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■ 詞根考古學

詞根cand來自拉丁語，意為white，glow，表示“白的；發光”。

■ 單詞拆拆看

candor = cand + or

釋 ['k?nd?] n. 坦白，直率

解 cand表示“白的”，-or表“人或物品”，白的東西，即“坦白，直率”。

例 He should be applauded for his candor. 我們應該為他的坦率拍手叫好。

candidate = cand + ate

釋 [?k?nd?d?t] n. 候選人；應試者

解 cand表示“白的”，-ate表“人或地位”，穿白衣的人（古代的候選人穿白袍），即“候選人”。

例 The candidate is leading in the polls. 那名候選人在民意測驗中領先。

incandescent = in + cand + ent

釋 [??nk?n?desnt] a. 十分明亮的，熾熱的，發白熱光的

解 cand表示“發光”，-ent為形容詞后綴，表示“…的”，發光的，即“十分明亮的”。

例 She had an extraordinary, incandescent personality. 她個性鮮明，熱情洋溢。

■ 詞匯拓展營

candle [?k?ndl] n. 蠟燭，燭光v. 對著光檢查

candela [k?n?del?] n. 燭光a. 小雪茄煙的

candid [?k?nd?d] a. 公正的；坦白的

candy [?k?ndi] v. 用糖煮；美化 a. 新潮的

■ 詞綴一家親

1. -or（表人或物品）　generator n. 發電機

2. -ate（表人或地位）　delegate n. 代表

3. -ent （…的）　indigent a. 貧窮的

測驗大比拼

I. 搜索關鍵詞：請將下列單詞的正確形式填入句子中，使句子完整。

1. They are celebrating the one hundredth ______ of the birth of the city.

2. Gasoline prices went sky-high during the oil ______.

3. Strong both in industry and ______, the country produces much of the grain for the nation.

4. His policy risks ______ the coalition.

5. The safety of ______ caught up in the fighting must be guaranteed.

答案： 1. anniversary　2. embargo　3. agriculture　4. fracturing　5. civilians

II. 復習對對碰：請將下列詞匯和英文詞義配對。

A. a building where people can go to see ? sh and other water creatures

B. (of plants) living for two years or more

C. to officially prevent somebody from doing something or joining something

D. the changing number of births, deaths, diseases, etc. in a community over a period of time; the scientific study of these changes

E. the freedom for a country, a region or an organization to govern itself independently

答案：perennial—B; aquarium—A; autonomy—E; debar—C; demography—D

III. 備忘筆記本：請寫出以下詞根、詞綴的含義和相關詞，寫不出來的部分要重點學習、記憶哦！

1. cand _________________________

2. micro- _________________________

3. -orium _________________________

4. ob-_________________________

5. aud- _________________________