正文 第二十八章 word list28(1 / 3)

謹 慎

assiduous

【釋】a.勤勉的(diligent;persevering);專心的(attentive)

【記】詞根記憶:as + sid(坐)+ uous → 坐得多的 → 勤勉的

【反】remiss(a.玩忽職守的);desultory(a.散漫的)

【派】assiduity(n.勤勉)

cautionary

【釋】a.勸人謹慎的,警戒的(giving advice or a warning)

【記】詞根記憶:caution(小心,謹慎)+ ary → 勸人謹慎的,警戒的

chary

Be chary of catching cold!

【譯】小心感冒!

【釋】a.小心的,審慎的(careful;cautious)

【反】bold(a.魯莽的)

cogitate

Something that is cogent must be cogitated.

【譯】有說服力東西總是經過慎重思考的。

【釋】v.慎重思考,思索(to think seriously and deeply;ponder;meditate)

【派】cogitation(n.思考,苦思)

conscientious

【釋】a.盡責的(careful to do what one ought to do);小心謹慎的(scrupulous)

【記】詞根記憶:con + sci(知道)+ entious(多…的)→ 懂得多的 → 懂事的,盡責的

deliberate v.n.

【釋】a.深思熟慮的,故意的(carefully thought out and formed,or done on purpose)v.慎重考慮(to think or consider carefully and fully)

【反】impetuous(a.衝動的);precipitate(a.倉促的);hasty(a.匆忙的);summary(a.草率的)

【派】deliberateness/deliberation(n.故意;深思熟慮)

discreet

【釋】a.言行謹慎的(prudent;modest)

【記】詞根記憶:dis + creet(分辨出來)→ 分辨出不同來 → 謹慎的

discretion

【釋】n.謹慎,審慎(prudence)

earnest

【釋】a.認真的(showing deep sincerity or seriousness)

【反】flippant(a.輕率的);facetious(a.玩笑的)

engross

【釋】v.全神貫注於(to occupy completely)

【記】聯想記憶:en + gross(總的)→ 全部進入狀態 → 全神貫注於

engrossment

【釋】n.正式撰寫的文件(document written in large letters or in formal legal style);專注(the state of being absorbed)

【記】詞根記憶:engross(用大字體書寫)+ ment → 正式撰寫的文件

foresight

【釋】n.遠見,深謀遠慮(an act or the power of foreseeing)

【記】組合詞:fore(預先)+ sight(看見)→ 遠見

gingerly

【釋】a./ad.小心的(地);謹慎的(地)(very careful or very carefully)

improvident

【釋】a.無遠見的,不節儉的(lacking foresight or thrift)

【記】詞根記憶:im(不)+ provident(節儉的,有遠見的)→ 不節儉的

【派】improvidence(n.浪費)

intent

【釋】a.專心的,渴望的(full of eager interest)n.目的,意向(purpose)

【記】來自intend(v.打算)

mature

【釋】a.成熟的(fully developed);深思熟慮的(carefully decided)

【反】nascent(a.新生的)

measured

【釋】a.精確的(proportioned by a standard);慎重的(calculated,restrained)

【記】來自measure(v.測量)

meditative

【釋】a.沉思的,善於思考的(thinking deeply;pensive)

meticulous

【釋】a.細心的,一絲不苟的(taking extreme care about minute details;precise)

【記】詞根記憶:metic(害怕的)+ ulous(多…的)→ 經常害怕的 → 細心的

modest

【釋】a.謙虛的,謹慎的(humble;unassuming);適度的(not large in quantity or size)

【記】詞根記憶:mod(方式,風度)+ est → 做事有風度 → 謙虛的;適度的

【派】modesty(n.謙虛,謙遜)

pious

【釋】a.虔誠的,盡責的(showing and feeling deep respect for God and religion)

preoccupation

【釋】n.全神貫注(the state of being preoccupied);使人專注的東西(sth.that takes up one'sattention)

【反】unconcern(n.不關心)

prudence

【釋】n.謹慎,小心(shrewdness)

punctilious

【釋】a.謹小慎微的(careful)

【記】詞根記憶:punct(點,尖)+ ilious → 注意到每一點 → 謹小慎微的

【反】slipshod(a.馬虎的);remiss(a.玩忽職守的)

rapt

【釋】a.專心致誌的,全神貫注的(engrossed;absorbed;enchanted)

【反】distracted(a.分心的)

sedulous

【釋】a.聚精會神的;勤勉的(diligent in application or pursuit)

【記】詞根記憶:sed(坐)+ ulous(多…的)→ 坐得多的 → 勤勉的

【反】careless(a.粗心的)

studied

【釋】a.慎重的(carefully thought about or considered);認真習得的

visionary

【釋】a.有遠見的;幻想的 n.空想家

wary

【釋】a.謹慎的,小心翼翼的(looking out for danger)

circumspect

We should be circumspect and always investigate before acting.

【譯】我們應該仔細慎重,做事之前要調查一番。

【釋】a.慎重的;小心的(careful to consider all circumstances)

【記】詞根記憶:circum(四周)+ spect(看)→ 四周看看 → 謹慎的

【反】audacious/reckless(a.大膽的,魯莽的)

beware

【釋】v.小心,謹防(be cautious of)

scrupulous

He is very strict and scrupulous in his _disibledevent=spect看)+ acious → 全部都看到 → 獨具慧眼的

【反】obtuse(a.遲鈍的);undiscerned(a.無辨別力的)

perspicacity

He talked back them with the true perspicacity.

【譯】他以真正的睿智反駁了他們。

【釋】n.敏銳,睿智

responsive

【釋】a.敏感的,反應快的(quick to respond or react)

【反】refractory(a.不敏感的);dispassionate(a.冷靜的)

sensitive

【釋】a.敏感的(strongly or easily influenced by sth.)

【反】numb(a.麻木的)

sensitivity

【釋】n.敏感,靈敏性(the ability to sense sth.)

【反】sensitivity to pain(對疼痛敏感)→ analgesia(n.痛感喪失)

sensitization

【釋】n.敏化(the action or process of sensitizing)

【記】來自sensitize(v.使敏感)

sensitize

【釋】v.使某人或某事物敏感(to make sb./sth.sensitive)

【記】詞根記憶:sens(感覺)+ itize → 使某事物或某人敏感

incisive

【釋】a.一針見血的(sharp;keen;penetrating)

【記】詞根記憶:incis(e)(切割)+ive→ 切入問題的本質 → 一針見血的

trenchant

【釋】a.一針見血的(sharply perceptive;penetrating)

【記】詞根記憶:trench(溝)+ ant → 說話像挖溝 → 入木三分的

【反】vague(a.含糊的);dull(a.遲鈍的)

謙 虛

condescending

【釋】a.謙遜的,故意屈尊的(behaving as though one is better or more important than others)

humility

【釋】n.謙遜,謙恭(absence of pride or self-assertion)

【反】hubris/hauteur(n.自大);panache(n.炫耀)

self-abasement

【釋】n.自卑,自謙(degradation or humiliation of oneself,esp.because of feelings ofguilt or inferiority)