aback ad.向后;逆帆 [A, BACK]
abaft ad.prep.在船尾;在...之后 [A + -baft
abandon v.放棄;放縱;遺棄 [ME
abase v.降低;貶抑 [A-, baissier to lower ult
abash v.使局促不安 [bash; unabashed]
abate v.減少;減輕 [rebate 將<已付金額的一部分>予以折扣,回扣,退還]
abbey n.大修道院; 大教堂 [Abba上帝 abbacy 男修道院長(abbot)之職務(轄區(qū),任期) abbess 女修道院院長;尼庵住持]
abbreviation n.縮短;縮寫 [brevity 短暫;簡短]
abdicate v.放棄權利;讓位 [AB-, dicare declare]
abdomen n.腹;下腹 [abdominal adj.]
abduct v.綁架;拐走 [viaduct陸橋,高架橋 (道路,鐵路)(
abed ad.在床上 [A, BED ill(sick)~病臥床上 lie~躺在床上]
aberration n.離開正路;脫離常軌 [errant 錯誤的,偏離的;游歷的;遍歷危險的]
abet v.教唆;唆使 [bait(裝于釣)上或陷阱中的鉤餌]
abeyance n.中止;暫擱 [
abhor v.憎恨;厭惡 [horrible]
abide v.容忍;忍受 [abide by 遵守<規(guī)則、法令、決定等>]
abject a.可憐的;卑鄙的 [reject]
abjure v.發(fā)誓斷絕;公開放棄 [jurare; purjury]
ablution n.沐浴 [antediluvian 諾亞(Noah)洪水前的;太古的;過時的 (cf deluge)]
abnegate v.放棄權利;舍棄;戒禁快樂 [AB-, negare deny]
abnormal a.不正常的;變態(tài)的 [earlier and F anormal, anomal
abode n.住所 [verbal noun of ABIDE: cf. ride, rode, road]
abolition n.廢除;革除 [abolish]
abominate v.痛恨;痛惡 [ominous (omen 的形容詞)不祥的;兇兆的]
aboriginal a.原始的;土著的 [ab+origin+al]
abortive a.失敗的;無意的 [oriental; abort]
abound v.充滿;富于 [abundant]
abrade v.摩擦;磨掉 [erase; abrasion (abrade的名詞)(巖石的)剝蝕;(機械的)磨損]
abridge v.縮短;刪節(jié) [ME
abrogate v.廢止;取消 [interogative rogation (常 ~s)(基督教)(耶穌升天節(jié)前三天做的)禱告 rogatory 請求的;要求的]
abrupt a.突然的;意外的 [ab+rupt=rumpere]
abscond v.潛逃 [condiments 調味料(seasoning) (芥茉、胡椒等)]
absolve v.赦免;解除 [solution]
abstain v.戒除;禁絕 [tenere]
abstemious a.飲食有度;有節(jié)制的 [temetum]
abstinence n.禁食 [abs+tinence ABSTINENT]
abstracted a.心不在焉的 [intractable; abstract]
abstruse a.深奧的 [intrusion]
absurd a.不合理的;荒唐的 [AB-, surdus deaf, dull]
abundant a.豐富的;富裕的 [ME
abuse v.亂用;妄用 [ab+use disabuse 解除某人的迷惑;使醒悟]
abut v.緊鄰;接靠 [a+but]
abyss n.深淵;地獄 [
accede v.同意 [ac+cede]
accelerate v.加速進行 [ac+celer+ate;concede]
accentuate v.重讀;強調 [ac+cent=cant+uate;ACCENT;cantata(音樂)清唱劇]
accessible a.易接近的;易受影響的 [accessible or LL accessibilis; ACCEDE; access]
accessory n.附件;從犯 [ac+ces+sory;ACCEDE]
accidental a.偶然的;意外的 [E
acclaim v.歡呼;喝采 [ac+claim=clamare;clamorous吵鬧的,喧嚷的; acclamation]
acclimate v.適應于新環(huán)境 [ac+climate CLIMATE acclamation]
acclivity n.向上的陡坡 [ac+cliv+ity proclivity]
accolade n.贊美;賞賜 [ac+col=collum+ade; collar]
accommodate v.供應;容納 [ac+commodus; accommodating]
accomplice n.共犯;幫兇 [ME and F complice(prob by assoc with ACCOMPANY),
accord n.一致;符合 [ac+cord=cordis heart]
accost v.打招呼 [ac+cost=costa rib COAST]
accoutre v.供給服裝;裝備 [ac+coutre couture 女裝業(yè);女裝設計師 couturier 女裝設計師]
accredit v.相信;任命;歸功于... [ac+cre+dit CREDIT]
accretion n.增大;添加 [ac+cret+tion accrue ACCRETE 生長;增大;合生]
accrue v.自然增加 [ac+crue增加]
accumulate v.積聚 [ac+cumul=cumulus堆積+ate]
accuse v.控告;歸咎 [ac+cuse=CAUSE]
acephalous a.無頭的 [a+cephal=kephale頭+ous]
acerbity n.尖酸的言語或態(tài)度 [acerb尖,酸+ity acerbic尖刻的]
acetic a.酸的 [ace=acetum醋+ic]
achromatic a.無色的;消色的 [A-, CHROMATIC]
acidulous a.微酸的;克薄的 [acid酸+ulous多的]
acknowledge v.承認 [ac+KNOWLEDGE]
acme n.頂點;極至 [Gk, = highest point]
acoustics n.聲學;傳音性 [acoustic 聽覺的;有關聲音的]
acquaint v.告之;使熟悉 [ac+quiant知道=cognit come to know ACQUAINTANCE 熟人]
acquiescence n.默許的;順從的 [ac+quiesce安靜+nce;aquiescent順從的 quiescent靜止的]
acquisition n.獲得;得到 [ACQUIRE acquisitive 貪得的;物質欲重的 requisite 必須品 acquisitiveness 渴望占有]
acquittal n.開釋
acrid a.辛辣的;尖刻的 [irreg
acrimonious a.尖酸的 [ACRIMONY 尖刻;劇烈]
acrophobia n.高處恐怖癥 [acro=akron+PHOBIA]
activate v.使活動
actuarial a.保險統(tǒng)計(員)的 [ACTUAL actuary 保險公司計算員;法庭記錄(員) actuate 激勵]
actuate v.激勵;促使 [ACTUAL]
acuminate a.銳利的;有尖頭的 [L acuminatus pointed: ACUMEN]
acute a.靈敏的;急性的 [L acutus pp. of acuere sharpen
adage n.格言 [adagium ad+age]
adamant a.堅定不移的;固執(zhí)的 [a+damant=daamao馴服]
adapt v.使適合 [ad+apt=aptus適合 adaptable有適應能力的 aptitude能力]
addendum n.補遺;追加物 [L, gerundive of addere ADD]
addiction n.沉迷;熱中 [ADDICT ad+dict;addictive 使人上癮的]
additive a.添加劑 [LL additivus: ADD]
addle a.混亂的;糊涂的 [addled頭腦混亂的]
adduce v.引證;舉出 [induce引誘]
adept a.老練的 [ad+ept能力 adopt 收養(yǎng); adapt 適應]
adhere v.附著;堅持 [ad+here=haerere粘;adherent 擁護者,黨徒]
adhibit v.容...進入;貼標簽;采用 [AD-, habere have]
adipose a.多脂肪的 [同adeps adipis 胖的]
adjacent a.鄰接的 [ad+jacent=jacere躺]
adjoin v.鄰接;毗連 [AD-, jungere join]
adjourn v.延期;休會 [The court ~ed from Friday until Monday.]
adjudge v.判決;審查并頒給獎賞 [ME
adjudicate v.判決;宣判;裁定 [ad+judic=judicare to judge; judicious明智的]
adjunct n.附屬物;助手 [ad+ju
antibiotic n.抗生素;抗菌的 [
antibody n.抗體 [anti-BODY]
antic a.古怪的;笨拙的 [antics滑稽的動作 ANTIQUE古董 attic閣樓]
anticipate v.預期;期待 [anticipatory預期的 precipitate加速;沉淀]
anticlimax n.令人泄氣的轉變 [anti-climax]
antidote n.解毒藥 [DOTE老年癡呆 DOSE藥劑 overdose藥劑過量]
antielectron n.反電子;正電子
antigen n.抗原 [ANTIBODY, -GEN]
antipathy n.憎惡 [
antipodal a.正相反的 [anti+podal]
antiquated a.陳舊的;過時的 [
antique a.古代的 [F antique or L antiquus, anticus former, ancient
antiques n.古董
antiquity n.古舊;古代;古代的人 [< L antiquitas -tatis
antiseptic n.消毒劑;防腐劑 [septic 有菌的,感染的]
antisocial a.厭惡社交的 [anti-SOCIAL]
antithesis n.相反;對照;對偶 [Gk antitithemi set against (ANTI-, tithemi place)]
antonym n.反義詞 [ANTI-, SYNONYM]
anvil n.鐵砧 [OE anfilte etc]
apathetic a.冷淡的 [APATHY, after PATHETIC 可憐的;悲慘的;無價值的]
apathy n.冷淡;漠不關心 [F apathie
aperitif n.開胃酒 [F aperitif
aperture n.孔;開口 [APERITIF開胃酒]
apex n.頂點;點 [a+ peak頂峰]
aphorism n.格言;警語 [adage格言 maxim公理,格言]
apiary n.養(yǎng)蜂場;蜂房 [aviary養(yǎng)鳥場 apiculture養(yǎng)蜂業(yè)]
apiculture n.養(yǎng)蜂 [L apis bee, after AGRICULTURE]
apiece ad.每人;每個 [cost ten cents ~ 每個一角 A + PIECE]
aplomb n.沉著 [a+plomb 墜垂直線的鉛錘 PLUMMET]
apocalyptic a.啟示的;天啟的 [APOCALYPSE啟示,啟示錄 apogee遠地點 ME
apocryphal a.真?zhèn)慰梢傻?作者不明的 [apo遠+cryph隱藏+al apocrypha偽經 cryptic隱藏的,秘密的 apocrypha 旁經;偽經]
apogee n.遠地點;點 [apo遠+gee地球 peri-gee近地點 geo-logy地質學 geo=gee]
apologize v.道歉 [apo-log-ize apologetic道歉的;歉意的]
apologue n.寓言 [F apologue
apolune n.遠月點 [(月衛(wèi)軌道最遠點;反perilune) APO-+L luna moon, after apogee]
apostate n.背教者;脫黨者 [APOSTASY叛教,脫黨]
apothecary n.藥劑師 [apothec= apotheke儲藏間+ary]
apothegm n.格言 [apo+the+gm]
apotheosis n.神圣的理想;神化之物 [ap+theos神+is theology神學 deify神化]
appall v.使驚駭 [appallling可怕的]
apparatus n.器具;器官;組織 [L
apparel n.精制的衣服 [appar+el;apparent明顯的]
apparition n.幽靈 [ME
appeal v.懇請;呼吁 [ME
appease v.撫慰;使平靜 [ME
appellate a.控訴的;上訴的 [L appellatus(APPEAL, -ATE) appellant n.上訴人;a.控訴的]
appellation n.稱號;名稱 [ME
append v.附加 [L appendere hang appendage 附加物]
appetence n.欲望;性欲;本能 [F appetence or L appetentia
appetite n.胃口;食欲 [appetizing開胃的]
applicable a.生效的;適合的 [APPLY]
apposite a.適當?shù)?[L appositus pp. of apponere(AD-, ponere put)]
appraise v.鑒定 [APPRIZE by assim to PRAISE]
appreciable a.明顯的;重要的 [perceptible感覺到的 appreciative 感謝的;贊賞的]
apprehend v.理解;逮捕;憂懼 [prehensile能抓住的apprehensive 焦慮的;悟性好的]
apprehension n.掛念;憂慮;逮補 [APPREHEND, -ION]
apprise v.通知 [F appris -ise pp. of apprendre learn, teach(APPREHEND)]
approachable a.可靠近的;隨和的 [reproach指責 reapproach再接近 reproachable應受責備的]
approbation n.許可;承認 [APPROBATE通過;許可;稱贊; -ATION]
appropriate v.撥款;盜用;恰當?shù)?[LL appropriatus pp. of appropriare(AD-, proprius own)]
approximate v.近似;近似的 [AD-, proximus very near]
appurtenance n.(土地上)附屬物 [APPERTAIN 附屬,關系,適合, -ANCE]
apron n.圍裙 [ME naperon etc
apropos ad.恰好地 [F propos
aptitude n.才能;性向 [F
aquaplane n.滑水板;滑水板游戲 [
aquarelle n.水彩畫;水彩畫法 [
aquatic a.水生的;水中的 [aqueous 水的]
aqueduct n.高駕渠;渡槽 [L aquae ductus conduit
aquiline a.鉤狀的;似鷹的 [L aquilinus
arabesque a.阿拉伯式的 [F
arable a.適于耕種的;可開墾的 [F arable or L arabilis
arbiter n.仲裁人 [arbitrator公斷人]
arbitrary a.武斷的 [L arbitrarius or F arbitraire(ARBITER, -ARY)arbitrate仲裁,公斷]
arbitrator n.仲裁人;審判者 [ARBITRATION仲裁,公斷, arbitrate 仲裁 L arbitrari judge]
arboreal a.樹的;木本的 [L arboreus arboretum 植物園]
arcade n.騎樓 [F
arcane a.神秘的;秘密的 [F arcane or L arcanus
archaeology n.考古學 [
archaic a.古代的;已不通用的 [F archaique
archetype n.原形 [L archetypum
archipelago n.列島 [It arcipelago
archives n.檔案;檔案保存處
ardent a.熱心的;熱烈的 [ardor 的形容詞 an ~ patriot 滿腔熱忱的愛國者]
ardor n.熱心 [
arduous a.費力的;艱巨的 [L arduus steep, difficult]
arena n.競技場 [L(h)arena sand, sand-strewn place of combat]
argonaut n.冒險家;投機者;叛徒 [(希臘神話)亞哥號上的人員(與Jason同乘亞哥號(the Argo)船前往科基斯(Colchis)尋找金羊毛(the] [Golden Fleece)之一行人)]
argot n.暗語 [argosy 大商船;大商
bathos n.比小法;平凡而陳腐風格 [Gk, = depth]
baton n.警棒;指揮棒;接力棒 [F b on, baston ult
bats a.神經不正常的;怪異的 [
batten v.長肥 [ON batna get better
batter v.n.以物易物;交換
battery n.毆打 [F batterie
battlement n.城墻牒口 [battlemented 有城垛的]
bauble n.美麗而無價值的裝飾物 [ME
bawd n.*話;鴇母;妓女 [ME
bawl v.n.大叫;叫賣;叫罵 [medL baulare bark, Icel baula]
bayou n.海灣;支流;河口 [Amer. F: c
bazaar n.市場;雜貨市集;義賣 [Pers bazar, prob through Turk and It]
beacon n.v.信號塔;警告;照明引導 [OE beacn
beam n.v.桿;光線;放射;微笑 [OE beam tree
beat n.a.脈博;報導;疲倦的 [OE beatan
beatific a.祝福的 [F beatifique or L beatificus
beatitude n.至上的幸福;至福 [F beatitude or L beatitudo
beaver n.海貍;禮帽;下巴胡子 [work like a beaver勤奮地工作 eager beaver 勤奮的人]
bedeck v.裝飾 [DECK (~ oneself)打扮,修飾(用)裝飾(with);甲板]
bedizen v.俗麗地穿著或裝飾 [BE-+obs dizen deck out]
bedlam n.瘋狂行為;精神病院 [hospital of St Mary of Bethlehem in London]
bedraggle v.全身濕透;把衣服拖臟 [BE-+DRAGGLE(在泥中等)拖而弄臟;拖曳;下擺拖地]
beefy a.健壯的;結實的 [BEEF 牛肉;(人的)肌肉;身體的胖瘦,體重]
beet n.甜菜 [OE bete
beetle n.甲蟲;木槌
befall v.發(fā)生;產生;降臨 [BE-, feallan FALL) Evil befell him. 災難臨到他頭上]
beget v.引起;產生 [OE begietan, formed as BE-+GET = procreate生育,生殖;產生]
begrudge v.羨慕;嫉妒 [GRUDGE]
beguile v.欺騙;誘騙 [BE-+obs guile to deceive beguiling欺騙的;消遣的]
behold v.看;(命令式)看呀 [BE-, haldan hold) lo and ~ 你瞧瞧 beholder n.目睹者]
beholden a.蒙恩的;負有義務的 [pp.(obs except in this use)of ())BEHOLD看; 看呀, = bound]
behoove v.理應;有益于 [HOOVE(獸醫(yī))鼓脹癥 hoover 用吸塵器掃除]
belabor v.重打;辱罵
belated a.誤期的 [pp. of obs belate delay(BE-, LATE)]
beleaguer v.圍攻 [camp round (BE-, leger a camp) beleaguered 面臨很多困難]
belie v.掩飾 [OE beleogan(BE-, leogan LIE)]
belittle v.輕視
belle n.美女;絕世美女 [F
bellicose a.好戰(zhàn)的;好爭吵的 [ME
belligerent a.交戰(zhàn)的 [L belligerare wage war
bellow v.吼叫聲;咆哮 [ME: perh. rel. to BELL]
belly n.腹;胃;食欲;鼓脹 [OE belig (orig. = bag)
belongings n.pl.財產;附屬物;家眷
bemoan v.悲嘆 [BE-+MOAN 牢騷,悲嘆,哀悼]
benediction n.祝福;恩賜 [ME
benefactor n.施主;捐助人 [ME
beneficial a.有益的;有利的;慈善的 [BENEFICE 圣俸(在英國國教為vicar或rector之收入)]
beneficiary n.受益人 [L beneficiarius(BENEFICE)]
benevolent a.慈善的;和藹可親的 [
benighted a.蒙昧的;被黑暗籠罩的 [obs benight 使陷入黑暗;使愚昧;使無知]
benign a.親切的;良好的 [ME
benison n.祝福 [ME
benumb v.使麻痹;使昏迷不醒 [BE-, niman take]
bequeath v.遺贈;留傳 [OE becwethan(BE-, cwethan say: cf QUOTH)bequest遺贈;遺產]
bequest n.遺贈;遺贈物 [ME
berate v.痛罵 [BE-+RATE嚴斥,斥責,罵 嚴斥(人),謾罵(at)]
bereave v.奪取 [OE bereafian(BE-, REAVE掠奪;劫奪;竊奪]
bereft a.被剝奪的 [pp. of BEREAVE]
berserk a.瘋狂的 [
berth n.v.睡床;停泊處;停泊 [< BEAR 開花;結實(
beseech v.懇求;哀懇 [ME
beset v.包圍 [OE besettan
besiege v.圍 [ME
besmear v.涂;搽臟 [BE-, SMEAR)]
besmirch v.污;糟蹋 [BE-+ SMIRCH 弄臟;玷污;污點]
besom n.掃把 [OE besema]
bespeak v.指出 [OE bisprecan(BE-, SPEAK)]
bestial a.殘忍的;野蠻的 [ME
bestow v.贈與;利用 [ME
bestride v.跨騎 [OE bestridan]
betimes ad.早;及時;不久;有時 [ME
betoken v.表示 [OE(BE-, tacnian signify: TOKEN記號;證據(jù)(of);紀念品]
betray v.背叛;出賣;泄露 [ME
betroth v.訂婚 [ME
beverage n.飲料 [ME
bevy n.一群鳥;一群人
beware v.注意;小心;警戒 [Beware of pickpockets. 謹防扒手 BE + WARE小心;器具;貨物]
bewilder v.使為難,使不知所措 [BE- + obs. wilder lose one's way]
bewitch v.迷惑;陶醉 [OE wiccian enchant
bias n.n.斜線;成見,心里的傾向
bibliography n.文獻學;參考書目 [bibliographie
bibliophile n.珍愛藏書者;藏書家 [F bibliophile(BIBLIO-, -PHILE)]
bibulous a.好飲水的;吸水的 [L bibulus freely drinking
bicameral a.兩院制的 [BI-+L camera chamber]
bicker v.n.插嘴;潺潺流;閃爍 [ME biker, beker]
bide v.居住;留;等待;忍受 [OE bidan
biennial a.兩年一次的 [L biennis(BI-, annus year)]
bifurcate a.分為兩部分 [medL bifurcare
bigotry n.頑固 [BIGOT 頑固者,乖僻的人]
bilateral a.兩邊的;左右對稱的
bile n.膽汁;不開心;脾氣 [F
bilge n.船底;船底的污垢 [prob var of BULGE(]
bilingual a.能說兩種語言的 [L bilinguis(BI-, lingua tongue)]
bilious a.患膽病的;壞脾氣的 [L biliosus
bilk v.欺騙;挫折;使人失望 [perh = BALK: (17th c) = spoil one's opponent's score]
billingsgate n.下流話
bin n.儲藏箱;收入收藏室 [OE bin(n), binn
cab n.v.計乘車;駕駛室;自修書 [abbr. of CABRIOLET]
cabal n.派系;陰謀 [F cabale
cache n.隱藏所 [F
cachet n.封印 [F
cackle v.呵呵笑 [ME prob
cacodemon n.惡靈;惡鬼;惡人 [Gk kakodaimon
cacography n.拼錯字;抄錯;拙劣的書法 [Gk kakos bad, after orthography]
cacology n.措辭不當;發(fā)音不正 [LL cacologia
cacophony n.不調和的聲音 [kakos bad+phone sound]
cad n.下流的男人;粗鄙的人 [abbr of CADDIE球童 in sense 'odd-job man']
cadaver n.人之尸體 [ME
cadence n.韻律;調子 [ME
cadet n.陸?？哲娦W生;實習生 [F
cadge v.行乞勒索(金錢等);行商 [bind, carry]
cajole v.以甜言蜜語誘惑欺騙 [F cajoler]
calamity n.災難;吹毛求疵的人 [calamitous 造成災禍的 calamity howler 杞人憂天者;悲觀論者 Calamity Jane 患難珍妮 (原名Martha] [Jane Canary(Burke)1852-1902,美國拓荒女英雄)]
caliber n.才干;才能;口徑;器量 [同CALIBRE]
calligraphy n.書法 [call=kallos beauty+graphy]
calliope n.蒸汽琴;汽笛風琴 [Gk Kalliope muse of epic poetry(lit 'beautiful-voiced')]
callous a.無情的;結硬塊的
[ME
callow a.未成長的 [OE calu]
calorific a.生熱的 [L calorificus
calumny n.誹謗;讒言 [calumniate誹謗;中傷]
cameo n.有浮雕的寶石 [ME
camouflage n.v.偽裝;掩飾;隱瞞;欺瞞 [f camoufler disguise
canard n.虛報;謠言 [F, = duck]
candor n.坦白;率真
canker n.弊病 [cank螃蟹]
canny a.精明的;節(jié)儉的 [CAN(in sense 'know')+-Y]
canon n.宗教法規(guī);教士;經典 [OE
cant n.黑話;偽善之言 [ME
cantata n.清唱劇 [cant=cantare sing]
canter n.慢步小跑 [short for Canterbury(坎特布里,英國大教堂)pace, from the supposed easy pace of medieval pilgrims to] [Canterbury]
canto n.長詩中的章 [It, = song,
canvass v.細究;討論;檢票 [orig = toss投擲,搖蕩 in a sheet, agitate 搖動 CANVAS 帆布,油畫]
capacious a.容量大的 [L capax -acis
caparison n.裝飾用馬衣;給馬穿衣 [
caper v.n.雀躍;嬉戲;把戲 [ME capres & F c res
capillary a.毛細管的 [
capitulate v.有條件地投降 [
caprice n.反復無常;任性 [F
caption n.標題 [
captious a.好吹毛求疵的;詭辯的 [capt take+ious->take(other's fault)(CAPTION)]
carat n.克拉;開 [
cardinal a.首要的;基本的
[ME
cardiology n.心臟學 [cardio+logy]
careen v.使船傾倒;使側傾 [
caress v.撫愛 [
caricature n.諷刺畫;諷刺 [
carmine n.洋紅色 [
carnage n.*;殘殺 [
carnal a.肉體的 [
carnivorous a.食肉的 [
carouse n.v.酒宴;痛飲;狂歡 [orig as adv = right out, in phr drink carouse
carping a.吹毛求疵的
carrion n.腐臭的尸體 [ME
cartographer n.制圖者 [carto紙+grapher]
carve v.雕刻;切成薄片;開拓 [OE ceorfan cut
cascade n.小瀑布 [F
caste n.印度世襲階級;階級制度 [(肉體上)純潔的,貞潔的]
castigate v.譴責;懲治 [L castigare reprove
casualty n.意外;災禍 [ME
casuistry n.詭辯;曲解 [casuist 詭辯家 F casuiste
cataclysm n.洪水;劇變 [cata向下的+clysm=kluzo洗 catacomb地下墓穴 catalogue分類目錄 clyster(醫(yī))灌腸]
catalyst n.催化劑 [cata+lysis溶解 after analyst catalysis接觸反應,催化作用]
catapult n.彈弩;發(fā)射機 [F catapulte or L catapulta
catastrophe n.大災難 [cata+strophe turning]
catechism n.問答形式的教授法 [CATECHIZE 以問答方式講授;盤問 catechizer 口試者 catechist 傳道師;盤問者;采用問答式教學者]
categorical a.絕對的 [CATEGORY 種類]
cater v.承辦酒席;迎合 [
catharsis n.導瀉;凈化 [
catholic a.寬容的;廣泛的 [
caucus n.干部會議;核心人物 [18th-c US, perh
caustic a.腐蝕性的;刻薄的 [
cauterize v.灼燒 [
cavalcade n.車隊等的行列 [
cavil v.吹毛求疵;苛責 [
cavity n.空穴;空腔;蛀牙洞 [
cede v.割讓;讓步 [
celebrity n.名聲;名人 [
celerity n.快速 [
celestial a.天上的 [CELESTE天空]
celibate a.
coterminous a.毗連的;有共同邊界的 [也寫作contermious, con+term邊界,結束;terminate結束]
couch n.床;睡椅;麥牙糖 [var of QUITCH =quitch grass 茅草]
counterfeit a.n.v.假冒的;偽作;騙子 [E
countermand v.撤回;取消 [ME
counterpart n.相對物;極相似之物 [counterpane(裝飾用的)床罩,床單 counterpiston 逆活塞]
coupling n.聯(lián)結;聯(lián)合體
covenant n.契約;盟約 [ME
covert a.暗地的;隱藏的 [ME
covetous a.貪婪的 [ME
cower v.畏縮;退縮 [ME
coxcomb n.紈褲子弟;花花公子
[雞冠花(cockscomb)= cock's comb(see COCK), orig(a cap worn by)a jester(尤指中世紀王侯、貴族所豢 養(yǎng)的)小丑,弄臣
coy a.害羞的 [ME
cozen v.欺騙 [16th-c perh rel to COUSIN 堂兄弟(姊妹) cozen a person of (out of) something=~ something of (out of) a] [person 騙取某人的某物 cozenage 欺騙,哄騙]
cozy a.溫暖而舒適的 [同COSY a ~ little restaurant 舒適雅致的小餐廳 cozy up to a person(美口語)博取<某人>的歡心, 好]<[某人>]
crabbed a.乖戾的;暴躁的 [ME
cracker n.爆竹,摔爆;一種裝有糖果
cram v.填塞;倉促用功 [OE crammian
cranky a.胡思亂想的;發(fā)瘋的 [perh
crass a.粗魯?shù)?愚蠢的 [L crassus solid, thick]
craven a.懦弱的 [
crease n.v.皺痕;(使)起皺痕
credence n.相信 [
credo n.信條 [ME
credulity n.輕信;易信 [L credulus
creed n.教義;信條 [OE creda
creek n.小灣;小溪 [
crepuscular a.在晨曦時刻活動的 [L crepusculum twilight(日出前的)微明,曉光;曙光;(較常指日落后的)黃昏,薄暮]
crestfallen a.垂頭喪氣的 [CREST雞冠+FALLEN]
crevice n.裂縫;破口 [ME
cringe n.v.畏縮;奉承 [ME crenge, crenche, OE cringan, crincan: CRANK脾氣暴躁的 cringing 諂媚的;奉承的]
cripple n.跛子;殘廢的 [OE crypel, rel to CREEP 爬行,匍匐]
crisp a.脆的;活潑的 [OE
criterion n.標準;定規(guī) [Gk kriterion means of judging(cf CRITIC)]
crooked a.有鉤的;彎曲的;秘密造的 [ME
cross a.不高興的 [OE cros
crotchety a.思想奇怪的;怪僻的 [CROTCHET奇想;反復無常+-Y]
crude a.未提煉的;生的;粗野 [ME
crumble v.粉碎;崩潰;滅亡 [ME
crunch v.嘎扎嘎扎的咬嚼;壓碎
[同scrunch earlier cranch, assim to munch用力嚼 A dog was ~ing on a bone 一只狗在咯吱咯吱地 啃 著骨頭
crusade n.十字軍;圣戰(zhàn);改革運動
[earlier croisade(F
crux n.緊要關頭;要點 [L, = cross(
cryogenic a.低溫的;低溫學的
[cryogen (化學)致冷劑;冷凍劑 cryo- (用于復合字中) 表"冰冷,嚴寒"之義,如: cryometer低溫計 (內裝 酒精,而非水銀)
cryptic a.神秘的;隱藏的 [LL crypticus
cryptogram n.密碼 [cryptogrammic 亦作cryptogammatic 密碼的;暗號的;似密碼或暗號的 crypto (復合用詞)表示"隱的,秘密的"]
cuddle v.撫愛地懷抱;貼著身睡 [16th c: perh
cuisine n.烹調;烹飪法 [F
culinary a.廚房的;烹調的 [L culinarius
cull v.揀選;剔除 [ME
culmination n.頂點;潮
[the ~ of one's ambition 某人雄心 (抱負) 的極致 2(天文)通過子午線,中天 culminate 到達點 ( 極點,絕頂) ;達到潮 (極盛)
culpable a.該受譴責的 [
cultivate v.耕種 [medL cultivare
cultivating n.力求與人交往
cupidity n.貪婪 [ME
curb n.馬勒;控制 [ME
curmudgeon n.守財奴 [curly 鬈發(fā)的;卷曲的;卷縮的 curr(鴿、貓等)發(fā)咕咕聲;發(fā)嗚嗚聲 currant 小粒的無子葡萄干]
curry v.制革;曲意逢迎 [ME
cursive a.草體的 [medL(scriptura)cursiva
cursory a.匆促的;粗略的 [L cursorius of a runner(CURSOR計算尺游標)]
curtail v.縮短;縮減 [
cushion n.墊子;后腿肉;緩解 [
custody n.監(jiān)護;保管 [L custodia
cute a.聰明的;可愛的 [shortening of ACUTE敏銳的]
cyclopean a.巨大的 [獨眼巨人 Cyclops(似)的;cyclopia(醫(yī))獨眼畸形]
cynic n.憤世嫉俗;不信人間真情 [L cynicus
cynosure n.眾人注目之的
[
cytology n.細胞學 [cyto-, cyt- 表"細胞"之義 cytologist 細胞學家 cytokinesis (細胞分裂時之) 細胞漿移動;原漿移動] [cytochrome 細胞色素 cytogenous 細胞合成的]
dabble v.涉足;淺賞 [16th c:
dainty a.優(yōu)美的;講究的;好吃的 [AF dainte, OF daintie, deintie
dais n.講臺 [ME
dally v.嬉戲;玩弄 [ME
dampen v.弄濕;使消沉;挫銳氣
dandy n.好時髦的人;好打扮的 [18th c: perh orig = Andrew
donor n.給予者 [ME
dormant a.蟄伏的;休止的 [ME
dorsal a.背的;背部的 [F dorsal or LL dorsalis
dose n.v.一服;安排;混合物 [F
dotage n.老年糊涂;溺愛
dote v.衰老;年老昏慵;溺愛 [同DOAT ME, corresp to MDu doten be silly DOTING沉溺于愛的,溺愛的]
doughty a.勇敢的;堅強的 [OE dohtig var of dyhtig
dour a.悶悶不樂的 [ME(orig Sc), prob
doze v.小睡 [17th c: cf Da d*se make drowsy]
draconian a.苛刻的 [Draco 雅典立法者]
draft n.草稿;匯票 [phonetic spelling of DRAUGHT草稿;匯票;起草;征兵]
drape v.懸掛的布 [ME
drawl v.n.懶洋洋地說;慢慢地說 [16th c: prob orig cant,
dreary a.沉寂的;可怕的;荒涼的 [OE dreorig
dregs n.渣滓;最無用的部分 [dreg 渣滓,沈淀物,糟粕,廢物;微量;些微]
drizzle v.下細雨 [prob
droll a.有趣的;滑稽的 [F dr e, perh
drone n.雄蜂;翁翁聲;翁翁作聲 [OE dran, dr'n prob
dross n.渣滓;無用之物 [OE dros: cf MLG drosem, OHG truosana]
drudgery n.乏味的工作;賤役 [durdge賤役;苦工;書呆子]
dubious a.懷疑的;可疑的 [L dubiosus
ductile a.易變形的;柔軟的;馴良的 [ME
dudgeon n.憤怒 [in(a)high ~ 極為憤怒]
dulcet a.悅耳的 [ME, earlier doucet
duplicity n.欺騙;口是心非 [ME
durance n.禁錮;監(jiān)禁 [ME
dwindle v.日益減小;縮小;衰落 [dwine fade away
dynamic a.精力充沛的 [F dynamique
dyspeptic a.消化不良;憂郁 [dyspepsia(-sy)n L dyspepsia
earthy a.粗俗的
ebb v.退潮;潮落 [OE ebba, ebbian]
ebullient a.熱情洋溢的 [L ebullire ebullient- bubble out(E-, bullire boil)ebullience -cy 沸騰;(情感的)迸發(fā),熱狂]
eccentric a.奇人;離心圓 [LL eccentricus
ecclesiastic a.教會的;神職者的 [F ecclesiastique or LL ecclesiasticus
eclecticism n.折衷主義 [Gk eklektikos
eclipse n.v.蝕;光之喪失;暗然失色 [ME
ecology n.生態(tài)學;社會生態(tài)學 [G ologie
ecstasy n.狂喜;忘形
[ME
ecumenical a.普通的;全基督教會的 [LL oecumenicus
eddy n.漩渦;卷渦;旋風;漩卷 [prob OE ed- again, back, perh of Scand orig]
edify v.陶冶;教化;啟發(fā) [ME
educe v.引出;演繹 [ME
eerie a.奇異的;怪誕的 [orig NEngl and Sc eri, of obscure orig: cf OE earg cowardly]
efface v.抹掉 [F effacer(EX-, FACE)]
effectual a.有效的 [ME
effervesce v.冒泡;興奮 [L effervescere(EX-, fervere be hot)]
effete a.疲憊的;枯竭的 [L effetus worn out by bearing young(EX-, FOETUS= fetus(生物)胎兒]
efficacy n.功效;效力
effigy n.肖像 [L effigies
effluvium n.惡臭;臭氣 [L(EFFLUENT)]
effrontery n.厚顏無恥 [F effronterie
effulgent a.光輝的;燦爛的 [L effulgere shine forth(EX-, fulgere shine)]
effusive a.流出的;感情橫溢的
egoism n.自私;自負;自我主義 [F egoisme ult
egotism n.自負;自大 [EGO+-ISM with intrusive -t-]
egregious a.非常的;過分的 [L egregius illustrious, lit 'standing out from the flock'
egress n.出去;出口 [L egressus
ejaculation n.絕叫;失聲 [L ejaculari to dart(E-, jaculum javelin標槍) ejaculate 突然叫出來,忽然說出來;射出(液體)]
elaborate v.盡心竭力地做 [L elaboratus pp. of elaborare(E-, labor work)]
elasticity n.彈性;伸縮力 [modL elasticus
elicit v.誘出;引出 [L elicere elicit-(E-, lacere entice)]
eliminate v.消除 [L eliminare(E-, limen liminis threshold(
elite n.精華;精銳;社會名流
eloquent a.雄辯的;富于表現(xiàn)力的 [L eloqui(E-, loqui speak)ELOQUENCE雄辯,口才]
elucidate v.闡明;說明 [LL elucidare(E-, LUCID透明的;透徹的)]
elude v.躲避;困惑
[L eludere elus-(E-, ludere play)~ pursuit 逃避追蹤 ~ the law 逃避法網(wǎng) ~ a person's understanding<問 題等>叫人無法捉 摸,令人困惑
elusive a.難懂的;難捉摸的 [an ~ answer 遁辭 track down an ~ fact 追查難以明了的事實]
emaciated a.瘦弱的;憔悴的 [L emaciare emaciat-(E-, macies leanness)]
emanate v.流出;發(fā)散 [L emanare flow out]
emancipate v.解放;解除 [L emancipare transfer property(E-, manus hand+capere take)]
embargo v.n.禁止通商;妨害 [Sp
embed v.埋藏;埋入;深留心中 [The scene was embedded in his memory 那一幕情景 深深地留在他的記憶]
embellish v.裝飾;布置 [ME
embezzlement n.盜用;私用 [em+bezzle破壞 EMBEZZLE盜用;侵吞]
emblazon v.飾以紋章 [同BLAZON以紋章裝飾]
emblem n.v.象徵;典型;寓意畫 [ME
fervent a.強烈的;熱情的 [ME
fester v.化膿;腐敗 [ME
fete v.招待;慶祝;慶典;節(jié)日 [a garden (lawn) ~(美)園游會 a national ~ 國定節(jié)日]
fetid a.臭的;有惡臭的 [L fetidus
fetish n.被認為有神靈之物;偶像 [F fetiche
feud n.爭執(zhí);領地;不和;爭執(zhí) [medL feudum: FEE]
fiasco n.完全失敗 [It, = bottle(with unexplained allusion): FLASK燒瓶;小水瓶]
fiat n.命令 [L, = let it be done by fiat 以(絕對)命令]
fickle a.多變的;不專的 [OE ficol;cf befician deceive, f'cne deceitful]
fictitious a.虛構的;佯裝的 [L ficticius(FICTILE 塑造的;可塑造的 粘土制的;陶土制的 It's a ~ deity 這是用粘土塑的神像 Sanhsia] [is famous for its ~ ware 三峽以陶器聞名]
fidelity n.忠誠 [F fidelite or L fidelitas(FEALTY忠誠)]
fidget v.煩躁之人 [obs or dial fidge to twitch fidgety 坐立不安的;不安定的]
fiduciary a.受托的;信托的 [L fiduciarius(FIDUCIAL基準的;根據(jù)信仰的;信托的)]
fierce a.粗暴的;兇猛的 [ME
fiery a.火的,燃燒的;炯炯的
figment n.虛構的事物 [ME
filch v.偷竊(不貴重的東西) [16th-c thieves' sl He ~ed a piece of chalk from the teacher's desk 他從老師的書桌上偷取一支粉筆]
file n.銼刀;推敲;銼;陶冶 [FILINGS銼屑]
filial a.子女的 [ME
filth n.污物;猥褻;猥褻語 [OE fylth(FOUL, -TH)filthy不潔的;污*的]
finable a.可罰款的;應罰款的
finale n.終局;結尾 [It(FINAL)]
finesse n.手法;技巧 [F, rel to FINE]
finicky a.苛求的;太過講究的 [單詞FINICAL的變體,
finite a.有限的 [L finitus pp. of finire FINISH]
firmament n.天空;蒼天 [ME
fissile a.易分裂的;易裂的 [L fissilis(FISSURE裂縫;裂開)]
fissure n.裂縫 [ME
fitful a.斷續(xù)的;一陣陣的;不安的 [a ~ wind 一陣陣的風]
flabby a.軟弱的;意志薄弱的 [alt of earlier flappy
flaccid a.軟弱的;沒力氣的 [F flaccide or L flaccidus
flag v.衰退;枯萎 [flagging adj萎靡的;疲憊的 FLAGGY松軟的;疲憊的]
flagellate v.鞭打 [flagellant鞭笞者,嚴厲批評的 flagellum鞭子;鞭毛]
flagrant a.惡名昭彰的;聲名狼籍的 [F flagrant or L flagrant- part stem of flagrare blaze火焰;燃燒]
flail v.用連枷打;擊打 [OE prob
flair n.才能;本領 [F flairer to smell ult
flamboyant a.燦爛的;華麗的 [F(in Archit sense), pres part of flamboyer
flare v.(火焰)搖曳;閃爍
[The torches ~d in the wind 那些火炬的火焰在風中搖曳 My stomach ulcer has ~d up again 我的胃潰 瘍突然又發(fā)作了 flareback 火舌回閃;反駁
flaunt v.炫耀;張揚 [Flags are ~ing in the breeze 旗子在微風中飄揚 ~ one's riches in public 在大眾面前炫耀自己的財富]
flaw n.裂縫;缺陷 [flawless無瑕疵的,無缺點的]
flay v.剝皮;劫奪;嚴厲斥責 [OE flean
fleck v.斑點;微粒 [perh
fledgling a.n.無經驗的(年輕人) [FLEDGE+-LING]
fleece n.羊毛;柔軟的織品;詐取 [OE fleos, fles
fleeting a.飛逝的;疾馳的;短暫的 [FLEET+-ING]
flexible a.易曲的;柔韌的;能變形的 [ME
flick n.輕打;輕彈 [go to the ~s 去看電影 He ~ed me in the face 他(用指尖)輕彈我的臉]
flicker n.火光閃動 [imit of its note]
flighty a.輕浮的;心情浮動的 [FLIGHT飛行;飛躍+Y]
flimsy a.脆弱的;薄弱的 [17th c: prob
flinch v.退縮
[Without ~ing he dashed into the burning house to save the children 他毫不畏縮地沖進在燃燒的房 屋 中去救小孩
fling v.拋;突然伸出;用力搖動 [He flung a stream of abuse at me 他沖著我亂 罵一通 He was flung into jail 他被關進監(jiān)獄 She angrily] [flung up her head 她生氣地抬起頭]
flint n.打火石;燧石
flippant a.言語尖刻的;無禮的 [FLIP蹦跳+-ANT FLIPPANCY無禮;言語尖刻]
flirt v.調情取樂;調戲;用力搖動 [imit flirtatious愛調戲的;輕浮的]
flock n.群;聚集;成群地去 [ME
floppy a.懶散的;邋遢的 [floppy disk(電算)軟磁碟]
flora n.植物志;植物群
[modL
florid a.華麗的;鮮紅的 [F floride or L floridus
flotsam n.遇難船的殘骸或漂流貨物 [AF floteson
flout v.輕視;嘲弄;違抗 [perh
fluency n.流利;雄辯
fluffy a.絨毛的;毛茸茸的;無聊的
fluke n.比目魚;馬鈴薯;偶然機會 [16th c: perh
flunk n.v.考試不及格;斷絕關系
[cf FUNK 卻懦;畏縮 and obs flink be a coward)He ~ed the course 他那一科考試不及格(flinch 與 funk 的混合語)
flush n.疾風;飛起;水淹;臉紅 [BLUSH 臉紅]
fluster v.使緊張;使慌亂 [cf Icel flaustr(a)hurry, bustle]
fluted a.有凹槽的 [flute 笛,橫笛(建筑)(柱子上的)長凹槽,凹槽雕刻 用橫笛演奏<曲子>]
flux n.流動;不斷的改變 [ME
foible n.弱點;小缺點 [F, obs form of faible(FEEBLE衰弱的;無效的)]
foil n.薄金屬片;圓頭劍;阻撓 [
foist v.混入;蒙騙 [orig of palming a false die,
fold n.折褶;羊欄;折摺 [OE fald]
foliage n.葉(集合稱) [ME
follies n.時事諷刺舞臺劇
foment v.煽動 [ME
foolhardy a.魯莽的 [ME
footle n.夢話;做笨事;胡鬧;浪費 [19th c: perh
handicap n.v.障礙;困難;妨礙
handle n.柄;把手;處理;操作 [OE handle, handlian(HAND)]
hap n.運氣 [ME
haphazard a.偶然的;隨便的 [HAP+HAZARD]
harangue n.長篇的高談闊論 [ME
harass v.使煩惱 [F harasser
harbinger n.先兆;先驅者 [earlier = 'one who provides lodging': ME herbergere
harbor n.港彎;避難所;隱匿
hardy a.耐勞的;強健的;耐寒的 [ME
harping n.反復述說 [harpins(造船)(支持船端框架)臨時木材]
harridan n.惡婦;丑老太婆 [17th-c cant, perhaps
harrow v.以耙掘;傷害 [ME
harry v.襲擊 [Guerrillas harried our rear 游擊隊執(zhí)拗地攻擊我們的后方 Harry魔鬼;惡魔by the Lord ~ 誓必;必然 play] [Old ~ with弄壞]
hasten v.催促;促進;趕快;急行
hatch v.n.孵化;艙口;加陰影 [ME
haughty a.傲慢的;自大的 [HAUGHTINESS 傲慢]
haul v.拖;拉 [var of HALE 猛拉;拖曳;(尤指老人)健壯的,矍鑠的]
hauteur n.傲慢;擺架子 [F
havoc n.大荒廢;大破壞 [ME
hawser n.大纜;大索 [
hazard n.v.危險;孤注一擲;偶然 [ME
hazy a.有霧的;模糊的 [17th c in Naut use]
heap n.v.累積;堆積;大量 [OE heap, heapian
heathen n.a.異教徒;野蠻的 [本來的意思是"住在長著石南的荒野之人", 羅馬帝國時代, 基督教在都市 比在鄉(xiāng)村擴展得迅速,]所 [住在heathen之人多半不是基督徒 因此 heathen就轉變?yōu)閉
heave v.用力舉起 [OE hebban
hectic a.發(fā)熱的;緊張興奮的
[ME etik
hedge n.籬笆;障礙;圍住;守衛(wèi)
[OE hegg
hedonism n.享樂主義;享樂 [Gk hedone pleasure HEDONISTIC享樂的;快樂論的;快樂主義的]
heed v.留心;注意 [OE hedan
heedlessness n.不注意;調以輕心
heel n.踵;后腳跟;隨從;傾斜 [prob
hefty a.重的;肌肉發(fā)達的 [a ~ blow 重重的一擊 a ~ price 相當高的價格]
hegemony n.領導權;霸權;盟主權
[Gk hegemonia
heinous a.極惡的;可憎的 [ME
heliotrope n.向日花 [
helm n.v.駕駛盤;統(tǒng)治;操縱 [HELMSMAN 舵手]
helping n.幫助;協(xié)助;(食物的)一份
herald n.傳令官;使者;傳達;預告 [ME
herd n.獸群;大眾;放牧;聚集
[OE heord,(in sense 3)hirdi,
heresy n.異端邪說;異教 [ME
heretic n.持異端學說者;異教徒 [ME
heritage n.世襲的財產;繼承物;傳統(tǒng) [ME可傳讓的 <性質、疾病等>遺傳性的]
hermetically ad.密封的;不透氣的 [modL hermeticus irreg
hermitage n.隱士的居處;隱廬葡萄酒 [ME
heterogeneous a.異質的;不同的 [medL heterogeneus
hew v.砍;伐;削
[OE heawan
hiatus n.空隙;裂縫 [L, = gaping
hibernal a.冬日的;寒冷的 [hibernacle 動物冬眠處]
hidebound a.頑固;氣量狹的;皮包骨的 [HIDE皮+BOUND包裹;約束]
hideous a.可怕的;非常討厭的 [ME hidous
hierarchy n.階級制度 [ME
hieroglyphic a.象形文字 [
highbrow n.a.知識分子;賣弄知識者
hilarious a.喜不自禁的;歡鬧的 [L hilaris
hinder v.妨礙;阻擾;阻礙;打擾 [hindrance 妨害,障礙,阻礙物]
hindmost a.最后方的 [hinder 后面的,后部的 hindgut(胚、動)后腸;尾腸]
hireling n.雇工;雇員 [OE hyrling(HIRE, -LING)]
hirsute a.多毛的;蓬亂的 [L hirsutus]
hiss v.n.發(fā)嘶嘶聲;發(fā)虛聲制止 [~ at a play (an actor) 對戲劇 (演員) 噓噓地喝倒采 ~ a lecturer 對演說者發(fā)出不滿的噓聲 ~ a speaker] [away (down) 發(fā)噓聲把演講者轟走 (轟下 臺)]
histology n.組織學;組織結構 [histo-, hist-(用于復合字中)表"組織"之義,如:histamine(生化)組胺(蛋白質分解而產生的一種氨基酸] [histie(蘇)(指土地)不毛的]
histrionic a.戲劇的;演劇的 [LL histrionicus
histrionics n.裝模作樣;舞臺藝術
hitch v.拴;用力移動;被鉤住
[He ~ed his horse to a tree 他把他的馬系在一棵樹上 He ~ed his chair nearer the fire 他把椅子移近火 [一些 ~ a ride (lift) 搭便車]
hoard n.財寶;儲藏;積蓄;蓄財 [~ up treasure 積聚財寶 A squirrel ~s nuts for the winter 松鼠為過冬貯藏堅果(<中OE "寶物")]
hoary a.鬢發(fā)斑白的;陳腐的 [a ~ old excuse 老套的辯白]
hoax n.惡作劇 [18th c: prob contr
hobble v.蹣跚;跛行 [ME, prob
hobnob v.n.ad.交好;共飲;隨意地
[hob or nob = give or take, of alternate drinking;earlier hab nab, = have or not have ~ with the rich 與有 [人親密地交往]
hogshead n.大桶 [ME
hoist v.n.懸起;拉升;發(fā)信號 [16th c: alt of hoise<(15th-c)hysse, prob of LG orig: cf LG hissen]
innocuous a.無害的;無毒的 [L innocuus(IN-, nocuus formed as INNOCENT無罪的;無知的)]
innovation n.改革;革新
innuendo n.暗指;諷刺 [L, = by nodding at, by pointing to: ablat gerund of innuere nod at(IN-, nuere nod)]
inordinate a.無節(jié)制的;過度的 [ME
inquisitive a.想問的;好追根究底的 [E
inroad n.侵略;侵害;蠶食 [IN+ROAD in sense 'riding']
insane a.瘋狂的;精神錯亂的 [L insanus(IN-, sanus healthy)]
insatiable a.不知足的;貪求無厭的 [ME
inscrutable a.不了解的;不可思議的 [ME
insensate a.無感覺的;無情的 [ecclL insensatus(IN-, sensatus
insert v.插進;嵌入;插入 [L inserere(IN-, serere sert- join)]
insidious a.狡猾的;暗中活動的 [L insidiosus cunning
insinuate v.暗示 [L insinuare insinuat-(IN-, sinuare to curve)]
insipid a.乏味的 [F insipide or LL insipidus(IN-, sapidus SAPID有味道的;有趣味的)]
insolent a.粗野的;無禮的 [ME, = 'arrogant',
insolvency n.破產 [SOLVENT 有償還能力的;有溶解力的 insolvent1(法律)無力償付債務的(謔)把錢用光的人;破產的人]
insomnia n.失眠 [L
insouciant a.不在意的;無憂慮的 [F(IN-, souciant pres part of soucier care)INSOUCIANCE漠不關心]
inspiration n.靈感;啟示 [E
installation n.任命;就任;裝置 [edL installatio(INSTALL)]
instigate v.鼓勵;煽動 [L instigare instigat- instigation鼓動煽動;教唆]
insufficient a.不足;不適當;無能力的 [E
insular a.島的;狹隘的 [LL insularis(INSULATE)~ prejudices 心胸狹隘的偏見 insularity 島(國),島國性 島國根性,胸襟褊狹]
insulate v.隔離;使孤立;成島 [L insula island+-ATE]
insuperable a.無法克服的 [ME
insurgent a.起事的;*的 [F
integrate v.合而為一;使完全 [L integrare integrat- make whole(INTEGER整體;整數(shù))integrated 整合的;完整的]
integrity n.完整;正直 [ME
integument n.皮膚;外皮 [L integumentum
intellect n.理解力;智力 [ME
intelligentsia n.知識階層 [Russ
inter v.埋葬 [ME
intercept v.中途奪取;截奪;截斷 [L intercipere intercept-(INTER-, capere take)]
interdict v.限制;禁止 [ME
interim n.暫時;過渡時期 [L, as INTER-+adv suffix -im]
interlocutory a.對話的;中間的 [medL interlocutorius(INTERLOCUTOR對話者)]
intermediary a.仲裁者 [intermediaire
interment n.埋葬
interminable a.無終止的;冗長的 [ME
intermittent a.間歇的 [L intermittere intermittent-(INTERMIT暫時中止)]
internecine a.兩敗俱傷的;互相殘殺的 [orig = deadly,
internist n.內科醫(yī)師
interpolate v.加添字句于文稿 [L interpolare furbish up(INTER-, polire POLISH優(yōu)雅;精良;擦亮)(
interstice n.空隙;裂縫 [interstitium(INTER-, sistere stit- stand)interstices 縫;細口]
intervene v.插入;介于其間 [L intervenire(INTER-, venire come)intervention 干涉]
interweave v.使交織;織進;使混雜
intestate a.未留遺囑的;未按遺囑的 [ME
intimate v.暗示 [LL intimare announce
intimidation n.恐嚇;威脅 [edL intimidare(IN-, timidare
intolerant a.不容許相反言論的 [intolerans(IN-, TOLERANT)]
intoxicate v.使醉;使陶醉;使如夢似的 [edL intoxicare(IN-, toxicare poison
intractable a.倔強的;難駕馭的 [L intractabilis(IN-, TRACTABLE易于管教的)]
intrepid a.無畏的;英勇的 [F intrepide or L intrepidus(IN-, trepidus alarmed)INTREPIDITY 無畏]
intricate a.錯綜復雜的;難懂的 [ME
intrigue n.陰謀;策劃;私通 [The shapes of clouds ~ me 云的形狀激起我的興趣 ~ with A against B 與A密謀(耍陰謀)對付B] [())INTRICATE復雜的;纏結的;難懂的 intriguing 有趣的;有魅力的]
intrinsic a.本身的;內在的 [ME, = interior,
introspect v.內省,內觀
introvert n.內向者;自省者 [INTRO-+vert as in INVERT]
intrude v.闖入;打擾 [L intrudere intrus-(IN-, trudere thrust)intrusion闖入;侵入;干擾]
intuition n.直覺(力)
[LL intuitio(INTUIT 由直覺知道)intuitive直觀 (直覺) 的 an ~ person 有直覺力的人 an ~ response 直覺的反應
inundate v.淹沒;使充滿 [L inundare flow(IN-, unda wave)inundation淹水,洪水,大水,充滿]
invalidate v.使作廢 [medL invalidare invalidat-(IN-, validus VALID)invalid病人;傷患士兵a病弱的]
invective n.痛罵;惡意抨擊 [ME
inveigh v.痛罵;謾罵 [L invehi go into, assail(IN-, vehi passive of vehere vect- carry)]
inveigle v.誘騙 [earlier envegle
martinet n.厲行嚴格紀律的人 [J Martinet, 17th-c French drill-master]
masquerade n.畫裝舞會;參加化裝舞會 [mascarade
massacre n.*;使慘敗 [the Massacre of St Bartholomew(法國的)圣巴托羅 繆*(<古法語"屠,宰")]
massive a.巨大的;重的;厚重的 [ME
mast n.桅桿;首領;老師;基督 [rel to MEAT(<中OE "食物")肉;內容,實質 a speech full of ~ 內容充實的演說]
masticate v.咀嚼 [LL masticare masticat-
materialize v.賦與實質;物質化
maternal a.母親的 [ME
matricide n.弒母 [L matricida, matricidium
matrix n.模型;子宮;矩陣 [L, = breeding-female, womb, register
maturity n.成熟;完成;到期;化膿
maudlin a.易傷感的 [ME
maul n.大槌;撕裂;粗暴對待 [ME
maunder v.絮聒 [perh
mausoleum n.陵墓 [L
mauve n.淡紫色 [F, lit = mallow,
mawkish a.令人作嘔的 [obs mawk maggot
maxim n.格言;箴言 [ME
mayhem n.傷害罪 [AF mahem, OF mayhem(MAIM)HEM邊緣;包圍]
meander v.蜿蜒而流 [L maeander
measured a.精確的;基于標準的
meddlesome a.愛管閑事的 [MEDDLE干涉]
mediate v.調停;作...之中間者 [LL mediare mediat-
mediocre a.平常的;普通的
[F mediocre or
meditation n.沉思;考慮
medium n.媒介物;方法;環(huán)境;中央 [L, = middle, neut of medius]
medley n.混合 [ME
meek a.溫柔的;謙恭的;懦弱的 [ME me(o)c
megalopolis n.大城市 [MEGA-+Gk polis city]
melancholy n.憂郁;意氣消沉 [
melee n.混戰(zhàn);群毆 [a fist-swinging ~ 互毆的混戰(zhàn) the ~ around the bargain counter 圍在特價品販賣柜臺四周的混亂人群]
mellifluous a.流暢的 [ME
memento n.紀念品;令人回憶的東西 [L, imper of meminisse remember]
memorial a.紀念碑 [ME
menace v.n.威脅;脅迫 [ME ult
menagerie n.動物園;人物薈集
[F menagerie(MeNAGE(
mendacious a.好說謊的;不誠實的 [L mendax -dacis perh
mendicant n.乞丐 [L mendicare beg
menial a.奴仆的;卑賤的 [ME
mentor n.良師 [F
mercantile a.商人的;貿易的 [F
mercenary a.圖利的 [ME
merchandise n.v.商品;存貨;交易;買賣
mercurial a.多變的 [ME
mere a.小湖 [OE
meretricious a.粉飾的;俗氣的 [L meretricius
merit v.功績;價值;真相 [ME
mesa n.臺地 [Sp, lit table,
mesmerize v.施以催眠術 [<奧地利醫(yī)生Mesmer,創(chuàng)始催眠術]
mesoscale n.中等規(guī)模
metamorphosis n.蛻變;變形 [L
metaphor n.隱喻 [F metaphore or L metaphora
metaphysical a.形而上學的;抽象的
mete v.測量;分配 [ME
meteoric a.流星的;曇花一現(xiàn)的 [meteor 流星;隕石]
meticulous a.小心翼翼的 [L meticulosus
metonymy n.轉喻;換喻 [LL metonymia
metropolis n.首府;大城市 [LL
mettle n.勇氣;精神 [(metal 的變體字)put (set) a person on his ~ 使某人奮發(fā),激勵某人]
mettlesome a.勇敢的;有生氣的
mews n.馬廄 [pl(now used as sing)of MEW巢;咪咪;海鷗, orig of the royal stables on the site of hawks' mews at Charing] [Cross]
miasma n.瘴氣 [Gk, = defilement,
microcosm n.小天地;小宇宙;小世界 [
mien n.風采;態(tài)度 [prob
migrant a.移居的
migratory a.流動的;移動的
milieu n.(個人所處的)社會環(huán)境 [F
militant a.態(tài)度強硬的;好戰(zhàn)的 [ME
militate v.發(fā)生作用;影響
[L militare militat-
millennium n.一千年;太平盛世 [modL
mimic a.丑角;摹寫品 [L mimicus
minatory a.威脅的;恫嚇的 [LL minatorius
mince v.切碎;裝模作樣地行動 [ME
mincing a.裝模作樣的;矯飾的
mire n.泥沼;困境;污辱 [ME
mirth n.歡笑;愉快;高興 [OE myrgth(MERRY)mirthful 愉快的;高興的 mirthless 不快樂的;悲傷的;陰森的]
misadventure n.不幸;災難 [ME
orientation n.適應(環(huán)境);指導 [app
orifice n.口;孔;洞 [F
orison n.祈禱 [ME
ornate a.裝飾華麗的 [ME
orotund a.宏亮的;夸張的 [L ore rotundo with rounded mouth]
orphan n.a.v.孤兒;使成孤兒
oscillate v.游移不定;躊躇 [L oscillare oscillat- swing]
ossify v.骨化 [F ossifier
ostensible a.表面的;假裝的 [F
ostracize v.摒棄;排斥 [Gk ostrakizo
otiose a.無效的;多余的 [L otiosus
outbid v.出高于...的價錢
outgoing a.外出的;出發(fā)的
outlandish a.古怪的 [OE utlendisc
outrage n.v.粗暴;暴力;傷害 [ME
ovation n.熱烈歡迎;鼓掌;大受歡迎 [L ovatio
overhaul v.分解檢查;精細檢查 [orig Naut, = release(rope-tackle)by slackening slacken 放松]
overlap v.重復
overshadow v.遮陰;使失色;勝過 [E ofersceadwian(OVER-, SHADOW)]
overweening a.過分的;自負的
overwhelm v.淹沒;受打擊
overwrought a.過度緊張 [overwork的過去式過去分詞]
ovine a.綿羊的;似綿羊的 [LL ovinus
pacifist n.非戰(zhàn)主義者
paean n.贊美歌;歡樂歌 [L
pagan n.異教徒 [ME
pageant n.盛會;*;露天歷史劇 [ME pagyn, the ~ of historical events 一連串引人注目的歷史事件(
pal n.伙伴;共犯 [Romany = brother, mate, ult
palatable a.怡人的;味美的 [palate上顎;味覺;趣味,嗜好ME
palatial a.壯麗堂皇的 [L(PALACE)]
palaver a.空談;閑談;奉承 [Port palavra word
palette n.調色盤 [F, dimin of pale shovel
pall v.使生厭 [The novelty will soon ~ on them 那種新奇不久就會使他們感到厭倦 APPAL嚇唬,使驚駭 The sight] [~ed me 那景象使我心驚膽戰(zhàn)]
palladium n.智慧女神之像;保障物 [ME
pallet n.簡陋的小床 [F palette: PALETTE 調色板 (盤) ;(一套的)顏料(畫家、繪畫的)色彩范圍 (種類)]
palliate v.減輕;緩和(病、痛等) [LL palliare to cloak
pallid a.蒼白的;呆板的 [L pallidus PALE]
pallor n.(臉色)蒼白;青白;灰白 [L
palpable a.易察覺的;可觸知的 [ME
palpitate v.急速地跳動;抖動 [L palpitare frequent of palpare touch gently]
paltry a.微不足道的 [16th c:
pamphlet n.小冊子;時事論文小冊子 [ME
pan n.平鍋;藥室;盤狀的洼地 [Hindi
panacea n.萬靈藥 [L
pandemonium n.喧囂;* [modL(place of all demons in Milton's Paradise Lost)
pander v.為*媒;迎合 [Pandare, a character in Boccaccio and in Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde,
panegyric n.頌詞;褒詞 [F panegyrique
panic n.驚慌;恐慌;非常有趣的人 [OE
panoply n.全副盔甲 [F panoplie or modL panoplia full armour
panorama n.全景;范圍 [PAN-+Gk horama view
pantheism n.宇宙即神論;多神崇拜 [PAN-+Gk theos god]
pantomime n.啞劇;手勢 [F pantomime or L pantomimus
par n.同等;票面價格;平均量 [L(adj & n)= equal, equality]
parable n.寓言;警語 [ME
paradigm n.典范;詞之變化例 [LL paradigma
paradox n.似非而是的雋語 [
paragon n.模范;優(yōu)秀的人物 [obs F
parallel a.平行;相似 [F parall e
paramount a.的;至上的;主要的 [AF paramont
paramour n.*夫(婦);情夫(婦) [ME
paranoia n.偏執(zhí)狂;妄想狂 [modL
paraphernalia n.裝備;隨身用品 [rig = property owned by a married woman,
paraphrase v.意譯;改寫 [F paraphrase or L paraphrasis
parasite n.寄生蟲;寄生植物 [PARA-, sitos food parasitic 寄食的,靠別人為生的 nit 虱及其他寄生蟲的卵]
parch v.使焦干 [ME perch, parche, PARCHED<地面等>干透的,焦干的 The ground was ~ 地面干透了]
paregoric n.止痛藥;緩和劑 [LL paregoricus的皮]
pariah n.被社會遺棄者 [Tamil paraiyar pl of paraiyan hereditary drummer
parity n.相同;類似 [formed as -PAROUS + -ITY]
parlance n.說法;語調 [OF
parl
premise v.立前提 [
premium n.額外費用;額外價格 [L praemium booty, reward(PRAE-, emere buy, take)]
premonition n.預告;前兆 [F premonition or LL praemonitio
preoccupied a.被先占的;一心一意的
preponderance n.優(yōu)勢;優(yōu)越
preposterous a.反常的;荒謬的 [L praeposterus reversed, absurd(PRAE-, posterus coming after)(反)credible;rational]
prerogative n.特權 [ME
presage v.預示;成為前兆 [ME
presentiment n.預感;預覺 [obs F presentiment(PRE-, SENTIMENT感情;意見)]
preserve v.保存;保持;裝罐 [ME
prestige n.威望;聲望 [
presumption n.無禮;傲慢 [ME
pretence n.虛偽;借口 [ME
pretension n.自負;驕傲;主張;要求 [edL praetensio, -tio(PRETEND)pretentious 矯飾的;自負的 I do not feel that your limited resources will] [permit you to carry out such a ~ program]
pretext n.借口;托辭 [L praetextus outward display
prevail v.優(yōu)勝;達到目地;奏效 [ME
prevaricate v.搪塞;支吾其詞 [L praevaricari walk crookedly, practise collusion, in ecclL transgress(PRAE-, varicari straddle
prevarication n.支吾;推諉;搪塞 [(
prey n.餌食;捕食;戰(zhàn)利品 [ME
prickle n.v.動植物皮上的刺;刺痛 [PRICK 刺;責備,踢(馬);挑選 For the blood test, the doctor made a tiny ~ in my finger with a needle prickl]y[多刺的;針刺般痛]
prim a.拘泥形式的;一本正經的 [17th c: prob orig cant
primitive a.原始的;舊式的;自學的 [ME
primogeniture n.長子之身分 [medL primogenitura
princely a.像王子的 [prince n.親王;王子;公爵;性情溫和的人物 ME
pristine a.原始的;原有的 [L pristinus former]
privy a.私用的;隱密的 [ME
probation n.實驗;試用;緩刑 [ME
probe v.探測 [LL proba proof, in medL = examination,
probity n.剛直;廉潔 [F probite or L probitas
procession n.*;祈禱*圣歌 [E
proclivity n.癖性;傾向 [L proclivitas
procrastinate v.拖延;遲滯 [L procrastinare procrastinat-(PRO-, crastinus of tomorrow
prodigal a.浪費的;奢侈的 [medL prodigalis
prodigious a.奇異的;巨大的 [L prodigiosus(PRODIGY非凡的人;天才 不可思議之物;壯觀,奇觀]
prodigy n.驚異;非凡;怪物