1.domain n．领地，领土(complete and absolute ownership of land)

词根记忆：dom(控制)+ain一牢牢控制的地方一领地

例:The domains of samurai overlords were becoming smaller and poorer as government revenues decreased.

2.domestic a．本国的(of, relating to, or originating within a country and especially one's own country);家（庭）的(of or relating to the household or the family):驯养的( domesticated)

词根记忆：dom(家)+estic（…的）一家庭的

例：The demand for crude oil has grown in both domestic and foreign markets.//domestic responsibilities家庭负担//domestic hens家鸡

派生词：domesticity(n.家庭生活)

3.domesticate v.驯养，教化(to tame)

例：Local people domesticated elephants to perform various essential tasks.

派生词：domestication(n.驯养，教化)

4.domestication n.驯养，教化(the process to adapt an animal or plant to life in intimate association with and to the advantage of humans)

词根记忆：来自domestic(a．国内的；家庭的；驯养的)

例：After 7,000 years of domestication in Eurasia, reindeer have developed a tendency to circle in tight groups, while caribou tend to spread far and wide.

5.domesticity n.家庭生活(domestic activities or life)：专心于家务(the quality or state of being domestic or domesticated)

词根记忆：来自domestic(a．家庭的：国内的；一心只管家务的)

例：The cult of female domesticity deyeloped independently of the concept of female benevolence.

6.dominate v.支配(to rule, to control)；在…占首要地位(to have a commanding or preeminent place or position in)

词根记忆：domin( =dom控制)+ate一支配

例：Two divergent definitions have dominated sociologists' discussions of the nature of ethnicity.

派生词：dominant(a．占优势的，支配的)；dominance(n.优势，统治)

7.donate v.捐赠，赠送(to give)

词根记忆：don(给予)+ate--给出去一捐赠，赠送

例：Manufacturers should donate excess inventory to charity rather than dump it.

派生词：donation(n．捐赠品，捐款)；donor(n．捐赠人)

8.dormant a．【生】休眠的(latent)

词根记忆：dorm(睡眠)+ant--休眠的

例：Potato cyst nematodes(马铃薯包囊线虫)can lie dormant for several years in their cysts(包囊)．

同根词：dormitory(n.宿舍)