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debutante(初次参加社交活动) [n. DEB-yoo-tahnt]
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A debutante is a young woman making her first official appearance in
high society, or a young woman of high social rank who attends a
number of social events in a season (the season of her "coming out")
as a way of being introduced to other young people in the same class.
The word debutante can also be used figuratively to mean a person who
is new to a situation or activity.
Debutante is derived from the French verb debuter (to make one’’s first
appearance). The word has been used in English since about 1800.
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pullulate( 发芽)[v. PULL-yuh-late]
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To pullulate is to grow, sprout, or spring forth. This verb can
describe the blossoming of a seed, plant, or animal. Near synonyms
include bud, burgeon, and germinate.
Livings things can also pullulate by breeding or increasing rapidly.
To spring up abundantly or produce freely is to pullulate.
This verb also means to swarm or teem. Example: "Her mind
pullulated with big ideas after she won the lottery."
Pullulate comes from the Latin pullutas, a past participle of the verb
pullulare (to sprout), which is related to the Latin pullus (a sprout
or young animal). Pullus has also produced the English words poultry
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比较法：在背单词的过程中，比较联想的方法很实用。通过将新单词和旧
单词在词义和词形上的比较和联系，有助于你更好将单词记牢。
complement compliment
complement: to make complete 补充.
例: This hat will complement my new dress.
compliment: A compliment is something said in praise 称赞.
例: Thank you for the compliment about my dress
stationary stationery
stationary: standing still 不动的、静止的.
例: Please remain stationary.
stationery: writing materials 文具、信纸.
例: They went to the store to buy some stationery
principal principle
principal: the head of a school 校长
例: The principal spoke to us today.
principle: a principle is an important fact or law. 法则、原则
例: The principle of democracy is important to our country.
词源趣话：
Erotic 爱情的 ；Iris 彩虹
在希腊神话中，除了12个大神，还有若干个小神。值得一提的是爱神
Eros。即罗马的Cupid。他就是那长了双翅，挽着弓箭的淘气小鬼。单词
erotic(爱情的和色情的)即来自Eros。
还有Iris是彩虹女神，英文的iris除了可解作彩虹外，还代表一系列
与彩虹的颜色有关的事物，如光环、一种石英体，眼球的虹膜等。
词素探幽：
vit: life 生命
vital: (vit 生命，-al…的)生命的，有生命的，充满活力的，致命的，
生命攸关的。
revitalize: (re- 再，) 使再生，使新生，使恢复元气。
vitamin: (vit 生命，amin胺：维持生命之物-à)维生素，维他命。
avitaminosis: (a- 无 , vitamin维生素，-osis表示疾病名称) 维生素
缺乏症。
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corral(畜栏，关进畜栏)[n. or v. ku-RAHL]
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A corral is an enclosure, stockade, or pen used to contain horses or
cattle. It can also be the circling of covered wagons for defense
against attack.
The verb corral has two meanings as well. The first is to confine or
gather something up as if in a corral. Near synonyms of this sense
include enclose, mass, and fence in.
In the informal form of the verb, found mainly in the United States,
corral means to seize or capture. Near synonyms include collar,
secure, apprehend, and trap. Example: "He wanted to corral all the
suspects so that he could question them together."
Corral came into the English language in the late 1500s from Latin,
via the Spanish. Its root is the Vulgar Latin currale (enclosure)
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比较法(2)：
下面我再举几个有用的例子供大家参考。这些例子应该是很典型的。
advice advise
advice: opinion about what should be done 忠告、劝告(名词)
例: She gives good advice.
advise: to recommend 提出忠告(及物动词)
例: Please advise me on what to do.
all ready already (发音一模一样，但是意思却大不一样)
all ready: everything is ready 全都准备好
例: We are all ready to move.
already: previously 已经.
例: We already moved our things yesterday
emigrate immigrate (注意两者所跟的介词)
emigrate: to leave one country to settle in another
(由本国以往他国)移民.
例: I intend to emigrate from Hong Kong.
immigrate: to come to live in a new country (由外国而来)移民
例: I intend to immigrate to Canada.
词源趣话：
Prometheus 先知先觉
创造各种动物和人类，是Prometheus和他的弟弟Epimetheus。他们都
是Titans，是被Zeus惩罚，要背顶天空的那个Atlas的弟弟。
"Prometheus"这个名字，中文译名是“普罗米修斯”，就是“先知先
觉”的意思。Prometheus十分精明，能预知未来。他虽是Titans，但预知
Titans他们会败在Zeus(宙斯)手下，所以在Zeus与他们的大战中，
Prometheus站在Zeus一方，且说服弟弟Epimetheus也这样做。由于这样，
他们兄弟俩没有被Zeus关进地狱。
巧记单词：
Dessert 甜点心
所谓甜点心就是就是在Desert(沙漠)中的一条蛇(S)，是不是很酷!
woo 向女人求爱
w 代表 woman, oo代表眼睛。原来追求女孩子的关键是要看着她的眼睛
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More than just the name of an Irish village, blarney also means smooth,
flattering talk. Near synonyms include flattery, cajolery, sweet talk,
fawning, and blandishment.
Blarney is a word from the late 18th century. It is said that the
owner of the Blarney Castle in County Cork, Ireland didn’’t want to
peacefully surrender his castle to Queen Elizabeth. He prolonged the
surrender with flattery, persuading those involved to delay the take
over for month after month. Blarney came to be associated with
persuasively soft speech.
The verb sense of blarney is to flatter or deceive with blarney.
Read about the Blarney Stone:
http://www.sacredsites.com/2nd56/256.html
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比较法(3)：
关于比较法，我想是一种非常自然的方法。用的好, 对背单词真的很
管用。
accept except
accept : to receive 接收、接纳.
例: Please accept my gift.
except : not including 除...以外.
例: We go to school everyday except Sunday.
affect effect
affect: to influence 给予...影响.
例: Do not let the loss affect you.
effect: "a effect is a result" 结果.
例: The loss did not have an effect on me.
past passed
past: gone by or history 经过,过去、以往.
例: The car drove past my house.
My past is very interesting.
passed: pass的过去时态.
例: We passed through the town without stopping.
词源趣话：
Prometheus 先知先觉(普罗米修斯)(2)
神灵统治世界后，委派Prometheus和他的弟弟负责创造动物和人类。
Epimetheus(这名字即“后知后觉”)跟他的哥哥相反：他做事往往凭一
时冲动，然后又改变主意。他首先造了各种动物，并把一切好的东西都分
给了它们：有的灵敏，有的凶猛，有长尖刺，有的生硬壳，有的会飞天，
有的会打洞；直至各种本领全分配光了，没有任何东西留给人类。他看着
人类赤裸柔弱的身体，根本没有能力在各种动物中竞争求存。于是他便后
悔了。
这时，Prometheus把创造的任务接过来。他想到一个方法，可以使人
类比其他动物都优胜。他给人类用双脚站起来的本领，就象诸神那样。然
后，他把从智慧女神Athene那里学来的建筑学、天文学、数学、航海学、
医学、冶金学以及其他学问和工艺，都教给人类.
词素探幽:
Paci: peace 和平
pacific: (paci 和平,-fic 形容词后缀 ) 和平的,平静的,太平的
pacify: (paci 和平,--fy 动词后缀) 使和平,使平静,使安定,抚慰
pacifisim: (-ism 主义) 和平主义
repacify: (re- 再)再平定,再平息
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Esquire(绅士) [n. ESS-kwiur or e-SKWIUR]
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Esquire (abbreviated Esq.) is a title of respect usually used only in
formal written correspondence. In the United States, it is chiefly
applied to lawyers (both women and men) but in the United Kingdom it
can be widely used as a courtesy title for professional gentlemen.
An esquire is also a man belonging to the English gentry ranking
directly below a knight.
Ultimately derived from the Latin word scutanus (shield bearer),
esquire used to mean a young man aspiring to the knighthood who would
attend to a knight, carrying his shield and performing other duties.
Today, we simply call such a man a squire.
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flimflam(胡言乱语) [n. or v. FLIM-flam]
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A flimflam is a deception, trick, lie, or scam. Flimflam can also
mean humbug or nonsense. To flimflam someone is to take advantage of
them through a con or swindle.
The origins of flimflam are unclear. It is likely a compound derived
from repeating the same word, possibly of Scandinavian origin. It
was first used in the English language between 1530 and 1540.
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记忆方法
知道吗？英文字母26个，其实每一个都有自己独特的意思。单词由字
母组成，所以我想如果你能了解这些字母的含义，对背单词不无裨益。
A
看A有一个锐角，针锋相对，表示“角”，“角斗”
antenna 触角的，天线的
anger 怒
annoy 使生气
acerbate 激怒
词源趣话
Pandora 灾祸的根源
Zeus 不准人类生火， 罚他们吃生肉。 Prometheus 立即偷偷地进了
Olympus，用太阳的火点燃了一株火炬，然后把一块燃着的炭带给人类。
Zeus光火了。为了向人类报复，他叫儿子Hephaestus用泥造一个女人，
并且叫Olympus 的所有女神都送她最美的礼物，使她成为最漂亮的人。她
的名字叫Pandora，意思即"众人的礼物"。Zeus给Pandora一个箱子，令每
个神都把一些灾害放进箱里，然后由Hermes把Pandora带给Epimetheus。
Prometheus早就警告弟弟，不要接受Zeus的任何礼物，但Epimetheus不听，
娶了Pandora为妻，这就为祸人类了。因为由于女性的好奇本性，Pandora
不久便把箱子打开了，于是罪恶都从箱子里出来，人类世界从此充满了灾
难和悲伤。
"Pandora’’s box"一词常见于现代英语。 例如当中国刚开始实行对外
开放的政策时，香港某西报曾发表社论，指出中国要提防可能引进外国的
坏东西。社论题为"Beware of Pandora’’s Box"。知道Pandora的故事，一
看这个标题，便知道文章主旨。
词素探幽
Pend: hang 悬挂
depend: (de-下，pend悬挂；“挂在他物下面”-》依附于另一物体)依靠,
依赖
independent: (in- 不，depend 依靠， -ent… 的)独立的，自立的
pending: (pend 悬挂，-ing…的)悬而未决的
suspend: (sus- =sub- 下，pend 悬，吊，挂；“挂起来”)挂，悬，中
止，暂停
append: (ap- 表示 to，pend 悬挂)挂上，附加
称量物体的重量时，须将物体悬起，吊起，因此：悬挂(物体)-》称量
(物体的重量)。金银等物作为钱币使用时，付钱须称量其重量，因此：
乘量-》付钱，支出，花费。
Pend又可引申为“称量”，再引申为“付钱，支出，花费”
expend: (ex- 出，pend 付钱)花费，消费
pension: (pens付钱，-ion 名词后缀，表示物；每年“付出的钱”)年
金，养老金
dispense: (dis- 分散，pens 称量；“分开称量物品的分量，进行分配”)
分配，分发，配发
pensive: (pens 称量-》衡量，权衡-》思考，--ive …的)沉思的
perpend: (per- 完全，十分 ，pend 仔细衡量)思考，考虑
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supine(向后靠的) [adj. or n. SOO-pine]
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To be lying on your back with your face upward is to be supine.
Example: "They were supine staring at the sky, hoping to catch sight
of a meteor shower." Supine also can describe having the palm of
your hand facing upward or the sole of your foot turned upward or
outward.
This adjective also has a broader meaning. It can describe lethargy,
inactivity, inertia, or passivity. Near synonyms of this sense
include abject, spineless, cowardly, lifeless, weak, spiritless, and
feeble.
Supine is first seen in English around 1450. It is from the Latin
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netherworld (阴间)[n. NETH-ur-wurld]
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The netherworld is the world of the dead, often thought of as a world
lying beneath the earth’’s surface. Near synonyms include hell and
Hades.
A visit to the netherworld could also be an encounter with society’’s
lower depths, the criminal underworld. Example: "His thorough
knowledge of the netherworld made police suspect that the author was
somehow connected with a crime family."
Netherworld is a combination of nether (lying below) and world.
While this noun first appeared in English in the 1600s, nether had
been in use since before 900. The Middle English nethere developed
from the Old English neothera, which was derived from nither (further
down).
This word is related to beneath (below) which was formed from the Old
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mendicant (乞丐)[n. or adj. MEN-d’’-k’’nt]
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A mendicant is someone who lives in poverty, usually surviving by
begging. Example: "There were many homeless people and mendicants
on the streets during the depression."
Mendicant is also an adjective that describes someone begging or
living on alms, or anything else characteristic of a beggar.
It also describes someone of a Roman Catholic order who takes a vow
of poverty and supports himself by working in the church and through
charitable contributions.
The word is from the Latin mendicant, which comes from mendicare (to
beg). This is a variation on mendicus (beggarly, needy), which comes
ultimately from mendum (physical defect). This same root also brings
us the words amend (change for the better) and mend (to repair).
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记忆方法:
A
A有一个锐角,所以可以表示“尖，刺”
acme 顶点 acerbic 酸的，尖刻的
acerose 针状的 aciform 针状的
arrow 箭 acute 尖锐的
被“尖”刺了一下，所以有“疼”的意思
agony 极度痛苦 ail 使受病痛
anxious 焦虑的 antalgic 止痛药
词素探幽:
Cur: care 关心，挂念，注意
security (se-分开,脱离,cur 挂念，担心, -ity名词后缀;脱离挂念，
不用挂念)安全
secure 安全的，无忧的
insecure (in- 不 , secure 安全的) 不安全的
curious (cur 关心，注意， -ious 形容词后缀，…的;)新奇的，奇怪的
curio (curiosity的缩写式) 珍品,古董,古玩
cure (cur 关心，关怀, 对病人照顾，护理)医疗，医治
curable 可医疗的，可治好的
curative 治病的，治疗的，有效的
巧记单词：
swine 猪，下流胚
想一头会游泳(swim)的猪或打秋千(swing)的猪
whim 奇想
为何(why)发奇想或有何(which)奇想
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awful [adj. AW-ful]
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We’’re most familiar with the common meaning of awful -- unpleasant,
disagreeable, or miserable. Example: "Helen was having an awful time
camping. It was raining and her tent wasn’’t waterproof."
This adjective can also mean inspiring fear or terror. Near synonyms
to this sense include dire, appalling, terrible, and gruesome.
Another, less common use of this word comes from its construction: two
words (awe and full) compounded together. In this sense, awful can
mean impressive and awe-inspiring.
Awful is also used informally to provide emphasis. Example: "It can
be awful cold here in the winter. You’’ll want to bring your wool
socks."
This word has been in use since the early 13th century. The Middle
English version of the word was agheful or aueful and it was related
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opprobrium(不名誉) [n. uh-PRO-bree-um]
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Opprobrium is a state of disgrace or dishonor. It can also mean the
resulting contempt, scorn, or disdain that can follow from a wrong or
ignoble act. Example: "The director of the department faced
opprobrium after the public learned that he had abused their trust."
Opprobrium was taken directly from the Latin word for reproach in the
mid-1600s. Opprobrium, and the related word opprobrious (disgraceful
or shameful), are comprised of the Latin prefix op- (towards,
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记忆方法:
A
小写的a像个圆圈，有“圆弧”，“弓形”之义：
annulate: 有环的 annulation: 环
annulus: 环形物 arena: 竞技场地
arc: 弓形物 ambient: 周围的
a是第一个字母，所以有“为首的”,“初始的”,“原生的”的意思:
archaeology: 考古学 patriarch: 家长
archaic: 古代的 archbishop: 大主教
词素探幽:
Cur,Curs,Cour,Cours ：run 跑
occur: (oc- 表示to或者towards,cur跑，“跑来”-》来临-》)出现，发生
occurrence: (-ence 名词后缀)出现，发生，发生的事
occurrent: (-ent…的)流行的，通行的，流通的
excurse: (ex-外，-curs跑-》行走；“跑出去”,“出行”-》)远足，旅游
intercourse: (inter- 在…之间,cours跑-》行走-》来往;“彼此之间的来
往”-》)交往，交际，交流
concourse: (con- 共同，一起,cours 跑；“跑到一起来”-》)汇集,集合，
合流
courier: (cour 跑， -ier表示人;“跑路的人”-》送急件的人
cursive: (curs 跑-》速行，--ive..的；“疾行的”，“速走的”-》)(字
迹)草写的；行书，草书
巧记单词：
yak 废话
想ya--，哎呀，说了一句废话
yearn 思念
想year,思念过年
yell 喊叫
想yellow 爱喊叫的黄种人
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Pollyanna (盲目乐观的人)[n. pol-ee-ANN-uh]
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A Pollyanna is a naively optimistic person. Example: "Her stock
broker was such a Pollyanna about the market that Donna decided she
had to move her portfolio to another broker."
The original Pollyanna was a character developed by American fiction
writer Eleanor Hodgman Porter in the 1920s. The title character in
her book was an orphan child who developed a "Glad Game" to keep
herself cheerful in the face of hard times. She was always looking
at the bright side of things and in the story won the hearts of even
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2001-01-04 13:44
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stentorian(声音洪亮的) [adj. sten-TOR-e-un or sten-TOHR-e-un]
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Stentorian means very loud and very powerful in sound. Near synonyms
include booming, far-reaching, clamorous, deafening, and resounding.
Example: "The substitute teacher’’s stentorian voice immediately
quieted the surprised students."
Stentorian is a word that was inspired by the name of a Greek warrior
in the Trojan war. Stentor’’s loud voice earned him a job as a
herald. In the Iliad, Homer described Stentor as having a voice as
loud as that of 50 men. The name Stentor was inspired by the Greek
verb stenein (to groan, moan).
This English adjective has been in use since the late 16th century.
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2001-01-14 18:39
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B
小写的b象一根棒
balk: 梁木 bar: 条，杆，棒
bat: 短棍 billy: 棍棒，警棍
bone: 骨 bullion: 金条
大写的B象突出的包，所以有肿大，大的意思
bilge: 膨胀，凸出 ball: 球
bulge: 胀大 balloon: 气球
emboss: 使凸出 belly: 腹
词素探幽:
di: day 日
diary: (di日, -ary名词后缀,表示物)日记，日记本
diarist: ( -ist 表示人)记日记的人
diarize: (-ize 动词后缀)记日记
diarial: 日记体的，日记的
meridian: (meri中间的 ， di 日, -an 名词后缀)日中，正午，子午线；
(-an…的)日中的，正午的
antemeridian: (ante-前,meridian日中，正午)日中以前的，午前的
postmeridian: (post-后,meridian日中，正午)日中以后的，午后的
巧记单词：
jerk: 急拉，痉挛
(音记)快拉住杰克(jerk)
jog: 提醒
想job,提醒找工作的人
knell: 丧钟
丧钟也是钟声(bell)
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2001-01-15 17:11
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minutiae(小花纹) [n. pl. mi-NOO-shuh]
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Minutiae are petty details, trivial matters or objects.
Example: "Don was a big picture man, he didn’’t want to get bogged
down in the minutiae of the project."
Minutiae is the plural of minutia (a minor detail). Near synonyms
include trivia, trifles, details, subtleties, and particulars.
In the 1750s, this word was borrowed from the Late Latin of the same
spelling. This was in turn derived from the Latin minutus (small).
Minutus is the same Latin root that gives us the words minute
(my-NYOOT, very small) and minute (MIN-it, one sixtieth of an hour).
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2001-01-16 23:31
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ham-fisted(笨拙的) [adj. HAM-fist-ed]
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Ham-fisted means clumsy or inept. Someone who does things in an
awkward or unskilled manner, especially when working with their
hands, can be described as ham-fisted. Example: "Fiona dreaded each
appointment with her ham-fisted dentist."
Ham-fisted is chiefly used by the British, Australians, and
Canadians. Graceless Americans are called ham-handed. The origins
of ham-fisted and ham-handed are unclear. Both date from the early
1900s.
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2001-01-25 17:54
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vertigo(晕头转向) [n. VUR-tih-go]
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Vertigo is a reeling sensation with the appearance that the
surroundings are spinning. In this state, a person typically feels
like he or she is about to fall. Near synonyms include giddiness,
dizziness, and lightheadedness. For some people, piloting an aircraft
or diving underwater may cause vertigo, because they have none of the
normal reference points with which to orient themselves. For others,
simply looking out of a high window can trigger the state.
Vertigo can also be used figuratively to describe a dizzy, confused,
or bewildered state of mind. Example: "Every time she thought of him,
she felt overcome by vertigo."
This noun from the early 15th century is derived from the Latin
vertigo (dizziness), which was a variation on vertere (to turn).
Other derivatives of vertere include vertiginous (causing dizziness),
adverse (being in an opposite or contrary direction), and vortex (a
whirling mass).
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