1. [同义相连]将左栏中的单词和右栏中相对应的词义连接起来。
① indescribable a.可刻写的;可题写的
② misdescribe b.难以描写的
③ inscribable c.误写;误述
④ scribal d.可描写的
⑤ describable e.抄写的;抄写员的
2. [寻根问底]指出下列单词的词根并领会其词义的由来。
① manuscript n.手稿
② rescript n.重抄;抄件
③ circumscribe v.限制;给……下定义
④ scribe n.抄写员;文书
⑤ script n.手迹;手稿;原稿
⑥ scribble v.潦草地书写;乱涂
scribbler n.字迹潦草的人
⑦ scrip n.处方,药方;收据,收条
⑧ conscript v.征募;招兵
⑨ script-writer n.电影或戏剧剧本作者
⑩ superscribe v.在……上面写或刻
superscription n.在……上面写或刻字;题字,题词
81. sect [L]=to cut切
在常用section,sector和insect中有个拉丁词根sect。它来自拉丁动词secare的动名词词干,意为to cut(切)。
section [sect=to cut切;-ion n.=the result 表结果→“the result of cutting something切割某物的结果”→] n.① part cut off切下的部分,块:to cut the cake into four sections把蛋糕切成四块② separate part of any-thing(事物的)部分:the richer sections of town城镇中富裕的地区
▽sectional [section;-al a.] a.部分的;局部的;地区的
subsection [sub-;section] n.分部,小类;分段,小节
sector [sect=to cut切;-or n.=thing物→“something that is cut off被切下之物”→] n.① part cut off from the whole部分:a sector of a circle扇形②distinct part of society(社会的)部门,行业:the manufacturing sector制造业
▽sectorial [sector;-ial a.] a.扇形的
insect [in-=into成为;sect=to cut切→“an animal looking like being cut into several parts 看起来好像身体被切成几部分的动物”→] n. anthropad having a body divided into three parts昆虫:Beetles, ants and flies are all insects.甲虫、蚂蚁和苍蝇都是昆虫。
▽insectual [insect;-u-;-al a.] a.昆虫似的;小虫子似的
bisect [bi-=two二;sect=to cut切分→] v. cut into two equal parts把……平分:Use the compass to bisect an angle.用罗盘平分方位角。
▽bisector [bisect;-or n.] n. [数]平分线
dissect [dis-=apart分;sect =to cut切→“to cut apart切开”→] v.① cut apart (an animal body, etc.) to examine its parts解剖:to dissect a frog解剖青蛙② examine part by part仔细分析:to dissect a problem仔细分析问题
▽dissection [dissect;-ion n.] n.解剖;分析
dissector [dissect;-or n.] n.解剖者,解剖学家;分析者
intersect [inter-=between在……之间;sect=to cut切→“to cut between在……之间切过去”→] v.① cut across横切:The highway intersects the town.公路穿城而过。② meet and cross交叉:Two lines intersect at point A.两线在A点相交。
▽intersection [intersect;-ion n.] n.横断;交叉(点)
transect [tran-(trans-)=arcoss横穿;sect=to cut切→] v. cut arcoss横切,横断:The ridge transects north of this province.该山脉横穿这个省的北部。
▽transection [transect;-ion n.] n.横切;横断面
vivisect [viv=alive活的;-i-;sect=to cut切→“to cut alive切割活物”→] v. cut into or dissect (a living animal)解剖(动物活体):The Japanese troops vivisected human bodies in World WarⅡ.日本军队在二战中用人体进行活体解剖。
▽vivisection [vivisect;-ion n.] n.活体解剖