careen v.使船傾倒;使側(cè)傾 [ caress v.撫愛 [ caricature n.諷刺畫;諷刺 [ carmine n.洋紅色 [ carnage n.*;殘殺 [ carnal a.肉體的 [ carnivorous a.食肉的 [ carouse n.v.酒宴;痛飲;狂歡 [orig as adv = right out, in phr drink carouse carping a.吹毛求疵的
carrion n.腐臭的尸體 [ME cartographer n.制圖者 [carto紙+grapher]
carve v.雕刻;切成薄片;開拓 [OE ceorfan cut cascade n.小瀑布 [F caste n.印度世襲階級;階級制度 [(肉體上)純潔的,貞潔的]
castigate v.譴責(zé);懲治 [L castigare reprove casualty n.意外;災(zāi)禍 [ME casuistry n.詭辯;曲解 [casuist 詭辯家 F casuiste cataclysm n.洪水;劇變 [cata向下的+clysm=kluzo洗 catacomb地下墓穴 catalogue分類目錄 clyster(醫(yī))灌腸]
catalyst n.催化劑 [cata+lysis溶解 after analyst catalysis接觸反應(yīng),催化作用]
catapult n.彈弩;發(fā)射機(jī) [F catapulte or L catapulta catastrophe n.大災(zāi)難 [cata+strophe turning]
catechism n.問答形式的教授法 [CATECHIZE 以問答方式講授;盤問 catechizer 口試者 catechist 傳道師;盤問者;采用問答式教學(xué)者]
categorical a.絕對的 [CATEGORY 種類]
cater v.承辦酒席;迎合 [ catharsis n.導(dǎo)瀉;凈化 [ catholic a.寬容的;廣泛的 [ caucus n.干部會議;核心人物 [18th-c US, perh caustic a.腐蝕性的;刻薄的 [ cauterize v.灼燒 [ cavalcade n.車隊等的行列 [ cavil v.吹毛求疵;苛責(zé) [ cavity n.空穴;空腔;蛀牙洞 [ cede v.割讓;讓步 [ celebrity n.名聲;名人 [ celerity n.快速 [ celestial a.天上的 [CELESTE天空]
celibate a.
coterminous a.毗連的;有共同邊界的 [也寫作contermious, con+term邊界,結(jié)束;terminate結(jié)束]
couch n.床;睡椅;麥牙糖 [var of QUITCH =quitch grass 茅草]
counterfeit a.n.v.假冒的;偽作;騙子 [E countermand v.撤回;取消 [ME counterpart n.相對物;極相似之物 [counterpane(裝飾用的)床罩,床單 counterpiston 逆活塞]
coupling n.聯(lián)結(jié);聯(lián)合體
covenant n.契約;盟約 [ME covert a.暗地的;隱藏的 [ME covetous a.貪婪的 [ME cower v.畏縮;退縮 [ME coxcomb n.紈褲子弟;花花公子
[雞冠花(cockscomb)= cock's comb(see COCK), orig(a cap worn by)a jester(尤指中世紀(jì)王侯、貴族所豢 養(yǎng)的)小丑,弄臣
coy a.害羞的 [ME cozen v.欺騙 [16th-c perh rel to COUSIN 堂兄弟(姊妹) cozen a person of (out of) something=~ something of (out of) a] [person 騙取某人的某物 cozenage 欺騙,哄騙]
cozy a.溫暖而舒適的 [同COSY a ~ little restaurant 舒適雅致的小餐廳 cozy up to a person(美口語)博取<某人>的歡心, 好]<[某人>]
crabbed a.乖戾的;暴躁的 [ME cracker n.爆竹,摔爆;一種裝有糖果
cram v.填塞;倉促用功 [OE crammian cranky a.胡思亂想的;發(fā)瘋的 [perh crass a.粗魯?shù)模挥薮赖?[L crassus solid, thick]
craven a.懦弱的 [ crease n.v.皺痕;(使)起皺痕
credence n.相信 [ credo n.信條 [ME credulity n.輕信;易信 [L credulus creed n.教義;信條 [OE creda creek n.小灣;小溪 [ crepuscular a.在晨曦時刻活動的 [L crepusculum twilight(日出前的)微明,曉光;曙光;(較常指日落后的)黃昏,薄暮]
crestfallen a.垂頭喪氣的 [CREST雞冠+FALLEN]
crevice n.裂縫;破口 [ME cringe n.v.畏縮;奉承 [ME crenge, crenche, OE cringan, crincan: CRANK脾氣暴躁的 cringing 諂媚的;奉承的]
cripple n.跛子;殘廢的 [OE crypel, rel to CREEP 爬行,匍匐]
crisp a.脆的;活潑的 [OE criterion n.標(biāo)準(zhǔn);定規(guī) [Gk kriterion means of judging(cf CRITIC)]
crooked a.有鉤的;彎曲的;秘密造的 [ME cross a.不高興的 [OE cros crotchety a.思想奇怪的;怪僻的 [CROTCHET奇想;反復(fù)無常+-Y]
crude a.未提煉的;生的;粗野 [ME crumble v.粉碎;崩潰;滅亡 [ME crunch v.嘎扎嘎扎的咬嚼;壓碎
[同scrunch earlier cranch, assim to munch用力嚼 A dog was ~ing on a bone 一只狗在咯吱咯吱地 啃 著骨頭
crusade n.十字軍;圣戰(zhàn);改革運動
[earlier croisade(F crux n.緊要關(guān)頭;要點 [L, = cross( cryogenic a.低溫的;低溫學(xué)的
[cryogen (化學(xué))致冷劑;冷凍劑 cryo- (用于復(fù)合字中) 表"冰冷,嚴(yán)寒"之義,如: cryometer低溫計 (內(nèi)裝 酒精,而非水銀)
cryptic a.神秘的;隱藏的 [LL crypticus cryptogram n.密碼 [cryptogrammic 亦作cryptogammatic 密碼的;暗號的;似密碼或暗號的 crypto (復(fù)合用詞)表示"隱的,秘密的"]
cuddle v.撫愛地懷抱;貼著身睡 [16th c: perh cuisine n.烹調(diào);烹飪法 [F culinary a.廚房的;烹調(diào)的 [L culinarius cull v.揀選;剔除 [ME culmination n.頂點;潮
[the ~ of one's ambition 某人雄心 (抱負(fù)) 的極致 2(天文)通過子午線,中天 culminate 到達(dá)點 ( 極點,絕頂) ;達(dá)到潮 (極盛)
culpable a.該受譴責(zé)的 [ cultivate v.耕種 [medL cultivare cultivating n.力求與人交往
cupidity n.貪婪 [ME curb n.馬勒;控制 [ME curmudgeon n.守財奴 [curly 鬈發(fā)的;卷曲的;卷縮的 curr(鴿、貓等)發(fā)咕咕聲;發(fā)嗚嗚聲 currant 小粒的無子葡萄干]
curry v.制革;曲意逢迎 [ME cursive a.草體的 [medL(scriptura)cursiva cursory a.匆促的;粗略的 [L cursorius of a runner(CURSOR計算尺游標(biāo))]
curtail v.縮短;縮減 [ cushion n.墊子;后腿肉;緩解 [ custody n.監(jiān)護(hù);保管 [L custodia cute a.聰明的;可愛的 [shortening of ACUTE敏銳的]
cyclopean a.巨大的 [獨眼巨人 Cyclops(似)的;cyclopia(醫(yī))獨眼畸形]
cynic n.憤世嫉俗;不信人間真情 [L cynicus cynosure n.眾人注目之的
[ cytology n.細(xì)胞學(xué) [cyto-, cyt- 表"細(xì)胞"之義 cytologist 細(xì)胞學(xué)家 cytokinesis (細(xì)胞分裂時之) 細(xì)胞漿移動;原漿移動] [cytochrome 細(xì)胞色素 cytogenous 細(xì)胞合成的]
dabble v.涉足;淺賞 [16th c: dainty a.優(yōu)美的;講究的;好吃的 [AF dainte, OF daintie, deintie dais n.講臺 [ME dally v.嬉戲;玩弄 [ME dampen v.弄濕;使消沉;挫銳氣
dandy n.好時髦的人;好打扮的 [18th c: perh orig = Andrew
donor n.給予者 [ME dormant a.蟄伏的;休止的 [ME dorsal a.背的;背部的 [F dorsal or LL dorsalis dose n.v.一服;安排;混合物 [F dotage n.老年糊涂;溺愛
dote v.衰老;年老昏慵;溺愛 [同DOAT ME, corresp to MDu doten be silly DOTING沉溺于愛的,溺愛的]
doughty a.勇敢的;堅強(qiáng)的 [OE dohtig var of dyhtig dour a.悶悶不樂的 [ME(orig Sc), prob doze v.小睡 [17th c: cf Da d*se make drowsy]
draconian a.苛刻的 [Draco 雅典立法者]
draft n.草稿;匯票 [phonetic spelling of DRAUGHT草稿;匯票;起草;征兵]
drape v.懸掛的布 [ME drawl v.n.懶洋洋地說;慢慢地說 [16th c: prob orig cant, dreary a.沉寂的;可怕的;荒涼的 [OE dreorig dregs n.渣滓;最無用的部分 [dreg 渣滓,沈淀物,糟粕,廢物;微量;些微]
drizzle v.下細(xì)雨 [prob droll a.有趣的;滑稽的 [F dr e, perh drone n.雄蜂;翁翁聲;翁翁作聲 [OE dran, dr'n prob dross n.渣滓;無用之物 [OE dros: cf MLG drosem, OHG truosana]
drudgery n.乏味的工作;賤役 [durdge賤役;苦工;書呆子]
dubious a.懷疑的;可疑的 [L dubiosus ductile a.易變形的;柔軟的;馴良的 [ME dudgeon n.憤怒 [in(a)high ~ 極為憤怒]
dulcet a.悅耳的 [ME, earlier doucet duplicity n.欺騙;口是心非 [ME durance n.禁錮;監(jiān)禁 [ME dwindle v.日益減??;縮小;衰落 [dwine fade away dynamic a.精力充沛的 [F dynamique dyspeptic a.消化不良;憂郁 [dyspepsia(-sy)n L dyspepsia earthy a.粗俗的
ebb v.退潮;潮落 [OE ebba, ebbian]
ebullient a.熱情洋溢的 [L ebullire ebullient- bubble out(E-, bullire boil)ebullience -cy 沸騰;(情感的)迸發(fā),熱狂]
eccentric a.奇人;離心圓 [LL eccentricus ecclesiastic a.教會的;神職者的 [F ecclesiastique or LL ecclesiasticus eclecticism n.折衷主義 [Gk eklektikos eclipse n.v.蝕;光之喪失;暗然失色 [ME ecology n.生態(tài)學(xué);社會生態(tài)學(xué) [G ologie ecstasy n.狂喜;忘形
[ME ecumenical a.普通的;全基督教會的 [LL oecumenicus eddy n.漩渦;卷渦;旋風(fēng);漩卷 [prob OE ed- again, back, perh of Scand orig]
edify v.陶冶;教化;啟發(fā) [ME educe v.引出;演繹 [ME eerie a.奇異的;怪誕的 [orig NEngl and Sc eri, of obscure orig: cf OE earg cowardly]
efface v.抹掉 [F effacer(EX-, FACE)]
effectual a.有效的 [ME effervesce v.冒泡;興奮 [L effervescere(EX-, fervere be hot)]
effete a.疲憊的;枯竭的 [L effetus worn out by bearing young(EX-, FOETUS= fetus(生物)胎兒]
efficacy n.功效;效力
effigy n.肖像 [L effigies effluvium n.惡臭;臭氣 [L(EFFLUENT)]
effrontery n.厚顏無恥 [F effronterie effulgent a.光輝的;燦爛的 [L effulgere shine forth(EX-, fulgere shine)]
effusive a.流出的;感情橫溢的
egoism n.自私;自負(fù);自我主義 [F egoisme ult egotism n.自負(fù);自大 [EGO+-ISM with intrusive -t-]
egregious a.非常的;過分的 [L egregius illustrious, lit 'standing out from the flock' egress n.出去;出口 [L egressus ejaculation n.絕叫;失聲 [L ejaculari to dart(E-, jaculum javelin標(biāo)槍) ejaculate 突然叫出來,忽然說出來;射出(液體)]
elaborate v.盡心竭力地做 [L elaboratus pp. of elaborare(E-, labor work)]
elasticity n.彈性;伸縮力 [modL elasticus elicit v.誘出;引出 [L elicere elicit-(E-, lacere entice)]
eliminate v.消除 [L eliminare(E-, limen liminis threshold( elite n.精華;精銳;社會名流
eloquent a.雄辯的;富于表現(xiàn)力的 [L eloqui(E-, loqui speak)ELOQUENCE雄辯,口才]
elucidate v.闡明;說明 [LL elucidare(E-, LUCID透明的;透徹的)]
elude v.躲避;困惑
[L eludere elus-(E-, ludere play)~ pursuit 逃避追蹤 ~ the law 逃避法網(wǎng) ~ a person's understanding<問 題等>叫人無法捉 摸,令人困惑
elusive a.難懂的;難捉摸的 [an ~ answer 遁辭 track down an ~ fact 追查難以明了的事實]
emaciated a.瘦弱的;憔悴的 [L emaciare emaciat-(E-, macies leanness)]
emanate v.流出;發(fā)散 [L emanare flow out]
emancipate v.解放;解除 [L emancipare transfer property(E-, manus hand+capere take)]
embargo v.n.禁止通商;妨害 [Sp embed v.埋藏;埋入;深留心中 [The scene was embedded in his memory 那一幕情景 深深地留在他的記憶]
embellish v.裝飾;布置 [ME embezzlement n.盜用;私用 [em+bezzle破壞 EMBEZZLE盜用;侵吞]
emblazon v.飾以紋章 [同BLAZON以紋章裝飾]
emblem n.v.象徵;典型;寓意畫 [ME fervent a.強(qiáng)烈的;熱情的 [ME fester v.化膿;腐敗 [ME fete v.招待;慶祝;慶典;節(jié)日 [a garden (lawn) ~(美)園游會 a national ~ 國定節(jié)日]
fetid a.臭的;有惡臭的 [L fetidus fetish n.被認(rèn)為有神靈之物;偶像 [F fetiche feud n.爭執(zhí);領(lǐng)地;不和;爭執(zhí) [medL feudum: FEE]
fiasco n.完全失敗 [It, = bottle(with unexplained allusion): FLASK燒瓶;小水瓶]
fiat n.命令 [L, = let it be done by fiat 以(絕對)命令]
fickle a.多變的;不專的 [OE ficol;cf befician deceive, f'cne deceitful]
fictitious a.虛構(gòu)的;佯裝的 [L ficticius(FICTILE 塑造的;可塑造的 粘土制的;陶土制的 It's a ~ deity 這是用粘土塑的神像 Sanhsia] [is famous for its ~ ware 三峽以陶器聞名]
fidelity n.忠誠 [F fidelite or L fidelitas(FEALTY忠誠)]
fidget v.煩躁之人 [obs or dial fidge to twitch fidgety 坐立不安的;不安定的]
fiduciary a.受托的;信托的 [L fiduciarius(FIDUCIAL基準(zhǔn)的;根據(jù)信仰的;信托的)]
fierce a.粗暴的;兇猛的 [ME fiery a.火的,燃燒的;炯炯的
figment n.虛構(gòu)的事物 [ME filch v.偷竊(不貴重的東西) [16th-c thieves' sl He ~ed a piece of chalk from the teacher's desk 他從老師的書桌上偷取一支粉筆]
file n.銼刀;推敲;銼;陶冶 [FILINGS銼屑]
filial a.子女的 [ME filth n.污物;猥褻;猥褻語 [OE fylth(FOUL, -TH)filthy不潔的;污*的]
finable a.可罰款的;應(yīng)罰款的
finale n.終局;結(jié)尾 [It(FINAL)]
finesse n.手法;技巧 [F, rel to FINE]
finicky a.苛求的;太過講究的 [單詞FINICAL的變體, finite a.有限的 [L finitus pp. of finire FINISH]
firmament n.天空;蒼天 [ME fissure n.裂縫 [ME fitful a.斷續(xù)的;一陣陣的;不安的 [a ~ wind 一陣陣的風(fēng)]
flabby a.軟弱的;意志薄弱的 [alt of earlier flappy flaccid a.軟弱的;沒力氣的 [F flaccide or L flaccidus flag v.衰退;枯萎 [flagging adj萎靡的;疲憊的 FLAGGY松軟的;疲憊的]
flagellate v.鞭打 [flagellant鞭笞者,嚴(yán)厲批評的 flagellum鞭子;鞭毛]
flagrant a.惡名昭彰的;聲名狼籍的 [F flagrant or L flagrant- part stem of flagrare blaze火焰;燃燒]
flail v.用連枷打;擊打 [OE prob flair n.才能;本領(lǐng) [F flairer to smell ult flamboyant a.燦爛的;華麗的 [F(in Archit sense), pres part of flamboyer flare v.(火焰)搖曳;閃爍
[The torches ~d in the wind 那些火炬的火焰在風(fēng)中搖曳 My stomach ulcer has ~d up again 我的胃潰 瘍突然又發(fā)作了 flareback 火舌回閃;反駁
flaunt v.炫耀;張揚 [Flags are ~ing in the breeze 旗子在微風(fēng)中飄揚 ~ one's riches in public 在大眾面前炫耀自己的財富]
flaw n.裂縫;缺陷 [flawless無瑕疵的,無缺點的]
flay v.剝皮;劫奪;嚴(yán)厲斥責(zé) [OE flean fleck v.斑點;微粒 [perh fledgling a.n.無經(jīng)驗的(年輕人) [FLEDGE+-LING]
fleece n.羊毛;柔軟的織品;詐取 [OE fleos, fles fleeting a.飛逝的;疾馳的;短暫的 [FLEET+-ING]
flexible a.易曲的;柔韌的;能變形的 [ME flick n.輕打;輕彈 [go to the ~s 去看電影 He ~ed me in the face 他(用指尖)輕彈我的臉]
flicker n.火光閃動 [imit of its note]
flighty a.輕浮的;心情浮動的 [FLIGHT飛行;飛躍+Y]
flimsy a.脆弱的;薄弱的 [17th c: prob flinch v.退縮
[Without ~ing he dashed into the burning house to save the children 他毫不畏縮地沖進(jìn)在燃燒的房 屋 中去救小孩
fling v.拋;突然伸出;用力搖動 [He flung a stream of abuse at me 他沖著我亂 罵一通 He was flung into jail 他被關(guān)進(jìn)監(jiān)獄 She angrily] [flung up her head 她生氣地抬起頭]
flint n.打火石;燧石
flippant a.言語尖刻的;無禮的 [FLIP蹦跳+-ANT FLIPPANCY無禮;言語尖刻]
flirt v.調(diào)情取樂;調(diào)戲;用力搖動 [imit flirtatious愛調(diào)戲的;輕浮的]
flock n.群;聚集;成群地去 [ME floppy a.懶散的;邋遢的 [floppy disk(電算)軟磁碟]
flora n.植物志;植物群
[modL florid a.華麗的;鮮紅的 [F floride or L floridus flotsam n.遇難船的殘骸或漂流貨物 [AF floteson flout v.輕視;嘲弄;違抗 [perh fluency n.流利;雄辯
fluffy a.絨毛的;毛茸茸的;無聊的
fluke n.比目魚;馬鈴薯;偶然機(jī)會 [16th c: perh flunk n.v.考試不及格;斷絕關(guān)系
[cf FUNK 卻懦;畏縮 and obs flink be a coward)He ~ed the course 他那一科考試不及格(flinch 與 funk 的混合語)
flush n.疾風(fēng);飛起;水淹;臉紅 [BLUSH 臉紅]
fluster v.使緊張;使慌亂 [cf Icel flaustr(a)hurry, bustle]
fluted a.有凹槽的 [flute 笛,橫笛(建筑)(柱子上的)長凹槽,凹槽雕刻 用橫笛演奏<曲子>]
flux n.流動;不斷的改變 [ME foible n.弱點;小缺點 [F, obs form of faible(FEEBLE衰弱的;無效的)]
foil n.薄金屬片;圓頭劍;阻撓 [ foist v.混入;蒙騙 [orig of palming a false die, fold n.折褶;羊欄;折摺 [OE fald]
foliage n.葉(集合稱) [ME follies n.時事諷刺舞臺劇
foment v.煽動 [ME foolhardy a.魯莽的 [ME footle n.夢話;做笨事;胡鬧;浪費 [19th c: perh handicap n.v.障礙;困難;妨礙
handle n.柄;把手;處理;操作 [OE handle, handlian(HAND)]
hap n.運氣 [ME haphazard a.偶然的;隨便的 [HAP+HAZARD]
harangue n.長篇的高談闊論 [ME harass v.使煩惱 [F harasser harbinger n.先兆;先驅(qū)者 [earlier = 'one who provides lodging': ME herbergereharbor n.港彎;避難所;隱匿
hardy a.耐勞的;強(qiáng)健的;耐寒的 [ME harping n.反復(fù)述說 [harpins(造船)(支持船端框架)臨時木材]
harridan n.惡婦;丑老太婆 [17th-c cant, perhaps harrow v.以耙掘;傷害 [ME harry v.襲擊 [Guerrillas harried our rear 游擊隊執(zhí)拗地攻擊我們的后方 Harry魔鬼;惡魔by the Lord ~ 誓必;必然 play] [Old ~ with弄壞]
hasten v.催促;促進(jìn);趕快;急行
hatch v.n.孵化;艙口;加陰影 [MEhaughty a.傲慢的;自大的 [HAUGHTINESS 傲慢]
haul v.拖;拉 [var of HALE 猛拉;拖曳;(尤指老人)健壯的,矍鑠的]
hauteur n.傲慢;擺架子 [Fhavoc n.大荒廢;大破壞 [ME hawser n.大纜;大索 [ hazard n.v.危險;孤注一擲;偶然 [ME heap n.v.累積;堆積;大量 [OE heap, heapian heathen n.a.異教徒;野蠻的 [本來的意思是"住在長著石南的荒野之人", 羅馬帝國時代, 基督教在都市 比在鄉(xiāng)村擴(kuò)展得迅速,]所 [住在heathen之人多半不是基督徒 因此 heathen就轉(zhuǎn)變?yōu)閉
heave v.用力舉起 [OE hebban hectic a.發(fā)熱的;緊張興奮的
[ME etikhedge n.籬笆;障礙;圍住;守衛(wèi)
[OE hegg hedonism n.享樂主義;享樂 [Gk hedone pleasure HEDONISTIC享樂的;快樂論的;快樂主義的]
heed v.留心;注意 [OE hedan heedlessness n.不注意;調(diào)以輕心
heel n.踵;后腳跟;隨從;傾斜 [prob hefty a.重的;肌肉發(fā)達(dá)的 [a ~ blow 重重的一擊 a ~ price 相當(dāng)高的價格]
hegemony n.領(lǐng)導(dǎo)權(quán);霸權(quán);盟主權(quán)
[Gk hegemoniaheinous a.極惡的;可憎的 [MEheliotrope n.向日花 [helm n.v.駕駛盤;統(tǒng)治;操縱 [HELMSMAN 舵手]
helping n.幫助;協(xié)助;(食物的)一份
herald n.傳令官;使者;傳達(dá);預(yù)告 [ME herd n.獸群;大眾;放牧;聚集
[OE heord,(in sense 3)hirdi, heresy n.異端邪說;異教 [MEheretic n.持異端學(xué)說者;異教徒 [ME heritage n.世襲的財產(chǎn);繼承物;傳統(tǒng) [ME可傳讓的 <性質(zhì)、疾病等>遺傳性的]
hermetically ad.密封的;不透氣的 [modL hermeticus irreg hermitage n.隱士的居處;隱廬葡萄酒 [ME heterogeneous a.異質(zhì)的;不同的 [medL heterogeneus hew v.砍;伐;削
[OE heawan hiatus n.空隙;裂縫 [L, = gapinghibernal a.冬日的;寒冷的 [hibernacle 動物冬眠處]
hidebound a.頑固;氣量狹的;皮包骨的 [HIDE皮+BOUND包裹;約束]
hideous a.可怕的;非常討厭的 [ME hidous hierarchy n.階級制度 [ME hieroglyphic a.象形文字 [ highbrow n.a.知識分子;賣弄知識者
hilarious a.喜不自禁的;歡鬧的 [L hilaris hinder v.妨礙;阻擾;阻礙;打擾 [hindrance 妨害,障礙,阻礙物]
hindmost a.最后方的 [hinder 后面的,后部的 hindgut(胚、動)后腸;尾腸]
hireling n.雇工;雇員 [OE hyrling(HIRE, -LING)]
hirsute a.多毛的;蓬亂的 [L hirsutus]
hiss v.n.發(fā)嘶嘶聲;發(fā)虛聲制止 [~ at a play (an actor) 對戲劇 (演員) 噓噓地喝倒采 ~ a lecturer 對演說者發(fā)出不滿的噓聲 ~ a speaker] [away (down) 發(fā)噓聲把演講者轟走 (轟下 臺)]
histology n.組織學(xué);組織結(jié)構(gòu) [histo-, hist-(用于復(fù)合字中)表"組織"之義,如:histamine(生化)組胺(蛋白質(zhì)分解而產(chǎn)生的一種氨基酸] [histie(蘇)(指土地)不毛的]
histrionic a.戲劇的;演劇的 [LL histrionicus histrionics n.裝模作樣;舞臺藝術(shù)
hitch v.拴;用力移動;被鉤住
[He ~ed his horse to a tree 他把他的馬系在一棵樹上 He ~ed his chair nearer the fire 他把椅子移近火 [一些 ~ a ride (lift) 搭便車]
hoard n.財寶;儲藏;積蓄;蓄財 [~ up treasure 積聚財寶 A squirrel ~s nuts for the winter 松鼠為過冬貯藏堅果(<中OE "寶物")]
hoary a.鬢發(fā)斑白的;陳腐的 [a ~ old excuse 老套的辯白]
hoax n.惡作劇 [18th c: prob contr hobble v.蹣跚;跛行 [ME, prob hobnob v.n.ad.交好;共飲;隨意地
[hob or nob = give or take, of alternate drinking;earlier hab nab, = have or not have ~ with the rich 與有 [人親密地交往]
hogshead n.大桶 [ME hoist v.n.懸起;拉升;發(fā)信號 [16th c: alt of hoise<(15th-c)hysse, prob of LG orig: cf LG hissen]
innocuous a.無害的;無毒的 [L innocuus(IN-, nocuus formed as INNOCENT無罪的;無知的)]
innovation n.改革;革新
innuendo n.暗指;諷刺 [L, = by nodding at, by pointing to: ablat gerund of innuere nod at(IN-, nuere nod)]
inordinate a.無節(jié)制的;過度的 [ME inquisitive a.想問的;好追根究底的 [E inroad n.侵略;侵害;蠶食 [IN+ROAD in sense 'riding']
insane a.瘋狂的;精神錯亂的 [L insanus(IN-, sanus healthy)]
insatiable a.不知足的;貪求無厭的 [ME inscrutable a.不了解的;不可思議的 [ME insensate a.無感覺的;無情的 [ecclL insensatus(IN-, sensatus insert v.插進(jìn);嵌入;插入 [L inserere(IN-, serere sert- join)]
insidious a.狡猾的;暗中活動的 [L insidiosus cunning insinuate v.暗示 [L insinuare insinuat-(IN-, sinuare to curve)]
insipid a.乏味的 [F insipide or LL insipidus(IN-, sapidus SAPID有味道的;有趣味的)]
insolent a.粗野的;無禮的 [ME, = 'arrogant', insolvency n.破產(chǎn) [SOLVENT 有償還能力的;有溶解力的 insolvent1(法律)無力償付債務(wù)的(謔)把錢用光的人;破產(chǎn)的人]
insomnia n.失眠 [L insouciant a.不在意的;無憂慮的 [F(IN-, souciant pres part of soucier care)INSOUCIANCE漠不關(guān)心]
inspiration n.靈感;啟示 [E installation n.任命;就任;裝置 [edL installatio(INSTALL)]
instigate v.鼓勵;煽動 [L instigare instigat- instigation鼓動煽動;教唆]
insufficient a.不足;不適當(dāng);無能力的 [E insular a.島的;狹隘的 [LL insularis(INSULATE)~ prejudices 心胸狹隘的偏見 insularity 島(國),島國性 島國根性,胸襟褊狹]
insulate v.隔離;使孤立;成島 [L insula island+-ATE]
insuperable a.無法克服的 [ME insurgent a.起事的;*的 [F integrate v.合而為一;使完全 [L integrare integrat- make whole(INTEGER整體;整數(shù))integrated 整合的;完整的]
integrity n.完整;正直 [ME integument n.皮膚;外皮 [L integumentum intellect n.理解力;智力 [ME intelligentsia n.知識階層 [Russ inter v.埋葬 [ME intercept v.中途奪??;截奪;截斷 [L intercipere intercept-(INTER-, capere take)]
interdict v.限制;禁止 [ME interim n.暫時;過渡時期 [L, as INTER-+adv suffix -im]
interlocutory a.對話的;中間的 [medL interlocutorius(INTERLOCUTOR對話者)]
intermediary a.仲裁者 [intermediaire interment n.埋葬
interminable a.無終止的;冗長的 [ME intermittent a.間歇的 [L intermittere intermittent-(INTERMIT暫時中止)]
internecine a.兩敗俱傷的;互相殘殺的 [orig = deadly, internist n.內(nèi)科醫(yī)師
interpolate v.加添字句于文稿 [L interpolare furbish up(INTER-, polire POLISH優(yōu)雅;精良;擦亮)( interstice n.空隙;裂縫 [interstitium(INTER-, sistere stit- stand)int
carrion n.腐臭的尸體 [ME cartographer n.制圖者 [carto紙+grapher]
carve v.雕刻;切成薄片;開拓 [OE ceorfan cut
castigate v.譴責(zé);懲治 [L castigare reprove
catalyst n.催化劑 [cata+lysis溶解 after analyst catalysis接觸反應(yīng),催化作用]
catapult n.彈弩;發(fā)射機(jī) [F catapulte or L catapulta
catechism n.問答形式的教授法 [CATECHIZE 以問答方式講授;盤問 catechizer 口試者 catechist 傳道師;盤問者;采用問答式教學(xué)者]
categorical a.絕對的 [CATEGORY 種類]
cater v.承辦酒席;迎合 [ catharsis n.導(dǎo)瀉;凈化 [
celibate a.
coterminous a.毗連的;有共同邊界的 [也寫作contermious, con+term邊界,結(jié)束;terminate結(jié)束]
couch n.床;睡椅;麥牙糖 [var of QUITCH =quitch grass 茅草]
counterfeit a.n.v.假冒的;偽作;騙子 [E
coupling n.聯(lián)結(jié);聯(lián)合體
covenant n.契約;盟約 [ME
[雞冠花(cockscomb)= cock's comb(see COCK), orig(a cap worn by)a jester(尤指中世紀(jì)王侯、貴族所豢 養(yǎng)的)小丑,弄臣
coy a.害羞的 [ME
cozy a.溫暖而舒適的 [同COSY a ~ little restaurant 舒適雅致的小餐廳 cozy up to a person(美口語)博取<某人>的歡心, 好]<[某人>]
crabbed a.乖戾的;暴躁的 [ME
cram v.填塞;倉促用功 [OE crammian
craven a.懦弱的 [
credence n.相信 [
crestfallen a.垂頭喪氣的 [CREST雞冠+FALLEN]
crevice n.裂縫;破口 [ME
cripple n.跛子;殘廢的 [OE crypel, rel to CREEP 爬行,匍匐]
crisp a.脆的;活潑的 [OE
crooked a.有鉤的;彎曲的;秘密造的 [ME
crude a.未提煉的;生的;粗野 [ME
[同scrunch earlier cranch, assim to munch用力嚼 A dog was ~ing on a bone 一只狗在咯吱咯吱地 啃 著骨頭
crusade n.十字軍;圣戰(zhàn);改革運動
[earlier croisade(F
[cryogen (化學(xué))致冷劑;冷凍劑 cryo- (用于復(fù)合字中) 表"冰冷,嚴(yán)寒"之義,如: cryometer低溫計 (內(nèi)裝 酒精,而非水銀)
cryptic a.神秘的;隱藏的 [LL crypticus
cuddle v.撫愛地懷抱;貼著身睡 [16th c: perh
[the ~ of one's ambition 某人雄心 (抱負(fù)) 的極致 2(天文)通過子午線,中天 culminate 到達(dá)點 ( 極點,絕頂) ;達(dá)到潮 (極盛)
culpable a.該受譴責(zé)的 [
cupidity n.貪婪 [ME
curry v.制革;曲意逢迎 [ME
curtail v.縮短;縮減 [
cyclopean a.巨大的 [獨眼巨人 Cyclops(似)的;cyclopia(醫(yī))獨眼畸形]
cynic n.憤世嫉俗;不信人間真情 [L cynicus
[
dabble v.涉足;淺賞 [16th c:
dandy n.好時髦的人;好打扮的 [18th c: perh orig = Andrew
donor n.給予者 [ME dormant a.蟄伏的;休止的 [ME
dote v.衰老;年老昏慵;溺愛 [同DOAT ME, corresp to MDu doten be silly DOTING沉溺于愛的,溺愛的]
doughty a.勇敢的;堅強(qiáng)的 [OE dohtig var of dyhtig
draconian a.苛刻的 [Draco 雅典立法者]
draft n.草稿;匯票 [phonetic spelling of DRAUGHT草稿;匯票;起草;征兵]
drape v.懸掛的布 [ME
drizzle v.下細(xì)雨 [prob
drudgery n.乏味的工作;賤役 [durdge賤役;苦工;書呆子]
dubious a.懷疑的;可疑的 [L dubiosus
dulcet a.悅耳的 [ME, earlier doucet
ebb v.退潮;潮落 [OE ebba, ebbian]
ebullient a.熱情洋溢的 [L ebullire ebullient- bubble out(E-, bullire boil)ebullience -cy 沸騰;(情感的)迸發(fā),熱狂]
eccentric a.奇人;離心圓 [LL eccentricus
[ME
edify v.陶冶;教化;啟發(fā) [ME
efface v.抹掉 [F effacer(EX-, FACE)]
effectual a.有效的 [ME
effete a.疲憊的;枯竭的 [L effetus worn out by bearing young(EX-, FOETUS= fetus(生物)胎兒]
efficacy n.功效;效力
effigy n.肖像 [L effigies
effrontery n.厚顏無恥 [F effronterie
effusive a.流出的;感情橫溢的
egoism n.自私;自負(fù);自我主義 [F egoisme ult
egregious a.非常的;過分的 [L egregius illustrious, lit 'standing out from the flock'
elaborate v.盡心竭力地做 [L elaboratus pp. of elaborare(E-, labor work)]
elasticity n.彈性;伸縮力 [modL elasticus
eliminate v.消除 [L eliminare(E-, limen liminis threshold(
eloquent a.雄辯的;富于表現(xiàn)力的 [L eloqui(E-, loqui speak)ELOQUENCE雄辯,口才]
elucidate v.闡明;說明 [LL elucidare(E-, LUCID透明的;透徹的)]
elude v.躲避;困惑
[L eludere elus-(E-, ludere play)~ pursuit 逃避追蹤 ~ the law 逃避法網(wǎng) ~ a person's understanding<問 題等>叫人無法捉 摸,令人困惑
elusive a.難懂的;難捉摸的 [an ~ answer 遁辭 track down an ~ fact 追查難以明了的事實]
emaciated a.瘦弱的;憔悴的 [L emaciare emaciat-(E-, macies leanness)]
emanate v.流出;發(fā)散 [L emanare flow out]
emancipate v.解放;解除 [L emancipare transfer property(E-, manus hand+capere take)]
embargo v.n.禁止通商;妨害 [Sp
embellish v.裝飾;布置 [ME
emblazon v.飾以紋章 [同BLAZON以紋章裝飾]
emblem n.v.象徵;典型;寓意畫 [ME
fetid a.臭的;有惡臭的 [L fetidus
fiasco n.完全失敗 [It, = bottle(with unexplained allusion): FLASK燒瓶;小水瓶]
fiat n.命令 [L, = let it be done by fiat 以(絕對)命令]
fickle a.多變的;不專的 [OE ficol;cf befician deceive, f'cne deceitful]
fictitious a.虛構(gòu)的;佯裝的 [L ficticius(FICTILE 塑造的;可塑造的 粘土制的;陶土制的 It's a ~ deity 這是用粘土塑的神像 Sanhsia] [is famous for its ~ ware 三峽以陶器聞名]
fidelity n.忠誠 [F fidelite or L fidelitas(FEALTY忠誠)]
fidget v.煩躁之人 [obs or dial fidge to twitch fidgety 坐立不安的;不安定的]
fiduciary a.受托的;信托的 [L fiduciarius(FIDUCIAL基準(zhǔn)的;根據(jù)信仰的;信托的)]
fierce a.粗暴的;兇猛的 [ME fiery a.火的,燃燒的;炯炯的
figment n.虛構(gòu)的事物 [ME
file n.銼刀;推敲;銼;陶冶 [FILINGS銼屑]
filial a.子女的 [ME
finable a.可罰款的;應(yīng)罰款的
finale n.終局;結(jié)尾 [It(FINAL)]
finesse n.手法;技巧 [F, rel to FINE]
finicky a.苛求的;太過講究的 [單詞FINICAL的變體,
firmament n.天空;蒼天 [ME
flabby a.軟弱的;意志薄弱的 [alt of earlier flappy
flagellate v.鞭打 [flagellant鞭笞者,嚴(yán)厲批評的 flagellum鞭子;鞭毛]
flagrant a.惡名昭彰的;聲名狼籍的 [F flagrant or L flagrant- part stem of flagrare blaze火焰;燃燒]
flail v.用連枷打;擊打 [OE prob
[The torches ~d in the wind 那些火炬的火焰在風(fēng)中搖曳 My stomach ulcer has ~d up again 我的胃潰 瘍突然又發(fā)作了 flareback 火舌回閃;反駁
flaunt v.炫耀;張揚 [Flags are ~ing in the breeze 旗子在微風(fēng)中飄揚 ~ one's riches in public 在大眾面前炫耀自己的財富]
flaw n.裂縫;缺陷 [flawless無瑕疵的,無缺點的]
flay v.剝皮;劫奪;嚴(yán)厲斥責(zé) [OE flean
fleece n.羊毛;柔軟的織品;詐取 [OE fleos, fles
flexible a.易曲的;柔韌的;能變形的 [ME
flicker n.火光閃動 [imit of its note]
flighty a.輕浮的;心情浮動的 [FLIGHT飛行;飛躍+Y]
flimsy a.脆弱的;薄弱的 [17th c: prob
[Without ~ing he dashed into the burning house to save the children 他毫不畏縮地沖進(jìn)在燃燒的房 屋 中去救小孩
fling v.拋;突然伸出;用力搖動 [He flung a stream of abuse at me 他沖著我亂 罵一通 He was flung into jail 他被關(guān)進(jìn)監(jiān)獄 She angrily] [flung up her head 她生氣地抬起頭]
flint n.打火石;燧石
flippant a.言語尖刻的;無禮的 [FLIP蹦跳+-ANT FLIPPANCY無禮;言語尖刻]
flirt v.調(diào)情取樂;調(diào)戲;用力搖動 [imit flirtatious愛調(diào)戲的;輕浮的]
flock n.群;聚集;成群地去 [ME
flora n.植物志;植物群
[modL
fluffy a.絨毛的;毛茸茸的;無聊的
fluke n.比目魚;馬鈴薯;偶然機(jī)會 [16th c: perh
[cf FUNK 卻懦;畏縮 and obs flink be a coward)He ~ed the course 他那一科考試不及格(flinch 與 funk 的混合語)
flush n.疾風(fēng);飛起;水淹;臉紅 [BLUSH 臉紅]
fluster v.使緊張;使慌亂 [cf Icel flaustr(a)hurry, bustle]
fluted a.有凹槽的 [flute 笛,橫笛(建筑)(柱子上的)長凹槽,凹槽雕刻 用橫笛演奏<曲子>]
flux n.流動;不斷的改變 [ME
foil n.薄金屬片;圓頭劍;阻撓 [
foliage n.葉(集合稱) [ME
foment v.煽動 [ME
handle n.柄;把手;處理;操作 [OE handle, handlian(HAND)]
hap n.運氣 [ME
harangue n.長篇的高談闊論 [ME
hardy a.耐勞的;強(qiáng)健的;耐寒的 [ME
harridan n.惡婦;丑老太婆 [17th-c cant, perhaps
hasten v.催促;促進(jìn);趕快;急行
hatch v.n.孵化;艙口;加陰影 [ME
haul v.拖;拉 [var of HALE 猛拉;拖曳;(尤指老人)健壯的,矍鑠的]
hauteur n.傲慢;擺架子 [Fhavoc n.大荒廢;大破壞 [ME hawser n.大纜;大索 [
heave v.用力舉起 [OE hebban
[ME etik
[OE hegg
heed v.留心;注意 [OE hedan
heel n.踵;后腳跟;隨從;傾斜 [prob
hegemony n.領(lǐng)導(dǎo)權(quán);霸權(quán);盟主權(quán)
[Gk hegemoniaheinous a.極惡的;可憎的 [ME
helping n.幫助;協(xié)助;(食物的)一份
herald n.傳令官;使者;傳達(dá);預(yù)告 [ME
[OE heord,(in sense 3)hirdi,
hermetically ad.密封的;不透氣的 [modL hermeticus irreg
[OE heawan
hidebound a.頑固;氣量狹的;皮包骨的 [HIDE皮+BOUND包裹;約束]
hideous a.可怕的;非常討厭的 [ME hidous hierarchy n.階級制度 [ME
hilarious a.喜不自禁的;歡鬧的 [L hilaris
hindmost a.最后方的 [hinder 后面的,后部的 hindgut(胚、動)后腸;尾腸]
hireling n.雇工;雇員 [OE hyrling(HIRE, -LING)]
hirsute a.多毛的;蓬亂的 [L hirsutus]
hiss v.n.發(fā)嘶嘶聲;發(fā)虛聲制止 [~ at a play (an actor) 對戲劇 (演員) 噓噓地喝倒采 ~ a lecturer 對演說者發(fā)出不滿的噓聲 ~ a speaker] [away (down) 發(fā)噓聲把演講者轟走 (轟下 臺)]
histology n.組織學(xué);組織結(jié)構(gòu) [histo-, hist-(用于復(fù)合字中)表"組織"之義,如:histamine(生化)組胺(蛋白質(zhì)分解而產(chǎn)生的一種氨基酸] [histie(蘇)(指土地)不毛的]
histrionic a.戲劇的;演劇的 [LL histrionicus
hitch v.拴;用力移動;被鉤住
[He ~ed his horse to a tree 他把他的馬系在一棵樹上 He ~ed his chair nearer the fire 他把椅子移近火 [一些 ~ a ride (lift) 搭便車]
hoard n.財寶;儲藏;積蓄;蓄財 [~ up treasure 積聚財寶 A squirrel ~s nuts for the winter 松鼠為過冬貯藏堅果(<中OE "寶物")]
hoary a.鬢發(fā)斑白的;陳腐的 [a ~ old excuse 老套的辯白]
hoax n.惡作劇 [18th c: prob contr
[hob or nob = give or take, of alternate drinking;earlier hab nab, = have or not have ~ with the rich 與有 [人親密地交往]
hogshead n.大桶 [ME
innocuous a.無害的;無毒的 [L innocuus(IN-, nocuus formed as INNOCENT無罪的;無知的)]
innovation n.改革;革新
innuendo n.暗指;諷刺 [L, = by nodding at, by pointing to: ablat gerund of innuere nod at(IN-, nuere nod)]
inordinate a.無節(jié)制的;過度的 [ME
insane a.瘋狂的;精神錯亂的 [L insanus(IN-, sanus healthy)]
insatiable a.不知足的;貪求無厭的 [ME
insidious a.狡猾的;暗中活動的 [L insidiosus cunning
insipid a.乏味的 [F insipide or LL insipidus(IN-, sapidus SAPID有味道的;有趣味的)]
insolent a.粗野的;無禮的 [ME, = 'arrogant',
insomnia n.失眠 [L
inspiration n.靈感;啟示 [E
instigate v.鼓勵;煽動 [L instigare instigat- instigation鼓動煽動;教唆]
insufficient a.不足;不適當(dāng);無能力的 [E
insulate v.隔離;使孤立;成島 [L insula island+-ATE]
insuperable a.無法克服的 [ME
integrity n.完整;正直 [ME
interdict v.限制;禁止 [ME
interlocutory a.對話的;中間的 [medL interlocutorius(INTERLOCUTOR對話者)]
intermediary a.仲裁者 [intermediaire
interminable a.無終止的;冗長的 [ME
internecine a.兩敗俱傷的;互相殘殺的 [orig = deadly,
interpolate v.加添字句于文稿 [L interpolare furbish up(INTER-, polire POLISH優(yōu)雅;精良;擦亮)(