1. [詞根辨識]比較biannual和biennial表示的不同時間概念。分析其詞形的不同點。
2. [望文生義]根據(jù)已知詞根和詞綴的含義求出所給單詞的含義。
已知：tri-=three; quadr-=four; quinqu-=five; sex-=six;
sept-=seven; oct-=eight; dec-=ten; cent-=hundred;
mille-=thousand.
求：
① millennial ⑥ centennium
② sexennial ?、?septennium
③ deceenial ⑧ quinquennium
④ bicentennial ?、?octennium
⑤ quadrennial ?、?trimillennium
5. anthrop [GK]=man人類
anthrop是本書介紹的第一個來自希臘語的詞根，它的詞源是希臘名詞anthropos，意思為man或human kind（人類）。在構詞中，anthrop后面常跟著連接字母-o-，也可以把anthropo看作異形詞根。
anthropology [anthropo=man人類；-logy n.=branch of science一門科學→“the science about man研究人類的科學”→] n. the science dealing with the physical, social, and cultural development of man人類學
▽anthropologist [anthropolog(y);-ist n.] n.人類學者
philanthropist [phil=to love 愛；anthrop=man 人類；-ist n.=person人→“person who loves man 愛人類者”→] n. person who loves his fellow men, especially, who is engaged in helping the poor men博愛主義者；慈善家
▽philanthropy [phil;anthrop;-y n.] n.慈善；仁愛
philanthropic [phil;anthrop;-ic a.] a.博愛的
misanthropist [mis=to hate恨；anthrop=man人類；-ist n.=person人→“person who hates his fellow men厭惡人類者”→] n. person who hates everybody and avoids being in the company of others離群索居者；憤世嫉俗者：A misanthropist can never become a philanthropist.憤世嫉俗者是成不了慈善家的。
▽misanthropy [mis;anthrop;-y n.] n.厭世
misanthropic [mis;anthrop;-ic a.] a.厭世的；厭世者的
anthropoid [anthrop=man人類；-oid a.=like像……→] a. like a man;in the form of a man類人的；有人形的：anthropoid ape類人猿
anthropography [anthropo=man人類；-graphy n.=the study……學→“the study about man 有關人類情況的學說”→] n. the study of the geographical distribution of human races人種地理分布學
anthropogenesis [anthropo=man人類；genesis=the origin起源→] n. the study of man's origin and development人類起源和發(fā)展學
anthropotomy [anthropo=man人類；tomy=anatomy解剖學→] n. human anatomy人體解剖學
