1. [望文生義]根據(jù)已知詞根的含義求出下列單詞的含義。
已知：詞根patri=father
求：patriarch
patriarchy
2. [由此及彼]根據(jù)前面單詞的含義推出后面單詞的含義。
① trinenial a.三年一度的→triarchy n.
② bishop n.主教→archbishop n.
③ priest n.祭司→archpriest n.
3. [尋根問底]指出下列單詞的詞根并領會其詞義的由來。
① archon n.古雅典之執(zhí)政者；統(tǒng)治者
② plutarchy n.富豪統(tǒng)治；富人政府（提示：plut=wealth）
③ diarchy n.兩頭政治（提示：di-=two）
④ archangel n.天使長；大天使
⑤ hierarch n.教主，主教
⑥ arch-criminal n.罪魁禍首
⑦ archfiend n.大惡魔
⑧ archipelago n.群島（提示：pelago=sea）
⑨ architrave n. [建]柱頂過梁；門的頭線條板（提示：trave=beam）
7. aud, audit [L]=to hear聽
在常用詞audience和auditorium中，有一對同源異形詞根aud和audit，其詞源拉丁動詞audire的意思是to hear（聽）。aud是不定式詞干，audit是動名詞詞干。
audience [aud=to hear聽；-i-;-ence n.=the act or state表行為或狀態(tài)→“the act or state of hearing 聽的行為或狀態(tài)”→] n.① interview or con-ference會見；接見：The foreign guests had an audience with the may-or.外賓拜會了市長。② the people assembled to hear聽眾：There will be a large audience today.今天會有很多聽眾來。
auditorium [audit=to hear聽；-orium n.=place場所→“place for hearing聽的場所”→] n.① building or room for public meetings禮堂；演講廳② the space allocated to the hearers聽眾席：The author was found sitting in the auditorium.有人發(fā)現(xiàn)作者正坐在聽眾席中。
audible [aud=to hear聽；-ible a.=capable of being能被……的→] a. capable of being heard聽得見的：Their whispers are hardly audible.他們竊竊私語，別人聽不見。
▽inaudible [in-;audible a.] a.聽不見的
audit [audit=to hear聽→“to hear a lecture or a report聽課；聽取匯報”→] v. ① attend class in a university without intending to receive a grade（在大學）旁聽：to audit a history course at college旁聽大學歷史課程②examine（financial accounts）審查（賬目）：The yearly accounts will be audited by a special committee.年度賬目將由特別委員會審查。
▽auditor [audit;-or n.] n.（大學）旁聽生；查賬員
audition [audit=to hear聽；-ion n.=the act表行為→] n. ① hearing聽② trial hearing（to an actor or singer）（對演員等）試聽：to give an audition to a singer聽歌手試唱決定是否錄用
audile [aud=to hear聽；-ile a.=pertaining to……的→] a. pertaining（關于，有關）to hearing or the sense of hearing聽的；聽覺的：audile power聽的功能
auditory [audit=to hear聽；-ory a.=relating to與……有關的→] a. relating to the sense of hearing聽覺的：auditory nerves聽覺神經
audiology [audi=to hear聽；-o-;-logy n.=branch of science一門科學→] n. the science dealing with the sense of hearing聽覺學
▽audiologist [audiolog(y);-ist n.] n.聽覺學學者
audio [形容詞性的合詞成分：aud=to hear聽；-io→“of hearing與聽有關的”→] I a. pertaining to sound or sound waves聲音的；聲波的：audio frequency音頻→Ⅱ n. broadcast or recorded sound播音；錄音：My television set has a good picture by weak audio.我的電視機圖像清晰，但是收音不好。
