Merriam Webster's Vocabulary Builder Roots 韦小绿英文词根 Unit 1整理
Merriam Webster Unit1
- [bene-]: well #bene
- bene·dict·ion: 祝福 a Christian prayer of blessing #dict
- bene·dict: 新婚男人 （especially one who has long been a bachelor） #dict
- benefit: 利益，有利于，受益
- If you want to avoid being laid off（解雇；休息）, be prepared to state how your contributions will benefit the company.
- bene·fact·ion: 善意，善行 #fact
- Finaly: Giving up is a wisdom, defect（缺点） is a benefaction.
- bene·fact·or/bene·fact·ress: 恩人/女恩人, 施惠者 #fact
- bene·fic·iary: 受益人，财产继承人#fact
- bene·volence: 善行，慈悲，善意 #vol
- bene·volent: 善意的 #vol
- Big Brother, a seemingly benevolent but terribly vengeful ruler who may or may not exist, is the personification of the state.
- vengeful： 复仇的，报复的；复仇心重的
- personification：人格化；化身；拟人法（一种修辞手法）；象征
- Big Brother, a seemingly benevolent but terribly vengeful ruler who may or may not exist, is the personification of the state.
- beni·gn: 良性的，善良的
- This was the most benign outcome, if a downgrade was to happen.
- benignant: 良性的
- malignant: 恶性的 #mal
- [dict- dic-] : 说话，断言 #dict
- ab·dicate: 辞职，退位，正式放弃 #ab
- In 1911 the forces of Sun Yat-sen established the Chinese Republic, and the last Qing Emperor, the hapless（倒霉的） Puyi, was forced to abdicate. He lingered for years in the Forbidden City.
- ad·dict: 使上瘾，沉溺，瘾君子（drug addict）
- contra·dict: 反驳，与……矛盾 #contra
- The findings contradict the long established belief that the amount of sleep we need falls as we approach middle and old age.
- dict·o·graph: 侦听器 #graph
- dict·um: 声明，格言
- e·dict: 布告，法令 #e
- He issued an edict that none of his writings be destroyed.
- epi·deictic: 能说的，富于辞藻的 #epi
- in·dicate: 显示，指出，象征 #in
- A survey of retired people has indicated that most are independent and enjoying life.
- inter·dict: 制止，停止，封锁，禁止 #inter
- Troops could be ferried in to interdict drug shipments.
- male·dict·ion: 诅咒，诽谤，咒骂 #mal
- She was pointing at Ron in dire accusation: It was like a malediction, and Harry could not blame Ron for retreating several steps.
- pre·dict: 预言，预知 #pre
- ver·dict: 判决，定论，结论 #ver
- The verdict of the jury was given in his favour.
- in sb's favour 对某人有利，使某人开心
- The verdict of the jury was given in his favour.
- vin·dic·ate: 维护，辩护，澄清（责难或嫌疑）；证明（某人）无罪（责） #vin
- The Communist Party's propaganda bureau accused the author of attempting “to vindicate criminal acts by the imperialist powers in invading China”.
- propaganda：宣传，鼓吹，宣传机构
- imperialist: 帝国主义
- The Communist Party's propaganda bureau accused the author of attempting “to vindicate criminal acts by the imperialist powers in invading China”.
- ab·dicate: 辞职，退位，正式放弃 #ab
- [am- amor- amat- ] :"love" #am
- amat·eur: 爱好者，外行
- amat·ory: 情爱的，恋爱的
- That is our amatory crystal （爱情的结晶） , the life lasting.
- am·enity: 生活福利设施，礼仪，愉快
- The hotel amenities include health clubs, conference facilities, and banqueting rooms.
- banquet：宴会
- The hotel amenities include health clubs, conference facilities, and banqueting rooms.
- am·iable: 亲切的，和蔼的
- am·icable: 友善的，友好的
- He hoped the dispute could be settled amicably.
- am·ity: 友善，友好
- He wished to live in amity with his neighbour.
- am·orous: 多情的，性欲的，含情脉脉的 =passionate
- " Love them and leave them " was the motto of the amorous Don Juan（唐璜） .
- en·am·or: 迷住，使迷恋
- Her beauty enamored the prince.
- en·am·ored: 迷恋的（be/become further enamored of sth)越来越沉醉于
- Sometimes you will be particularly enamored (or obsessed) with one thing, and therest of your life is thrown off its axis.
- par·am·our: 情妇，情人 #para
- His wife suspected that he had a paramour.
- [bell-]: 战争
- Bellona: 女战神
- bell·icose: 好战的，好斗的 【国家】=quarrelsome
- North Korea often issues bellicose warnings.
- bell·icosity: 好战
- Most players of chess play just for diversion. Chess has so many enthusiasts only because it suits man's bellicosity.
- diversion: 转移，消遣，分散注意
- Most players of chess play just for diversion. Chess has so many enthusiasts only because it suits man's bellicosity.
- bell·igerent: 好战的【国家-个人都可以】-belligerence
- bellow: 怒吼
- She prayed she wouldn't come in and find them there, bellowing at each other.
- re·bel：vi. 反叛，反抗，造反；n. 反叛者，叛徒；adj. 反抗的；造反的
- The Libyan government has rejected the offer of a conditional ceasefire by rebel forces.
- ceasefire： 停火协议
- The Libyan government has rejected the offer of a conditional ceasefire by rebel forces.
- re·bell·ion: 叛乱
- [pac- paci- peas-] : "agree" and "peace" #pac
- ap·pease ：抚慰， 缓解， 平息
- The apology didn't appease at least some of the critics, who said they might continue protesting today.
- pac·ify: 安慰， 使平静
- Government forces have found it difficult to pacify the rebels.
- Pac·ific：和平，温和的，平静的，太平洋 #ific
- Gorbachev（戈尔巴乔夫） was less pacific than people thought.
- pac·ifist: 和平主义者 #ist
- Applied to foreign politics, pacifism either stops being pacifist or becomes appeasement.
- appeasement： 姑息，绥靖政策
- Applied to foreign politics, pacifism either stops being pacifist or becomes appeasement.
- pact: 盟约，协议，条约
- Last month he signed a new non-aggression pact with Germany.
- ap·pease ：抚慰， 缓解， 平息
- [crim- crimin-] : "fault" and "crime"
- crimin·ology: 犯罪学 #ology
- de·crimin·alize: 使合法化 #alize
- Marijuana（大麻） is so common in the U.S. that many want to decriminalize it.
- in·crimin·ate: 控告，归罪于
- The youths were arrested and searched for anything that would incriminate them.
- crime·less: 无罪的 #less
- crimin·al: 犯罪; 有罪的；ADJ If you describe an action as criminal, you think it is very wrong or a serious mistake. 严重错误的(表不满)
- He said a full-scale dispute involving strikes would be criminal. 他说一个卷入罢工的全面抗争将是极其错误的。
- crimin·ate: 控告
- To criminate God and to excuse ourselves is always an evidence of ignorance and depravity.
- ignorancen: 无知，愚昧；不知，不懂
- depravity: n. 堕落；邪恶
- To criminate God and to excuse ourselves is always an evidence of ignorance and depravity.
- [prob- prov-] : 测试，证明
- ap·prob·ate : v. 认可，许可，批准
- Accordingly, in recent years " net goods " more and more suffer consumptive masses to approbate
- approve : v. 赞同，赞许， 核准
- Mr. Obama says senators need to approve his recovery plan quickly.
- disproval : n. 反证， 反驳
- Meanwhile, the novel shows its disproval of the movement' s zest for drug-abuse.
- zest : a feeling of pleasure and enthusiasm. 热情
- Meanwhile, the novel shows its disproval of the movement' s zest for drug-abuse.
- improve :改善，增加
- probe：v.n.调查; 探寻
- For three years, I have probed for understanding.
- probate：v.n.遗嘱检验; 遗嘱认证
- Probate is the legal process to prove whether a will（遗嘱） is authentic and valid.
- They're not empowered to probate the will. 他们没有权利去认证遗嘱
- probable：adj. 很可能的，可信的；n. 很可能的事
- probity：n. 廉洁；正直
- He asserted his innocence and his financial probity.
- proof：n. 证明，证据，试验；adj. 防…的；vt. 试验，校对，使不被穿透 #proof
- reprove : vt.n. 责骂，谴责，非难
- Women were reproved if they did not wear hats in church.
- reprobate：v. 非难，拒绝，斥责；adj. 邪恶的，堕落的；n. 恶棍，无赖
- Far from being the drunken reprobate of popular legend, they found him punctualand hard-working.
- ap·prob·ate : v. 认可，许可，批准
- [grav- griev-] : heavy 重
- aggravate：vt. 加重，使恶化，激怒
- Stress and lack of sleep can aggravate the situation.
- aggrieve : vt. 使悲痛，冒犯。侵害…的合法权利
- aggrieved：adj. 愤愤不平的
- But this initiative backfired when some aggrieved players used the information to track down and reveal personal details about him.
- backfired ：事与愿违，适得其反
- But this initiative backfired when some aggrieved players used the information to track down and reveal personal details about him.
- agravic：失重的
- gravid：怀孕的
- gravida : = pregnancy 孕妇
- gravitate：vi. 受引力作用，被吸引
- You naturally gravitate toward people with shared values.
- gravity：n. 重力，地心引力；严重性；庄严
- We realize that the situation was grave and that the slightest incident could spark all-out war(全面战争).
- gravitas : n. 庄严，庄重
- The head of the committee never failed to carry herself wiith the gravitas she felt was appropriate to her office.
- grief：n. 悲痛，忧伤，不幸. "Good grief": 我的天哪
- This picture shows a huge outpouring of national grief for the victims of the shootings.
- grieve：v. 使悲伤，使苦恼
- We grieve for him at this very sad time.
- ingravescent : adj. 病势渐渐加重的
- With ingravescent fresh water scarcity, the situation of drought and soil salinity get even worse in the arid and semi-arid areas of China.
- scarcity : 不足，缺乏
- salinity : 盐分，盐度 #salt
- arid : 干旱
- With ingravescent fresh water scarcity, the situation of drought and soil salinity get even worse in the arid and semi-arid areas of China.
- aggravate：vt. 加重，使恶化，激怒
- [lev- liev-] ： "raise","lighten" 举高，提高，变轻
- al·lev·iate：vt. 减轻，缓和
- Their energies were focused on the alleviation of the refugees' misery.
- e·lev·ate：vt. 提升；举起；振奋情绪等；提升…的职位
- He was elevated to the post of president.
- elevation：n. 高地；海拔；提高；崇高；正面图
- We're probably at an elevation of about 13,000 feet above sea level.
- elevator：n. 电梯，升降机
- leav·en：vt. 使发酵，影响，潜移默化的影响，为…增色；n. 酵母，影响
- The chairman leavened the dull meeting with a few jokes.
- lev·ee：vt. 为…筑堤；n. 堤坝（码头），早朝
- lev·er：vt. 用杠杆撬动，把…作为杠杆；n. 杠杆；控制杆
- Neighbours eventually levered open the door with a crowbar.
- lev·itate：v.使轻轻浮起；使飘浮空中
- Another interesting property of superconducting materials is that they will levitate in a powerful magnetic field.
- superconducting：超导的
- magnetic：adj. 地磁的，有磁性的，有吸引力的
- Another interesting property of superconducting materials is that they will levitate in a powerful magnetic field.
- lev·ity：n. 多变，轻浮，轻率，不稳定
- When he finished with a final birdie（小鸟杆）, any seriousness of the incident gave way to levity.
- levy：v.n. 征收；征兵，征税
- They levied religious taxes on Christian commercial transactions.
- re·lief：n. 救济；减轻，解除；安慰；浮雕
- I breathed a sigh of relief.
- re·liev·e：vt. 解除，减轻；使不单调乏味；换…的班；解围；使放心
- At seven o'clock the night nurse came in to relieve her.
- re·liev·o：n. 浮雕，浮雕品
- re·lev·ant：adj. 相关的，切题的，中肯的，有重大关系的
- Is religion still relevant to most people's lives?
- re·lev·ance：n. 关联，适当，中肯
- Politicians' private lives have no relevance to their public roles.
- pont·levis：吊桥 #pont 路
- cantilever：n.悬臂 #cant 角（悬臂：把一个角提起来）
- al·lev·iate：vt. 减轻，缓和