英语词汇提高Chapter 13.ppt

Chapter 13 外国语学院 2012春 杨莉萍 [词根] cit =to quote, to call, to arouse exciting adj. excitement n. incite (in=in/into+ cit = call) eg. The captains example incited the men to bravery. 船长的榜样激发了水手们的勇敢精神。 v. 刺激，煽动，鼓动 incitement n. recite eg. The Mayor recited to the Queen a long and tedious speech of welcome. 市长向女王背诵了一篇冗长且乏味的欢迎词。 v. 吟诵，朗诵；详述；列举 recitation n. citation n. 引用，引证 compatible adj. (见chapter 4的词根“pat”) 1. (with) (of people, ideas, arguments, principles, etc.) suited; that can exist together eg. The couple separated because they were not compatible. 2. (of equipment) that can be used together eg. This printer is compatible with most microcomputers. compatibility n. Antonym: incompatible exempt 1. adj. (from sth) free from an obligation, duty or payment 免除(责任，义务)；豁免 eg. exempt from military service exempt from working overtime 2. v. exempt sb./sth. from sth. (fml.) eg. His bad eyesight exempted him from military service. exemption n. [词根] em, empt = to take redemption n. (re = back) + empt = take) Explanation: the state of being freed from the power of evil, believed by Christians to be made possible by Jesus Christ eg. 1) He is a criminal past/beyond all redemption. 2) The redemption/ salvation of the sinners is not easy. n. 挽救，赎回，买回 preempt v. （pre预先 +empt →先拿） eg. A special news program preempted the scheduled shows. 特别的新节目取代预定计划的表演。 v. 预先制止，预先阻止(某人的计划或行动)；先发制人 prevail 1. v. (among/in sth/sb.) exist or happen generally, be widespread 流行 eg. 1) This is the conditions prevailing in the region. 这是该地区的普遍状况。 2) This custom still prevails among members of the older generation. 2. v. (against/over sb/sth.) fight successfully against sb/sth.; defeat 获胜，战胜 eg. Virtue will eventually/always prevail over/against evil. prevalence n. 优势；盛行；流行 prevailing, prevalent popular 1. prevailing adj. (only before a noun.) 1) most usual, common or general, or widespread (in some place or at some time), suggesting being predominant eg.