- 文勇的GRE單詞手稿
- 劉文勇編著
- 2字
- 2020-08-19 17:53:21
Unit 2
Group 1
caprice [k??pri?s] n.任性,反復無常;善變
記 capr-ice
caper:跳躍,雀躍
-ice:名詞后綴,表示“狀態”,如“service”(服務)(GRE 1991年4月,Section B)
aesthetics[es?θet?ks]n.美學;美的哲學——aesthetic[es?θet?k]adj.美的;美學的;審美的,具有審美趣味的
例 Hence, it is necessary that a critic develop a sensibility informed by familiarity with the history of art and aesthetic theory. ——GRE No. 9-2, Section A
因此,一個評論家有必要培養發展一種鑒賞力,這種鑒賞力應充斥著對藝術史和美學理論的熟稔。
記 aesthet-ics
aesthet=feeling
-ics:常用于學術用語的后綴,如“metaphysics”(形而上學)(GRE 1991年10月,Section B)
obligation [?ɑbl??ɡe??n] n.義務;職責;責任
例 Many philosophers disagree over the definition of morality, but most disputants fall into one of two categories: egocentrics, who define morality as the pursuit of self-fulfillment, and sociocentrics, who define morality as an individual's obligations to society. ——GRE 1993年4月,Section B
許多哲學家在道德一詞的定義上意見大相徑庭,但大部分爭論者都可以劃歸兩大類型中的一類:個人中心論者和社會中心論者。個人中心論者將道德定義為對自我實現的追求,而社會中心論者則將道德定義成個人對社會的義務。
記 ob-lig-ation
ob-=to,如“oblige”(迫使)(GRE No. 3-3, Section B)
lig=bind,如“religion”(宗教)(GRE No. 7-1, Section B)
-ation:抽象名詞后綴,表示“行為,過程”,如“compensation”(補償)(GRE No. 4-3, Section A)
methodology[?meθ??dɑl?d??]n.方法學,方法論——methodological[?meθ?d??lɑd??kl]adj.方法的,方法論的
例 By focusing on a limited geographical area in order to gather in-depth information, the authors have avoided the methodological pitfalls that have plagued earlier research on homework.——GRE 1997年11月,Section B
通過關注一個有限的地理區域,以便收集更加深入的信息,作者們避免了早些時候對在家工作的研究造成困擾的方法論上的缺陷。
記 meth-od-ology
meth-=meta-=after,如“metaphysical”(形而上學的)(GRE No. 3-1, Section A)
od=way,如“cathode”(陰極)(GRE 1993年10月,Section A)
-ology:表示學科、學問的名詞后綴,如“epistemology”(認識論)(GRE 1991年10月,Section B)
intellect [??nt?lekt] n.智力,才智;理解力;理智;知識分子;智力高的人
例 In effect, in trying to demonstrate that the imagination is more profound and less submissive to the intellect than Saint-Beuve assumed, Proust elicited vital memories of his own and, finding subtle connections between them,began to amass the material for Remembrance.——GRE No. 8-1, Section A
事實上,為了試圖證明想象力要比圣伯夫所假設的來得更為深刻,且并非那么易于屈服于理性,普魯斯特引發了自己的至關重要的記憶,發現它們之間微妙的聯系,便開始為《追憶似水年華》收集材料。
記 intel-lect
intel-=inter-=between,如“interrupt”(打斷)(GRE No. 3-2, Section B)
lect=choose,如“collection”(作品集)(GRE 1992年10月,Section A)
相關題目:
Mathematicians have a distinctive sense of beauty: they strive to present their ideas and results in a clear and compelling fashion, dictated by ______as well as by logic. ——GRE OG, Practice Test 1, Section 3: Verbal Reasoning
A caprice
B aesthetics
C obligation
D methodologies
E intellect