1. [同义相连]请将左栏的单词和右栏中相对应的词义连接起来。
① animalization a.动物性
② animator b.无异议地
③ animality c.动物化
④ unanimously d.动物性的
⑤ animalistic e.鼓舞者
⑥ animated f.栩栩如生的
2. [望文生义]根据已知词根和词缀的含义求出下列单词的含义。
已知:in-=not; -cule=small thing; re-=again
求:① inanimate
② animalcule
③ reanimate
3. [寻根问底]指出下列单词的词根并领会其词义的由来。
① animism n.泛灵论;万物有灵论
② animus n.主导精神;意向
③ exanimate a.无生命的;无精神的
exanimation n.死;意志消沉(提示:ex-=out)
④ animadvert v.谴责,批评
animadversion n.谴责,批评(提示:vert/vers=to turn)
⑤ pusillanimity n.卑怯,胆小
pusillanimous a.卑怯的,胆小的(提示:pusill=weak)
4. ann, enn [L]=year年
ann来自拉丁名词annus,意思为year(年);enn是ann在添加前缀时产生的音变异体。ann在构词中常带有连接字母-u-或-i-,也可以把annu和anni作为词根异体看待。
annual [annu=year年;-al a.=of……的→] I a. of one year;yearly一年的;每年的:annual report年度报告→Ⅱn. book or pamphlet issued once a year年鉴;年刊:the annuals of the Historical Society历史协会的年鉴
anniversary [anni=year 年;vers=to turn 转;-ary n.=thing物→“the date connected with the turning of a year与时间周转一年相关的日子”→] n. the date of a year on which something happened周年纪念日:the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth莎士比亚诞生四百周年纪念日
annals [ann=year年;-al n.=thing物;-s 表复数→“many things of a year一年中的事情”→] n. yearly records;historical records编年史;历史记载:the war annals of the Red Army红军战史
▽annalist [annal(s);-ist n.] n.编年史作者
perennial [per-=through通;enni=year年;-al a.→“through a year通年的”→] a.①lasting through the year常年不断的:perennial snow and ice终年不化的冰雪② overlasting长久的:perennial efforts持久努力
▽perenniality [perennial;-ity n.] n.常年性;长久性
annuity [annu=year 年;-ity n.=thing connected with 表相关事物→“money connected with one year 按一年计算的钱”→] n. yearly allowance or income年金;年收入:life annuity终身年金
▽annuitant [annuit(y);-ant n.] n.领受年金者
superannuate [super-=over超;annu=year年→age年龄;-ate v.=to cause to be使成为→“to cause to be over-aged使成为超龄者”→] v. make to retire when one is over a certain age因超过年龄而令退休:He was superannuated as soon as he reached the age of sixty.他刚满六十岁,就被指令退休了。
annu和enni还能与表示数目的前缀构成表示以“年”为单位的时间的单词。以下是常见的几个。
semiannual [semi-=half半;annu=year年;-al a.=of……的→] a. of a half year半年一度的:semiannual meeting半年一度的会议
biannual [bi-=two, twice二,两次;annu=year年;-al a.=of……的→a. of twice a year每年两度的:biannual examination每年两次的考试
biennial [bi-=two二;enni=year年;-al a.=of……的→“of two years二年的”→] a. lasting two years持续两年的:a biennial research course两年的研究课程
biennium [bi-=two二;enni=year年;-um n.=thing物→“the time of two years两年的时间”→] n. period of two years两年