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UnitSixPreparingforCollege

DictionaryWork

1.drivingmotive

driving:(adj.)1.havingastrongandcontrollinginfluence

E.g.adrivingambition不断前进的进取心

2.(ofrainorsnow)fallingandbeingblownbythewindwithgreatforce

E.g.drivingrain倾盆大雨

(n.)thecontrolandoperationofamotorvehicle

E.g.drivinglicense驾驶执照

motive:nthatwhichcausessbtoactinaparticularway;reason(行动的)动机，缘由

(.)[C]

E.g.Yourmotivefordoingsomethingisyourreasonfordoingit.

drivingmotive:thereasonwhichforcessbtoactinaparticularway

Inthetext:Theirowndrivingmotiveswere,sofarasIcouldmakeout,notcuriosity;

E.g.Inotherwords,thereasonforfollowingstrategyisthedrivingmotiveofseekingforand

sustainingcompetitiveadvantage.换言之，遵循战略的原因正是追寻及保持竞争优势的驱动

力。

2.therudiments[ru:dimənts]

(n.)1.formalthemostbasicoressentialfactsofaparticularsubjects,skill,etc.基础知识;入门

知识;基本原理

Inthetext:thebarestrudimentsofaschooleducation

E.g.Whenyoulearntherudimentsofsomething,youlearnthesimplestormostessential

thingsaboutit.

E.g.HehasjustlearnedtherudimentsofChinese.他学汉语刚刚入门。

2.雏形therudimentsofreasonedthinking理性思考的雏形。

3.[Biology]anundevelopedorimmaturepartororgan发育不完全的器官，（尤指）退化的器

官

Derivative:(adj.)rudimentaryE.g.rudimentaryknowledge基础知识

synonym：basics

3.metaphysics[ˌmetəfiziks]

(n.)[UC]玄学;形而上学Metaphysicsisapartofphilosophywhichisconcernedwith

understandingrealityanddevelopingtheoriesaboutwhatexistsandhowweknowthatitexists.

Inthetext:onlymoreandmorequestions:science,metaphysics,etc.

E.g.Metaphysicsispartandparceloftheidealistworldoutlook.

形而上学是唯心主义世界观的组成部分.

Derivative:(adj.)metaphysica