(单词翻译:单击)
1.delta n.(河流的)三角洲(the alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river)
词根记忆:本身是希腊语的第四个字母“△”,也指形状像△的河流的三角洲
例:The Hyksos(希克索斯王)invaded the Nile Detta of Egypt and ruled it from 1650 B.C.
2.deluxe a.豪华的( notably luxurious, elegant, or expensive)
词根记忆:de+luxe(光)一闪闪发光的一豪华的
例:Our company started manufacturing and marketing adeluxe air filter six months ago.
3.delve v.钻研,深入探索(to make a careful search for information)
联想记忆:整天埋在书架(shelves)里钻研(delve)
例:The investigator delved into the matter of Tom's sudden wealth.
4.demobilization n.遣散(军人)(discharging from military service);复员
词根记忆:来自demobilize(v.复员),de+mobilize(动员)--动员回家--复员
例:The bill was passed to help the nation's demobilization effort.
同根词:mobility(n.能动性)
5.democracy n.民主,民主主义;民主政治(government by the people)
词根记忆:demo(人民)+cracy(统治)一人民统治一民主
例:Many scholars have theorized that economic development, particularly industrialization and urbanization, contributes to the growth of participatory democvacy.
同根词:demography(n.人口统计学)
6.democrat n.民主主义者(an adherent of democracy); [D-]美国民主党人
词根记忆:demo(人民)+crat一民主主叉者
例:A certain state legislature consists of 124 members, each of whom is either a Democrat or a Republican.
派生词:democratic(a.民主的:民主主义的):democratically(ad.民主地:民主主义地)
7.demographer n.人口统计家( expert in demography)
词根记忆:demo(人民)+graph(写)+er一人口统计学家
例:Demographers are doing research for an international economics newsletter claim.
派生词:demographic(a.人口统计的)
8.demographic a.人口缬渗心擎台9(of de-mography or demographics)
词根记忆:demo(人民,人口)+graph(写,画)+ic--描写人口状况的--人口统计学的
例:The researchers dismissed demographic bias because older individuals were not overrepresented in the fossil samples.
同根词:democracy(n.民主)
9.demonstrably ad.可证实地,显然地(apparently, evidently)
词根记忆:来自demonstrable(a.可论证的,可证实的)
例:That demonstrably slowed the economic growth of medieval France.
10.demonstrate v.证明(to prove by reasoning or evidence);显示(to show clearly);示威游行(或集会)(to make a demonstration, to participate in a public display of opinion)
词根记忆:de(加强)+monstr(表示)+ate(做)一加强表示一证明
例:Her work aims to demonstrate that wage work enabled women to become aware of themselves as a distinct social group.//The citizens demonstrated against the new taxes.
派生词:demonstrator(n.示威者;论证者)