樹叢(shrub);身體矮小的人(a person of insignificant size)v.用力擦洗(to clean withhard rubbing;scour)

sculptor

【釋】n.雕刻家(person who make sculptures)

【記】詞根記憶:sculpt(雕刻)+ or → 雕刻家

sentinel

【釋】n.哨兵,衛兵(sentry;lookout)

servitude

【釋】n.奴役,勞役(a condition in which one lacks liberty esp.to determine one'scourse of action or way of life)

sheriff

【釋】n.警長,縣治安官(an important official of a shire or county charged primarily withjudicial duties)

sibling

【釋】n.兄弟或姐妹

【記】組合詞:sib(同胞)+ ling(小)→兄弟或姐妹

sibyl

【釋】n.女預言家,女先知(a female prophet)

silversmith

【釋】n.銀匠(a person who makes things out of silver)

simpleton

【釋】n.笨蛋(a fool)

【記】詞根記憶:simple(簡單的)+ ton(人)→ 簡單的人→笨蛋

forebear

He was given the name in honour of his illustrious forebear.

【譯】給他起這個名字是為了紀念他傑出的祖先。

【釋】n.祖宗,祖先

freebooter

【釋】n.海盜(pirate or plunderer who makes war in order to grow rich)

hireling

【釋】n.雇工,雇員(one who serves for hire)

hothead

【釋】n.性急的人(person who does things too quickly without thinking)