词根:pos, post = to put, to place(放;置)
来源于拉丁语的ponere意为to put,to place;来源于法文poser意为to place,to set,to put。过去分词为positus。pausare(=to pause) 由“停止”演变成“使休息”。同义词根有来源于拉丁语loc,sert,stal和来源于希腊语的
thes/thet/them,top等。
同源词:
1. apposite(放在近处的 ap<ad(=to,near) + pos(=put))
adj.适当的,合适的
appositeness n.适当,合适
appositely adv.适当地,合适地
Her jokes and smiles were not apposite behavior for her father's funeral. 她在爸爸的葬礼上开玩笑和微笑不合适。
2. depose(将某人分开放 de(=from,away) + pos(=put))
vt.罢免,废黜;[律]宣誓作证
deposition n.废黜;宣誓作证
A popular liberation force deposed the monarch and took power. 一支民众解放势力废黜国王取了政权。
3. exposition(展开放在外边 ex(=out) + pos(=put))
n.博览会,展览会;阐述;(剧本等的)提示部分
Novice screenwriters often deploy a film's exposition clumsily. 新编剧往往对电影提示部分的设置很生疏。
4. repose(放在背后re(=back) + pos(=put))
n.休息,睡眠;平静
vi.休息,歇息;长眠;放置;基于
reposeful adj.平稳的,安详的
Is there anything so beautiful as a young child in repose? 还有什么比安危熟睡的婴儿更美丽的吗?
5. pause
n.中止;暂停;休止(符);踌躇;断句 v.中止;踌躇
6. imposter(放在某物上面im<in(=on) + post(=put))
n.冒名顶替者,骗子
I've read of several cases where respected physicians turned out to be impostors. 我阅读过几宗关于受尊敬的内科医生最终被查明是骗子的案例。
7. post
n.职位;岗位 v.安置;驻扎(被订下的位置)
n.邮政;邮件 v.邮寄
8. indisposed(不想分开放的 in(=not) + dis(=apart) + pos(=put))
adj.身体不舒服的;厌恶的,不情愿的
indisposition n.不愿意,不舒服
Mrs. Barnes can't attend the luncheon because she is indisposed. 巴恩斯夫人因身体不适而不能参加午宴。
9. supposition(放在下面sup<sub(=under) + pos(=put))
n.想象;假定
suppose v.假定,推测
supposed adj.假定的;想象的
supposedly adv.根据想像,根据推测
supposing 如果
My supposition is that next year's Cadillac model will look basically like this year's .我推测明年卡拉迪克的样式基本上会和今年一样。
10. apposition
n.并置;[语]同位 *ap<ad(=near)
11. compose
v. 构成;写作,作曲;排字,排版;使平静,使镇静 *com(=together,completely)
be composed of 由...组成
12. composed
adj.镇静的,沉着的 *com(=together,completely)
composedly adv.镇定地,沉着地
composure 沉着,泰然自若
13. composer
n.作曲家 *com(=completely)
14. composite
adj.混成的,合成的;综合的 *com(=together)
composite illustration 综合图解
15. composition
n.排版,排字;构成,成分;写作;作曲;作品;合成物 *com(=together)
16. compositor
n.排字工人 *com(=together)
17. compos mentis
adj.心智健全的 *com(=together),ment(=mind)
18. deposit
v.储蓄;寄存;预付订金;使沉淀,使沉积;放下;放置
n.押金;存款保证金;沉淀物;矿床;寄存物;仓库,储藏所 *de(=down)
deposit account <英>定期存款
safe-deposit <银行的>贵重物品保管库
deposit slip 存款单
money on deposit 存款
valuable new deposits of tin 新的有价值的锡矿床
19. depositor
n.存款人 *de(=down)
20. depository
n.存放处,仓库 *de(=down)
depository of learning 知识宝库
21. dispose
v.处理,处置;布置,排列;使愿意 *dis(=away)
dispose of rubbish 处理垃圾
Man proposes,God disposes. 谋事在人,成事在天。
22. disposed
adj.愿意的;有倾向的 *dis(=away)
well- /ill- disposed 友好的/心存恶意的
indisposed 不舒服的,不愿意的
23. disposable
adj.(使用后)可随便处理的 n.一次性物品(如纸怀等)*dis(=away)
disposable chopsticks /diapers/syringes /panties 一次性筷子/一次性尿布/一次性注射器/一次性内裤
disposable income (工资的)可支配收入,可支配所得
24. disposal
n.处理,处置;布置;排列;控制;出售 *dis(=away)
disposal bag (飞机、饭店准备的)呕吐袋,废物袋
disposal sale 变卖处理
at one's disposal 由某人随意支配
25. disposition
n.性情,脾气;倾向,意向;排列,布置;处置;支配(权);天命,(神的)安排 *dis(=away)
disposition of Providence 上帝的安排
God has the supreme disposition of all things. 上帝拥有支配万物的最高权力。
a man of a cheerful disposition 性格开朗的人
disposition of furniture in a room 房间里家具的布置
26. expose
v. 使暴露;展示,阵列;揭露,揭发;使曝光 *ex(=out)
exposed goods 阵列的商品
27. expose
n.(丑闻等的)揭露,揭发 *ex(=out)
28. exposed
adj.暴露的;易受攻击的 *ex(=out)
be exposed to the wind and rain 暴露在风雨之中
be exposed to ridicule 遭受奚落
29. exposure
n.暴露;阵列;揭露,揭发;(房间等的)方位,朝向 *ex(=out)
exposure meter 曝光计
exposure index 曝光指数
exposure to the rain 受雨林
house with southern exposure 朝南的房子
30. impose
v.征收;把...强加于;(用欺骗手段)把...硬塞给 *im<in(=on)
31. imposing
adj.(因规模、外观、特征而)给人深刻印象的;雄伟的,庄严的 *im<in(=on)
imposing old lady 威严的老妇人
imposing air 威严的气势
32. imposition
n.(征收的)税 *im<in(=on)
imposition of new taxes 新设税项的征收
33. interpose
v. 提出(异议);干涉,插入,介入 *inter(=between)
interposition n.提出(异议);干涉;插入(物)
34. juxtapose
v.并列,并置 *juxta (=side by side)
juxtaposition n.并置,并列
35. oppose
v.反对,反抗,对抗;使相对 *op<ob(=against)
36. opposed
adj.反对的,敌对的 *op<ob(=against)
be opposed to 反对...
as opposed to (表示对比)而,相对于...
37. opposable
adj.可反对的;可与...相对的 *op<ob(=against)
opposable thumb 可以与其他手指相对的拇指
38. opposite
adj.对面的,正相反的;对立的 n.反义词;对立物 *op<ob(=against)
one's opposite number (另一个单位内)与自己职位相等的人
on the opposite side of the road 在路的对面
in the opposite direction 在相反方向
39. opposition
n.反对;(the O ~)反对党 *op<ob(=against)
opposition party 反对党
leader of the Opposition 反对党的领导人
Opposition benches 反对党(议员)席
in opposition (政党)在野的
in opposition to 反对...
40. pose
n.(为画像或拍照片等而摆的)姿势,姿态;造作之态,装腔作势;佯装
v.(使)摆姿势;提出;引起,造成;佯装
poser n.摆姿势的人;装腔作势的人;难以处理的问题,难题
poseur n.装模作样的人,装腔作势的人
pose many problems 提出很多问题
41. posit
v.假设;安置
42. position
n.职位;地位,身份;位置;态度;条件,情况 v.把...摆正位置
high position in society 高的社会地位
43. positive
adj.确定的,确实的;肯定的,断定的,确信的;积极的;建设性的;<口>完全的;阳性的;正号的
positive knowledge 确切无误的知识
positive suggestion 建设性提议
positive answer 肯定的回答
44. positively
adv.明确地;坚决地;确实;肯定地
45. positivism
n.[哲]实证主义,实证论
logical positivism 逻辑实证主义
46. preposition
n.[语]前置词,介词 *pre(=before)
prepositional adj. 前置词的,介词的
prepositional phrase 介词短语
prepositional adverb 介词性副词
47. propose
v.提议,建议;求婚;推荐,提名 *pro(=forth)
48. proposal
n.提案,提议;建议;求婚 *pro(=forth)
proposer n.提议者
proposal for peace 和平提议
girl who had five proposals in one week 一周内有五个人向她求婚的女孩
49. proposition
n.提案,建议;陈述,主张;命题;<口>要处理的事 v.<口>(向某人)提出(非法的、不道德的)提议 *pro(=forth)
tough proposition 棘手的人(或事)
50. purpose
n.目的,意志;用途;(讨论中的)议题 v.打算 *pur<pro(=forth)
purpose-built 为特写目的建造的
of set purpose 故意地,有目的地
on purpose 故意地,有意地
to the purpose 适当的(地);与本题有关的(地)
51. purposeful
adj.意味深长的;有目的的 *pur<pro(=forth)
purposeless 无意义的;漫无目的的
52. purposive
adj.有目的的 *pur<pro(=forth)
purposive movements 有目的的动作
53. repository
n.容器;贮藏室,仓库;(知识等的)宝库 *re(=back),《-ory 表示场所的名词后缀》
Korean Repository 《韩国的宝库》杂志名
54. transpose
v.转换 *trans(=change)
transposition n.转换
55. decompose
v.(使)分解;(使)腐败(使组成好的分开)《de- = dis- = apart》
56. indispose
v.使不适当;使身体不适;使厌恶(不在适当位置)《in- = not;dis- = apart》
indisposition n.不舒服;小病;不愿意;嫌恶
57. predispose
v.使倾向;使偏爱;使易患(事先安置)《pre- = before》
predisposition n.倾向;偏好;体质
58. superposition
n.重合
59. presuppose
v.预先假定;以...为前提;成为必要(事先假定)《pre- = before》
presupposition n.假定;推测;前提;先决条件
60. compost
n.混合肥料,堆肥 v.将...做成堆肥 *com(=together)
61. expostulate
v.告诫,劝告 *ex(=out)
expostulation n.告诫,劝告
62. outpost
n.前哨基地;边远居民点;边境
outpost of the Roman Empire 罗马帝国的边境
63. postulate
n.假设;基本原理;[数][逻]公设 v.假定...存在;视...为当然
the postulates of Euclidean geometry 欧几里得几何公设
64. posture (pos放+ture状态→放的状态→姿势→态度)
n. 姿势; 看法; 态度; 立场
vt. 做出某种姿势
reclining posture 斜靠着的姿势
in the present posture of public affairs 在公共事务目前的这种情况下
posture a model 让模特摆姿势
The government adopted an uncompromising posture on the issue of independence. 政府在独立这一问题上采取了毫不妥协的态度。
65. transpose
v.改换...之位置或顺序(置于对面)《trans - = across》
transposition n.转换;调换
词根:clar(clair) = clear
来自拉丁语的clar意为clear。clair是它的变形。
同源词:
1. clairvoyant (看上去分明、透明 clair<clar(= clear) + voy(=look) + ant(=having the quality of))
adj.有超人的视力的;有洞察力的
n.有超人的视力的人;有洞察力的人
clairvoyance n.超人的视力;洞察力
She billed herself as a clairvoyant counseior.她在海报上宣传自己是一位极具洞察力的顾问。
2. clarify (使清楚 clar (=clear))
vt.阐明(意义、见解等);澄清;净化
clarification n.净化;澄清;说明 clarity n.明晰,明确;透明,清澈
Could you please clarify for me the guidelines you use for grading essays?能否请您说明一下您给文章评分时所使用的标准?
3. clarinet n.单簧管
clarinetist 单簧管演奏者
4. clarity n.透明;清澈;明确;明晰
5. declare v.宣传;断言;声明;(向海关)申报(纳税品等) *de (=intensive)
declarable adj.应申报的
declare the results of an election 宣传选举结果;declare war 宣战;Have you anything to declare?你有要申报过关的物品吗?
6. declaration n.宣言(书);声明(文);申报(单) *de(=intensive)
declaration of war 宣战书;Declaration of Independence (美国的)《独立宣言》;declaration of income (向税务局提交的)收益申报
词根词缀:camer-
【来源及含义】Latin: chamber; from Greek kamara, anything with a vaulted or arched cover; a vault, arched ceiling, or roof
【同源单词】antechamber, astronomical camera, bicameral, camera, camera anterior bulbi, camera lucida
词根词缀:coron, coroll-
【来源及含义】Latin: garland, wreath, crown; from a Greek source meaning, "anything curved; a wreath, a garland"
【同源单词】corona, coronal, coronation, coronogram, coronoidectomy, electric corona
词根词缀:front-, fronto-
【来源及含义】Latin: forehead, brow, the forepart of anything; that which projects
【同源单词】A fronte praecipitium a tergo lupi, affront, affront, affronter, anterofrontal, arctic front
词根词缀:ganglio-, gangli-
【来源及含义】Greek > Latin: swelling, a knot; center of a cavity; nerve center; pertaining to a mass of nerve tissue
【相关描述】According to Galen [Galenius or Galenos], Clausius [Clarissmus], a Greek physician and medical scientist in Rome c. A.D. 130-201; the proper sense of the element is "anything gathered into a ball," conglobatus.
【同源单词】ganglia, gangliated, gangliform, ganglion, ganglionated, ganglionectomy
词根词缀:lemma-, lemmata-
【来源及含义】Greek > Latin: to take [something for granted]; an assumption taken for granted; premise; anything taken
【相关描述】Don't confuse the words in this unit with another lemmo-, lemm- lemma- unit meaning "sheath, husk".
【同源单词】analemma, dilemma, lemma, lemmatize, pentalemma, polylemma
词根词缀:lemmo-, lemm-, lemma-
【来源及含义】Greek: sheath, husk
【相关描述】Don't confuse the words in this unit with another lemma-, lemmata- unit which means "to take [something for granted]; an assumption taken for granted; premise; anything taken".
【同源单词】alemma, analemma, epilemma, glandilemma, lemma, lemmocyte
词根词缀:meteoro-, meteor-
【来源及含义】Greek: upraised, high up; in the air; anything raised from the ground, high, lofty; hovering in the air; hence, "heavenly body, atmospheric phenomenon"
【同源单词】agrometeorology, astrometeorology, biometeorology, hydrometeor, meteor, meteoresistant
词根词缀:myso-, mys-
【来源及含义】Greek: uncleanness of body or mind; filth; defilement; anything disgusting
【相关词根词缀】 Cross references of word families related directly, or indirectly, to: "land, ground, fields, soil, dirt, mud, clay, earth (world)": agra-; agrest-; agri-; agro-; argill-; choro-; chthon-; epeiro-; geo-; glob-; lut-; pedo-; pel-; rhyp-; soil-; sord-; terr-.
【同源单词】automysophobia, mysophilia, mysophilic, mysophobia, mysophobiac, mysophobic