GMAT考试词汇精选(MP3+文本) 第85期:Unit11-5
日期:2015-10-18 19:16

(单词翻译:单击)

1.detection n.察觉:发现(the act or process of detecting;discovery)

词根记忆:来自detect(矿察觉:发现),de(去除)+tect(遮盖)--去掉遮盖一发现

例:Virtually everything astronomers know about objects outside the solar system is based on the detection of photons.

2.deter v.威慑(to overawe);阻止(to discourage, or prevent from acting)

词根记忆:de(起强调作用)+ter( =terr吓唬)--威慑

例:The legislature enacts severe laws to deter motorists from picking fruit off the trees.

派生词:deterrence(n.妨碍物);deterrent(n.威慑)

3.deteriorate v.(使)恶化(to impair, to degenerate)

词根记忆:来自deterior(拉丁文:糟糕的)

例:Compared with conditions before the war, sanitary conditions had deteriorated.

派生词:deterioration(n.变坏;退化)

4.deterioration n.恶化;退化;堕睹(the action or process of deteriorating)

词根记忆:来自deteriorate(v.恶化;变坏)

例:To reverse the deteriioration of the postal service, the government should raise the price of postage stamps.

同根词:deteriorator(n.堕落者)

5.determination n.决心;果断(the quality that makes you continue trying to do sth. even when this is difficult)

词根记忆:来自determine(v.决定)

例:It reinforced the religious elite's determination to resist cultural change.

同根词:interminable(a.无穷无尽的)

6.determinism n.决定论(a theory or doctrine that acts of the will, occurrences jn nature, or social or psychological phenomena are causally determined by preceding events or natural laws)

词根记忆:来自determine(v.决定)

例:Jon Clark's study is a solid contribution to a debate that encompasses two lively issues in the history and sociology of technology: technological determinism and social constructivism.

同根词:determinist(n.决定论者)

7.detrimental a.损害的,造成伤害的(causing detriment, harmful)

词根记忆:来自detriment(n.伤害),de(变坏)+trim(修剪)+ent一剪坏了--伤害

例:The detrimentaleffects were attributed to an amino acid that is one of the sweetener's principal constituents.

派生词:detrimentally(ad.有害地;不利地)

8.devastate v.毁坏(to bring to ruin by violent action)

联想记忆:de(去除)+vast(大量)+ate-+大量去除--毁坏;vast本身为词根:广阔的、大量的

例:Agriculture experts announced that the disease has devastated some of the corn crops.

派生词:devastating(a.毁灭性的)

9.deviate v.越轨,脱离(to diverge; to digress)

词根记忆:de(离开)+vi(路)+ate--离开道路一脱离

例:Why firms adhere to or deviate from their strategic plans is poorly understood. However, theory and limited research suggest that the process through which such plans emerge may play a part.

派生词:deviation(n.偏差,误差)

10.deviation n.背离(noticeable or marked departure from accepted norms of behavior)

词根记忆:来自deviate(v.脱离,偏轨)

例:The Chinese used a gravity meter to correct for local deviations in sea level.

同根词:deviant(n.不正常者:变异物;a.不正常的;离经叛道的)

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重点单词
  • announced宣布的
  • devastatingadj. 毁灭性的,令人震惊的,强有力的
  • impairvt. 损害,削弱 [计算机] 损伤
  • interminableadj. 无限的,冗长的
  • detervt. 阻止,抑制,威吓
  • trimn. 整齐,装饰,修剪下来的部分 adj. 整洁的,匀称
  • socialadj. 社会的,社交的 n. 社交聚会
  • gravityn. 重力,严重,庄重,严肃
  • discouragevt. 使气馁,阻碍
  • lively活泼的,活跃的,栩栩如生的,真实的