gaffe
【釋】n.(社交上令人不快的)失言,失態(a social or diplomatic blunder)
【記】聯想記憶:gaff(魚叉)+ e → 像用魚叉刺人 → 言語失態
glitch
【釋】n.小故障(a minor malfunction,mishap,or technical problem;a snag)
【記】聯想記憶:gl + itch(癢癢)→ 有點癢癢 → 小毛病,小故障
lapse
【釋】n.失誤(small error;fault);(時間等)流逝(a gliding or passing away of time)
oblivious
【釋】a.遺忘的,疏忽的(forgetful or unmindful)
【記】詞根記憶:ob(反)+ liv(=live活)+ ious → 不再活的 → 遺忘的,疏忽的
【反】vigilant(a.警覺的);cognizant(a.認知的);mindful(a.留心的)
offence(offense)
【釋】n.得罪;錯事(the breach of the moral,social or legal code)
【記】詞根記憶:of + fense(保護)→ 沒有保護好 → 得罪
omit
【釋】v.省略,遺漏(to leave out);疏忽(to leave undone)
oversight
【釋】n.疏忽,失察,勘漏(unintentional failure to _disibledevent=space地方)+ iate → 占地方 → 詳細講或寫
limn
【釋】v.描寫(to describe);畫(to paint or draw)
narrative
【釋】a.敘述的,講故事的(of,or in the form of story-telling)
【記】來自narrate(v.敘述)
particularize
【釋】v.詳述,列舉(to give the details of sth.one by one)
【記】來自particular(a.詳細的)
pinpoint
【釋】v.精確地找出或描述(to find or describe exactly)a.非常精確的(very exact)
【記】組合詞:pin(針)+ point(尖)→ 像針尖一樣精確
portray
You portray yourself as a victim.
【譯】你把自己說成是受害者。
【釋】v.描繪,描述(to depict;describe in words)
quote
He quoted me a sonnet.
【譯】他給我援引了一首十四行詩。
【釋】v.引用,引述(to repeat in speech or writing the words of a person or a book)
stipple
【釋】v.點畫,點描(to apply paint by repeated small touches)
【記】詞根記憶:stip(點)+ ple → 用點畫
模 仿
onomatopoeia
【釋】n.擬聲,擬聲語,聲喻法(words formed in imitation of natural sounds)
parrot
【釋】vt.鸚鵡學舌,機械地模仿(to repeat by rote)
effigy
【釋】n.模擬像(a portrait statue of a person)
【記】詞根記憶:ef + fig(形狀)+ y → 照形狀造出的 → 模擬像
facsimile
【釋】n.複製本,摹本(exact reproduction or copy)
【記】詞根記憶:fac(做)+ simile(相同)→ 做出相同的東西 → 複製本
imitation
【釋】n.贗品(thing produced as a copy of the real thing);效法,冒充(an action ofimitating)
【記】來自imitate(v.模仿,仿製)
imitative
【釋】a.模仿的(copying or following a model or example)
impersonate
【釋】v.模仿(to mimic);扮演(to act the part of)
【記】詞根記憶:im(進入)+ person(人,角色)+ ate → 進入角色 → 扮演
inimitable
【釋】a.無法仿效的,不可比擬的(incapable of being imitated or matched)
【記】詞根記憶:in(不)+ imit(模仿)+ able → 不可模仿的 → 無法仿效的
【反】ordinary(a.普通的);commonplace(a.普通的)
replica
【釋】n.複製品(a copy in exact details)
【記】詞根記憶:re(重新)+ plic(重疊)+ a → 複製品
simulate
【釋】v.假裝,模仿(to assume the appearance with the intent to deceive)
【記】詞根記憶:simul(相同)+ ate → 表麵相同 → 假裝
automaton
【釋】n.自動機器,機器人(mechanism that imitates actions of humans;machine that works byitself)
強 迫
coerce
【釋】v.強迫(to force or compel to do sth.);壓製(to restrain or constrain by force)
【記】發音記憶:可扼死 → 可以扼死 → 壓製
compel
【釋】v.強迫(to force or constrain)