緩 和
intercession
【釋】n.仲裁,調解,說情
alleviate
【釋】v.緩和,減輕(to lighten or relieve)
【記】詞根記憶:al + lev(輕)+ iate → 減輕
【反】exacerbate(v.使惡化)
assuage
【釋】v.緩和,減輕(to lessen;relieve)
【記】詞根記憶:as + suage(甜)→ 變甜 → 緩和
【反】intensify(v.強化);inflame(v.激怒);harrow(v.使痛苦)
buffer
【釋】v.緩衝,為…充當緩衝器(to lessen the effect of a blow or collision)
【記】詞根記憶:buff(軟皮)+ er → 為…充當緩衝器
cushion
She sits up and the cushion she is leaning against falls on the floor.
【譯】她坐了起來,剛才靠著的墊子落到了地板上。
【釋】n.坐墊(a pillow or soft pad for sitting or kneeling on)v.緩衝(to checkgradually so as to minimize shock of moving parts)
defuse
【釋】v.從(爆破裝置)中卸除引信(to remove the fuse from a mine);緩和緊張狀態或危急局麵(to remove thetension from a potentially dangerous situation)
【記】詞根記憶:de + fuse(導火線)→ 從(爆破裝置)中卸除引信
【反】foment(v.煽動)
disarm
【釋】v.繳某人的械(to take weapons away from sb.);使緩和(to make sb.lessangry,hostile,etc)
【記】詞根記憶:dis(除去)+ arm(武器)→ 除去某人的武器
【反】put on guard(警戒)
mitigate
【釋】v.減輕,緩和(to lessen in force or intensity)
【記】詞根記憶:miti(小,輕)+ gate(=ag做)→ 弄輕 → 減輕
【反】exacerbate(v.加重)
【派】mitigation(n.緩解,減輕)
mitigant
【釋】a.緩和的,減輕的
palliate
【釋】v.減輕(痛苦)(to reduce;abate);掩飾(罪行)(to extenuate)
【記】詞根記憶:pall(罩子)+ iate → 蓋上(罪行)→ 掩飾(罪行)
【反】exacerbate(v.惡化)
【派】palliation(n.減輕,緩和)
混 亂
scrimmage
【釋】v.混戰(isorderly fight between two or more people)
implacable
Corbett shook his head but remained implacable.
【譯】科伯特搖搖頭,但仍然難以平息下來。
【釋】a.不能和解或平息的(impossible to placate or appease)
【記】詞根記憶:im + placable(易撫慰的)→ 不能和解的
amorphous
【釋】a.無定形的(without definite form;shapeless)
【記】詞根記憶:a + morph(形狀)+ ous → 無定形的
【派】amorphousness(n.無定形)
chaos
【釋】n.混亂(extreme confusion or disorder)
【記】發音記憶:吵死 → 混亂
【派】chaotic(a.混亂的)
commotion
【釋】n.騷動,動亂(violent motion;turbulence)
【記】詞根記憶:com(共同)+ mot(動)+ ion → 大家動 → 動亂
【反】tranquillity(n.寧靜)
convulsion
【釋】n.騷動(any violent disturbance);痙攣(a violent,involuntary contraction orspasm of the muscles)
disarray
【釋】n.混亂,漫無秩序(an untidy condition;disorder;confusion)
【記】詞根記憶:dis(離開)+ array(排列)→ 離開排列 → 漫無秩序
dishevel
【釋】v.使亂(to throw into disorder or disarray)
【記】聯想記憶:dish(盤子)+ eve(夏娃)+ l → 夏娃吃完飯,盤子髒亂
disheveled
【釋】a.(指毛發或衣服)淩亂的(untidy of hair or clothing)
disruptive
【釋】a.製造混亂的(causing disruption)
havoc
【釋】n.大破壞,混亂(great destruction and devastation)
【記】發音記憶:害我客 → 搞大破壞
【反】serenity(n.平靜)
muddle
【釋】n.混亂,迷惑(a confused or disordered state;mess)
【記】詞根記憶:mud(泥漿)+ dle → 混入泥漿 → 混亂;形近詞:meddle(v.幹預);middle(a.中間的)
pandemonium
【釋】n.喧囂,大混亂(a wild uproar;tumult)
【記】詞根記憶:pan(全部)+ demon(魔鬼)+ ium → 全是魔鬼 → 大混亂
pell-mell
【釋】ad.混亂地(in mingled confusion or disorder)
【記】組合詞:pell(羊皮紙)+ mell(使混和)→ 羊皮紙攙和在一起 → 混亂地
rambunctious
【釋】a.騷亂的;(興奮)控製不了的(marked by uncontrollable exuberance)
【記】聯想記憶:ram(羊)+ bunctious(看作bumptious傲慢的)→ 像傲慢的羊一樣亂叫 → 騷亂的
shambles
【釋】n.淩亂景象,雜亂無章(complete disorder or ruin;wreck;mess)
【記】詞根記憶:sham(假貨)+ bles(抱)→ 假貨抱得雜亂無章(警察來了)
tousle
【釋】v.弄亂(頭發)(to dishevel;rumple)
【記】來自touse(n./v.吵鬧,弄亂)
turmoil
【釋】n.混亂,騷亂(extreme confusion)
【記】詞根記憶:tur(=turbulent混亂的)+ moil(喧鬧)→ 混亂
welter
【釋】n.混亂,雜亂無章(a disordered mixture)
【記】聯想記憶:像一個大熔爐(melter)一片混亂(welter)
【反】orderly arrangement(有序的安排)
chaotic
【釋】a.混亂的,無序的(in utter disorder)
【反】strictly structured(構造嚴謹的);strictly featured(特征嚴謹的)
disjointed
His remarks were so disjointed that we could _disibledevent=val力量)→ 力量在別人之前 → 戰勝
revive
【釋】v.使蘇醒(to become conscious again);再流行(to come or bring back into use)
【反】wither(v.枯萎);lull(v.使麻痹)
rife
【釋】a.流行的,普遍的(prevalent to an increasing degree)
【記】和life(生命)一起記,Life is rife.(生命是普遍的。)
【反】sparse(a.極少的)
vogue
Why did you enjoy such a brief vogue?
【譯】你為什麼會趕這種一時的時髦?
【釋】n.時髦,時尚(popular acceptation or favor)a.流行的
【記】形近詞:vague(a.模糊不清的)
模 糊
mealymouthed
【釋】a.不坦率的(indirect speech;hypocritical;evasive)
ambiguous
Rather than tell Jill directly what he disliked,Jack made a few ambiguouscomments and tried to change the subject.