1. affluent ['æfluәnt]adj. 富裕的【同】prosperous, wealthy【反】poor
词汇助记:
1) 前缀:a +辅音+相同辅音,表示to
2) 词根:flu- 流动
3) 后缀:-ent形容词后缀,如different
例句:Leeson and his wife Lisa never really seemed to fit into the affluent, life-style of Singapore or into the city's multiethnic society.( TIME, Mar.13,1995,p.40)
里森及其妻子丽莎似乎与新加坡富裕的新殖民生活方式一直格格不入,也似乎一直未能融入新加坡的多种族社会。
2. anonymous [əˋnɑnəməs] adj. 匿名的,不知名的【反】known, named
词汇助记:
1) 前缀:an 否定
2) 词根:onym名字(name)
3) 后缀:-ous形容词后缀,如famous, dangerous
l 或者帮助你记忆拆分为:a + no + nym + ous一个+没有+名字+的
例句:So he went on his own fact-finding mission, leaning heavily on a 49-page white paper submitted last month by three anonymous high-tech firms. (TIME, Feb.27, 1995, p.31)
所以他继续其真相调查工作,埋头审阅一份厚达49页的白皮书,这份白皮书是上个月由3家匿名的高科技公司提出的。
3. appropriate [əˋproprɪˏet] adj. 适宜的【反】inappropriate
词汇助记:
1) 前缀:a +辅音+相同辅音,表示to
2) 词根:propr-表示proper 合适的
3) 后缀:-ate形容词后缀,如considerate 考虑周全的,考虑周到的
例句:So any protein that dissolves new blood vessels may not be appropriate for younger women who have not yet entered menopause. (TIME, Jan.9, 1996, p.60)
因此,对于还未停经的妇女而言,任何足以溶解于新生血管的蛋白质或许都是不适宜的。
4. coherent [koˋhɪrənt] adj. 前后连贯的,有条理的【反】muddled, incoherent
词汇助记:
1) 前缀:co- 全部,共同,所有,表示com-/con-
2) 词根:her-表示粘,粘(he/she; man/woman; male/female)
3) 后缀:-ent形容词后缀,如different
例句:Curry… impressed Clinton with his ability to fashion a coherent policy message that synthesized the often conflicting interests of the party's traditional and moderate wings. (TIME, June 5, 1995, p.22)
科里就是有这个本事,能够把党内保守派、温和派往往都各不相让的利益结合在一起,做出一份有条有理的政策报告,令克林顿大为赞赏。
5. comprehensive [kɑmprɪˋhɛnsɪv]adj. 包罗广泛的,全面的【同】complete 【反】partial
词汇助记:
1) 前缀:com- 全部,共同,所有
2) 词根:prehens-抓,拿(pre+hens)
3) 后缀:-ive形容词后缀,如positive/negative
例句:Grove delivered a sharp, comprehensive report. His bosses were impressed.
(TIME, Dec.29, 1997- Jan.5, 1998, p.33)
葛罗夫呈递一份深入、周详的报告,令老板们印象深刻。
6. compulsory [kәm'pʌlsәrɪ] adj. 义务的,强制的【同】mandatory
词汇助记:
1) 前缀:com- 全部,共同,所有
2) 词根:puls-推(pull + push)
3) 后缀:-ory形容词后缀
例句:In 1919 while serving a compulsory stint in the military, Nurmi entered a 20-k march carrying a rifle, a cartridge belt and a knapsack filled with 5 kg of sand. (TIME, June 24, 1996, p.66)
1919年,当他在军中服义务役的时候,努尔米带着一支步枪,腰上系着弹带,背上背着装有5公斤沙子的背包参加20公里行军。
7. conscious [ˋkɑnʃəs] adj. 意识到……的【同】aware
词汇助记:
1) 前缀:con- 全部,共同,所有
2) 词根:sci-看 (see)
3) 后缀:-ous形容词后缀, 如famous, dangerous
例句:Times Books recently announced that it will publish a book of socially-conscious poetry by former President Jimmy Carter. (TIME, July 18, 1994, p.9)
时代图书公司最近宣布,将出版一本由前总统卡特所写的社会关怀的诗集
8. crucial [ˋkruʃəl] adj. 关键的,重大的【同】critical
词汇助记:
1) 词根:cruc-十字形(cross)
2) 后缀:-ial形容词后缀, 如special
例句:Understanding social cues, creating works of art and spawning inventions are all crucial mental tasks that bear little relationship to how well a person can fill in a printed test form.
许多重要的心智活动,像理解一些社交上的暗示,创造艺术品,孕育新发明,其实都和填写考卷的能力没什么关系。
9. desperate [ˋdɛspərət] adj. 迫切的,绝望的,极其想改变的
词汇助记:
2) 词根:sper-希望(prosperous 繁荣的)
3) 后缀:-ate形容词后缀, 如considerate
例句:Bereft of patrons, desperate to rescue his economy, Fidel Castro turns to an unusual solution:…
(TIME, Feb.20, 1995, p.50)
由于资助断绝,而又急于挽救该国经济,卡斯特罗转而求助于一项罕见的解救之道:……
10. disastrous [dɪzˋæstrəs] adj. 灾情惨重的【同】terrible
词汇助记:
1) 前缀:dis-否定
2) 词根:astr-星星(star)
3) 后缀:-ous形容词后缀, 如famous, dangerous
例句:The Kobe quake was only slightly bigger than the Northridge tremor but more disastrous.(TIME, Jan.30, 1995, p.34)
神户地震的规模仅稍大于诺斯里奇地震,造成的灾情却严重得多。
11. eccentric [ɪkˋsɛntrɪk] adj. 特立独行的,行为怪异的【同】odd
词汇助记:
1) 前缀:e+ 辅音+相同辅音,从两个辅音中间断开,前面表示ex-向外
2) 词根:centr-中心(center)
3) 后缀:-ic形容词后缀, 如fanatic adj. 狂热的
例句:The eccentric, fact-based best seller Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil sparks a rush to see where it all took place. (TIME, Apr.3, 1995, p.79)
这本风格特异、根据真人实事改编的畅销书《午夜的善恶花园》,激起一股人潮,涌向故事的发生地一探究竟。
12. elevated [ˋɛləˏvetɪd] adj. 崇高的
词汇助记:
1) 前缀:e表示ex-向外
2) 词根:lev-水平,级别(level)
3) 后缀:-ated形容词后缀
例句:It turns out, however, that not every man who reached the pinnacle of American leadership was a gleaming example of self-awareness, empathy, impulse control and other qualities that mark an elevated EQ. (TIME, Oct.9, 1995, p.30)
然而,结果是,并非每个攀登到美国最高领导层的人都是具有自觉、有同理心,能克制冲动及其他高情商特指的闪光典范。
13. enduring [ɪnˈdurɪŋ] adj. 持久的
词汇助记:
1) 前缀:en表示使,让
2) 词根:dur-持久,坚硬
3) 后缀:-ing形容词后缀
例句:The plain, undecorated object, representing the enduring role art has played throughout China's history, takes pride of place in the sumptuous Splendors of Imperial China, which opened last week at New York City Metropolitan Museum of Art.(TIME, Apr.1, 1996, p.47)
这件朴实、毫无雕琢的物品代表着艺术在中国历史上扮演的历久不衰的角色。上周在纽约大都会艺术博物馆开幕的“中国帝王瑰宝展”盛展中,这件物品展示在最主要的位置。
14. fluid [ˋfluɪd] adj. 流动的,变化不定的【同】changeable
词汇助记:
1) 词根:flu-流动
2) 后缀:-id形容词后缀(stupid, acid)
例句:Information … is now too fluid to control. It flows in over airways, via satellites, through microwave relays to cellular phones, faxes, televisions, radios, beepers, modems.(TIME, Aug.19, 1996, p.52)
今日的咨询流动性太大,已经不可能管制。资讯传送方式很多,可以经由空中、卫星、微波转接,也可以通过移动电话、传真机、电视、收音机、传呼机与调制解调器。
15. formidable [ˋfɔrmɪdəbl] adj. (敌人)难对付的。(工作)艰难的
词汇助记:
1) 词根:form-形式
2) 后缀:-id形容词后缀 (stupid, acid), -able 形容词后缀
例句:“Perot as kingmaker, ” he says tactfully, “is a more formidable proposition than Perot as candate.”(TIME, Mar.13, 1995, p.91)
他委婉地说道:“佩罗替人抬轿助选,要比他自己出来参选更难缠。”