asylum n.收容所;避難所 [ME
asymmetric a.不均勻的;不對稱的
atheistic a.無神論者的 [atheism無神論]
athirst a.渴;渴望 [OE ofthyrst for ofthyrsted pp. of ofthyrstan be thirsty]
athlete n.比賽者,運動家;強壯的人 [L athleta
athletics n.pl.運動 [athlete運動員]
athwart ad.橫穿過去;不順利地 [A+THWART(<古北歐語"橫過")妨礙,反對,使挫折]
atlas n.地圖集 [L
atomy n.微小之物;原子;矮人 [ANATOMY剖析;解剖學;骨骸 taken as an atomy]
atonal a.無調(diào)的
atone v.補償;贖罪 [back-form
atrocious a.兇暴的;殘酷的 [L atrox -ocis cruel atrocity暴行]
atrophy v.使衰退;使萎縮 [F atrophie or LL atrophia
attach v.附上,貼上;使屬于 [ME
attachment n.附著;依戀;逮捕;扣押 [ME
attainment n.成就;造詣;學識
attentive a.注意周到的;傾聽的 [ME
attenuate v.使變細;使弱 [AD-, tenuis thin]
attest v.證明;證實 [AD-, testis witness]
attic n.閣樓 [F attique, as ATTIC古怪的: orig a small order above a taller one]
attire n.服裝;盛裝;打扮 [ME
attorney n.代理人;律師 [ME
attribute n.品性 [
attrition n.摩擦;磨損 [ME
attune v.使合拍調(diào);使調(diào)和 [AT-+TUNE]
atypical a.非典型的;不正常的
auction v.n.拍賣;拍賣人 [L auctio increase, auction
audacious a.大膽的;目中無人的 [L audax -acis bold
audible a.聽得見的,可聽見的 [LL audibilis< audire hear. audibility 聽得見,可聽性]
audience n.聽眾;觀眾 [
audit n.檢查(項目) [ME
auditorium n.聽眾席,觀眾席;大講堂 [L neut. of auditorius (adj.): AUDITORY, -ORIUM]
augment v.增加 [ME
augury n.占兆 [ME
august a.堂堂的;威風凜凜的 [F auguste or L augustus consecrated, venerable]
aural a.耳的;聽覺的 [L auris ear auricular耳的;聽覺的;耳語的]
aureate a.金色的;燦爛的 [ME
aureole n.光環(huán) [ME
auroral a.北極光的 [AURORA 極光;夜晚女神]
auscultation n.聽診 [L auscultatio
auspice n.前兆;贊助;資助 [under the ~s of the company = under the company orig 'observation of bird-flight in divination':
auspicious a.幸運的 [(auspice 的形容詞)an ~ sign 吉兆 auspicial 占卜的;幸運的]
asymmetric a.不均勻的;不對稱的
atheistic a.無神論者的 [atheism無神論]
athirst a.渴;渴望 [OE ofthyrst for ofthyrsted pp. of ofthyrstan be thirsty]
athlete n.比賽者,運動家;強壯的人 [L athleta
athletics n.pl.運動 [athlete運動員]
athwart ad.橫穿過去;不順利地 [A+THWART(<古北歐語"橫過")妨礙,反對,使挫折]
atlas n.地圖集 [L
atomy n.微小之物;原子;矮人 [ANATOMY剖析;解剖學;骨骸 taken as an atomy]
atonal a.無調(diào)的
atone v.補償;贖罪 [back-form
atrocious a.兇暴的;殘酷的 [L atrox -ocis cruel atrocity暴行]
atrophy v.使衰退;使萎縮 [F atrophie or LL atrophia
attach v.附上,貼上;使屬于 [ME
attachment n.附著;依戀;逮捕;扣押 [ME
attainment n.成就;造詣;學識
attentive a.注意周到的;傾聽的 [ME
attenuate v.使變細;使弱 [AD-, tenuis thin]
attest v.證明;證實 [AD-, testis witness]
attic n.閣樓 [F attique, as ATTIC古怪的: orig a small order above a taller one]
attire n.服裝;盛裝;打扮 [ME
attorney n.代理人;律師 [ME
attribute n.品性 [
attrition n.摩擦;磨損 [ME
attune v.使合拍調(diào);使調(diào)和 [AT-+TUNE]
atypical a.非典型的;不正常的
auction v.n.拍賣;拍賣人 [L auctio increase, auction
audacious a.大膽的;目中無人的 [L audax -acis bold
audible a.聽得見的,可聽見的 [LL audibilis< audire hear. audibility 聽得見,可聽性]
audience n.聽眾;觀眾 [
audit n.檢查(項目) [ME
auditorium n.聽眾席,觀眾席;大講堂 [L neut. of auditorius (adj.): AUDITORY, -ORIUM]
augment v.增加 [ME
augury n.占兆 [ME
august a.堂堂的;威風凜凜的 [F auguste or L augustus consecrated, venerable]
aural a.耳的;聽覺的 [L auris ear auricular耳的;聽覺的;耳語的]
aureate a.金色的;燦爛的 [ME
aureole n.光環(huán) [ME
auroral a.北極光的 [AURORA 極光;夜晚女神]
auscultation n.聽診 [L auscultatio
auspice n.前兆;贊助;資助 [under the ~s of the company = under the company orig 'observation of bird-flight in divination':
auspicious a.幸運的 [(auspice 的形容詞)an ~ sign 吉兆 auspicial 占卜的;幸運的]