【記】詞根記憶:sent(感覺)+ ry → 感覺靈敏的人 → 哨兵
sequela
【釋】n.後繼者(sth.that happens as a result of a previous event);後遺症(anaftereffect of disease,condition,or injury)
【記】詞根記憶:sequ(後繼)+ ela → 後繼者,後遺症
shipwright
【釋】n.造船者(a carpenter skilled in ship construction)
【記】組合詞:ship(船)+ wright(建造人,製作者)→ 造船者
signatory
【釋】n.簽署者,簽署國(any of the signers of an agreement)
sloven
【釋】n.不修邊幅的人(one habitually negligent of neatness or cleanliness)
snob
【釋】n.勢利小人
thrall
【釋】n.奴隸,農奴(a servant slave;bondman)
【記】注意thrall構詞,如:enthrall(v.迷住,吸引住)
treasurer
【釋】n.司庫,財務員,出納員(an officer entrusted with the receipt,care,and disbursement offunds)
【記】來自treasure(n.財寶,珍品)
truant
【釋】a.逃避責任的(shirking responsibility)n.逃學者,逃避者(one who shirks duty)
反dutiful(a.盡職盡責的)
tycoon
【釋】n.有錢有勢的企業家,大亨(a businessman of exceptional wealth and power;magnate)
【記】來自日本語“太君”
upstart
an upstart who makes conceited,sardonic,insolent comments
【譯】做出自以為是的、逞能的、諷刺的、或傲慢無禮的評論的暴發戶
【釋】n.突然升官的人,暴發戶(one that has risen suddenly;parvenu)
【記】聯想記憶:up + start(開始)→ 開始向上 → 突然升官的人
urchin
【釋】n.頑童(mischievous child);海膽
vagabond
【釋】n.浪蕩子,流浪者(tramp)a.流浪的
【記】詞根記憶:vag(走,流浪)+ a + bond → 流浪者
valetudinarian
【釋】n.體弱的人,過分擔心健康的人
【記】詞根記憶:valetud(健康狀態)+ inarian(擔心的人)→ 過分擔心健康的人
vanguard
【釋】n.前衛(the troops moving at the head of an army)
【記】組合詞:van(前部)+ guard(衛士)→ 前衛
versemonger
【釋】n.拙劣詩人,打油詩人
【記】組合詞:verse(詩,詩句)+ monger(商人,販子)→ 打油詩人
virago
【釋】n.潑婦,好罵人或好支配人的女人(a loud overbearing woman)
warden
【釋】n.看守人,管理員(guardian;keeper)
【記】和garden(n.花園)一起記
witch
【釋】n.巫婆,女巫(sorceress)
wraith
【釋】n.幽靈(ghost;specter);骨瘦如柴的人
【記】注意不要和wrath(n.憤怒)相混
yeoman
【釋】n.自耕農(a person who owns and cultivates a small farm),鄉下人
【記】由young man變化而來
shyster
【釋】n.奸詐的人;訟棍(lawyer using questionable methods;unscrupulous practioner)
solicitor
It's a fine thing for you.Talk with my solicitor.
【譯】那對你是個好事。和我的律師談吧。
【釋】n.(城鎮的)律師
somnambulist
【釋】n.夢遊者(sleepwalker)
soothsayer
【釋】n.預言者,占卜者,算命者(one who foretells the future)
supernumerary
His first appearance on the stage was as a supernumerary in a Shakespeareantragedy.
【譯】他在舞台上的首次亮相就像莎士比亞悲劇中的多餘人物一樣。
【釋】n.多餘的人或物,冗員(person or thing excess of what is necessary;extra)
ichthyologist
【釋】n.魚類學者,魚類研究者(one that deals with fishes)
illiteracy
【釋】n.文盲,缺乏教育,無知
【記】詞根記憶:il(不)+ literacy(有文化)→ 無知
liberalist
【釋】n.自由者(the quality or state of being liberal)
martinet
She's a bit of a martinet in matters of discipline from time to time.