abduct
v.绑架,拐走
英义:to take [a person] away unlawfully and by force or fraud;
kidnap
助记法:ab(离开) +duct(引导)→把人带走→绑架
例句:The pirates abducted the princessand hid her in a castle.
扩充:n. abduction; abductor
同根词:viaduct(高架桥)
abstinence n.节制,禁欲
英义:the act of voluntarily doing without some or all
food,drink, or other pleasures
助记法:abs(不)+tine(拿住)→不拿住→放弃
例句:Abstinence from fatty foods and smoking can probably lengthen
your life.
扩充:a. abstinent(饮食有度的, 有节制的, 禁欲的);ad. abstinently
acclimatory
a.服水土的,适应的
英义: being accustomed or becoming accustomed to a different
climate,environment, or circumstances, as by physiological
or psychological changes
助记法:ac(ad在c前的变体)(朝向)+climate→ 使转向气候→服水土的,适应的
例句:Plants show acclimatory signs when they adapt to new environments.
abrogation n.废除,废止
英义:abolition
助记法:ab(离开)+rog(问)+ate→不再问→废除
例句:The king's abrogation of the unpopular law was welcomed by
the majority of the people.
同根词:interrogation(审问的)
accelerate v.加速
英义:to increase the speed of
助记法:ac+celer(速度)+ate→加速;
同根词:celerity(迅速)
例句:①The car accelerated as it went downhill. ②Government
spending accelerates the pace of inflation.
扩充:n. acceleration;a. accelerant(促进剂)
absurdity n.荒谬
英义:the quality or state of being laughable and ridiculous;
nonsense
助记法:absurd(荒诞的)+ity→荒谬
例句:Dostoyevski claimed that,intellectual absurdity or not,religious belief
is necessary for everyone.
access n.通路,途径
英义:a way or means of approaching,getting, using, etc
助记法:ac+cess(走)→走过去→通道
例句:Pickets blocked access to the factory.
同根词:procession(行列,队伍)
abruptly ad.突然地;无礼地
英义:suddenly; unexpectedly
助记法:abrupt(突然的,生硬的)+ly→突然地
例句:He turned back abruptly when he heard noise behind him.
accidental a.偶然的,意外的
英义:happening by chance; fortuitous
助记法:ac+cid(落下)+ental→意外的
例句:I made an accidental error on my exam.
同根词:deciduous(落叶的)
abolitionist n.废奴主义者
英义:one who favored the abolition of slavery in the U.S.
助记法:由abolish而来