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challenge ★
中 n. 挑战;艰巨任务
例 I’m ready to meet any challenge.
中 vt. ① 向…挑战
例 Tom challenged me to play another tennis game.
中 ② 质疑,对…表示怀疑
例 Instead, the company has done precisely what it had long promised it would not: challenge the constitutionality of Vermont’s rules in the federal court, as part of a desperate effort to keep its Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant running.
派 challenging(a. 具有挑战性的);unchallenged(a. 未受到挑战的;未引起争议的)
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furnish
中 vt. ① 供应,提供
例 furnish ...with
考 furnish sth. to sb. The hotel furnished towels and sheets to us.
中 ② 装备,布置
例 Having bought the apartment, the man couldn’t afford to furnish it.
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establish ★
记 联想记忆:e+stabl(看作stable,稳定的)+ish(使…)→使稳定→安置
中 vt. ① 建立,设立
例 In the meantime, thriving Spanish colonies had been established in Mexico, the West Indies, and South America.
中 ② 安置,使定居
例 We are now comfortably established in our new house.
中 ③ 确定,查实,证实
例 All these conditions tend to increase the probability of a child committing a criminal act, although a direct causal relationship has not yet been established.
中 ④ 使立足
考 to get established
派 established(a. 已制定的,确定的)
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intellectual ★
记 词根记忆:in+tel(l)(说)+lect(讲)+ual→讲话井井有条的→有智力的
中 n. 知识分子
例 People who work in this domain are regarded as the highly qualified intellectuals.
中 a. ① 智力的,有智力的,显示智力的
例 intellectual powers // an intellectual worker // Traditionally, legal learning has been viewed in such institutions as the special preserve of lawyers, rather than a necessary part of the intellectual equipment of an educated person.
中 ② 理智的
考 intellectual life
中 ③ 知识的
考 intellectual property // intellectual pursuits
派 intellectualism(n. 智力活动;知性主义,对理智之偏重);intellectually(ad. 知识上地;智力上地)
参 intellect(n. 智力;才智)
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qualification
中 n. ① 资格,合格;技能
例 a qualification test // Tom possessed the qualifications for the job.
中 ② 限定,条件
例 The principal qualification for holding such a position was not hobby, but experience.
中 ③ 合格证
例 The so-called doctor doesn’t have the medical qualification.
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appearance ★
中 n. ①出现,出场,露面
例 Harry’s sudden appearance surprised me.
中 ② 外表,外貌,外观
例 This Armani dress added to Kate’s strikingly beautiful appearance.
派 disappearance(n. 不见,消失)
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aspect ★
记 词根记忆:a+spect(看)→看人不能只看外表→样子,外表
中 n. ①样子,外表,面貌
例 Everyone wore a happy aspect in the party.
中 ② (问题等的)方面
例 in all aspects // In his work, he attempted to show how all aspects of culture changed together in the evolution of societies.
参 respect(n. 尊敬)
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liquid
记 词根记忆:liqu(液体)+id→液体
中 n. 液体
例 The teacher demanded his students to closely observe the liquid’s behavior at the boiling point.
中 a. 液体的,液态的
例 The spacecraft used liquid hydrogen as its fuel.
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lad
中 n. 男孩,小伙子
例 The lads of the village were soon gathered up.
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apply ★
中 vi. ① (for)申请,请求
例 It is necessary for an inventor to apply for a patent before he makes his invention public. // apply to the Customs
中 ② 适用,应用,运用
考 apply to Discussions at home can help kids practice doing these things and help them apply these skills to everyday life situations.
派 applicant(n. 申请者,请求者)
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exterior
记 联想记忆:金玉其外 (exterior),败絮其中(interior)
中 a. 外部的,外面的
例 A purple sunset irradiates the exterior glass walls of the building.
中 n. 外部;外表
例 Though Tony’s exterior was altered, his mind was unchangeable.
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preference ★
中 n. ① (for/to)偏爱,喜爱
例 Buyers have a growing preference for smaller cars recently.
中 ② 优惠,优先选择
例 The students who come earlier have the preference to the seats.
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elbow
中 n. 肘;弯头
例 After the fight, the boy’s forearms were black and blue from wrist to elbow.
中 v. 用肘挤
考 elbow sb. out of the way I tried to stop the angry man, but he elbowed me out of the way.
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discipline ★
记 联想记忆:dis(不)+cip(拿)+line(线)→不拿老百姓一针一线→纪律
中 n. ① 纪律,规定
例 Without discipline , there is no method.
中 ② 学科
例 No disciplines have seized on professionalism with as much enthusiasm as the humanities.
中 ③ 训练
例 The mountaineer has been under perfect discipline.
中 ④ 自制力
考 reveal mental discipline
派 disciplined(a. 受过训练的;遵守纪律的)
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thrill
记 联想记忆:thr+ill(病) → 把人吓得都生病了→使毛骨悚然
中 n. 令人激动的事
例 Mary received quite a thrill when she met her favorite singer.
中 vt. ① 使激动,使兴奋
例 The traveler thrilled us with his stories of adventure.
中 ② 使毛骨悚然
例 I’m thrilled to death by the idea of being abandoned.
派 thrilling(a. 令人激动的;让人毛骨悚然的)
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allegiance
记 词根记忆:al+leg(法律)+iance→法律需要人人拥护
中 n. 拥护;忠诚
例 Those people pledge their allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
同 loyalty(n. 忠诚);devotion(n. 奉献;忠诚)
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edition
记 来自edit(v. 编辑)
中 n. 版,版本,版次
例 The publishers are already planning a second edition.
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triumph ★
记 联想记忆:胜利(triumph)之后吹喇叭(trumpet)
中 n. 胜利,成功
例 We expected our army could return in triumph.
中 vi. 得胜,战胜
考 triumph over The small animal finally triumphed over the much larger one.
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hostage
记 联想记忆:host(主人←→客人)+age→不情愿的客人→人质
中 n. 人质
例 The gunman told the police to back off or he would shoot a hostage.
同 pawn(n. 抵押品;人质)
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loaf
中 n. 一条面包
例 The base of the loaf is overcooked, black and dirty.
中 vi. 游荡,闲逛
例 The tramp had no place to go but to loaf in the park.
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applicable
中 a. (to)能应用的,适用的
例 Your suggestion is not applicable to me.
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motion ★
记 词根记忆:mot(移动)+ion(表行为)→运动
中 n. ① 运动,动
例 Probably there is no one here who has not in the course of the day had occasion to set in motion a complex train of reasoning of the very same kind, though differing in degree, as that which a scientific man goes through in tracing the causes of natural phenomena.
考 in motion // motion picture
中 ② 提议,动议
例 Last week, the federal government endorsed a motion on social assistance.
中 vt. 向…示意
例 After I entered the office, the manager motioned me to a chair.
参 比较:emotion (n. 情绪,情感);promotion (n. 促进;晋升)
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diploma
记 联想记忆:做外交官(diplomat)需要学位证书(diploma)
中 n. 文凭,学位证书
例 Jim took a diploma from the University of London.
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contrast ★
中 vt. 使与…对比,使与…对照
例 contrast A with B // Emily contrasted the two colors and then chose the yellow one.
中 vi. ① (with) 和…形成对照
例 The young man’s black jacket contrasted sharply with his white pants.
中 ② 截然不同,有明显差异,对比鲜明
例 The approach contrasts with one that would require an Internet driver’s license issued by the government.
中 n. 对照,对比,差异
考 by contrast // in contrast with/to Our house appears big in contrast with Jim’s.
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trend ★
记 联想记忆:倾向(tend)加r还是倾向(trend)
中 n. 倾向,趋势
例 The economist predicted that the trend of prices would be upward.
中 vi. 伸向;倾向
例 The price of the shares trends to go down.
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hono(u)rable
中 a. ① 可敬的
例 The honorable judge was well respected throughout the city.
中 ② 荣誉的,光荣的
例 The general did honorable service to his nation.
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freelance
中 a. 自由职业的
例 She became a freelance journalist after ten years.
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appendix
记 词根记忆:ap(表加强)+pend(悬挂)+ix→挂在书后面的东西→附录
中 n. 附录;附属物
例 For the details of this contract, see the appendix.
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objection
记 来自object(v. 反对)
中 n. 反对,异议
例 I have no objection to spending the evening with your friends.
考 objection to sth./to doing sth. Local residents raised strong objections to the proposal to build an airport in the neighborhood.
派 objectionable(a. 引起反对的;讨厌的)
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inflation
中 n. 通货膨胀
例 control inflation // Some economists argue that powerful structural changes in the world have ended up the old economic models that were based upon the historical link between growth and inflation.
考 inflation rate // inflation figures
派 inflationary(a. 膨胀的;通货膨胀的)
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substantial ★
记 联想记忆:substant(看作substance,物质,实质)+ial(…的)→ 实质的
中 a. ① 实质的,真实的
例 A child can easily confuse the substantial world with the world of his imagination.
中 ② 坚固的,结实的
例 Corson observed the castle, a substantial 17th century mansion.
中 ③ 富裕的,可观的
例 Supporters of the new super systems argue that these mergers will allow for substantial cost reductions and better coordinated service.
派 substantially(ad. 主要地;实质上;重大地)
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hasty
中 a. 匆忙的,仓促的;草率的
例 eat a hasty lunch // Joan gives her husband a hasty kiss and leaves the room.
同 cursory (a. 草率的;匆匆忙忙的);rushed(a. 贸然的);fleet (a. 快速的,敏捷的);expeditious(a. 迅速的,敏捷的);prompt (a. 迅速的)
反 careful (a. 小心的,仔细的);leisurely(a. 不慌不忙的,从容的)
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interpret ★
记 词根记忆:inter(在…之间)+pret→在两种语言之间沟通→口译
中 vt. ① 解释,说明
例 How well the predictions will be validated by later performance depends upon the amount, reliability, and appropriateness of the information used and on the skill and wisdom with which it is always interpreted.
中 ② 了解,认为
例 I interpreted Lucy’s answer as a refusal.
中 ③ 口译
例 I interpreted the ambassador’s remarks for every body.
中 vi. 做口译
派 interpretation (n. 解释;口译);interpreter (n. 口译者;解释者)
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fraction
记 词根记忆:frac (碎裂) +tion→碎的部分→碎片
中 n. ① 碎片;小部分,一点儿
考 a fraction of Only a fraction of my friends have cars.
中 ② 分数
例 Don’t forget to add the fraction in your result.
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rectangle
记 词根记忆:rect(正,直)+angle(角)→(四个角)都是直角→矩形
中 n. 长方形,矩形
例 Each angle of a rectangle is 90 degrees.
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owl
中 n. 猫头鹰
参 比较:growl(n./v. 咆哮);howl(n./v. 嗥叫)
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denote
记 词根记忆:de(表加强)+not(标记)+e→做标记→表示
中 vt. 表示,意味着;意指
例 Your giving up denotes a lack of courage.
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editor
中 n. 编辑,编者
例 The editors were so busy that they could not afford the time of reading the draft.
派 editorship(n. 编辑的职位)
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fruitful
中 a. ① 多产的,果实累累的
例 Those apple trees were fruitful in autumn. // fruitful experience // a fruitful novelist
中 ② 富有成效的
例 a fruitful talk // a fruitful career
考 fruitful research
参 fruitless(a. 不结果实的;无结果的)
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startle
记 联想记忆:start(出发;惊起)+le→使吃惊
中 vt. 惊吓;使吃惊
例 Sorry, I didn’t mean to startle you. I just came back from a masquerade.
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aggregate ☆
记 词根记忆:ag(表加强)+greg(群)+ate(表动词)→聚成一群,统计总数→总数
中 n. 总数,合计
中 a. 总数的,总计的
中 vt. 总计,合计
派 aggregation(n. 集合;集合体)
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system ★
中 n. ① (电脑)系统
例 The electricity failure paralyzed the computer system.
中 ② 体系,制度,体制
例 A majority of the citizens wanted to revert the country to the previous system.
中 ③ (人体的)系统
考 nervous system // immune system
中 ④ (水管或电线等的)系统
考 underground pipe system
派 supersystem(n. 超系统;超级体系)
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concede
记 词根记忆:con(表加强)+ced(走)+e→带着走→让步
中 vt. ① (不情愿地)承认,承认…为真 (或正确)
中 ② 退让,允许,让步,给予
例 After defeated in the war, the country conceded a portion of the land to its neighboring country.
相关词汇
accede 同意
concede 让步
recede 后退
precede 领先(于)
ac(一再)+ced(走)+e→一再奔波的结果→同意
con(共同)+ced(走)+e→共同前进是让步的结果→让步
re(向后)+ced(走)+e→向后走→后退
pre(在前)+ced(走)+e→在前面走→领先
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dictate
记 词根记忆:dict(说)+ate(表动词)→口述
中 v. ① 口述;(使) 听写
例 The boss dictated the plan to us.
中 ② 命令
例 The heir of the company always dictated his orders to the management.
中 ③ 支配;摆布;决定
例 acquisition capacity that dictates a universal grammar
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lame
记 发音记忆:“累母”→孩子瘸了,当母亲的当然累了→跛的
中 a. ① 跛的;有缺陷的
例 The lame man always uses a stick when he walks.
中 ② 站不住脚的
例 They should start by discarding California’s lame argument.
同 disabled (a. 肢体有残疾的);handicapped (a. 有生理缺陷的)
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exhaust
记 词根记忆:ex(出)+haust(抽水)→抽出水→抽完;耗尽
中 vt. ① 使筋疲力尽,耗尽
例 The long war exhausted the strength of both countries.
考 be exhausted from...
中 ② 抽完,汲干
例 The chemist exhausted the test tube of air.
中 n. 排气装置;废气
例 Automobile exhaust is a serious pollution problem.
考 exhaust pipe
派 exhausted (a. 耗尽的;疲惫的);exhausting (a. 使耗尽的;使筋疲力尽的);exhaustive(a. 彻底的;详尽的)
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stiff
记 联想记忆:still(静止的)的ll变为僵直的ff→僵直的
中 a. ① 硬的,僵直的
例 Jones was evidently unused to such stiff collars.
中 ② 拘谨的;呆板的
例 The supporting actress seems a little stiff in the film.
中 ③ 艰难的,费劲的
例 GRE is a stiff examination for me.
中 ④ 激烈的
考 stiff competition
派 stiffness(n. 僵硬,坚硬)
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pinch
记 联想记忆:p+inch(英寸)→以英寸计量的→(一)撮,微量
中 n. ① (一)撮,微量
例 Ruth put a pinch of pepper into the dish.
考 with a pinch of salt I took Tom’s words with a pinch of salt.
中 ② 捏,掐
例 Susan returned John’s insult with a pinch on his arm.
中 ③ 紧缺,短缺
例 This will be particularly true since energy pinch will make it difficult to continue agriculture in the high-energy American fashion that makes it possible to combine few farmers with high yields.
中 vt. 捏,掐,拧,挟
例 The child was crying because somebody had pinched him.
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pants
中 n. ① 长裤,(宽松的) 便裤
中 ② 内裤
例 Tom just wore a little stretchy pants after bath.
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remnant
记 联想记忆:可能是 remain (vi. 剩下,余留) 的变体
中 n. ① 残余物;零头布料
例 Emily is biting a piece of crust, the remnant of her breakfast.
中 ② 遗迹
例 The archaeologists are looking for the remnant of an old city.
同 remains(n. 残余;遗迹);leftover(n. 剩余物,残留物)
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projector
中 n. 放映机,幻灯机,投影仪
例 None of the villagers knew how to operate the projector.
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torrent
记 词根记忆:tor(=tour,迂回,转)+rent→汹涌的激流迂回前行→激流
中 n. 激流,山洪
例 The torrent destroyed the whole village in seconds.
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crisp
记 发音记忆:发音像嚼薯片的声音→脆的
中 a. 脆的,易碎的
例 You should cook the pastry until it is crisp and golden.
中 n. 炸薯片
考 manufacturers of crisps
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tag
中 n. 标签,货签
例 Mary looked at the tag on a Chanel handbag to check its price.
中 vt. 贴标签于
例 They tend to tag our group as antiscience.
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duration
记 词根记忆:dur(持久)+ation(表状态)→持久;持续时间
中 n. ① 期间
例 Throughout the duration of the test, John kept coughing.
中 ② 持久;持续时间
例 We had to stay indoors for the duration of the SARS.
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dealer
记 联想记忆:deal(交易)+er→交易的人→商人
中 n. 商人,贩子
例 The dealer is just a cheap crook.
派 dealership(n. 代理权)
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incident
记 词根记忆:in+cid(落下)+ent →从天而降的东西→事变
中 n. 事件;事变
例 a touching incident
考 tragic incident
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zeal
中 n. 热情,热忱
例 a man of zeal // Emily entered with great zeal upon this task.
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rhythm
中 n. 节奏,韵律
例 This music is written in a rhythm of three beats to a bar.
参 rhyme(n. 韵,押韵)
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educate ★
中 vt. 教育,培养,训练
例 The experts are calling for a national campaign to educate the public about health and nutrition.
派 reeducate (vt. 再教育);educated (a. 受过教育的,有教养的);educationalist (n. 教育家);educator (n. 教育家)
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overlook
记 来自词组look over (从…上面看)
中 vt. ① 漏看,忽略
例 Companies often focus on data and applications but they overlook the dangers of email.
中 ② 俯瞰,眺望
例 The house on the hill overlooks the village.
中 ③ 宽容,放任
例 Mr. Richards is a perfectionist. He won’t overlook even the slightest mistake.
派 overlooked (a. 被忽视的)
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shear
记 联想记忆:sh(看作she)+ear(耳朵)→她剪了个齐耳的短发→剪
中 vt. 剪,修剪
例 shear a lawn // shear sb. of one’s power // The barber sheared his hair.
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kidnap
中 vt. 绑架
例 The mother was worried about whether her daughter had been kidnapped.
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propaganda
记 联想记忆:prop(支持者)+aganda(看作agenda,议程)→支持者宣传议程→宣传
中 n. 宣传
例 There is much propaganda against smoking nowadays.
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prescribe
记 词根记忆:pre(预先) +scrib(写)+e→预先写好药方→开处方
中 vt. ① 指示,规定
例 The government prescribed the national speed limit.
中 ②开处方,开(药)
例 As long as a doctor prescribes a drug for a legitimate medical purpose, the doctor has done nothing illegal even if the patient uses the drug to hasten death.
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cape
记 联想记忆:梦想有一天穿着蝙蝠侠的斗篷(cape)逃跑(escape)
中 n. ① 斗篷;披肩
中 ② 海角,岬
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protocol ☆
记 词根记忆:proto(第一)+col→初次见面,礼仪第一重要→礼仪
中 n. ① 礼仪,外交礼节
中 ② 条约草案;(数据传递的)协议
例 Americans are willing to tolerate time-consuming security protocols in return for increased safety.
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viable ☆
记 词根记忆:vi(道路)+able(能…的)→有路可走→切实可行的
中 a. 切实可行的,可实施的
例 Creating positive habits is a huge part of improving our consumers’ lives, and it’s essential to making new products commercially viable.
派 viability (n. 可行性)
——德国哲学家 叔本华(Arthur Schopenhauer, German philosopher)