(单词翻译:单击)
1.complacency n.自满,自得(self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawa-reness of actual dangers or deficiencies)
联想记忆:com(共同,所有)+place(地方)+ncy--对自己各个地方都满意一自满,自得
例:They may truly have to struggle against complacency arising from their current success.
2.complainant n.控诉者(one who complains);原告(plaintiff)
词根记忆:来自complain(v.控诉)
例:The organization acted unfairly toward the complainant in its investigation.
3.complaint n.抱怨,诉苦(expression of grief, pair' or dIssatisfaction);疾病(a bodily ailment or disease)
词根记忆:来自complain(v.抱怨)
例:On average,9 0ut of every l,000 passengers who traveled on Avia Airlines last year filed a complaint about our baggage-handling procedures.
4.complementv.补充(to reinforce)n.补足物(something that fills up, completes, or makes perfect);【生】(血清中的)补体
词根记忆:com(加强)+ple(装满,填满)+ment--补充
注意:compliment(v.恭维)
例:John's work complements Larson's theory.// All of the cells in a particular plant start out with the same complement of genes.
派生词:complementary(a.补充的);complemented(a.有补助物的)
5.complex a.复杂的(complicated)
词根记忆:com(一起)+ plex(重叠,多)--重叠在一起的--复杂的
例:The most effective leaders are those who can solve complex problems by finding simple, immediate solutions.
派生词:complexity(n.复杂;复杂的事物)
6.complication n.并发症(a secondary disease or condition developing in the course of a primary disease or condition);复杂,复杂化(complexity)
词根记忆:来自complicate(v.使复杂化)
例:They have been used primarily by older adults, who are at risk for complications from influenza.
7.comply v.(with)遵循(to conform, submit, or adapt as required)
词根记忆:com( -起)+pIy(用)--大家一起都要用的--遵循
例:A good citizen complies with the laws of the country.
派生词:compliance(n.依从,顺从)
8.component n.成分(ingredient);要素(element)
词根记忆:com(一起)+pon(放置)+ ent--放置在一起的东西一成分
例:The most effective way for managers to assign work is to divide complex tasks into their simpler component parts.
9.compose v.(of)组成(to form by putting together);使安定(to calm)
词根记忆:com(一起)+ pose(放)--放到一起--组成
例:The stars in the Milky Way galaxy are composed of several different types of gas.
派生词:composer(n.作家,设计者);composition(n.组成,合成物;作文)
10.composition n.作文;作曲;构成(the manner in which sth. is composed)
词根记忆:来自compose(v.组成,构成;作曲)
例:Geochemist John Gurney showed that garnets with this composition were formed only in the diamond-stability field.
同根词:composite(n.复合材料;a.复合的)