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1.inflict v.使…遭受(to cause something unpleasant to be endured)
词根记忆:in(使)+flict(打击)--打击--使…遭受
例:The environmental damage already inflicted on the North Sea is reversible.
同根词:affliction(n.苦难,折磨):conflict(n.冲突)
2.influenza n.流行性感冒(an acute highly contagious virus disease that is caused by any of three orthomyxo viruses)
记住它的简写形式flu
例:Until now, only injectable vaccines against influenza have been available.
同根词:influence(n.影响力)
3.influx n.流入,汇集(a coming in)
词根记忆:in(向内)+flux(流)--流入
例:Since World War Ⅱ there has been a tremendous influx of federal money into private medical schools.
4.infrared a.红外线的,红外区的(situated outside the visible spectrum at its red end used of radiation having a wavelength between about 700 nanometers and l millimeter)
词根记忆:infra(在下)+red--光谱上在红光下面的光线--红外线的
例:infrared photography红外线照相/,infrared radiation红外辐射
5.infrastructure n.基础设施,公共建设(the system of public works of a country, state, or region);下部构造(the underlying foundation or basic framework)
词根记忆:infra(在下)+struct(建筑)+ure--建筑下面的结构--基础设施
例:Public products, in addition to infrastructure, include supply systems.
6.infringement n.侵犯(an encroachment or trespass on a right or privilege);违反( violation)
词根记忆:来自infringe(v.侵犯,违反)
例:Firms' attempts to derive more patents from existing research and development expenditures may have contributed to a decline in infringement suites.
7.infringer n.侵犯人(one that goes against, as of rules or laws)
词根记忆:来自infringe(让侵犯)
例:Federal prosecutors were unlikely to pursue criminal copyright infringers, and offenders were subject to relatively small penalties.
同根词:infringement(n.侵犯;违反)
8. infuse v.(with)灌输(to cause to be permeated with something)
词根记忆:in(进入)+fuse(流)--流进去--灌输
例:Since most textbook writers were New Englanders, the texts were infused with Puritan outlooks(清教徒观点).
派生词:infusion(n.灌输)
9.ingenious a.聪明的(bright, smart);创新的(inventive)
联想记忆:in(内在)+gen(产生)+ious--由内产生的--聪明的
注意:ingenuous(a.坦率的,天真的)
例:Your ingenious ideas have saved the company millions of dollars.