Unit 4
astringent a.收斂性的;止血的 [stringent 嚴格的;嚴厲的]
astrolabe n.星盤來源：考試大
astrology n.占星學 [ASTRO-, -LOGY]
astute a.機敏的;狡猾的 [astut or astutus astus craft]
asunder ad.散開;碎散;分別 [ on sundran into pieces: cf SUNDER分為二,分開,切開]
asylum n.收容所;避難所 [ asulon refuge a- not + sulon right ofseizure捕捉,扣押]
asymmetric a.不均勻的;不對稱的
atheistic a.無神論者的 [atheism無神論]來源：考試大
athirst a.渴;渴望 [ ofthyrst for ofthyrsted pp. of ofthyrstan be thirsty]
athlete n.比賽者,運動家;強壯的人[ athleta athletes athleo contend for a prize(athlon)]
athletics n.pl.運動 [athlete運動員]來源：考試大
athwart ad.橫穿過去;不順利地 [A+THWART(古北歐語"橫過")妨礙,反對,使挫折)]
atlas n.地圖集 [ Atlas -antos a Titan who held up the pillars of theuniverse, whose picture appeared at the beginning] of [early atlases]
atomy n.微小之物;原子;矮人 [ANATOMY剖析;解剖學;骨骸 taken as an atomy]
atonal a.無調(diào)的來源：考試大
atone v.補償;贖罪 [back-form ATONEMENT 贖罪 at one + -MENT, after medL adunamentum and earlier onementobs] [one(v)unite]
atrocious a.兇暴的;殘酷的 [atrox -ocis cruel atrocity暴行]
atrophy v.使衰退;使萎縮 [atrophie or LL atrophia a- not+trophe food]
attach v.附上,貼上;使屬于 [estachier fasten: in Law sense thr. atachier]
attachment n.附著;依戀;逮捕;扣押 [ attachement attacher(ATTACH, -MENT)]
attainment n.成就;造詣;學識來源：考試大
attentive a.注意周到的;傾聽的 [attente, atente, fem pp. of atendre ATTEND]
attenuate v.使變細;使弱 [AD-, tenuis thin]
attest v.證明;證實 [AD-, testis witness]來源：考試大
attic n.閣樓 [attique, as ATTIC古怪的: orig a small order above a taller one]
attire n.服裝;盛裝;打扮 [atir(i)er equip a tire in order]
attorney n.代理人;律師 [ atorne pp. of atorner assignto+torner turn]
attribute n.品性 [ attribuere attribut-(AD-, tribuere assign)]
attrition n.摩擦;磨損 [attritio atterere attrit- rub]
attune v.使合拍調(diào);使調(diào)和 [AT-+TUNE]
atypical a.非典型的;不正常的來源：考試大
auction v.n.拍賣;拍賣人 [ auctio increase, auction augere auct- increase]
audacious a.大膽的;目中無人的 [ audax -acis bold audere dare audacity膽識;大膽;無恥]
audible a.聽得見的,可聽見的 [audibilis audire hear. audibility 聽得見,可聽性]
audience n.聽眾;觀眾 [audire hear]來源：考試大
audit n.檢查(項目) [audire audit- hear audition聽覺;試聽(歌手等)]
auditorium n.聽眾席,觀眾席;大講堂 [ neut. of auditorius (adj.): AUDITORY, -ORIUM]
augment v.增加 [ augment(n), augere increase]
augury n.占兆 [ augurie or augurium AUGUR]來源：考試大
august a.堂堂的;威風凜凜的 [ auguste or augustus consecrated, venerable]
aural a.耳的;聽覺的 [ auris ear auricular耳的;聽覺的;耳語的]
aureate a.金色的;燦爛的 [ aureatus aureus golden aurum gold]
aureole n.光環(huán) [aureola(corona), = golden(crown), fem of aureolus]
auroral a.北極光的 [AURORA 極光;夜晚女神]
astringent a.收斂性的;止血的 [stringent 嚴格的;嚴厲的]
astrolabe n.星盤來源：考試大
astrology n.占星學 [ASTRO-, -LOGY]
astute a.機敏的;狡猾的 [astut or astutus astus craft]
asunder ad.散開;碎散;分別 [ on sundran into pieces: cf SUNDER分為二,分開,切開]
asylum n.收容所;避難所 [ asulon refuge a- not + sulon right ofseizure捕捉,扣押]
asymmetric a.不均勻的;不對稱的
atheistic a.無神論者的 [atheism無神論]來源：考試大
athirst a.渴;渴望 [ ofthyrst for ofthyrsted pp. of ofthyrstan be thirsty]
athlete n.比賽者,運動家;強壯的人[ athleta athletes athleo contend for a prize(athlon)]
athletics n.pl.運動 [athlete運動員]來源：考試大
athwart ad.橫穿過去;不順利地 [A+THWART(古北歐語"橫過")妨礙,反對,使挫折)]
atlas n.地圖集 [ Atlas -antos a Titan who held up the pillars of theuniverse, whose picture appeared at the beginning] of [early atlases]
atomy n.微小之物;原子;矮人 [ANATOMY剖析;解剖學;骨骸 taken as an atomy]
atonal a.無調(diào)的來源：考試大
atone v.補償;贖罪 [back-form ATONEMENT 贖罪 at one + -MENT, after medL adunamentum and earlier onementobs] [one(v)unite]
atrocious a.兇暴的;殘酷的 [atrox -ocis cruel atrocity暴行]
atrophy v.使衰退;使萎縮 [atrophie or LL atrophia a- not+trophe food]
attach v.附上,貼上;使屬于 [estachier fasten: in Law sense thr. atachier]
attachment n.附著;依戀;逮捕;扣押 [ attachement attacher(ATTACH, -MENT)]
attainment n.成就;造詣;學識來源：考試大
attentive a.注意周到的;傾聽的 [attente, atente, fem pp. of atendre ATTEND]
attenuate v.使變細;使弱 [AD-, tenuis thin]
attest v.證明;證實 [AD-, testis witness]來源：考試大
attic n.閣樓 [attique, as ATTIC古怪的: orig a small order above a taller one]
attire n.服裝;盛裝;打扮 [atir(i)er equip a tire in order]
attorney n.代理人;律師 [ atorne pp. of atorner assignto+torner turn]
attribute n.品性 [ attribuere attribut-(AD-, tribuere assign)]
attrition n.摩擦;磨損 [attritio atterere attrit- rub]
attune v.使合拍調(diào);使調(diào)和 [AT-+TUNE]
atypical a.非典型的;不正常的來源：考試大
auction v.n.拍賣;拍賣人 [ auctio increase, auction augere auct- increase]
audacious a.大膽的;目中無人的 [ audax -acis bold audere dare audacity膽識;大膽;無恥]
audible a.聽得見的,可聽見的 [audibilis audire hear. audibility 聽得見,可聽性]
audience n.聽眾;觀眾 [audire hear]來源：考試大
audit n.檢查(項目) [audire audit- hear audition聽覺;試聽(歌手等)]
auditorium n.聽眾席,觀眾席;大講堂 [ neut. of auditorius (adj.): AUDITORY, -ORIUM]
augment v.增加 [ augment(n), augere increase]
augury n.占兆 [ augurie or augurium AUGUR]來源：考試大
august a.堂堂的;威風凜凜的 [ auguste or augustus consecrated, venerable]
aural a.耳的;聽覺的 [ auris ear auricular耳的;聽覺的;耳語的]
aureate a.金色的;燦爛的 [ aureatus aureus golden aurum gold]
aureole n.光環(huán) [aureola(corona), = golden(crown), fem of aureolus]
auroral a.北極光的 [AURORA 極光;夜晚女神]