1.hominid n./a.原始人类（的）；灵长目动物（的）(a primate of the family hominid, of which Homo sapiens is the only extant species)

词根记忆：homi(人)+nid--像人的动物--灵长目动物

例：There is evidence that early hominids used fire as many as 500 thousand years ago.

2.homogeneity n.同种，同质(same kind or nature)

词根记忆：homo(同类)+gene（基因）+ity(表性质)--具有同种基因--同种，同质

例：The rise of multinational corporations is leading to global homogeneity.

同根词：homogeneous（a．同类的：同质的）：homogeneously( ad.同种类地：均匀地)

3.hone v．用磨刀石磨（to sharpen on a fine-grained whetstone）；磨练(to make more acute, intense, or effective)

注意：horn(n．号角)

例：Their organizational skills were honed by the combat.

4.hoof n．蹄(a hoofed foot especially of a horse);v.用蹄踢(to kick, to trample); 步行( to walk)

例：He was hoofed and injured by his horse.

派生词：hoofer(n．踢踏舞舞蹈家；徒步旅行者)

5.hormone n.荷尔蒙(a substance, usually a peptide or steroid produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity, such as growth or metabolism)；激素(any of various similar substances found in plants and insects that regulate development)

发音记忆

例：These hormones have specific effects on target organs all over the body.

6.horseshoe n．马蹄铁(a usually U-shaped band of iron fitted and nailed to the rim of a horse's hoof to protect);U形物(sth. shaped like a horseshoe)

分拆记忆：horse(马)+shoe(鞋；蹄铁)--马蹄铁

例：In order to withstand tidal currents, juvenile horseshoe crabs frequently burrow in the sand.

7.horticultrural a．园艺的：园艺学的(the science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants)

词根记忆：来自horticulture(n.园艺)

例：a horticultural experiment园艺试验

8.hospitable a．热情友好的（given to generous and cordial reception of guests）；（气候，环境）宜人的（offering a pleasant or sustaining environment）

词根记忆：hospit(主人和客人)+able--主客皆相宜--宜人的

例：Human beings rely primarily on the first to provide a hospitable thermal microclimate for themselves.

9.hostility n．敌对，不友好(conflict, opposition, or resistance n thought or principle)；憎恨(enmity)

例：It was expected that workers under forty would show hostility to the plan.

同根词：hostile(a.敌对的)