by Reder Tseng 17 years ago
1078
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The text provides an educational overview of English word formation, focusing on the use of prefixes, suffixes, and roots. It discusses the significance of prefixes such as "dis-", "
by Reder Tseng 17 years ago
1078
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resent
v. 反感
Some Native Americans resent being called Indians.
n.預感
Before the bloody crackdown, few of the demonstrators had any presentiment of danger.
dissent
n. v. 異議
Totalitarian government does not tolerate political dissent.
consent
n. v. 同意
The essence of John Locke's political theory is that government depends on the consent of the governed.
assent
n. v. 同意
The U.N. cannot take any major action without the assent of the five standing members of the Security Council.
as
sentry
n. 哨兵
The sentry at the military base will stop any vehicle that fails to show proper identification.
sentinel
n. 哨兵
v. 站衛兵
The tall elm tree stands on the edge of the plain like a solitary sentinel.
el
sentimental
a. 溫情主義的
Free Willy is a sentimental moveie about a boy's eforts to rescue a killer whale from captivity.
sentient
a. 有感情的、有感覺的
Experts say that elephants are sentient animals that form family groups and grieve over the death of relatives.
ient
insensible
a. 無知覺的
The knocked-out boxer is lying insensible on the floor.
insensate
a. 無生命的、無感覺的
The Gaia hypothesis regards the earth as one big organism rather than an insensate object.
hypersensitive
a. 特別敏感的
Taiwan independence is a hypersensitive political issue on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.
itive
hyper
extrasensory
a. 超感官的
extra
beyond
consensus
n. 共識
sensuous
a. 刺激感官的
the sensuous appeal of her painting
(adj.) full of
sensual
a. 感官的、欲望的
the sensual feel of a warm bath
senseless
a. 無知覺的；沒道理的
less
sensational
a. 聳動的
a sensational crime
sens
sense
n. v. 感覺、意識
= feel
contiguous
a. 相連接的
tig
intangible
a. 無形的
tango
n. v. 探戈
o
tangled
a. 糾纏的；雜亂的
Every moring his hair is a tangled mess.
led
tangential
a. 離題的；略為觸及的
tang
contagious
a. 傳染性的
Scarlet fever is highly contagious.
a.（比喻的）感染性的
contagious laughter
Yawning is contagious.
ious
tag
intact
a. 完好無缺的
The delicate package arrived intact.
tactile
a. 觸覺的
ile
tactful
a. 言行得體的；不得罪人的；能贏得好感的
ful
detachment
n. 派遣
the detachment of units from the main force
n. 獨立、客觀
show detachment in one's judgements
n.超然
He answered with an air of detachment.
attachment
n. 附件
ment
attach
v. 附上
tach
at(ad)
contact
n. v. 接觸
tact
touch
= touch
preview
n. 預習
supervisor
n.上司
（在上方監視的人→上司）
revise
v. 修訂
（再看一遍→修訂）
vise
provision
n. 條款
The Super 301 is a special provision of U.S. trade law under which the U.S. may impose punitive tariffs on countries suspected of unfair trade practices.
envision
v.幻想，想像
Can you envision life in the next millennum?
en
invisible
a. 看不見的
visual
a. 視覺的
vision
n.遠見；視覺
evident
a. 明顯的
video
n. 影像
eo
vid
visit
n. v. 拜訪
（去看別人→拜訪）
= see
despise
v. n. 鄙視
（look down 低頭看→鄙視）
spise
de
down
conspicuous
a. 醒目的，顯著的
uous
spic
con
(strong)
n. 回顧
look backward →回顧
prospect
n. 期望
look forward→期望
perspective
n. 觀點
ive
per
inspect
v.檢查，視察
circumspect
a.謹慎的
（四處觀看→謹慎的）
circum
(be)spectacled
a.戴眼鏡的
acle
be
aspect
n. 層面，方面
a(d)
speculate
v. 投機；揣測
The billionaire made his fortune by speculating in real estate.
spec
spectrum
n. 光譜
rum
specter
n.陰影
er
spectator
n.觀眾、旁觀者
spectacular
a. 壯觀的
（看起來很大→壯觀）
ar
ul
spectacles
n.眼鏡
acles
expect
v. 期望
(s)pect
= look
carol
ol
car
choir
n. 唱詩班
choreography
n. 編舞
graph
choreo
dance
chord
n. 和弦
d
chorus
n. 合唱
（我們一起唱→合唱）
us
chor
= sing, dance
reclaim
v. 恢復、收回；開墾
proclaim
v. 宣布
disclaim
v. 正式否認
acclaim
v. n. 好評
（好到讓人想大叫→好評）
* acclaim the winner of the race
* a much acclaimed performance
* The book received great critical acclaim.
ac
claimant
n. 提出要求者；申請人（限於法律、保險）
v. n. 聲明
clamor
n. v. 吵鬧，喧囂
clam
exclaim
n.驚呼
claim
shout
ex
= shout
zoology
n. 動物學
zoo
animal
theology
n. 神學
theo
technology
techno
skill
sociology
n. 社會學
socio
group
psychology
n.心理學
psycho
mind
physiology
n. 生理學
physi
body
pathology
n. 病理學
study of
suffering
neurology
n.神經學
neuro
nerve
meteorology
n. 氣象學
meteor: 流星
meteror
geology
geo
earth
bacteriology
ology
bacteri
bacteria
biology
study of
bio
= study of
travelouge
n. 遊記，旅遊記錄片
(l)ogue
travel
monologue
mono
n. 尾聲，終曲
（說到最後→尾聲）
prologue
n. 前言，序文
dialogue
n. 對話
dia
through
= speak, word
ventriloquist
n. 腹語者
ventri
stomach
soliloquy
n. 獨白
soli
one
grandiloquent
a. 高昂的；誇大的
grandi
great
eloquent
a. 雄辯的
(ent)
loquacious
a. 多話的
acious
(adj. of -acity/ -acy)
interlocutor
n. 對話者
one who speaks with you → interlocutor
tor
inter
between
elocution
n. 演說術
（說出去→演說術）
locu
colloquial
n. 口語的 (informal)
（大家一起說出來的→口語的）
loqu
col
together
ditty
n. 小調、曲子
ty
ditto
adv. 同上
（說一樣→同上）
(adv.)
dit
verdict
n. 判決
（正確的說→判決）
ver
true
valedictorian
n. 致詞代表
ian
vale
farewell
edict
n. 命令
（說出去→命令）
e(x)
out
contradictory
a. 矛盾的
benediction
n. （宗教的）祝福
The Pope gave the benediction at the Christmas Mass.
bene
good
addicted
a. 上癮的
dictum
n. 宣言
dictionary (!)
ary
diction
n. 用字
dictator
n. 獨裁者
（只說不聽→獨裁者）
(noun) person
dictation
n. 口授；命令；聽寫
indication
at
in (not?)
n. 指示
abdicate
v. 遜位
When the queen abdicate, the prince will ascend the throne of the kindom.
dic
ab
predict
= speak
inaudible
a.聽不到
auditory
a. 聽覺的
ory
auditorium
n. 大廳、禮堂、演講廳
ium
(noun
auditor
n. 旁聽生；查帳員
or
audition
n. v. 試鏡
ion
audit
v. n. 查帳，
it
audiovisual
a. 視聽的
ual
vis
see
audiophile
n. 音響迷
phile
audio
audience
ience
hear
= hear
= all
= many
= tiny
= great
= around, near
= out
ambition
tion
noun.
(i)t
ambi
around
= around, both
susceptible
a.易受影é
cept
sus
suppressant
n.抑制劑
Many obesity-fighting drugs aremerely appetite suppressants.
sup
suffocate
v.窒息
Most victims of the fire weresuffocated instead of beingburned to death.
foc
throat
suf
succor
v.援助
It is a stated purpose of the U.N.to succor countries in distress.
cor
heart
suc
subjugate
v.征服、役使
The Baltic States weresubjugated first by CzaristRussia and then by the formerSoviet Union.
jug
yoke
suburb
urb
city
sub
under
=under
insurmountable
a.無法克服的
Faced with insurmountableobstacles, the expedition leaderhad to call off the wholeoperation.
mount
climb
survey
n. v.è
vey
view
surrealism
ism
real
sur
supremacy
n.主導地位、優勢
The former Soviet Union viedwith the U.S. for global nuclearsupremacy.
emacy
supr
supersede
v.取代、淘汰
sede
sit
supermarket
market
super
over
= over
e.g.
epitaph
n.墓è
taph
tomb
episode
n.事件；插曲
The death of a Hong Kongactivist was an unfortunein the Chinese people'sdefense of Diaoyutai againstJapanese invasion.episode
sode
sing
epilogue
n.尾è
logue
epigram
gram
write
epicenter
center
epidemic
n.疫情、傳染病
a.流è
ic
dem
people
epi
upon
=upon
retrospect
n.回é
spect
look
retro
backward
regenerate
v.再生
A lizard can regenerate a tailwhen the original one is brokenoff.
erate
recuperate
v.康復，痊癒
Within a few months, theTaiwan stock market hasrecuperated from the missilescare.
cuper
cover
again
return
retro- = backward
= back, again
preposterous
erous
postmortem
me
mort
death
posterity
n.後代
We must protect theenvironment for posterity.
erity
postpone
v.延期
pone
post
after
= after
provoke
v.挑é
voke
call
forword
pro-life
a.反墮è
life
for
prognosis
is
gnos
progenitor
n.祖先
Homo erectus is a progenitorof Homo sapiens.
itor
one who
gen
birth
progress
n.v.é
gress
step
pro
forward
= forward, for
officiate
v.主持
The Pope officiated at theChristmas mass.
fic
of
Occident
(noun)
cid
fall
Oc
obviate
v.免é
vi
way
ob
obstinate
(adj.)
tin
obs
oppose
pose
place
op
=toward, against
alleviate
v.減è
iate
lev
light
affectation
n.做作、è
ation
af
admonish
ish
mon
warn
to
advance
vance
front
ad
toward
=to, toward
unprecedented
a.史無前例的
The president's preposal to visitMainland China wasunprecedented.
ented
presentiment
n.é
iment
sent
prescience
'prescience
n.未卜先知
The investordemostratedremarkable prescience by sellinghis stocks before the marketcrashed.
ence
sci
know
preclude
v.排é
clude
close
prevent
vent
come
pre
anticipate
v.é
(verb)
cip
take
anteroom
n.會客室、接待室
Visitors to the girls' dormitory must wait in the anteroom.
room
ante meridiem
午前（A.M.）
Classes begins at 9:30 A.M.
diem
day
meri
middle
antebellum
a.戰前的
Slavery provided laborthe plantationsin theantebellum South.
um
bell
war
antecedent
n.先è
ced
go
ante
before
=before
untenable
ten
hold
unequivocal
a.明確的
The UN speaksman's condemnation of the invasion isunequivocal.
al
voc
voice
equi
equal
unhappy
happy
un
irrepressible
a.壓抑不了的
The desire for liberty is irrepressible.
ible
press
re
back
ir
immemorial
a.久é
memor
remember
im
illiterate
a.不è
ate
noun/adj.
liter
letter
il
intrepid
a.無畏的
The intrepid mountaineers pushed on toward the summit,despite bad weather.
id
trep
fear
insatiable
a.無法滿è
iable
able
sat
fill
indirect
rect
right
di
away
=not
diffident
a.缺乏è
ent
fid
faith
dif
dissonance
n.不和è
ance
son
sound
dissect
v.è
sect
cut
apart
disinterested
a.è
ed
interest
disinfectant
n.殺è
fect
do
in
dishonest
honest
dis
not
= not, apart
counterfeit
a.偽é
feit
make
counter
controversial
a.有爭è
ial
vers
turn
contro
contradict
v.反é
dict
speak
contrary
a.相反的
ry
contra
=against
antipathy
n.反感
Americans traditionally have a strong antipathy againsttyranny.
y
feel
antidote
n.è
dote
give
anti
Antarctic
n.南極洲 a.南極的
The Antarctic is the only continent withoutinhabitants.
arctic
Arctic
ant
against
anti-American
= against
e.g..
anonymous
a.匿名的
The police chief sometimes gets anonymous phone calls.
ous
onym
name
an
atheist
n.無神è
ist
person
the
god
apolitical
polit
government
apathetic
a.冷漠的、漠不é
etic
path
feeling
amnesty
n.大è
sty
noun
mne
memory
atypical
a.é
ical
adj.
typ
type
a
without
=without
