- 57.00 KB
- 2021-05-20 发布
- 1、本文档由用户上传,淘文库整理发布,可阅读全部内容。
- 2、本文档内容版权归属内容提供方,所产生的收益全部归内容提供方所有。如果您对本文有版权争议,请立即联系网站客服。
- 3、本文档由用户上传,本站不保证质量和数量令人满意,可能有诸多瑕疵,付费之前,请仔细阅读内容确认后进行付费下载。
- 网站客服QQ:403074932
背计系列1 阅读中的常见词汇
妙招1 依据前后缀归类记单词
[前缀——置于词根之前并改变原词义的构词成分]
1.否定前缀
[un]
uneasy心神不安的 unfortunately不幸地
unhealthy不健康的 unnecessary不必要的
unwise不明智的
①I felt uneasy at the presence of so many strangers.
面对这么多陌生人,我感觉很不自在。
②Unfortunately, the disastrous effects of the drought were felt all over the country.
不幸的是,干旱的灾难性影响遍及全国各地。
③Although sparrows showed no sign of declining, the chain was generally in an unhealthy state.
虽然麻雀数量没有减少的迹象,但食物链还是总体处于不健康的状态。
[non]
nonprofit非营利性的 nonliving无生命的
nonserious不要紧的 nonverbal非言辞的
①An ecosystem consists of the living and nonliving things in an area that interact with one another.
生态系统包括同一地区内相互影响的生物和非生物。
②In fact, one of the best definitions of a sense of humour is “the ability to see the nonserious element in a situation”.
事实上,关于幽默感的最好的定义之一就是“能看到情况还没那么糟糕的能力”。
[im (in, ir)]
impatience不耐烦 impossible不可能的
improperly不适当地 impractical不现实的
independence独立 irregularly不规则地
①A serious study of physics is impossible without some knowledge of mathematics.
不了解数学就不可能深入研究物理。
②Free repair is available for a product used improperly in the first year.
产品因使用不当而造成的损坏,第一年可享受免费维修。
[dis]
distrust不信任 disability残疾
discourage使气馁 disappointed失望的
disagree不同意 disuse废弃
①The researchers said that unhealthy lifestyle was related to a greater risk of disability.
研究人员说不健康的生活方式与致残风险增加有关。
②Do not let any failures discourage you.
别让任何失败使你一蹶不振。
③They made some experiments in a house disused for years.
他们在一间废弃多年的屋子里做了一些实验。
2.错误前缀
[mis]
misunderstand误解 mistake错误
miscalculate误算;对……判断错误
misconception误解,错觉
①If I am not miscalculating, there are 3 times.
如果我没算错的话,总共有3次。
②There are some common misconceptions about the American family values.
关于美国的家庭价值观,存在一些常见的错误观念。
③Misunderstanding often leads to big mistakes.
误解常会导致大错误。
3.方位前缀
[super(也可表示程度)]
superhero超级英雄 superiority优越;优等
superman超人 supermarket超市
superstar巨星;超级明星 superstore大型超市
①They should focus on the superiority of products.
他们应该关注产品的优势。
②Supermarkets make our life more convenient.
超市让我们的生活更便利。
③Superstars cannot move about without worrying about photographers with modern cameras.
超级巨星们不能随意行动,因为他们不能不担心那些装备了高级相机的摄影师们。
[sub]
suburb郊区 subway地铁 substitute代替
①Four new subway lines have been built in our city.
我们这个城市已经修建了四条新的地铁线路。
②The baby monkeys picked the soft mothersubstitutes as their favourites.
猴宝宝们挑了手感柔软的母亲替代物作为它们的最爱。
[over]
overestimate高估 overreact反应过度
overuse过度使用 overcrowded过度拥挤的
①He could not help overreacting to different opinions against his.
对那些反对他想法的不同观点,他忍不住反应过度了。
②Healthy way of life also means avoiding overuse of medicine.健康的生活方式也意味着避免用药过量。
③It is expected to carry 20,000 trucks and cars a day, which greatly reduces the overcrowded traffic in the centre of the city.人们期望它一天能够承载20 000辆卡车和汽车,这样就可以大大缓解市中心的交通过度拥挤问题。
[trans]
transfer转移;转乘 transport运输
translate翻译 transform转换;改变
transplant移植
①Oneway ticket allows you to reach your destination, including transfers within 2 hours.
凭单程票可达目的地,两小时之内换乘有效。
②Transport routes, timetables and fare information are available from the tourist centre.可从游客中心那里获取交通路线、时刻表以及车票费用的信息。
[后缀——置于词根尾部,主要用于改变单词的词性,偶尔用于改变词义]
1.名词后缀
动作执行者
[er (or, ar)]
farmer农场主;农民 owner物主
administrator管理者 author作者 mayor市长
①The administrator said we were entitled to a paid leave for ten days annually during the first five years.领导告诉我们在工作的前5年每年可享受10天的带薪假期。
②The author said something unfair about doctors in his book.作者在他的书中针对医生说了些有失公允的话。
[ant]
applicant申请人 assistant助理
①In order to get a good job, many applicants poured into the job market.
为了得到好的工作岗位,许多求职者涌入了招聘市场。
②I intend to take a parttime job working as an assistant teacher.我打算兼职当助教。
[ist]
dentist牙医 scientist科学家
specialist专家 tourist旅行者
①It's ten years since the scientist set out on his life's work of discovering the valuable chemical element.
从这名科学家开始致力于发现这个重要的化学元素到现在,已经过去10年了。
②Their needs and problems are more important than those of the tourist companies.
与那些旅游公司相比,他们的需求和问题更为重要。
跟动作状态有关的名词性后缀
[ion]
action行动 attraction吸引,吸引力
reaction反应 satisfaction满意
①Actions speak louder than words.
事实胜于雄辩。(行动胜于言辞。)
②Due to the strong attraction of electronic products, we are less dependent on ourselves.
由于电子产品的强大吸引力,我们更不独立自主了。
③The study tested 20 healthy volunteers on their reactions to fear.
该项研究测试了20名健康的志愿者对于恐惧的反应。
[ment]
amazement惊奇 appointment约会;任命
development发展 improvement改进,改善
judgment判断 treatment治疗,对待
government政府 unemployment失业
①She noted with amazement how closely her own life mirrored her mother's.
她惊讶地注意到她的生活简直就是她母亲生活的翻版。
②He was satisfied with the improvement of our services.
他对我们服务质量的改进感到满意。
③A judgment must be made free from prejudice.
做出的判断应不受偏见的影响。
④Each citizen will have the right to enjoy the free medical treatment from the government.
每个公民都将有权享受政府提供的免费医疗待遇。
[ing]
hearing听力 living生活方式,生计
saying说话;谚语 training训练
writing书法
①“You can't judge a book by its cover,” as the old saying goes.
正如老话所说:“不能凭封面来判断一本书的好坏。”
②Good public speaking training can help you express yourself more effectively.
良好的公开演讲训练有助于更有效地提高你的表达能力。
[ence]
confidence信心,信任 convenience方便
difference不同,差异 evidence证据 silence沉默,无言
①In terms of convenience, the museum has more advantages over the gallery.
就便捷性而言,与美术馆相比,博物馆有更多优势。
②There is usually a difference between one's dream and reality.
一个人的梦想与现实之间通常会有差距。
③I parked my car by the lakeside and enjoyed reading my book in sweet silence.
我把车停在湖边,在美好的静默中享受阅读。
[ure]
creature生物,动物 failure失败 pressure压力
pleasure愉快,乐趣 structure结构,体系
①By keeping a pet, children will get an opportunity to take on full responsibility for another creature's life.
通过饲养宠物,孩子们将有机会承担照顾其他生命的责任。
②He took great pleasure in biking.
他从骑车中获得了很多乐趣。
③It's useful to know something about human body structure.对人体构造有所了解还是有用的。
[ness]
awareness意识,察觉 business生意,业务
carelessness粗心大意 uneasiness不安
①With selfawareness and selfcontrol, it is possible to change our bad habits.
凭借自我意识和自控能力,改变自身的不良习惯是可能的。
②I often make mistakes with carelessness.
我经常会因粗心大意而犯错。
③I tried to put aside my uneasiness and go back to work.
我尽量克服自己不安的感觉,重新开始工作。
[ity]
activity活动 curiosity好奇心
reality现实 equality平等
quality质量,品质 popularity普及,流行,受欢迎
①Human activity is not responsible for all water shortages.人类活动不应为所有水资源的短缺承担责任。
②In reality, equality is not given but gained.
在现实中,平等不是被动给予的,而是主动争取来的。
③Jane's popularity is rooted in her intelligent writing.
简之所以受欢迎,根源在于她作品中的智慧。
[ery]
delivery传送,分娩 discovery发现
robbery抢劫 scenery风景,景色
①The discovery of the gold coins in his suitcase is the reason for their attempted robbery.
在他行李箱里发现的金币是他们企图抢劫的原因。
②We went to enjoy the fresh air and the beautiful scenery at the seaside.我们来到海边享受新鲜空气和美丽景色。
其他常用的名词后缀
[ship]
hardship艰难 friendship友谊 relationship关系,联系
①Not until he went through real hardships did he realize the importance of friendship.
直到他经历了千辛万苦之后,才明白了友谊的重要性。
②No one is willing to keep a good relationship with illtempered people.没人愿意和脾气差的人保持良好关系。
[ology]
apology道歉;歉意 biology生物学
psychology心理学 technology科技,工艺学
①She could not make her decision to choose biology as her major.
选择生物学作为专业,她下不了这个决心。
②There are some problems psychology doesn't have the answer to.有些问题心理学也没法回答。
[ism]
criticism批评 pessimism悲观,悲观主义
mechanism机件,机制 optimism乐观,乐观主义
racism种族主义 tourism旅游业,观光业
①Recent criticism of the movie arose partly from its pessimism.
最近对于这部电影的批评部分源自于电影里的悲观主义。
②The researchers have found an important mechanism by which the brain works.
研究人员已经发现了一种大脑运作的重要机制。
③The sudden growth of tourism has brought many benefits to the local economy.
旅游业的突飞猛进已经给地方经济带来了许多好处。
2.动词后缀
[ify]
identify鉴定;识别 simplify简化
justify替……辩护;证明……正当
①He helped me identify my strengths and weaknesses.
他帮助我认识到了自己的长处和短处。
②While intelligent people can often simplify the complex, a fool is more likely to complicate the simple.
聪明的人可能常把复杂的问题简单化,而愚蠢的人则更可能把简单的问题复杂化。
[ize]
apologize道歉 criticize批评
organize组织,安排 realize意识到,实现
recognize认出,承认
①Many times the person who hurts you does not intend to apologize.
很多时候,伤害你的人并不打算向你道歉。
②He decided to organize a special concert.
他决定组织一场特殊的音乐会。
③One day, you will realize that not everything can be bought with money.
有朝一日,你会意识到并不是一切都可以用金钱来购买的。
3.形容词后缀
用以表示性质与特征的形容词后缀
[ful]
doubtful可疑的,不确定的 fearful可怕的
grateful感激的,令人愉快的 harmful有害的
meaningful有意义的,意味深长的
①They want to find out how the brain responds to a fearful event.
他们想搞清楚大脑对可怕的事件会如何作出反应。
②He was grateful for his good health and good mood.
他很感激自己身体健康、心情舒畅。
③I think watching TV every evening is a waste of time — there are more meaningful things to do.
我认为每天晚上看电视就是浪费时间——有许多更有意义的事情可做。
[ive]
以ive结尾的形容词,表示具有某种倾向或特性。
active活跃的;积极的 aggressive好斗的,有进取心的
attractive有吸引力的 communicative健谈的
creative有创造性的 effective有效的,生效的
expensive昂贵的 positive积极的,肯定的
①Listening is an active exercise of our attention and hard work.
听力是一种锻炼我们的注意力和努力程度的积极练习。
②What makes the book so extraordinary is the creative imagination of the writer.
这本书出色之处在于作者富有创意的想象力。
③It would be more effective to give direct help to the homeless.给无家可归者提供直接帮助会更有效。
[ous]
出现在说明人或事物具有某种特质的形容词里。
anxious渴望的;忧虑的 curious好奇的
dangerous危险的 famous著名的
generous慷慨的 nervous神经的,焦虑的
previous以前的,先前的 serious严重的,严肃的
①Children are curious about the world by nature.
孩子们天生对世界感到好奇。
②He was glad that he was finally admitted into that famous university.
他感到高兴的是自己终于被那所著名大学录取了。
③A generous person is willing to offer help to those in need, without asking for any reward.
慷慨大方的人不要任何回报,心甘情愿给那些需要帮助的人提供援助。
[able]
与名词结合构成的形容词,用来描述人或物,具有很多原名词表示的性质与特征。
uncomfortable不舒服的 fashionable流行的,时髦的
honorable光荣的,可敬的 unreasonable不合理的
valuable贵重的,宝贵的
①She is dressed in a fashionable business suit that fits her very much.
她穿着一套时尚又非常合身的职业套装。
②Mark Twain's works had been banned on unreasonable grounds.马克·吐温的作品因荒谬的理由被查禁了。
③The valuable possessions I have is the gold ring and the pearl necklace my mother left me.我拥有的值钱之物就是我妈妈留给我的金戒指和珍珠项链。
[able]
与动词结合构成的形容词,用来表示事物具有原动词动作和行为特征的属性。
admirable令人钦佩的 avoidable可避免的
imaginable可想象的 suitable适宜的,合适的
acceptable可接受的,受欢迎的 available可利用的;有空的
renewable可更新的,可再生的
①In fact, many traffic accidents caused by careless driving are avoidable.
实际上,由于粗心驾驶导致的很多交通事故是可以避免的。
②Tickets are available free of charge from the school.
学校有免费票。
③Scientists are searching renewable energy to replace coal and oil.科学家正在寻找可再生能源来代替煤和石油。
表示“没有”或“缺乏”的概念的形容词后缀
[less]
与名词结合构成形容词,用来描述缺乏或不具备原词表示的内容。该后缀不但可以改变词性,还可以改变词义。
endless没完没了的 jobless失业的
homeless无家可归的 mindless不留神的,愚蠢的
selfless无私的 tireless不知疲倦的
wireless无线的
①Overcrowded beaches and the concrete jungles of endless hotels have begun to lose their appeal to the tourists.
过度拥挤的海滩、密集的旅馆,已经开始丧失了对游客的吸引力。
②My mindless words must have hurt him deeply.
我那些没经过大脑思考的话一定已经深深地伤害了他。
③They once gave us so much selfless love.
他们曾经给予了我们许多无私的关爱。
表示“与……有关的”形容词后缀
[al (ial, ical)]
artificial人工的,虚假的 facial面部的
financial金融的,财政的 historical与历史有关的
industrial工业的 magical魔术的,神奇的
medical医疗的,医学的 mental精神的,心理的
national国家的 original原始的,原版的
personal个人的,私人的 potential潜在的
physical物质的,身体的 special特殊的
social社会的
①It is believed that one day artificial intelligence can beat us in playing chess.
大家相信有一天人工智能会在下国际象棋方面战胜人类。
②For kids, gifts always have a magical power to make them happy.
对于孩子而言,礼物总有能让他们快乐的魔力。
③Mental health can never be replaced by wealth.
心理健康永远也无法用财富来代替。
④Many countries are now setting up national parks where animals and plants can be well protected.许多国家正在建立国家公园,在那里动植物可以受到很好的保护。
[ic]
allergic过敏的 basic基本的
dramatic戏剧性的,引人注目的 optimistic乐观的
pessimistic悲观的 specific明确的,特殊的
①I parked my car and allowed myself to experience the dramatic beauty of the valley.
我停下车,让自己好好感受一下这风光秀丽的山谷美景。
②After so many frustrations, he changed from an optimistic person to a pessimistic one.经历了诸多挫折后,他从一个乐观的人变成了一个悲观的人。
③That led to the concept of specialization, which means that people would specialize, or focus, on doing one specific job.那就导致了专业化这个概念的产生,这意味着人们会专门研究或者关注某个特定的工作。
4.副词后缀
[ly]
actually实际上 awfully非常地,极端地
constantly不断地,经常地 currently现在,通常
directly直接地,立即 evidently明显地,显著地
particularly特别地 rarely很少,难得
extremely非常,极其 regularly有规律地,定期地
tightly紧紧地,坚固地
①I constantly say “don't worry about me, I'm fine”, but she never believes me.我一直说“别为我担心,我一切都好”,但是她从未相信过我。
②Evidently, my excitement really came through in my words.显然,我的兴奋之情真的溢于言表。
③The text evidently ignored the fact that humans, particularly teenagers, rarely seemed reasonable.这篇文章明显忽略了这个事实:人类,尤其是青少年,好像很少有理智的。
④The baby monkey can move around and hold tightly to its mother.小猴子会在四周活动,也会紧紧搂住它的母亲。
[ward (s)]
与表示方向的名词或副词结合构成新词,表示人或物移动或面对的方向。
afterward后来 backward向后,落后
forward向前;将来
①Afterward, she invited me to the oneandonly steak house in the area to celebrate her victory.
后来,她邀请我去当地的唯一一家牛排屋庆祝她的胜利。
②Looking backward, we can discover what is unique in us.
回首往事,我们才会发现自己的独特之处。
③She pushed herself forward through the water.
她在水里奋力往前游。
通过以上内容,我们能认识到掌握一定数量的前缀、后缀的主要意义和用法,就能认识和掌握更多的词汇,即使这些词汇之前从未接触过。观察原词的用法,通过将前缀或后缀的意义与原词的意义叠加,就能推测出新词的含义。如此举一反三,词汇量可以得到成倍的增长。