背诵单词的8字原则
背大量单词有一条“8字”原则是非常重要的:集中、短期、大量、重复 。要坚信充足的词汇量是任何与外语相关考试、工作、学习、生活成功的基石。
1. 词根词缀:
claim-叫喊
1) declaim高谈阔论
2) disclaim否认
3) proclaim声明
4) exclaim大喊
5) acclaim欢呼、称赞
6) claim要求、声称
7) acclaimed受欢呼的、受称赞的
8) reclaim要求归还、矫正、开垦
it-走
1) itinerant流动的,巡回的
2) itinerary行程表、旅行路线
3) itinerate巡回
dict/dic-说
1) indicate显示、象征
2) indicative暗示的
3) indict起诉
4) dictator独裁者
5) dictation听写
6) abdicate退位、辞职、放弃
fect-做
1) affectation做作、虚假
2) affection爱
3) affecting感人的
4) affected不自然的、假装的
gnost-知道
1) agnostic不可之论的
2) diagnostic诊断的
3) ignorance无知
2. 拆分联想:
1) Morose:没有玫瑰——阴郁的
2) Canine:一只藏敖可以咬死9只狼——(类似)犬的
3) Sanguine:陈圆圆看到三桂面色红润——充满希望的
4) Charisma:中国东方生起了毛主席——领袖魅力
5) Camouflage:拿着白旗出来——伪装掩饰
6) Euthanasia:欧洲比亚洲早实行安乐死——安乐死
7) Meander:我和她在蜿蜒的小河边散步——蜿蜒地流;漫步
8) Tenant:十只蚂蚁找家——房客
9) Adamant:亚当和蚂蚁——固执的
10) Hermit:何处觅她——隐士
11) Saturnine:坐在九个骨灰盒子上——忧郁的、严肃的
12) Caveat:因为在岩洞偷吃东西而被警告——警告、告诫
3. 谐音法:
1) Barter:中国第2个登陆NBA的球员巴特尔——以物换物
2) Ambition:俺必胜——野心、雄心
3) Frugal:豆腐卤就够了——节俭的、少量的
4) Parsimonious:怕使用钱财——吝啬的
5) Obtuse:我不会吐丝,而别的蚕都吐——笨的、钝角的
6) Squander:(口袋)是光的——浪费、挥霍
7) Meticulous:因为每题失去了就得死,所以要细心、谨慎——小心翼翼的
8) Lout:老土——笨人
9) Bauble:随便抱吧——美观而无价值的东西
10) Reluctant:驴拉坦克——不情愿的
11) Bale:点背啊——不幸、灾祸
12) Dolt:逗他——傻瓜
13) Cacophony:卡壳——刺耳的声音
14) Asthma:阿诗玛——气管炎
15) Torrid:太热的——酷热的
16) Belle:贝勒/格格——美女
17) Dart:打他——飞标
18) Appall:我怕——吓人
19) Obstinate:我不是听你的——固执的
20) Lynch:凌迟——私刑处死
21) May:美——少女
22) Carnival:嘉年华——狂欢节
4. 分类:
“七仙姑”:daunt使胆怯 flaunt炫耀 gaunt憔悴的、荒凉的 haunt常到某地、萦绕心头、鬼魂出没 jaunt短途旅游 taunt嘲笑、辱骂 vaunt炫耀、自夸
“演讲、论文”:Tractate/treatise/thesis/discourse/disquisition/dissertation
“学科”:astrology 占星术dermatology 皮肤病学gerontology 老人医学homiletics说教术neurology 神经学 pathology 病理学petrology岩石学philology语言学 meteorology 气象学
“哲学术语”:agnosticism 不可知论cosmology宇宙论cynicism犬儒主义dichotomy二分法epistemology认识论metaphysics形而上学methodology方法论ontology本体论skepticism怀疑论chauvinism沙文主义
5. 形近词:
1) Clergy牧师 cleric牧师 clerk秘书、店员
2) Venal腐败的 vernal青春的 venial可宽恕的
3) Fleck斑点 flake薄片 flak高射炮、怒斥
4) Pod豆荚 plod重步走 prod戳
5) Tarry逗留 tally与一致 harry骚扰 parry挡开
6) Blade刀锋 blasé厌倦的 blaze 火焰
7) Glade林中空地 glaze上釉彩 glabrous光滑的
8) Pendent吊着的 pedant书呆子 pendant悬挂物
9) Adapt使适应、改编 adept熟练的 adopt收养、采纳
10) ordinance大炮ordinance法令
11) ingenious有发明天分的ingenuous天真的
12) limber柔软的lumber伐木
13) catastrophe/cataclysm/calamity灾难
14) desperate/despairing/despondent 绝望的
15) alloy合金alley 跑道ally联盟
16) beach/breach/bleach 沙滩/破坏/漂白
17) condole/condone/console 吊唁/宽恕/安慰
18) delicate/deliberate/debilitate 精巧的/深思熟虑的/削弱
19) discretion/discrete/discrepancy 判断力/分散的/不同
20) ellipsis/ellipse/eclipse 省略/椭圆/日食,衰落
21) fortuitous/futile/fatuity/fatuous 偶然,幸运/无用的/愚昧,昏庸/愚昧的
22) gust/gush/gash 狂风/涌出/砍的很深的伤口
23) hash/hush/harsh 磨碎/安静/粗糙的,苛刻的
24) impassion/impassive/passive 激情/冷漠的/被动的
25) indigence/indigenous/diligence 贫穷/本土的/勤奋的
26) incarcerate/incarnation/incinerate 监禁/化身/把……烧成灰
27) libel/labile/label 诽谤/易发生变化的/标签
28) precocious/precarious/prevaricate 早熟的/不稳定的/支吾搪塞
29) statuary/statue/statute/saturate 雕像/雕像/法令,法规/湿透,饱和
30) tangible/tangle/tangent/tangy 切实的/混乱/切线的,离题的/强烈盐味的
31) varnish/vanish/vanquish 上漆,修饰/消失/征服
6. 意群法:
1) 动静:
motion/disturbance/perturbation/turbulence/action/agitation/din/ferment/fracas/havoc/
pandemonium/turmoil/upheaval——equanimity/hush/quiet/quiescence/serenity/silence/tranquil/tranquility/pacific
2) 合分:
diverge/detach/disperse/dissipate/isolate/separate/break/scatter/breach/rend/
sunder——accumulate/aggregate/agglomerate/amalgamate/collect/coalesece/concatenate/compound/gather/
group/nucleate/unify/unite/solder/nexus
3) 多少:
profuse/abundant/affluent/copious/plenty/prodigal/rife/plethora/slew——scant/scanty/limited/penurious/sparse/dearth/iota/paucity/pinch
4) 批评、指责、谴责、辱骂、斥责对称赞、歌颂:
(轻)admonish/chide/criticize/reproach/reproof/reprove/flak;
(重) berate/castigate/censure/chastise/condemn/denounce/diatribe/excoriate/fulminate/ impeach/impugn/invective/inveigh/lambaste/rail/rebuke/reprehend/reprimand/reprobate/ revile/scold/upbraid/vituperate/pan——acclaim/applaud/commend/eulogize/exalt/ extol/glorify/laud/rave/tout/accolade/encomium/approbation/orchid/plaudit/tribute; (诽谤)slander/calumniate/libel/defame
5) 顺从、顽固:
amenble/amiable/complaisant/compliant/docile/obedient/responsive/submissive/tolerant/ tractable/
alacrity——incorrigible/bigoted/contumacious/headstrong/hidebound/indocile/intractable/intransigent/obdurate/
obstinate/rebellious/recalcitrant/refractory/stubborn/ tenacious
6) 肯定、否定:
affirm/assert/attest/aver/avow/posit/proclaim——deny/disclaim/gainsay/negate/repudiate(包含证据)corroborate/prove/substantiate/verify——disprove/refute/controvert
7) 忧郁对快乐:
morose/saturnine/downcast/crestfallen/dispririted/gloomy/melancholy/doleful/ despondent/
lugubrious——cheerful/ecstatic/exhilarating/facetious/jocund/jaunty/sanguine
8) 促进、抑制:
abet/aid/assist/catalyze/encourage/facilitate/foment/foster/goad/ignite/impel/incite/ incubate/instigate/permit/precipitate/prod/provoke/promote/rouse/spur/stimulate/trigger/
vitalize——arrest/ban/check/curb/extinguish/forbid/forestall/frustrate/hamper/hinder/ impede/inhibit/obstruct/quell/rein/repress/restrain/scotch/squelch/stymie/subdue/stifle/ thwart
9) 清晰、模糊:
clear/limpid/lucid/pellucid/translucent/transparent/clarity——murky/opaque/obscure/ turbid/vague/obfuscate
10) 扩大、缩小:
aggrandize/amplify/broaden/dilate/distend/expand/inflate/swell——constrict/contract/ condense/
compress/deflate/shrink
11) 健康、不健康:
healthful/hygienic/innocuous/salubrious/salutary/wholesome——debilitating/ deleterious/detrimental/injurious/nocuous/noxious/mischievous/lethal/pernicious/virulent
12) 持续、短暂:
chronic/constant/enduring/gradual/lasting/incessant/perennial/permanent/perpetual/
persistent——evanescent/ephemeral/fleeting/fugacious/fugitive/interim/intermittent/ meteoric/sporadic/transient/transitory
13) 得体、无礼:
amiable/civil/congenial/decent/decorous/deferent/irreproachable/seemly——bawdy/blatant/brazen/effrontery/impertinent/impudent/indecorous/insolent/opprobrious/rude/ scurrilous/scurvy/unseemly/asperity/impropriety
14) 序言、结尾:
beginning/commencement/foreword/greeting/introduction/outset/overture/preface/ prelude/preamble/
prologue——conclude/coda/cessation/epilogue/finale/termination/ valediction
15) 大小:
bull/colossal/elephantine/enormous/gargantuan/gigantic/huge/immense/mammoth/ prodigious/tremendous/
titanic——diminutive/microscopic/minuscule/minute/piddling/paltry/slight/trivial/tiny
16) 相关、无关:
apposite/appropriate/apropos/apt/cognate/felicitous/germane/intrinsic/pertinent/related/
relevant——alien/extraneous/extrinsic/foreign/impertinent/irrelevant
17) 脱水、补水:
desiccate/dehydrate/deplete/drain/dry/evaporate/parch/sear——drench/douse/hydrate/ inundate/reconstitute/saturate/souse/steep
18) 真假:
apocryphal/bogus/deceptive/dissembling/fraudulent/feigned/fictitious/mendacious/ prevaricated/
pseudo/spurious——authenticated/candid/genuine/truthful/unfeigned/ valid
19) 平息抚慰、刺激激怒:
allay/alleviate/appease/assuage/conciliate/lull/mitigate/moderate/mollify/pacify/placate/propitiate/
reconcile/relieve/soothe——agitate/annoy/antagonize/bother/disturb/grate/ harass/harrow/irk/nag/pester/perturb/pique/rankle
20) 尊敬、嘲笑/亵渎:
deference/veneration/revere/respect/awe——irreverence/contempt/ derision/deride/profane
7. “四大”总结:
1) 四大挥霍 prodigal profligate wastrel spendthrift
2) 四大无力 torpid lethargic dull listless
3) 四大好斗 belligerent bellicose aggressive scrappy
4) 四大污蔑 vilify slander malign stigmatize
5) 四大颂歌 panegyric ode encomium eulogy
6) 四大安慰 mollify assuage placate pacify
7) 四大预言 portend prophesy presage prefigure
8) 四大世俗 worldly earthly temporal secular
9) 四大先驱 precursor harbinger herald forerunner
10) 四大粗人 lout yokel boor churl
11) 四大隐士 anchorite recluse hermit solitary
12) 四大新人 novice rookie neophyte tyro
13) 四大陈词 banality bromide cliché platitude
14) 四大傻瓜 fatuous asinine oafish lunatic
15) 四大陈腐 banal commonplace trite hackneyed
8. 日常生活:
1) 奔腾pent→微软Microsoft→联想legend→方正founder;
2) Carnation康乃馨/violet紫罗兰/yogurt/yoghurt/yoghourt酸奶
3) 电影:Titanic/Tornado/Poseidon/The Da Vinci Code/Basic Instinct/Crash