雅思阅读分类词汇
ubiquitous 普遍存在的= omnipresent (^ omniscient, omnipotent)
versatile (人)多才多艺的,(物)通用的à versatility
alchemy 炼金术
transmute 变形,变质transmute silver into gold (!)
arduous 艰巨的 (=strenuous)an arduous task
pitfall 陷阱,未预见之困难
metallurgy 冶金
alloy 合金
aluminum = aluminium (BE)^ calcium, uranium, radium^ copper, brass, bronze
electrode 电极
distill 蒸馏 distilled water
quartz 石英
phosphorus 磷,磷光物质
inflammable 易燃的 ( flame)
combustion 燃烧 (à combustible)spontaneous combustion (white phosphorus)
ceramic 陶瓷的 瓷器 (à ceramics)
insulate 隔离,绝缘à insulator (<> conductor)
fiber 纤维 (BE: fibre)fiber optics (纤维光学)
optics 光学 (à optical)
retina 视网膜
iris 虹膜
opaque 不透明的v.s. transparent, translucent
microprocessor 微处理器^ CPU(Central Processing Unit), chip
binary 二进制的
integrate à integrated, integrationintegrated circuit (IC), system integration (SI)
buffer 缓冲区buffer storage
browser 浏览器 (^ IE, Netscape)
hypertext 超文本
envisage 想象,看作 en + vis(see) + ageThe internet can be envisaged as a network of visual telephone links.
momentous (极为)重要的v.s. momentary
reticular 网状的
Ethernet 以太网
domain 域 domain names
cyberlaw 网络法律 “cyber-“: Internet relatedcyberlove, cybercafe, …
patent 专利 (à patented)v.s. copyright, ^ pirated software/VCD’s
chronological 按时间顺序的 “chron”: time^ chronic, chronicle, chronograph
robot 机器人(“肉包它”)à robotics
artificial 人造的,做作的artificial satellite/smile
cone 圆锥体,锥形物the nose cone of a missile
Jupiter 木星^ Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn
exorbitant 过度的,过分的,过高的ex(out) + orbit + ant
centripetal 向心(力)的<> centrifugal
high-rise 高楼 (~ skyscraper)
cathedral 大教堂
dome 圆顶 (a hemispherical roof)
infrastructure 基础设施<> superstructure
sewage 污水,下水道
hydraulic 水力的,水压的
landfill 垃圾掩埋(地)
ventilation 通风
thermostat 温控器 thermo(hot) + stat(steady)^ thermos, thermometer, thermonuclear
prefabricate 预先制造à prefab (预制的)
polytechnic 各种工艺的 理工学校Hong Kong Polytechnic
geometric 几何(学)的 geometry, geo(land) + metry(measure)
asymmetry 不对称 a(not) + sym(same) + metry(↑)<> symmetry
concave 凹的 (<> convex)
bilateral 双边的,两方面的<> unilateral
paradoxical “似非而是”的 paradox (悖论)
empirical 经验的empirical law/formula
clockwise 顺时针的 (<> anticlockwise)