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)