Word Power Made Easy Review 1

此篇文章复习《word power made easy》一书的第3章。《word power made easy》是一本神奇的单词书，它结合词源和百科式的介绍来使读者记住单词，对于充满好奇心的读者来说，这简直是一种享受。从单词记忆的方法来看，它强调自律，自发、主动、习惯性地记忆单词。

性格类型

Everyone's personality is determined by a combination of genetic and environmental factors. The author examined ten personality types that result from the way culture, growth, family background, and environment interact with heredity.

十种性格类型

• 利己主义者：An egoist. Every decision you make is based on the answer to one question: "What's in it for me ?"
• 自我主义者：An egotist. You are boastful to the point of obnoxious.
• 利他主义者：An altruist. You always concern yourself with the welfare of others.
• 内向者：An introvert. You have an aptitude for creative work and are uncomfortable engaging in activities that require cooperation with other people.
• 外向者：An extrovert. You are generally full of high spirits and love to be with people ——lots of people.
• 中间者：An ambivert. You have both introverted and extroverted tendencies——at different times and on different occasions.
• 愤世嫉俗者： A misanthrope. Your favorite theme is the stupidity, the meanness, the crookedness of most mortals.
• 厌女者：A misogynist. You are strongly prejudiced against women.
• 不婚者：A misogamist. You will not make the ultimate legal commitment.The ties that bind are too binding for you.
• 禁欲主义者：An ascetic. You believe the characteristics of the good life are self-denial, austerity and lonely contemplation.

词源

• 拉丁词根，我： ego
  • egocentric
  • egomaniac, egomaniacal
• 拉丁词根，他人：alter
  • altruism, altruistic
  • alternate: skip one and take the other
  • alternative: other choice
  • alteration: a change, a making into something other
  • altercation: a verbal dispute. You have other ideas than those of the person on the other side of the argument.
  • alter ego: other me
• 拉丁词根，向：verto
  • introvert, extrovert, ambivert
• 双向：ambi
  • ambidextrous, able to use both hands with equal skill.
  • ambidexterity
• 拉丁词根，右手：dexter
  • dexterous, skillful
• 拉丁词根，左手：sinister
  • 对左撇子的偏见，evil, dangerous
• 法语，左手：gauche
  • gauche, socially awkward
  • gaucherie, clumsy ways of saying things and handling situations
• 法语，右手：droit
  • adroit, quick-witted
  • adroitness, quite the opposite of gaucherie
• 希腊词根，憎恨：misein
  • misanthrope, hates mankind
• 希腊词根，人类：anthropos
  • anthropology
• 希腊词根，女人：gyne
  • gynecologist, the medical specialist who treats female disorders
• 希腊词根，婚姻：gamos
  • monogamy　一夫一妻制
  • bigamy
  • polygamy