词汇第六讲前缀和单.pptVIP

Chapter 4 Prefix and Word Power evoke, convoke, provoke, revoke 这一组词共享词根vok，该词根在名词和形容词之中一般改为voc，为“声音、呼唤 (voice or to call) ”之意。 evoke v. 唤起, 引起 e-(out) + vok (to call) evocation n. 唤出, 唤起, 招魂 evocative adj. 唤出的, 唤起的 That old film evoked our father generations memories of the years of the war. convoke v. 召集 con-(together) + vok (to call) convocation n. 集会, 召集 The Prime Minister convoked Parliament to decide a policy. provoke v. 激怒, 挑拨, 煽动, 惹起 pro-(forward) + vok (to call) provocation n. 激怒, 刺激, 挑衅 provocative adj. 煽动的；挑衅的 He claimed that it was her rudeness that provoked him to strike her. revoke v. 撤回, 废除 revocation n. 撤回 irrevocable adj. 不能取消的 Her license was revoked. 由词根voc及其变体构成的词汇还有： voice n. vocal adj. advocate v. n. ad -(to) + voc (to call) + -ate (person) vocation n. voc (to call) + -ation (the state or result） vocational adj. vocabulary n. voc (word) + abul (able) + -ary (thing)= whole body of words vowel n. * compel, impel, dispel, repel, expel, propel 这一组词共享词根pel，该词根在名词和形容词之中一般改为puls，为“驱使 、推动(to drive, to push)”之意。 compel v. 强迫, 迫使 com-(emphatic) + pel (to drive, push) compulsion n强迫，强制 compulsory adj.强迫的，义务的，必需做的 My conscience compels me to tell the truth. impel v. 推进, 激励, 驱使 im-(on) + pel (to drive or push) impulsion n. 驱使；冲动 impulsive adj. 有推动力的; 冲动的 He said he had been impelled to crime by poverty. dispel v. 驱散, 驱逐, 使消散 dis-(away) + pel (to drive or push) The sun soon dispelled the thick fog over the field. repel v. 击退, 抵制, 使厌恶 re-(back) + pel (to drive) repulsion n.推斥, 排斥 repulsive adj. 推斥的, 排斥的 Electric charges of the same sign repel one another. expel v. 驱逐, 开除, 排出 ex-(out) + pel (to drive) expulsion n. 逐出, 开除 expulsive adj. 逐出的, 开除的 After his expulsion from the cabinet the minister became the subject of a smear campaign. It seems the media and the public alike take pleasure in hitting a man when hes down. propel v. 推进, 驱使 pro-(forward)