emote
【釋】v.激動地表達感情(to act in an emotional or theatrical man-ner)
【記】參考:emotion(n.情感)
nostalgia
【釋】n.懷舊之情(a sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period);思鄉病(the state of being homesick)
【記】詞根記憶:nost(家)+ alg(痛)+ ia → 思鄉病
sentiment
【釋】n.多愁善感(a tender feeling or emotion);思想感情
【記】詞根記憶:senti(感覺)+ ment → 感情豐富
【派】sentimental(a.感情上的;多愁善感的)
amorous
Don Juan was known for his amorous adventures.
【譯】唐璜以他的冒險情愛故事而出名。
【釋】a.容易動情的,情愛的(moved by sexual love;loving)
【記】amor(情愛)本身是一個單詞。
確 定
inerrancy
【釋】n.無誤(infallibility)
inevitable
Death and taxes are both inevitable.
【譯】死亡和稅收都是不可避免的。
【釋】a.不可避免的,必然的(incapable of being avoided or evaded)
【記】詞根記憶:in(不)+ evitable(逃避)→ 不可逃避的
infallible
We must remember that none of us is infallible;we all make mistakes.
譯 我們必須牢記我們都是會犯錯誤的。
【釋】a.沒有錯誤的,確實可靠的(unerring)
affirm
【釋】v.確認(to confirm);肯定(to be confident in asserting)
【記】詞根記憶:af + firm(堅定)→ 一再堅定 → 肯定
【反】recant(v.放棄信仰或主張);abjure(v.放棄意見);gainsay(v.否定,否認)
【派】affirmative(a.讚成的,肯定的)
assured
【釋】a.自信的(confident);確定的(characterized by certainty or security)
【派】assuredness(n.鎮靜,沉著)
aver
【釋】v.極力聲明;斷言;確證(to state positively;affirm)
【記】詞根記憶:a + ver(真實的)→ 說出真相 → 確證
【反】deny(v.否認);belie(v.證明…為假)
certainty
【釋】n.確定的事情(thing that is certain)
【記】來自certain(a.確定的,必然的)
【反】quandary(n.困惑);supposition(n.推測);misgiving(n.疑慮);indecision(n.猶豫不決)
certitude
【釋】n.確定無疑(certainty of act or event)
【記】詞根記憶:cert(確定)+ itude(狀態)→ 確定狀態 → 確定無疑
conclusive
【釋】a.最後的,結論的(of,relating to,or being a conclusion);確鑿的,消除懷疑的(convincing)
【記】來自conclude(v.結束)
determinant
【釋】n.決定因素(thing that determines or decides how sth.happens)a.決定性的(decisive)
【記】來自determine(v.下決心)
determination
【釋】n.決心(resoluteness);確定(a judicial decision settling and ending acontroversy);預測(prediction)
discretionary
【釋】a.自由決定的(left to one's own discretion or judgement)
【反】obligatory(a.強製性的);preordained(a.預先決定的)
entrench
【釋】v.挖壕溝;確立(to establish firmly)
【記】詞根記憶:en(使)+ trench(壕溝)→ 挖壕溝
incertitude
【釋】n.疑惑,不確定(uncertainty)
【記】詞根記憶:in(不)+ cert(確定)+ itude(狀態)→ 不確定狀態 → 疑惑
indeterminate
【釋】a.不確定的,不明確的(not clearly seen as,or not fixed as)
【記】詞根記憶:in(不)+ determinate(確定的)→ 不確定的
orient
【釋】a.上升的(rising)v.確定方向(to ascertain the bearings of);使熟悉情況(to acquaintwith a particular situation)
【記】詞根記憶:ori(升起)+ ent → 上升的
positiveness
【釋】n.肯定,確信
predestine
【釋】v.注定(to destine or determine beforehand)
【記】詞根記憶:pre(預先)+ destine(注定)→注定
【反】leave to chance(隨機發生)
【派】predestination(n.宿命論)
putative
【釋】a.公認的,普遍認為的(commonly accepted or supposed)
【記】詞根記憶:put(認為)+ ative→公認的
settle
【釋】v.安置於(to place);決定(to decide on);棲息(to come to rest)
【反】roil(v.騷擾;攪渾;激怒)
shiftless
【釋】a.沒有決斷力的(lacking in ambition or incentive);偷懶的;無能的(inefficient)
verdict
【釋】n.判決,決定(the finding or decision of a jury)
【記】詞根記憶:ver(真實)+ dict(說)→ 認真地說 → 判決
verified
【釋】a.檢驗的,核實的
【反】unsubstantiated(a.未被證實的)
affirmation
【釋】n.斷言,主張,肯定(positive assertion;confirmation)
determinate
At the royal wedding,the procession of the nobles followed a determinate orderof precedence.
【譯】在王室的婚禮上,貴族們出場的順序是事先安排好的。
【釋】a.確定的(having a fixed order of procedure;invariable)
首 尾
prefatory
The chairman made a few prefatory remarks before he called on the first speaker.
【譯】主持人在叫第一個發言者前發表了一番前奏言論。
【釋】a.前言的,序文的(introductory;of a preface)
gambit
The player was afraid to accept his opponent?撖s gambit because he feared a trapwhich as yet he could not see.
【譯】這個選手害怕接受對手的挑戰,因為他害怕那是一個陷阱。
【釋】n.第一著棋(opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed);開場白
peroration
【釋】n.(演講的)結束語
precedent
I'm going to break the precedent.
【譯】我要打破這種先例。
【釋】n.先例,慣例;範例;判例
primordial
There is a wild and primordial look in his eyes.
【譯】他的眼睛裏充滿著野蠻和原始。
【釋】a.原始的(existing in the beginning)
primacy
【釋】n.首位;卓越;教皇的職責(地位,身份)
hindmost
The coward could always be found in the hindmost lines whenever a battle wasbeing waged.
【譯】無論何時有了衝突,膽小鬼都是躲在最後一排。
【釋】a.最後方的(furthest behind)
屠 殺
regicide
The beheading of Mary Queen of Scots was an act of regicide.