Lesson 6

G roup 23: bene=good“好，善”

beneficent [bɪˈnefɪsnt]

adj. 慈善的，仁慈的

解 giving help;showing kindness

例 The beneficent donation helped many children learn how to read and write. 慈善捐助帮助许多孩子学会了读书和写字。

同 beneficence n. 行善，慈善

beneficial [ˌbenɪˈfɪʃl]

adj. 有益的；有用的

解 favourable;helpful

例 Daily exercise is beneficial to your health. 每天锻炼对身体有益。

构 bene（=good）+fic（=to make,to do）+ial

benevolent [bɪˈnevələnt]

adj. 慈善的，乐善好施的

解 kind,helpful and generous

例 The benevolent man gave his money and volunteered his time to help the poor and sick. 这位乐善好施的男士捐了款并自愿花时间来帮助那些穷人和病人。

同 benevolence n. 善行；善心，仁心

构 bene（=good）+vol（=will）+ent

benediction [ˌbenɪˈdɪkʃn]

n. 祝福；祈祷

解 the act of praying for divine protection,saying a blessing

例 The priest gave him a benediction for his good deeds. 牧师因他所做的善事而为他祈祷。

构 bene（=good）+dict（=to say）+ion

benefactor [ˈbenɪfæktə（r）]

n. 行善者，捐助人

解 a person who gives money or other help to people or institutions

例 Pip's benefactor paid for his education and helped him find a job. 皮普的捐助人为他支付了学费，并且帮他找到了一份工作。

构 bene（=good）+fact（=to do,to make）+or

G roup 24: bi,du=double;two;twice“两”

bifurcate [ˈbaɪfəkeɪt]

v. （使）分为两支；（使）分叉

解 to divide or to make sth. divide into two branches

例 The townspeople were bifurcated over whether or not to build a factory in the community. 小镇居民在是否在该社区建造工厂这一问题上分为两派。

构 bi（=two）+furc（=fork）+ate

bilingual [baɪˈlɪŋɡwəl]

adj. 双语的（能说两种语言的）

解 using or knowing two languages

例 Since his parents spoke English and Chinese,he grew up in a bilingual environment. 因为他的父母既说英语又说中文，所以他从小在双语的环境中长大。

同 linguist n. 语言学家；linguistics n. 语言学

biped [ˈbaɪped]

n. 两足动物

解 any creature with two feet

例 Humans are among the few species of bipeds on the planet. 人类是地球上少数的两足物种之一。

duality [djuːˈæləti]

n. 两重性

解 dual condition or quality

例 His duality was expressed in two identities,Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. 他的双重人格表现在两种身份上：杰基尔博士和海德先生。

duet [djuːˈet]

n. 二重奏；二重唱

解 a musical composition for two performers

例 The two singers sang a duet together. 两位歌手一起演唱了二重唱。

近 duel n. 决斗；dulcet adj. 美妙的，悦耳的

G roup 25: body=body“身体”

full-bodied [ˌfʊlˈbɒdɪd]

adj. （味道等）浓郁的；（声音）圆浑的

解 marked by richness and fullness of flavour or sound

例 People enjoyed the Italian restaurant because of the full-bodied wine it served with the meals. 人们之所以喜欢这家意大利餐厅，是因为它提供用来佐餐的葡萄酒味道醇厚。

antibody [ˈæntɪbɒdi]

n. 抗体

解 a substance formed in the blood tending to inhibit or destroy harmful bacteria,etc.

例 The antibodies surrounded and killed the bacteria in his liver. 抗体包围并消灭了他肝脏里的细菌。

bodyguard [ˈbɒdiɡɑːd]

n. 保镖，警卫

解 someone who escorts and protects a prominent person

例 The actress'bodyguard is tall,dark and handsome. 这位女演员的保镖皮肤黝黑，又高又帅。

近 guard n. 哨兵 v. 保卫，保护；guarded adj. 谨慎的，提防的；guardian n. 护卫者，监护人；safeguard n. 防卫措施，安全措施 v. 保护，捍卫

busybody [ˈbɪzɪbɒdi]

n. 爱管闲事的人，好事的人

解 a person who meddles in the affairs of others

例 She was a busybody at work,always having something to do. 她在工作中是个爱管闲事的人，总有事情要做。

disembodied [ˌdɪsɪmˈbɒdid]

adj. ① 从看不到的人（或地方）发出的 ② 脱离肉体的

解 ① coming from a person or place that can not be seen or identified ② separated from the body

例 Ghosts are usually thought of as disembodied spirits. 鬼魂通常被看作是脱离肉体的灵魂。

G roup 26: brev,bri=short“短；缩短”

abbreviate [əˈbriːvieɪt]

v. 缩写，缩略

解 to reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

例 John Paul abbreviated his name to J.P. 约翰·保罗把他的名字缩写成J.P.。

同 abbreviation n. 缩短，删节；缩写词，略语

构 ab<ad ^注 （=to）+brev（=brief,short）+i+ate（注：<意为“来源于；是……的变体”，如此处“ab<ad”表示ab是词缀ad的变体，ab相当于ad。）

brevity [ˈbrevəti]

n. 简短，简洁

解 shortness or conciseness of expression

例 The students appreciated the brevity of their principal's speech. 校长的演讲简短有力，学生们非常欣赏。

abridge [əˈbrɪdʒ]

v. 删节，节略

解 to make a book,play,etc. shorter by leaving parts out

例 Since the book was very long and detailed,he abridged it to make a new version. 由于这本书内容冗长、细节繁琐，他将其加以删减，形成了一个新的版本。

近 ridge n. 脊（如屋脊、山脊等）；隆起物；bridge n. 桥；drawbridge n. 吊桥；badge n. 徽章；badger v. 不断纠缠，一再要求

构 a（=to）+bridg<brevi（=to shorten）+e

brief [briːf]

n. 诉讼摘要；简报 adj. 简短的

解 n. a short statement;summary

adj. lasting only a short time;using few words

例 The lawyer prepared a brief of the facts and the points of law in the case. 律师准备了这个案件的事实摘要和法律要点。

debrief [diːˈbriːf]

vt. 询问，听取（某人执行任务的情况）

解 to question sb. to obtain knowledge or intelligence after a mission has been completed,in order to record information

例 The government officials debriefed the President when he returned from the negotiations overseas. 总统从海外谈判归来，政府官员听取了他所作的工作报告。

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