1.字根ang=窒息。
anger=fury---n.生氣。
例句:I don't like my roommate
because she vents her anger
easily.
我室友是個易怒的人,所以我不
喜歡她。
angry=wrathful---adj.生氣的。
例句:Johnson was angry because
his colleague used his computer
without asking him.
強森的同事未經同意就用他的電腦,
所以他很生氣。
anxiety=concern---n.憂慮。
例句:My niece feels no anxiety about
making a speech in front of others.
我姪女不會因在人前演講而感到焦慮。
anxious---adj.憂慮的。
例句:Martin was very anxious about
his final exam results.
馬汀非常擔心自己的期末考成績。
2.字根nect=綁。
connect=link---v.連接,接通電話。
例句:The operator connected me
and transferred my call to the marketing
department.
接線生接通我的電話,並幫我轉到行銷
部。
connection=contract---n.連結。
例句:The woman insisted that she had
no connection with the defendant.
女人堅持自己與被告沒有任何關係。
disconnect=cut off---v.掛斷電話。
例句:I ran to the phone and picked it up,
but the line was disconnected.
我跑過去接電話,但對方已經掛斷了。
3.字根spair,sper=希望。
despair=desperation---n.v.絕望。
例句:The man is in despair
because he got fired this morning.
這名男子今天早上被解雇,因而陷
入絕望。
desperate---adj.拼命的。
例句:Afer a long walk in the sun, the
hiker was desperate for a bottle of
water.
在大太陽底下走了一陣子之後,旅人
極度想喝水。
prosper=bloom---v.興盛。
例句:The city began to prosper ever
since the mayor changed the policy.
自從市長改變方針之後,這個城市就開
始興盛起來。
4.字根theo=沉思。
theoretical---adj.理論的。
例句:My brother has a great interest in
theoretical physics.
我哥哥對理論物理學特別有興趣。
theory---n.理論,學說。
例句:Professor Lin spent many years
working on this theory.
林教授花了好幾年的時間研究這個理論。
5.字根pater,patr,patri=父親。
patriot---n.愛國者。
例句:David became a true patriot
after the diplomatic crisis.
這次外交危機之後,大衛成為忠誠
的愛國者。
patron=sponsor---n.贊助人,老顧客。
例句:Since Mr. Jones is a regular patron,
we'll offer hie special discounts.
因為瓊斯先生是常客,所以我們會給他特
別優惠。
pattern=mold---n.模型,樣式。
例句:The dress with a pattern of roses
looks great on you.
你穿那件有玫瑰花圖案的洋裝很好看。
6.字根proach,proxim=接近。
approach=access---n.方法。v.接近。
例句:This import approach seems
to be better in general.
整體而言,這個進口方式似乎比較好。
approximate=near---adj.近似的。
例句:The figures of the death toll after
the tornado were only approximate.
因這場龍捲風而喪生的死亡人數只是
粗略的估算。
7.字根soci=同伴。
associate---v.結交。
例句:Betty is a aociable person,
and she associates all sorts of
people.
貝蒂是個善於社交的人,她結交各
式各樣的朋友。
sociable---adj.好交際的。
例句:If you want to meet people,
you have to be more active and
sociable.
如果你想認識人,就必須更主動
地與人交際。
social=communal---adj.社會的。
例句:The president made up his
mind to solve the social promblems.
總統下定決心,要解決這些社會問
題。
society=public---n.社會。
例句:Diabetes has become an
ordinary disease in modern society.
糖尿病已經成為現代社會的普遍疾
病。
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