broadcast的词源

词源讲词

abacus

accent

achievement

address 对„„说话，写信给（后来延伸为地址）= ad + direct

address someone 你的话是针对某人而发；address a letter 你的信是针对收信者而发

adept 娴熟 a+depth

affiliate 附属于=to adopt as a son

a hospital affiliated to/ with the medical college医学院附属医院

an affiliated company 分公司

affinity 婚姻关系

alarm = all armed警报，惊慌

album = blank tablet

alibi = elsewhere

We the jury, find that the accused was alibi.

alphabet 字母表

altitude attitude

alto

altimeter测高仪

altar

amateur业余爱好者=lover不是为了钱而处于喜爱去从事某项活动或研究的人

love用于网球等比赛play for the money or play for love, play for love又变成play

for nothing，所以比赛中love 表示零分

ambulance救护车，perambulator婴儿车；amble缓行，从容漫步，ambassador大使

apartment 公寓套房

在同一座apartment里总是住着好几家人家，虽然live under the same roof同住一楼,但又是apart隔开住=flat（BrE） apron围裙

原写做a napron，后来写错成 an apron

同根词：nap绒毛；napery桌布；napkin餐巾

atlas =at last

Unit5单词讲义

termite

词性：名词

中文意思：白蚁

英文释义：a small insect that eats wood or other materials, especially one that constructs nests

of a honeyb structure

词源：来自葡萄牙语"termite"，意为"木工"，因为白蚁会破坏木材。

例句：The termite has a voracious appetite for wood.

固定搭配：termite mound（白蚁丘）

近义词：white ant

mound

词性：名词

中文意思：土堆，小山

英文释义：a small hill or pile of earth, sand, etc.

词源：来自古英语"mund"，意为"堆积"。

例句：The archaeologists discovered an ancient burial mound.

固定搭配：mound spring（泉眼）

近义词：hill, knoll, rise

algae

词性：名词

中文意思：藻类

英文释义：any of various simple plants, such as seaweed, growing in water or moist soil and

having no true flowers or leaves.

词源：来自拉丁语"alga"，意为"海藻"。

例句：Algae are the base of the food chain in many aquatic ecosystems.

固定搭配：seaweed algae（海草藻类）

近义词：seaweed, marine plant

take ... for granted

词性：短语动词 中文意思：认为...理所当然，对...不予重视

英文释义：to consider something to be normal and not surprising, and therefore not worth

Unit 4 Amazing art

重点单词短语

①live在此作副词，意为“现场直播地，现场表演地”。

②greetings n．[pl.]问候的话；祝辞；贺辞

[C，U]问候；招呼

greet vt.问候，迎接，招呼

③broadcast n．[C]广播节目，电视节目 vt.&vi.播送(电视或无线电节目)，广播

live broadcast现场直播

[注意]broadcast作动词时，其过去式和过去分词均为broadcast。

④find out about查明，弄清(情况)

⑤treasure n．[C，usually pl.]极贵重的物品，珍宝，宝物 [U]珠宝，财富 vt.珍爱，珍藏

⑥stairs n．[pl.]楼梯

stone stairs石阶

at the top/bottom of the stairs在楼梯顶端/下端

⑦get a load of...(用以让人)看，听

⑧can't begin to do sth.根本无法做某事

can't even begin to understand/imagine根本无法理解/想象

⑨imagine vt.想象，设想

imagine sb.doing sth.想象某人做某事

⑩battle n．[C，U]战斗，战役

⑪fold vt.折起

⑫incredible adj.不能相信的，难以置信的；极好的

[同义]unbelievable adj.难以置信的

⑬move on继续前行

⑭push around/about任意摆布，粗暴命令

⑮quite a bit不少，许多

quite a few相当多，不少 ⑯come up即将发生(或出现、到来)

come up with找到(答案)，拿出(一笔钱等)

⑰one and only绝无仅有的，唯一的，有名的

⑱look into one's eyes直视某人的眼睛

⑲have a mind of one's own有主见，能自主决定

词根quest/quire来源于单词query（疑问），本意是“疑问、要求、获得”。

inquest ['ɪnkwest] n.审问；讯问

记：in里面 quest→深入地追问缘由→审问

例：But the inquest into his deathconcluded that it could have been avoided had

the doctors only followed"proper procedures" in treating him.

译：但死因调查结果显示，如果医生按照正确程序对其治疗，死亡悲剧完全可以避免。

request [rɪ'kwest] v/n.要求，恳请

记：re再 quest追问→再次寻求→要求

例：We are there at the request andthe invitation of the government.

译：我们是应政府的要求和邀请而到那里工作的。

acquire [ə'kwaɪə] v.获取；获得

记：ac加强动作 quire寻求→渴望得到→获取

派：acquirement [ə'kwaɪəm(ə)nt] n.学得；学识 acquired [ə'kwaɪrd] a.后天习得的

例：They must struggle against thesevere circumstances to acquire the basics of

survival and human dignity.

译：他们必须在恶劣的环境下进行斗争来获得基本的生存权和尊严感。

acquisitive [ə'kwɪzɪtɪv] a.贪得无厌的

记：ac不断 quis寻求 itive形容词后缀→不断寻求→贪得的

派：disquisition [dɪskwɪ'zɪʃ(ə)n] n.论文；探究

例：His jealous competitors oftenaccuse him of being too acquisitive and taking