WebGRE ocabulary28(红宝书韦氏词典版).docVIP

Orotund 解释 GRE 红宝书 ●adj. ( 声音) 宏亮的; 夸张的 ●［英］adj. ( 声音) 宏亮的 ( strong and deep; resonant) ; 夸张的 ( bombastic or pompous) ●［记］oro ( 嘴) +tund ( =round圆的) - 把嘴张圆 - 宏亮的 Webster Collegiate adjective ●Etymology: modification of Latin ore rotundo, literally, with round mouth ●Date: circa 1799 ●1. marked by fullness, strength, and clarity of sound ; sonorous an ~ voice ●2. pompous, bombastic an ~ speech ●?~ity noun Orthodontics 解释 GRE 红宝书 ●n. 畸齿矫正学 ●［记］ortho ( 正) +dont ( =dent牙齿) +ics ●［例］My dentist specializes in orthodontics. Webster Collegiate noun plural but singular in construction ●Date: 1909 ●a branch of dentistry dealing with irregularities of the teeth (as malocclusion) and their correction (as by means of braces) ●?orthodontic adjective ●?orthodontically adverb ●?orthodontist noun Orthodox 解释 GRE 红宝书 ●adj. 正统的 ●［英］adj. 正统的 ( conforming to the usual beliefs of established doctrines) ●［记］ortho ( 正) +dox ( 观点) - 正统观点 ●［同］同根词: heterodox ( 异端邪说的) ;paradox ( 矛盾的) Webster Collegiate I. adjective ●Etymology: Middle English ~e, from Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French ~e, from Late Latin ~us, from Late Greek ~os, from Greek orth- + doxa opinion--more at doxology ●Date: 15th century ●1. m a. conforming to established doctrine especially in religion m b. conventional ●2. capitalized of, relating to, or constituting any of various conservative religious or political groups: as m a. Eastern Orthodox m b. of or relating to Orthodox Judaism ●?~ly adverb II. noun (plural ~; also ~es) ●Date: 1587 ●1. one that is ~ ●2. capitalized a member of an Eastern Orthodox church Orthodoxy 解释 GRE 红宝书 ●n. 正统学说 ●［英］n. 正统学说 ( an orthodox belief, doctrine) ●［类］religion : devoutness / canon : orthodoxy ( 宗教是一种朝拜 / 教规是一种正统学说) Webster Collegiate noun (plural -doxies) ●Date: 1630 ●1. the quality or state of being orthodox ●2. an orthodox belief or practice ●3. capitalized m a. Eastern Orthodox Christianity m b. Orthodox Judaism Orthopedics 解释 GRE 红宝书 ●n. 整形手术, 整形外科 ●［记］ortho ( 正) +ped ( 儿童) +ics