1. [詞海垂釣]從詞典中“釣”出一串同根詞吧。
① neo-(=new)
② pseudo-(=false)
③ caco-(=bad)
2. [望文生義]根據(jù)所學詞根的知識推測下列單詞的詞義。
① illogic n.
② illogical a.
3. [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。
A.-ist表示“行為者”,請把下面五種人對對號:
① apologist a.頌揚者
② eulogist b.語言學家
③ philologist c.結束語的作者
④ epilogist d.社會學家
⑤ sociologist e.辯解者
B.不查詞典,從右欄中找出左欄單詞的意思。
① logogram a.思想意識
② mineralogy b.自相矛盾
③ ideology c.礦物學
④ catalogue d.代表單詞的字母
⑤ antilogy e.目錄
4. [尋根問底]指出下列單詞的詞根并領會其詞義的由來。
① theology n.神學(提示:the=god )
② Sinology n.漢學(提示:Sino=China)
③ astrology n.占星術(提示:astro=star)
④ geology n.地質;地質學(提示:ge=the earth)
⑤ decalogue n.十誡(提示:dec=ten)
⑥ analogue n.類推;類似(提示:ana-=upon)
⑦ monologue n.獨白(提示:mono=single)
⑧ apologue n.教訓;寓言
53. loqu, locut [L]=to speak講
古羅馬人是以能言善辯著名的。在拉丁語中有個很重要的動詞loqui,表示“講”這個概念?,F(xiàn)在要介紹的詞根loqu就是這個動詞的不定式詞干,locut是它的完成式詞干。
eloquent [e-(ex-)=out出;loqu=to speak說;-ent a.=having the quality有……性質的→“having the ability of speaking out freely能自如地發(fā)言的”→] a. able to make effective use of language;forceful and moving有口才的;雄辯的:Facts are most eloquent.事實最雄辯。
▽eloquence [e-;loqu;-ence n.] n.口才;雄辯術
elocution [e-(ex-)=out;locut=to speak說;-ion n.=the act or manner of表行為或方式→“the act or manner of speaking out發(fā)言或發(fā)言的方式”→] n. act or art of public speaking演說;演說術:Lawyers have to study elocution.當律師要研究演說術。
▽elocutionist [elocution;-ist n.] n.演說家;演說術教師
elocutionary [elocution;-ary a.] a.演說術的
colloquial [col-(com-)=together一起;loqu=to speak說;-i-;-al a.=of……的→“of speaking together 一起說話的”→] a. ① belonging to conversational style會話體的,口語的:Don't use colloquial words in formal writing.在正式的文體中不要使用口頭用語。② informal非正式的,通俗的:a colloquial phrase俗語
▽colloquialism [colloquial;-ism n.] n.口語;口語詞;口語用法
interlocutor [inter-=among在……中間;locut=to speak說;-or n.=person人→“person who speaks among a group 在群體中說話的人”→] n. person who takes part in a conversation參加談話者;對話者:He was my only interlocutor that night.當晚他是唯一與我交談的人。
▽interlocution [inter-;locut;-ion n.] n.對話;交談
interlocutory [inter-;locut;-ory a.] a.對話的;對話體的
loquacious [loqu=to speak說;-acious a.=inclined to有……傾向的→“inclined to speak喜歡說話的”→] a. talkative;chattering多嘴的;饒舌的:He is not eloquent but loquacious before girls.他口才并不好,只是在女孩子面前變得多話起來。
▽loquacity [loqu;-acity n.] n.多話;饒舌
locution [locut=to speak說話;-ion n.=the act or mood 表行為或方式→] n. act or mood of speaking;style of speech說話語氣;說話風格:The boy struck us not by his words but by his locution.那男孩語不驚人,但說話的語氣卻使我們吃驚。
circumlocution [circum-=around環(huán)繞;locut=to speak說;-ion n.=the act or manner 表行為或方式→“speaking around繞著圈子說話”→] n. roundabout expression;use of more words than necessary迂回說法;累贅的話:circumlocution office辦事拖拉的官僚機關
▽circumlocutory [circum-;locut;-ory a.] a.說話迂回的
magniloquent [magni-=grand大的;loqu=to speak說;-ent a.=-ing……的→“speaking in a grand style說話夸大的”→] a. boastful;bombastic唱高調的;夸張的:a magniloquent statesman唱高調的政治家
▽magniloquence [magni-;loqu;-ence n.] n.虛夸;華而不實