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■ 詞根考古學

詞根magn來自拉丁語，意為great，表示“大的”。

■ 單詞拆拆看

magnanimous = magn + anim + ous

釋 [m?ɡ?n?n?m?s] a. 寬宏大量的，寬大的

解 magn表示“大的”，anim表示“心”，-ous表示“…的”，有寬大的心，即“寬宏大量的，寬大的”。

例 He was magnanimous in public. 他在公開場合表現得寬容大度。

magnitude = magn + itude

釋 [?m?ɡn?tu?d] n. 大小，量級

解 magn表示“大的”，-tude表“狀態”，大的樣子，即“大小，量級”。

例 Dependable production is just as important as the magnitude of output. 可靠的生產和巨大的生產量一樣重要。

magnate = magn + ate

釋 [?m?ɡne?t] n. 巨頭，富豪

解 magn表示“大的”，-ate表示“…的人”，大人物，即“巨頭，富豪”。

例 He became a multimillionaire magnate in the retail industry. 他成了一位身價數千萬的零售業巨頭。

■ 詞匯拓展營

magnetism [?m?ɡn?t?z?m] n. 磁力；吸引力

magnet [?m?ɡn?t] n. 磁鐵，磁石

magnetic [m?ɡ?net?k] a. 有磁性的；有吸引力的

magnify [?m?ɡn?fa?] v. 放大；贊美

magnificent [m?ɡ?n?f?snt] a. 壯麗的，宏偉的

■ 詞綴一家親

1. -ous （…的）　delicious a. 美味的，可口的

2. -tude （表狀態）　multitude n. 多數；群眾

3. -ate （…的人）　graduate n. 畢業生；研究生

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. Nowadays, a great deal can be done to ______ back pain.

2. Let me give another example to ______ this dif? cult point.

3. The ______ to the novel is written in the form of a newspaper account.

4. I will not tolerate ______ or any other form of misconduct.

5. The number of ______ in the general population has fallen by a ? fth in the past 10 years.

答案： 1. alleviate 　2. illustrate　3. prologue　4. harassment　5. juveniles

II. 復習對對碰：請將下列詞匯和英文詞義配對。

A. to feel frustrated

B. a person who is rich, powerful and successful, especially in business

C. refusal to accept or consider something

D. a feeling of hatred for somebody that causes a desire to harm them

E. a substance that is added in small amounts to something, in order to improve it

答案：malice—D; deject—A; rejection—C; additive—E; magnate—B

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. magn _________________________

2. luc _________________________

3. log, locu _________________________

4. lev _________________________

5. jun, juven _________________________