后缀小结：
-able. a. == inclined to be;likely to be done acceptable 可接受的 readable 可读(认)的 adaptable 可适应的
-age. n. == the action,result or state of shortage 缺乏，短缺 reportage 报告文学 parentage 出身，门第
-al. n. == the action of,the person of refusal 拒绝 proposal 建议 approval 认可
criminal 犯罪分子 rival 竞争者 arrival 到达者
-al. a. == inclined to be;connected with;pertaining to colonial 殖民的 natural 自然的 political 政治的
-ed.[过去分词作定语] == 1)filled with;having the characteristics of. 2)done by spirited(heated) argument 热烈的讨论 honeyed word 甜言蜜语 distracted 心情纷乱
-ee. n. == one who receives testee 考生，被测验者 trainee 运动员，受训练的人 payee 受款人
-er/-ar/-ur/-eer/-ier. n. == doer;device for fighter 战士，战斗机 radar 雷达 pioneer 先锋队员
-ic/ical. a. == relating to;resembling scenic 风景的 geometric 几何的 geographical 地理的
-ess/ine. n. == female actress 女演员 heroine 女英雄 mayoress 女市长
-ful. a. == full of handful 一把，一撮 mouthful 一口 cupful 一满杯
-fy. v. == make;reinforce intensify 强化，加强 purify 净化 clarify 澄清
-hood. n. == condition;state childhood 儿童期 brotherhood 手足之情 bachelorhood 独身生活
-ile. a. == likely to be hostile 敌意的 fragile 易碎的 versatile 多才多艺的
-ility. n. == quality of feasibility 可行的 servility 奴性，卑屈 mobility 易动的
-ing. a. == having the quality of disturbing 令人不安的 surprising 令人吃惊的 encouraging 振奋人心的
-ion/ation. n. == action of;process of indication 指示 relaxation 放松 perfection 完美无缺
-ish. a. == having the quality of childish 幼稚的 bookish 书生气的 devilish 魔鬼似的
-ism. n. == doctrine;belief capitalism 资本主义 adventurism 冒险主义 opportunism 机会主义
-ist. n. == 1)believer in. 2)expert of romanticist 浪漫主义作家 economist 经济学家 nationalist 民族主义者
-istic. a. == full of realistic 现实的 artistic 艺术的 humanistic 人道的
-ive. a. == inclined to;having the quality of instructive 有教育意义的 offensive 进攻性的 constructive 建设性的
-ize. v. == make or cause to become realize 实现 organize 组织 popularize 普及，推广
finalize 使...了结 economize 节省，节约 industrialize 工业化
-less. a. == without jobless 失业的 tireless 不倦的 countless 数不清的
-let. n. == little booklet 小册子 townlet 小镇 houselet 小房子
-like. a. == having the quality of childlike 孩子般的 warlike 好战的 businesslike 事务式的有条理的
-logy/-ology. n. == study of sociology 社会学 ecology 生态学 methodology 方法论
-ment. n. == 1)result of. 2)agency of. 3)state of improvement 改良，进步 government 政府 disappointment 失望
-ness. n. == condition or quality of being eagerness 渴望 carelessness 粗心 emptiness 空洞，空虚
-ous/-ious. a. having the quality of famous 著名的 advantageous 有优势的，有利的 mysterious 神秘的
-ship. n. == state of friendship 友谊 partnership 合作伙伴 fellowship 交情，伙伴关系
-some. a. == full of burdensome 累赘的，沉重的 troublesome 麻烦的 laboursome 费力的
-ty. n. == condition of being security 保险 safety 安全 loyalty 忠诚
-ure. n. == 1)act or fact of. 2)result of being culture 培养 failure 失败 closure 圈地
-y. a. == full of clumsy 笨拙的 tricky 狡猾的 hairy 毛茸茸的作者: happydog 时间: 2006-6-18 11:17
analgesic
ADJ. causing insensitivity to pain.
The analgesic qualities of this lotion will provide temporary relief.
“安乃静”
anodyne
N. drug that relieves pain; opiate. opium
His pain was so great that no anodyne could relieve it.
“安乃定”
boorish
ADJ. rude; insensitive.
Though Mr. Potts constantly interrupted his wife, she ignored his boorish behavior, for she had lost hope of teaching him courtesy.
构词：boor (peasant) + ish (adj.)
boor波尔人，源于南非荷兰人后裔，引申义：农民; [蔑]乡下人; 粗俗的男子
联想粤语谐音“北佬”（乡巴佬，发音balou）
debacle
N. sudden downfall; complete disaster.
In the Airplane movies, every flight turns into a debacle, with passengers and crew members collapsing, engines falling apart, and carry-on baggage popping out of the overhead bins.
谐音“底扒口”，联想大堤底下扒口―全面崩溃。
demise
N. death.
Upon the demise of the dictator, a bitter dispute about succession to power developed.
“地埋尸”
doddering
ADJ. shaky; infirm from old age.
Although he is not as yet a doddering and senile old man, his ideas and opinions no longer can merit the respect we gave them years ago.
“倒倒的”
dross
N. waste matter; worthless impurities.
Many methods have been devised to separate the valuable metal from the dross.
“渣滓”“杂质”
emollient
N. soothing or softening remedy.
He applied an emollient to the inflamed area. Also ADJ.
“一抹灵”
ephemeral
ADJ. short-lived; fleeting.
The mayfly is an ephemeral creature: its adult life lasts little more than a day.
“一发没了”―昙花一现
ethereal
ADJ. light; heavenly; unusually refined.
In Shakespeare’s The Tempest, the spirit Ariel is an ethereal creature, too airy and unearthly for our mortal world.
源自 “以太”ether
fawning
ADJ. courting favor by cringing and flattering.
She was constantly surrounded by a group of fawning admirers who hoped to win some favor.
“逢迎”
garner
v. gather; store up.
She hoped to garner the world’s literature in one library.
“家拿”
hibernal
ADJ. wintry.
Bears prepare for their long hibernal sleep by overeating.
同下
hibernate
v. sleep throughout the winter.
Bears are one of the many species of animals that hibernate, hibernation, N.
“害怕冷的”
jingoist
N. extremely aggressive and militant patriot; warlike chauvinist.
Always bellowing “America first!,” the Congressman was such a jingoist you could almost hear the sabers rattling as he marched down the halls.
jingoism, N.
“军国主义”
knead
v. mix; work dough.
Her hands grew strong from kneading bread.
“捏”
lewd
ADJ. lustful.
They found his lewd stories objectionable.
“流”氓
mammoth
ADJ. gigantic; enormous.
To try to memorize every word on this vocabulary list would be a mammoth undertaking; take on projects that are more manageable in size.
“猛犸”
maudlin
ADJ. effusively sentimental.
Whenever a particularly maudlin tearjerker was playing at the movies, Marvin would embarrass himself by weeping copiously.
联想多愁善感的“林妹妹”（英文妹妹林）
mogul
N. powerful person.
The oil moguls made great profits when the price of gasoline rose.
“蒙古”，联想成吉思汗时期的蒙古人。
molt
v. shed or cast off hair or feathers.
When Molly’s canary molted, he shed feathers all over the house.
“毛脱”―脱毛
mosaic
N. picture made cf small, colorful inlaid tiles.
The mayor compared the city to a beautiful mosaic made up of people of every race and religion on earth, also ADJ.
“马赛克”
nip
v. stop something’s growth or development; snip off; bite; make numb with cold.
The twins were plotting mischief, but Mother intervened and nipped their plan in the bud.
The gardener nipped off a lovely rose and gave it to me. Last week a guard dog nipped the postman in the leg; this week the extreme chill nipped his fingers till he could barely hold the mail.
“捏”，掐，扼杀
nirvana
N. in Buddhist teachings, the ideal state in which the individual loses himself in the attainment of an impersonal beatitude.
Despite his desire to achieve nirvana. the young Buddhist found that even the buzzing of a fly could distract him from his meditation.
“涅盘”，天堂
nonchalance
N. indifference; lack of concern; composure.
Cool, calm, and collected under fire, James Bond shows remarkable nonchalance in the face of danger.
“冷血人”
opiate
N. medicine to induce sleep or deaden pain; something that relieves emotions or causes inaction.
To say that religion is the opiate of the people is to condemn religion as a drug that keeps the people quiet and submissive to those in power.
源自 opium “鸦片”
parry
v. ward off a blow; deflect.
Unwilling to injure his opponent in such a pointless clash, Dartagnan simply tried to parry his rival’s thrusts. What fun it was to watch Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy parry each other’s verbal thrusts in their classic screwball comedies! also N.
使“偏离”
parsimony
N. stinginess; excessive frugality.
Silas Marner’s parsimony did not allow him to indulge i n any luxuries.
parsimonious, ADJ.
怕使money
penury
N. severe poverty; stinginess.
When his pension fund failed, George feared he would end his days in penury. He became such a penny-pincher that he turned into a closefisted, penurious miser.
“贫奴”
rally
v. call up or summon (forces, vital powers, etc.); revive or recuperate.
Washington quickly rallied his troops to fight off the British attack. The patient had been sinking throughout the night, but at dawn she rallied and made a complete recovery, also N.
“拉力”赛
ruse
N. trick; stratagem.
You will not be able to fool your friends with such an obvious ruse.
“如此”， 联想搞阴谋的人在“如此，这般”地密谋。
seethe
v. be disturbed; boil.
The nation was seething with discontent as the noblemen continued their arrogant ways.
“咝咝”
shun
v. keep away from.
Cherishing his solitude, the recluse shunned the company of other human beings.
“让”
shunt
v. turn aside; divert; sidetrack.
If the switchman failed to shunt the Silver Streak onto a side track, the train would plow right into Union Station.
“让”
sunder
v. separate; part.
Northern and southern Ireland are politically and religiously sundered.
“散”
sundry
ADJ. various; several.
My suspicions were aroused when I read sundry items in the newspapers about your behavior.
“散”
temerity
N. boldness; rashness.
Do you have the temerity to argue with me?
“特猛”
tentative
ADJ. hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive.
Unsure of his welcome at the Christmas party, Scrooge took a tentative step into his nephew’s drawing room.
“探探”
torso
N. trunk of statue with head and limbs missing; human trunk.
This torso, found in the ruins of Pompeii, is now on exhibition in the museum in Naples.
“脱手”，联想人体脱手几脱首后的部分
turpitude
N. depravity.
A visitor may be denied admittance to this country if she has been guilty of moral turpitude.
“特痞”
tycoon
N. wealthy leader.
John D. Rockefeller was a prominent tycoon.
“太君”，此词源于汉语，传入日语，再传入英语
typhoon
N. tropical hurricane or cyclone.
If you liked Twister, you’ll love Typhoon!
“台风”，源于汉语
tyro
N. beginner; novice.
For a mere tyro, you have produced some marvelous results.
“太老”，联想其反义词：新手
utopia
N. ideal place, state, or society.
Fed up with this imperfect universe, Don would have liked to run off to Shangri-la or some other imaginary Utopia.
“乌托邦”
vehement
ADJ. forceful; intensely emotional; with marked vigor.
Alfred became so vehement in describing what was wrong with the Internal Revenue Service that he began jumping up and down and gesticulating wildly.
“威猛的”
wake
“尾”，联想尾部的wave
N. trail of ship or other object through water; path of something that has gone before.
The wake of the swan gliding through the water glistened in the moonlight. Reporters and photographers converged on South Carolina in the wake of the hurricane that devastated much of the eastern seaboard.
lumen
N. unit of light energy (one candle’s worth).
In buying light bulbs, she checked not only their power, as measured in watts, but their brightness, as measured in lumens.
“流明”(光通量单位)作者: happydog 时间: 2006-6-18 11:22
分解记忆
barefaced
ADJ. shameless; bold; unconcealed.
Shocked by Huck Finn’s barefaced lies, Miss Watson prayed the good Lord would give him a sense of his unregenerate wickedness.
分解为：bare（光）+ face（脸）+ ed (的)，解释为：脸上无任何修饰的=无耻的
blowhard
N. talkative boaster.
After all Sol’s talk about his big show business connections led nowhere, Sally decided he was just another blowhard.
分解为：blow（吹）+ hard（很厉害）
browbeat
v. bully; intimidate.
Billy resisted Ted’s attempts to browbeat him into handing over his lunch money.
分解为：brow（眉毛）+beat（打），解释为：用眉毛打=威吓
catcall
N. shout of disapproval; boo.
Every major league pitcher has off days during which he must learn to ignore catcalls and angry hisses from the crowd.
分解为：cat（猫）+ call（叫）
comeuppance
N. rebuke; deserts.
After his earlier rudeness, we were delighted to see him get his comeuppance.
分解为：come + up + ance (n.)，解释为：something that come up（随之而来的东西）=报应
crestfallen
ADJ. dejected; dispirited.
We were surprised at his reaction to the failure of his project; instead of being crestfallen, he was busily engaged in planning new activities.
分解为：crest（鸡冠）+ fall（落下）+ en（的）
deadlock
N. standstill; stalemate.
Because negotiations had reached a deadlock, some of the delegates had begun to mutter about breaking off the talks, also v.
分解为：dead（死）+ lock（锁）
deadpan
ADJ. wooden; impassive.
We wanted to see how long he could maintain his deadpan expression.
分解为：dead（死的）+ pan（盘），解释为：象死盘子一样无表情的
evenhanded
ADJ. impartial; fair.
Do men and women receive evenhanded treatment from their teachers, or, as recent studies suggest, do teachers pay more attention to male students than to females?
分解为：even（平均的）+ hand（手）+ ed（的）
gadfly
N. animal-biting fly; an irritating person.
Like a gadfly, he irritated all the guests at the hotel; within forty-eight hours, everyone regarded him as an annoying busybody.
分解为：gad（赶牲畜用的尖头棒）+ fly（苍蝇）
homespun
ADJ. domestic; made at home.
Homespun wit, like homespun cloth, was often coarse and plain.
分解为：home（家庭）+ spun（纺，spin的过去分词）
hoodwink
v. deceive; delude.
Having been hoodwinked once by the fast-talking salesman, he was extremely cautious when he went to purchase a used car.
分解为：hood（遮盖）+ wink（使眼色）
killjoy
N. grouch; spoilsport.
At breakfast we had all been enjoying our bacon and eggs until that killjoy John started talking about how bad animal fats and cholesterol were for our health.
分解为：kill（扫）+ joy（兴）
offhand
ADJ. casual; done without prior thought.
Expecting to be treated with due propriety by her hosts, Great-Aunt Maud was offended by their offhand manner.
分解为：off + hand = 随手的
painstaking
ADJ. showing hard work; taking great care.
The new high-frequency word list is the result of painstaking efforts on the part of our research staff.
分解为：pains（努力）+ take（花费）+ ing（的）
piecemeal
ADV. one part at a time; gradually.
Tolstoy’s War and Peace is too huge to finish in one sitting; I’ll have to read it piecemeal.
分解为：piece + meal
pitfall
N. hidden danger; concealed trap.
The preacher warned his flock to beware the pitfall of excessive pride, for pride brought on the angels’ fall.
分解为：pit（坑）+ fall（落）
slight
N. insult to one’s dignity; snub.
Hypersensitive and ready to take offense at any discourtesy, Bertha was always on the lockout for real or imaginary slights.Also v.
slight = small + light
spendthrift--thrifty
N. someone who wastes money.
Easy access to credit encourages people to turn into spendthrifts who shop till they drop.
分解为：spend + thrift，解释为：把节俭的钱都花了
thrifty
ADJ. careful about money; economical.
A thrifty shopper compares prices before making major purchases.
分解为：
threadbare
ADJ. worn through till the threads show; shabby and poor.
The poorly paid adjunct professor hid the threadbare spots on his jacket by sewing leather patches on his sleeves.
分解为：thread（线）+ bare（露出）
underlying
ADJ. fundamental; lying below.
The underlying cause of the student riot was not the strict curfew rule but the moldy cafeteria food.
Miss Marple seems a sweet little old lady at first, but an iron will underlies that soft and fluffy facade.
分解为：under + lie + ing，解释为：躺在下面的
undermine
v. weaken; sap.
The recent corruption scandals have undermined many people’s faith in the city government.
分解为：under + mine（挖掘）
underscore
v. emphasize.
Addressing the jogging class, Kim underscored the importance to runners of good nutrition.
分解为：under + score（划线）
uproarious
ADJ. marked by commotion; extremely funny; very noisy.
The uproarious comedy hit Ace Ventura: Pet Detective starred Jim Carrey, whose comic mugging provoked gales of uproarious laughter from audiences coast to coast.
分解为：up + roar（cry）+ ous
upshot
N. outcome.
The upshot of the rematch was that the former champion proved that he still possessed all the skills of his youth.
分解为：up + shot，源自射箭比赛的最后一射
wanderlust
N. strong longing to travel.
Don’t set your heart on a traveling man. He’s got too much wanderlust to settle down.
分解为：wander（流浪）+ lust（欲望）
waylay
v. ambush; lie in wait.
They agreed to waylay their victim as he passed through the dark alley going home.
分解为：way（路上）+ lay（伏）
windfall
N. fallen fruit; unexpected lucky event.
This huge tax refund is quite a windfall.
分解为：wind + fall作者: happydog 时间: 2006-6-18 11:22
荒诞联想
abash
v. embarrass.
He was not at all abashed by her open admiration.
分解为 ab + ash, 联想ash―使人灰头灰面
abridge
v. condense or shorten.
Because the publishers felt the public wanted a shorter version of War and Peace, they proceeded to abridge the novel.
分解为 a + bridge, 联想“架桥―缩短”
charisma
N. divine gift; great popular charm or appeal.
Political commentators have deplored the importance of a candidate’s charisma in these days of television campaigning.
曲解为 christ + ma, 联想耶苏的妈―圣母玛利亚―超凡魅力
imminent
ADJ. near at hand; impending.
Rosa was such a last-minute worker that she could never start writing a paper till the deadline was imminent.
曲解为 in a minute
rebuttal
N. refutation; response with contrary evidence.
The defense lawyer confidently listened to the prosecutor sum up his case, sure that she could answer his arguments in her rebuttal.
分解为：re (again and again) + but + al (n.), 理解为：“反复说but”―辩驳，举反证。
skinflint
N. stingy person; miser.
Scrooge was an ungenerous old skinflint until he reformed his ways and became a notable philanthropist.
分解为：skin + flint (stone)，理解为：皮像石头一样―一毛不拔。
beeline
N. direct, quick route.
As soon as the movie was over, Jim made a beeline for the exit.
分解为：bee + line, 理解为：“笔”直的一条线。
chaotic
ADJ. in utter disorder.
He tried to bring order into the chaotic state of affairs.
分解为：chao + tic (adj.), 理解为：“嘈”杂的
enjoin
v. command; order; forbid.
The owners of the company asked the court to enjoin the union from picketing the plant.
看成谐音“硬叫你”―命令
enmity
N. ill will; hatred.
At Camp David President Carter labored to bring an end to the enmity that prevented Egypt and Israel from living in peace.
形态联想：enemy
fleece
N. wool coat of a sheep.
They shear sheep of their fleece, which they then comb into separate strands of wool.
字母形态联想：一圈一圈的羊毛
fleece
v. rob; plunder.
The tricksters fleeced him of his inheritance.
像剥羊毛一样劫掠
goad
v. urge on.
She was goaded by her friends until she yielded to their wishes, also N.
分解为：go + ad, 看成：go ahead.
hoary
ADJ. white with age.
The man was hoary and wrinkled when he was 70.
联想：hairy
idyllic
ADJ. charmingly carefree; simple.
Far from the city, she led an idyllic existence in her rural retreat.
联想：ideal―ideal的生活：田园诗般的
mountebank
N. charlatan; boastful pretender.
The patent medicine man was a mountebank.
分解：mount (mountain) + bank (银行), 联想有人说自己在山上开有银行：吹牛者！
obtuse
ADJ. blunt; stupid.
What can you do with somebody who’s so obtuse that he can’t even tell that you’re insulting him?
分解为：ob (not) + tuse (突), 联想：不突―不尖锐的，钝的。
oust
v. expel; drive out.
The world wondered if Aquino would be able to oust Marcos from office.
看成 s + out, 联想使out
panegyric
N. formal praise.
Blushing at all the praise heaped upon him by the speakers, the modest hero said, “I don’t deserve such panegyrics.”
谐音：“盼你吉利”―颂词
mulct
v. defraud a person of something.
The lawyer was accused of trying to mulct the boy of his legacy.
利用字母m：“蒙”骗
seemly
ADJ. proper; appropriate.
Lady Bracknell did not think it was seemly for Ernest to lack a proper family: no baby abandoned on a doorstep could grow up to marry her daughter.
分解：seem (好象) + ly (adj)。根据 seem 联想：好象还不错―合适的
unseemly
ADJ. unbecoming; indecent; in poor taste.
When Seymour put whoopee cushions on all the seats in the funeral parlor, his conduct was most unseemly.
分解：un (not) + seem (好象) + ly (adj)。根据 seem 联想“不象样的”
tout
v. publicize; praise excessively.
I lost confidence in my broker after he touted some junk bonds that turned out to be a bad investment.
联想“套”近乎―吹捧
tithe
N. tax of one-tenth.
Because he was an agnostic, he refused to pay his tithes to the clergy, also v.
由 tithe 联想 tenth作者: happydog 时间: 2006-6-18 11:23
人体引申词
facade
N. front (of building); superficial or false appearance.
The ornate facade of the church was often photographed by tourists, who never bothered to walk around the building to view its other sides.
Cher’s outward show of confidence was just a facade she assumed to hide her insecurity.
由face引申
facet
N. small plane surface (of a gem); a side.
The stonecutter decided to improve the rough diamond by providing it with several facets.
由face引申。face（面）+et（小）
facetious
ADJ. joking (often inappropriately); humorous.
I’m serious about this project; I don’t need any facetious cracks about do-good little rich girls.
由face引申
gall
N. bitterness; nerve.
The knowledge of his failure filled him with gall.
从gall（胆汁）转化而成。
gall
v. annoy; chafe.
Their taunts galled him.
gallant, a.
从gall（胆汁）转化而成。
bilious
胆汁质
ADJ. suffering from indigestion; irritable.
His bilious temperament was apparent to all who heard him rant about his difficulties.
由bile（胆汁）引申
choleric
ADJ. hot-tempered.
His flushed, angry face indicated a choleric nature.
由chole（胆，胆汁）引申
melancholy
ADJ. gloomy; morose; blue.
To Eugene, stuck in his small town, a train whistle was a melancholy sound, for it made him think of all the places he would never get to see.
由melanchus（黑胆汁）引申
phlegmatic
ADJ. calm; not easily disturbed.
The nurse was a cheerful but phlegmatic person, unexcited in the face of sudden emergencies.
由phlegma（粘液）引申。古洋人相信粘液太多的人无生气。
sanguine
ADJ. cheerful; hopeful.
Let us not be too sanguine about the outcome; something could go wrong.
由sanguin (blood) 引申。
sanguinary
ADJ. bloody.
The battle of Iwo Jima was unexpectedly sanguinary with many casualties.
由sanguin (blood) 引申。
consanguinity
N. kinship.
The lawsuit developed into a test of the consanguinity of the claimant to the estate.
由sanguin (blood) 引申。
sinewy
ADJ. tough; strong and firm.
The steak was too sinewy to chew.
由sinew (腱) 引申。
visceral
ADJ. felt in one’s inner organs.
She disliked the visceral sensations she had whenever she rode the roller coaster.
由viscer（内脏）引申。
viscid
ADJ. adhesive; gluey.
The trunk of the maple tree was viscid with sap.
由viscer（内脏）引申。
viscous
ADJ. sticky, gluey.
Melted tar is a viscous substance.
viscosity, N.
eviscerate=吐出内脏.
由viscer（内脏）引申。
gorge
Three Gorges
N. narrow canyon; steep, rocky cleft.
Terrified of heights, George could not bring himself to peer down into the gorge to see the rapids below.
从gorge（咽喉）转化而成。
gorge
v. stuff oneself.
The gluttonous guest gorged himself with food as though he had not eaten for days.
disgorge
从gorge（咽喉）转化而成。
gory
ADJ. bloody.
The audience shuddered as they listened to the details of the gory massacre. gore, N.
由gore（淤血）引申。
jaundiced
ADJ. prejudiced (envious, hostile, or resentful); yellowed.
Because Sue disliked Carolyn, she looked at Carolyn’s paintings with a jaundiced eye, calling them formless smears. Newborn infants afflicted with jaundice look slightly yellow: they have jaundiced skin.
由jaundice（黄疸）引申。
palate
N. roof of the mouth; sense of taste.
When you sound out the letter “d,” your tongue curves up to touch the edge of your palate. When Alice was sick, her mother made special meals to tempt her palate.
从palate（上颚）转化而成。
palatable
ADJ. agreeable; pleasing to the taste.
Neither Jack’s underbaked opinions nor his overcooked casseroles were palatable to me.
从palate（上颚）转化而成。作者: happydog 时间: 2006-6-18 11:24
某些名词的异体形容词
arboreal
tree的形容词
aquatic
water的形容词
avuncular
uncle的形容词
ADJ. like an uncle.
Avuncular pride did not prevent him from noticing his nephew’s shortcomings.
ligneous
wood的形容词
ADJ. like wood.
Petrified wood may be ligneous in appearance, but it is stonelike in composition.
lunar
moon的形容词
ADJ. pertaining to the moon.
Lunar craters can be plainly seen with the aid of a small telescope.
osseous
bone的形容词
ADJ. made of bone; bony.
The hollow “soft spot” found at the top of the infant’s skull gradually closes as new osseous tissue fills in the gap.
ossify
bone的动词
v. change or harden into bone.
When he called his opponent a “bonehead,” he implied that his adversary’s brain had ossified and that he was not capable of clear thinking.
pulmonary
lung的形容词
ADJ. pertaining to the lungs.
In his researches on pulmonary diseases, he discovered many facts about the lungs of animals and human beings.
sartorial
tailor的形容词
ADJ. pertaining to tailors.
He was as famous for the sartorial splendor of his attire as he was for his acting.
seismic
earthquake的形容词
ADJ. pertaining to earthquakes.
The Richter scale is a measurement of seismic disturbances.
sidereal
star的形容词
ADJ. relating to the stars.
Although hampered by optical and mechanical flaws, the orbiting Hubble space telescope has relayed extraordinary images of distant sidereal bodies.
spatial
space的形容词
ADJ. relating to space.
Certain exercises test your sense of spatial relations by asking you to identify two views of an object seen from different points in space.
stellar
star的形容词
ADJ. pertaining to the stars.
He was the stellar attraction of the entire performance.
terrestrial
earth的形容词
ADJ. on or relating to the earth.
We have been able to explore the terrestrial regions much more thoroughly than the aquatic or celestial regions.
thermal
heat的形容词
ADJ. pertaining to heat.
The natives discovered that the hot springs gave excellent thermal baths and began to develop their community as a health resort. also N.
vitreous
glass的形容词
ADJ. pertaining to or resembling glass.
Although this plastic has many vitreous qualities such as transparency, it is unbreakable.作者: happydog 时间: 2006-6-18 11:25
动物引申词
aquiline
ADJ. curved, hooked.
He can be recognized by his aquiline nose, curved like the beak of the eagle.
源自eagle, aquil为eagle的拉丁体
asinine
ADJ. stupid.
Your asinine remarks prove that you have not given this problem any serious consideration.
源自ass, asinine是ass的形容词
bovine
ADJ. cowlike; placid and dull.
Nothing excites Esther; even when she won the state lottery, she still preserved her air of bovine calm.
源自bull, bovine是bull, cow的形容词
canine
ADJ. related to dogs; doglike.
Some days the canine population of Berkeley seems almost to outnumber the human population.
源自canid（拉丁语，犬科类动物）
coltish
Lively and playful; frisky.
源自colt（小马）
cow
v. terrorize; intimidate.
The little boy was so cowed by the hulking bully that he gave up his lunch money without a word of protest.
由名词cow（牛）转化而成
cower
v. shrink quivering, as from fear.
The frightened child cowered in the corner of the room.
源自cow（牛）
crabbed
ADJ. sour; peevish.
The children avoided the crabbed old man because he scolded them when they made noise.
源自crab（螃蟹），由螃蟹的特性引申而成。构词：N+ed=adj.
dogged
ADJ. determined; stubborn.
Les Miserables tells of inspector Javert’s long, dogged pursuit of the criminal Jean Valjean.
源自dog（狗），由狗的特性引申而成。构词：N+ed=adj.
equestrian
N. rider on horseback.
These paths in the park are reserved for equestrians and their steeds. also ADJ.
源自equester (拉丁语的horse, horseman)
equine
ADJ. resembling a horse.
Her long, bony face had an equine look to it.
源自equester (拉丁语的horse, horseman)
ferret
v. drive or hunt out of hiding.
She ferreted out their secret.
由名词ferret（雪貂）转化而成
gull
v. trick; hoodwink.
Confident no one could gull him, Paul prided himself on his skeptical disposition.
由名词gull（海鸥）转化而成
gullible
ADJ. easily deceived.
Gullible people have only themselves to blame if they fall for con artists repeatedly. As the saying goes, “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.”
源自gull（海鸥）
halcyon
ADJ. calm; peaceful.
In those halcyon days, people were not worried about sneak attacks and bombings.
由名词halcyon（翠鸟）转化而成
从形态上联想：heaven
leonine
ADJ. like a lion.
He was leonine in his rage.
源自lion, leon是lion的异体
lionize
v. treat as a celebrity.
She enjoyed being lionized and adored by the public.
源自lion（狮子）
pestilential
ADJ. causing plague; baneful.
People were afraid to explore the pestilential swamp.
pestilence, N.
源自pest（害虫）
phoenix
N. symbol of immortality or rebirth.
Like the legendary phoenix rising from its ashes, the city of San Francisco rose again after its destruction during the 1906 earthquake.
由phoenix（凤凰）引申
ravenous
ADJ. extremely hungry.
The ravenous dog upset several garbage pails in its search for food.
源自raven（大乌鸦）
serpentine
ADJ. winding; twisting.
The car swerved at every curve in the serpentine road.
源自serpent（大蛇）
scavenge
v. hunt through discarded materials for usable items; search, especially for food.
If you need car parts that the dealers no longer stock, try scavenging for odd bits and pieces at the auto wreckers’ yards.
scavenger, N.
由scavenger（食腐动物）逆向缩成
shrew
N. scolding woman.
No one wanted to marry Shakespeare’s Kate because she was a shrew.
由shrew（地鼠）引申
sloth
N. slow-moving tree-dwelling mammal.
Note how well the somewhat greenish coat of the sloth enables it to blend in with its arboreal surroundings, (secondary meaning)
slothful
ADJ. lazy.
The British word “layabout” is a splendid descriptive term for someone slothful: What did the lazy bum do? He lay about the house all day.
sloth, N.
源自sloth（树懒）
sluggard
N. lazy person.
“You are a sluggard, a drone, a parasite,” the angry father shouted at his lazy son.
源自slug（鼻涕虫），ard=adj.
sluggish
ADJ. slow; lazy; lethargic.
After two nights without sleep, she felt sluggish and incapable of exertion.
源自slug（鼻涕虫）
toady
N. servile flatterer; yes man.
Never tell the boss anything he doesn’t wish to hear: he doesn’t want an independent adviser, he just wants a toady, also v.
源自toad（癞蛤蟆）
ursine
ADJ. bearlike; pertaining to a bear.
Because of its ursine appearance, the great panda has been identified with the bears; actually, it is closely related to the raccoon.
ursus是bear的拉丁体
urchin
N. mischievous child (usually a boy).
Get out! This store is no place for grubby urchins!
由urchin（海胆）引申
vixen
N. female fox; ill-tempered woman.
Aware that she was right once again, he lost his temper and called her a shrew and a vixen.
由vix（雌狐）引申，英语单词中v与f常可互换，演变过程：vix=fix=fox
vulpine
ADJ. like a fox; crafty.
She disliked his sly ways, but granted him a certain vulpine intelligence.
由vulp（狐狸）引申作者: happydog 时间: 2006-6-18 11:26
神话典故引申词
adamant
ADJ. hard; inflexible.
源自Adam（亚当）
amazon
N. female warrior.
源自"亚马逊"：神话中一支高大强壮的女战士族
armada
N. fleet of warships.
源自无敌舰队（1588年西班牙进攻英国时的舰队）
aureole
N. sun’s corona; halo.
源自Aurora（曙光女神）
auroral
ADJ. pertaining to the aurora borealis.
源自Aurora（曙光女神）
bacchanalian
ADJ. drunken.
源自bacchus（酒神）
centaur
N. mythical figure, half man and half horse.
源自【希神】半人半马的怪物
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