- 文勇的GRE單詞手稿
- 劉文勇編著
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- 2020-08-19 17:53:21
Unit 2
Group 1
caprice [k??pri?s] n.任性,反復(fù)無常;善變
記 capr-ice
caper:跳躍,雀躍
-ice:名詞后綴,表示“狀態(tài)”,如“service”(服務(wù))(GRE 1991年4月,Section B)
aesthetics[es?θet?ks]n.美學(xué);美的哲學(xué)——aesthetic[es?θet?k]adj.美的;美學(xué)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(gè)評(píng)論家有必要培養(yǎng)發(fā)展一種鑒賞力,這種鑒賞力應(yīng)充斥著對(duì)藝術(shù)史和美學(xué)理論的熟稔。
記 aesthet-ics
aesthet=feeling
-ics:常用于學(xué)術(shù)用語的后綴,如“metaphysics”(形而上學(xué))(GRE 1991年10月,Section B)
obligation [?ɑbl??ɡe??n] n.義務(wù);職責(zé);責(zé)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(xué)家在道德一詞的定義上意見大相徑庭,但大部分爭(zhēng)論者都可以劃歸兩大類型中的一類:個(gè)人中心論者和社會(huì)中心論者。個(gè)人中心論者將道德定義為對(duì)自我實(shí)現(xiàn)的追求,而社會(huì)中心論者則將道德定義成個(gè)人對(duì)社會(huì)的義務(wù)。
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(bǔ)償)(GRE No. 4-3, Section A)
methodology[?meθ??dɑl?d??]n.方法學(xué),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(guān)注一個(gè)有限的地理區(qū)域,以便收集更加深入的信息,作者們避免了早些時(shí)候?qū)υ诩夜ぷ鞯难芯吭斐衫_的方法論上的缺陷。
記 meth-od-ology
meth-=meta-=after,如“metaphysical”(形而上學(xué)的)(GRE No. 3-1, Section A)
od=way,如“cathode”(陰極)(GRE 1993年10月,Section A)
-ology:表示學(xué)科、學(xué)問的名詞后綴,如“epistemology”(認(rèn)識(shí)論)(GRE 1991年10月,Section B)
intellect [??nt?lekt] n.智力,才智;理解力;理智;知識(shí)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(shí)上,為了試圖證明想象力要比圣伯夫所假設(shè)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(fā)了自己的至關(guān)重要的記憶,發(fā)現(xiàn)它們之間微妙的聯(lián)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(guān)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