(单词翻译:单击)
1.hint n.线索(a slight indication or intimation);[常pl.]建议( suggestion)
联想记忆:打(hit)在门(n)上有一些细微的线索(hint)
例:Einstein's unfinished study offers tantalizing hints rather than an exhaustive analysis.
2.hinterland n.内地(a region lying inland from a coast);穷乡僻壤(a region remote from urban areas)
词根记忆:hinter(=hinder后面的)+land(土地)--内地
例:The colonies were a half-civilized hinterland of the European culture system.
3.Hispanic a.西班牙的,说西班牙语的(of or relating to Spain or Spanish-speaking Latin America)
例:Hispanic Americans美籍西班牙人
4.historical a.历史的,史学的(of, relating to, or having the character of history);基于历史的(based on history)
词根记忆:来自history(n.历史)
例:The lack of complete historical records from the mid-to-late 1800's has made it difficult to trace some inventions to their Black originators.
派生词:historically( ad.历史地)
同根词:historian(n.历史学家)
5.hitherto ad.迄今,到目前为止(till now)
词根记忆:hither(到…为止)+to--迄今,到目前为止
例:a hitherto unknown species of moth至今仍不清楚种类的蛾子
6.hoary a.古老的(ancient)
例:hoary stereotypes老套
7.homeostasis n.体内平衡(the ability or tendency of an organism or a cell to maintain internal equilibrium by adjusting its physiological processes)
词根记忆:homeo(相同)+sta(站)+sis--处于相同的水平--体内平衡
例:Homeostasis has long interested biologists.
8.homestead n.宅地:家园(the home and adjoining land occupied by a family)
词根记忆:home(家园)+stead(用处)--被用作家园的地方--宅地
例:He looked around, not just up the road but toward the homestead at edge of the woods.
9.homing a.(动物)有回家本能的(having the instinct or trained to fly home from a great distance)
例:homing pigeons信鸽