Big Words簡要總結(jié)（1-20期：記誦）

1. wrong=spurious ?a.站不住腳的

≈untenable ≈ plausible?

2. depend on=is predicated on?建立在…基礎(chǔ)上

（If an idea or argument is predicated on sth, it depends on the existence or truth of this thing.）

斷言：predicate/assert/aver/maintain

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3. question=impugn??v.質(zhì)疑

（to cause people to doubt someone's character, qualities, or reputation by criticizing them）

詞根法：im-=in??pug=fight impugn=to attack

引申：pugilist 拳擊師 pugnacious 好斗的

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4.?disgraceful=humiliating=ignominious??a.可恥的

:（especially of events or behaviour）embarrassing because of a completely failure

詞根法：ig-=not??nomin=‘nomen’=name

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5.?pugnacious a.好與人爭辯的；比較強(qiáng)勢的

：wanting to start an argument or fight, or expressing an argument or opinion very forcefully

詞根法：pug=fist→fight?-acious=有傾向的

同根詞(-acious):

audacious a.無畏的；有冒險精神的

capacious a.寬敞的

tenacious a.堅(jiān)毅的；頑強(qiáng)的（=persistent）

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6.?pugilistic a.拳擊的（=relating to boxing）

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7.?empathically ad.斬釘截鐵地；強(qiáng)調(diào)地

→a emphatic denial/rejection 斷然的否認(rèn)/拒絕

同型詞法：emphasize empathically

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8.?misnomer n.錯誤的稱謂

：(a name that is not correct or does not suit what it refers to, or a use of such a name)

詞根法：mis-=wrong→mistaken misjudge

Nomer=name

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9.?Unstable=precarious a.不穩(wěn)定的；動蕩的；會變得更糟的

:in danger because not firmly fixed likely to fall or suffer harm

聯(lián)想法：pre-=before?cari-=care 事先擔(dān)心→發(fā)愁

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10.?in a trouble=in a predicament n.一種棘手的困境

:an unpleasant or confusing situation that is difficult to get out of or solve

同型詞法: predict a predicament 預(yù)言一個困境

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11.?Regulate=stipulate v.規(guī)定

(:to say exactly how something must be or must be done)

同型詞法：stipulate to stimulate the development of the economy 規(guī)定刺激經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展

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12.?perfect=impeccable a.無可挑剔的(側(cè)重于挑不出錯的）

(:without mistakes or faults;perfect)

詞根法：pecca-=“peccare”: to err, to sin

聯(lián)想法：peck→woodpecker→im pecc able 啄不出來的→無懈可擊的

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13.?Severely criticize=assail v.猛烈攻擊；嚴(yán)厲批評

:to attack someone violently or criticize someone strongly

聯(lián)想法：sail to assail the theory 出海去抨擊這一理論（like 麥哲倫環(huán)球航行證實(shí)了地圓說）

Assail v.困擾：to disturb or upset sb. Severely

e.g. be assailed by worries/doubts/fears 為焦慮/疑慮/擔(dān)心所困擾

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14.?sheepish a.知道自己做錯事情而不好意思

(:embarrassed because you know that you have done something wrong or silly)

詞組：blush with a sheepish smile 羞愧得露出尷尬的神情

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15.?lactose intolerant 乳糖不耐受

Flatulent a.脹氣的

(:affected by gas in the intestine;likely to fart)

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16.?broken=dilapidated a.破敗的；年久失修的

:(esp. of a structure)in bad condition and needing repair

詞根法：di-=apart digest digress

lapid=stone→lapidary a.優(yōu)雅精確的；寶石雕刻的 lapidate?v.投石

→broken stones

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17.?strict=draconian a.法律過于嚴(yán)厲

(:draconian laws, government actions, etc. Are extremely severe, or go further than what is right or necessary)

Draco（德拉古：“輕罪理應(yīng)處死，至于更大的罪還找不到比死刑更重的刑罰?！保鷇raconian

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18.?smart=ingenious a.方法巧妙的；制作精妙的

(of a person)clever, original,and inventive

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區(qū)分：genius vs ingenious

Genius n.天才

Ingenious a.天才的

That’s ingenious! That’s why you are a genius!

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19.?naive=ingenuous a.真誠的（很傻很天真）

（:honest, sincere and trusting sometimes in a way that seems silly）

區(qū)分：ingenious vs ingenuous

同型詞法：an ingenious and ingenuous person

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20.?childish=puerile adj.孩子氣的

(:behaving in a silly way, not like an adult)

詞源法：puerils(Latin)→puerile puer-=boy child pupil

同型詞法：pure puerile 純粹的孩子氣的

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