英语词汇提高Chapter27.pptVIP

Chapter 27 哈工大外国语学院 2012春 杨莉萍 inept [词根] ept = apt = to fit “合适，适合” apt adj. eg. The words of the report are as apt today as in 1929. 这份报告的措辞用在今天和用在1929年一样贴切。 aptitude n. Eg. Some students have more aptitude for academic work than others. 有些学生比其他学生更有学术才能。 adept adj. Eg. He is quite adept at archery, nearly always hitting the target dead on. 他很擅长于射箭，几乎每次都能射中靶心。 adapt (ad=to, apt=fit) adapt oneself to sth. innate [词根] nat = born natality n. 出生率 Eg. The statistics shows that the natality in the city has been decreasing. 统计数字表明该市的出生率一直持续下降。 cognate adj. 同宗的, 同源的 Eg. German, Dutch and English are cognate languages. 德语和荷兰语为同源语言。 nation national nationwide nationally nationality nationalism nationalist nationalistic nationalize v. 使国有化 nationalization internal a. 内在的,内部的 external a. 外在的，外部的 internalize v. 使内在化 externalize v. 使外在化 nature natural naturally naturalist n. 博物学家 naturalistic a. （绘画写作等）自然主义的 naturalism n. （艺术或文学的）自然主义 naturalize v. 使外国人入国籍 native international internationally internationalism internationalize [词根] ven, vent = to come convene v. Eg. People were convened here for an emergency meeting. convention n. Eg. 1) At the recent convention a declaration was adopted. 2) It’s just a social convention that men don’t wear skirts. 3) Convention dictates(常识告诉人们) that a minister should resign in such a situation. 依照常规部长在这种情况下应该辞职。 revenue n. Eg. The governments revenue is made up chiefly of the money we pay in taxes. 政府的收入主要来源是靠我们所交的税。 advent (ad=to, near) n. Eg. The leap forward in communication was made possible by the advent of mobile phone. inventory n. Eg. This is a detailed inventory of all the jobs to be done. circumvent (circum=around) v. Eg. However , they are disliked for their circuitous manner of speaking and their ability to circumvent the law by citing obscure legal doctrines. 但因为他们说话爱绕圈子，又有本事引用晦涩难懂的法律条文来规避法律约束，所以很是不讨人喜欢。 ventilate v. Eg. 1) We ventilate a room to get fresh air by opening windows. 2) Memb