1. [望文生義]根據(jù)所學詞根的知識推測下列單詞的詞義。
① revocable a.
② irrevocable a.
2. [詞義判斷]選擇最恰當?shù)脑~義。
① equivoke n. A.地震 B.天平 C.雙關語
② univocal a. A.單義的 B.團結(jié)的 C.單一的
3. [尋根問底]指出下列單詞的詞根并領會其詞義的由來。
① vociferate v.大聲地說;叫喊
vociferance n.叫喊;喧嚷
vociferous a.叫喊的;喧嚷的;大事聲張的
② convoke v.召集……開會;召集(會議)
convocation n.召集;集會
③ devocalize v.使(濁音)變成清音
④ equivocate v.支吾;含糊其詞;躲閃;推諉
equivocator n.含糊其詞的人
⑤ voiceful a.有音的;高聲的;聲音嘈雜的
voiceless a.無聲的;沉默的;無發(fā)言權(quán)的
⑥ invoice n.發(fā)票;裝貨清單
⑦ equivocal a.多義的;模棱兩可的
equivocality n.多義性;模棱兩可
4. [節(jié)外生枝] voc還有三個異體 vouch,vox,vow。vouch是voc在古法語中的變體;vox是vocis的主格形式;vow來自vox。
① vouch v.擔保;證明;確定地說
vouchsafe v.賜予;允諾
vouchee n.被擔保人
voucher n.擔保人
② avouch v.主張;斷言;保證;公開承認
③ vox n.聲音
④ vowel n.元音;元音字母 a.元音的
vowelize v.加元音符號于
vowelless a.無元音的
100. volv, volut [L]=to roll滾,轉(zhuǎn)
這是我們在第二部分中介紹的最后一個詞根。volv來自拉丁動詞volvere,意為to roll(滾動)或to turn(轉(zhuǎn)動)。volut是這個動詞的動名詞詞干。此外,這個詞根還有vol和volt兩個異體。
involve [in-=into進入;volv=to roll滾,卷;-e→“to roll into滾進去,卷入”→] v.① bring into(trouble, difficulty, etc.)使卷入;使陷入:to get involved in an argument卷入糾紛② include as a necessary part必須包含:Building a good vocabulary involves much effort.擴大詞匯量的過程包含著許多的努力。
▽involvement [involve;-ment n.] n.卷入;牽連;包含
involution [in-;volut;-ion n.] n.卷入;糾纏
revolve [re-=back回;volv=to roll滾,轉(zhuǎn);-e→“to roll back;to roll around轉(zhuǎn)回去,轉(zhuǎn)圈圈”→] v.① move in a circle around a center;rotate旋轉(zhuǎn);周轉(zhuǎn):The earth revolves around the sun.地球繞太陽周轉(zhuǎn)。② occur regularly again and again周期性發(fā)生:Seasons revolve every year.季節(jié)年年循環(huán)。
▽revolver [revolv(e);-er n.] n.旋轉(zhuǎn)者;左輪手槍;轉(zhuǎn)爐
revolution [revolut=to revolve旋轉(zhuǎn),循環(huán);-ion n.=the act or result表行為或結(jié)果→] n.① revolving旋轉(zhuǎn),循環(huán):the revolution of the earth around the sun地球繞日運轉(zhuǎn)一周 ② complete turning or changing in society, outlook, etc. 變革;革命:Sometimes revolutions are the locomotives of history.有時革命是歷史前進的火車頭。
▽revolutionary [revolution;-ary a.] a.革命的 n.革命者
revolutionize [revolution;-ize v.] v.使革命化;使徹底改革
volume [vol (volv)=to roll卷;-ume n.=thing物→“thing that rolls up卷起來的東西”→] n. roll or scroll which is the form of an ancient book;book一卷(古書卷成一卷);一冊:The novel is in three volumes.這部小說有三卷。
▽voluminous [volum(e);-in;-ous a.] a.多卷的;著作多的
evolve [e-(ex-)=out外;volv=to roll卷動;-e→“to roll out, or to unroll向外卷動,展開”→] v. ① unfold; develop 展開;發(fā)展:His idea evolved into a plan for increasing production.他的想法發(fā)展為一項增產(chǎn)的計劃。② develop from a lower to a higher stage 演變,進化:Man has evolved from the ape.人是從類人猿進化來的。
▽evolution [e-;volut;-ion n.] n.發(fā)展;展開;進化
evolutive [e-;volut;-ive a.] a.(促進)發(fā)展的;(促進)進化的
devolve [de-=down下;volv=to roll滾,轉(zhuǎn);-e→] v. ① roll down or flow down滾下;流下② hand down;pass over in succession轉(zhuǎn)移;移交:He has devolved his duties upon me.他已經(jīng)把工作移交給我了。
▽devolution [de-;volut;-ion n.] n.(責任等的)轉(zhuǎn)移;移交
revolt [re-=back, against回,抗;volt (volut)=to roll or turn轉(zhuǎn)→“to roll back or to turn against轉(zhuǎn)回頭,轉(zhuǎn)而相抗”→]Ⅰv. rise in rebellion造反,反叛:The peasants revolted against the landlords.農(nóng)民起來造地主的反。→Ⅱn. uprising; rebellion against authority 起義;反叛:armed revolts武裝起義
voluble [volu (volut)=to roll滾;轉(zhuǎn);-ble (-able) a.=easy to易……的→] a. ① easy to roll易滾動的;易旋轉(zhuǎn)的:the voluble and restless earth旋轉(zhuǎn)不息的地球② flowing smoothly in speech說話流利的:voluble speaker言語流暢的演說家
▽volubly [volub(le);-ly ad.] ad.流利地;滔滔不絕地