1. [同義相連]將左欄中的單詞和右欄中相對應的詞義連接起來。
① indescribable a.可刻寫的;可題寫的
② misdescribe b.難以描寫的
③ inscribable c.誤寫;誤述
④ scribal d.可描寫的
⑤ describable e.抄寫的;抄寫員的
2. [尋根問底]指出下列單詞的詞根并領會其詞義的由來。
① manuscript n.手稿
② rescript n.重抄;抄件
③ circumscribe v.限制;給……下定義
④ scribe n.抄寫員;文書
⑤ script n.手跡;手稿;原稿
⑥ scribble v.潦草地書寫;亂涂
scribbler n.字跡潦草的人
⑦ scrip n.處方,藥方;收據(jù),收條
⑧ conscript v.征募;招兵
⑨ script-writer n.電影或戲劇劇本作者
⑩ superscribe v.在……上面寫或刻
superscription n.在……上面寫或刻字;題字,題詞
81. sect [L]=to cut切
在常用section,sector和insect中有個拉丁詞根sect。它來自拉丁動詞secare的動名詞詞干,意為to cut(切)。
section [sect=to cut切;-ion n.=the result 表結果→“the result of cutting something切割某物的結果”→] n.① part cut off切下的部分,塊:to cut the cake into four sections把蛋糕切成四塊② separate part of any-thing(事物的)部分:the richer sections of town城鎮(zhèn)中富裕的地區(qū)
▽sectional [section;-al a.] a.部分的;局部的;地區(qū)的
subsection [sub-;section] n.分部,小類;分段,小節(jié)
sector [sect=to cut切;-or n.=thing物→“something that is cut off被切下之物”→] n.① part cut off from the whole部分:a sector of a circle扇形②distinct part of society(社會的)部門,行業(yè):the manufacturing sector制造業(yè)
▽sectorial [sector;-ial a.] a.扇形的
insect [in-=into成為;sect=to cut切→“an animal looking like being cut into several parts 看起來好像身體被切成幾部分的動物”→] n. anthropad having a body divided into three parts昆蟲:Beetles, ants and flies are all insects.甲蟲、螞蟻和蒼蠅都是昆蟲。
▽insectual [insect;-u-;-al a.] a.昆蟲似的;小蟲子似的
bisect [bi-=two二;sect=to cut切分→] v. cut into two equal parts把……平分:Use the compass to bisect an angle.用羅盤平分方位角。
▽bisector [bisect;-or n.] n. [數(shù)]平分線
dissect [dis-=apart分;sect =to cut切→“to cut apart切開”→] v.① cut apart (an animal body, etc.) to examine its parts解剖:to dissect a frog解剖青蛙② examine part by part仔細分析:to dissect a problem仔細分析問題
▽dissection [dissect;-ion n.] n.解剖;分析
dissector [dissect;-or n.] n.解剖者,解剖學家;分析者
intersect [inter-=between在……之間;sect=to cut切→“to cut between在……之間切過去”→] v.① cut across橫切:The highway intersects the town.公路穿城而過。② meet and cross交叉:Two lines intersect at point A.兩線在A點相交。
▽intersection [intersect;-ion n.] n.橫斷;交叉(點)
transect [tran-(trans-)=arcoss橫穿;sect=to cut切→] v. cut arcoss橫切,橫斷:The ridge transects north of this province.該山脈橫穿這個省的北部。
▽transection [transect;-ion n.] n.橫切;橫斷面
vivisect [viv=alive活的;-i-;sect=to cut切→“to cut alive切割活物”→] v. cut into or dissect (a living animal)解剖(動物活體):The Japanese troops vivisected human bodies in World WarⅡ.日本軍隊在二戰(zhàn)中用人體進行活體解剖。
▽vivisection [vivisect;-ion n.] n.活體解剖