暨南大学词汇学构词法考试.docx

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暨南大学词汇学构词法考试

Review:

Processesofwordformation:

1.Derivation（prefixationandsuffixation）

2.Compounding

3.Blending

4.Back-formation

5.Initialism（abbreviationandacronyms）

6.Clipping

7.Aphesis

8.Analogy

9.Reduplication

10.Wordsfrompropernames

了解其构词过程并用英文解释其意思

anonymous

process:

derivation

meaning:

unknownbyname

agnosticism

process:

derivation

meaning:

AgnosticismisthebeliefthatitisnotpossibletosaydefinitelywhetherornotthereisaGod.

agonyaunt

process:

compounding

meaning:

someonewhowritesanagonycolumn

agonycolumn

process:

compounding

meaning:

apartofanewspaperormagazineinwhichsomeonegiveadvicetoreadersabouttheirpersonalproblems.

ambidextrous

process:

derivation

meaning:

abletouseeitherhandequallywell

antidisestablishmentarianism

process:

derivation?

meaning:

?

rareoppositionofthedisestablishmentoftheChurchofEngland

babyshower

process:

compounding

meaning:

apartygivenforawomanwhoisgoingtohaveababy,atwhichherfriendsgiveherpresentsforthebaby.

boomerangkid

process:

compounding

meaning:

anadultchildwhoreturnshometolivewithhisorherparentsafterbeingawayforsometime

bridalshower

process:

compounding

meaning:

partyforwomanwhowillgetmarriedsoon

Electracomplex

process:

Wordsfrompropernames

meaning:

ayounggirl’sunconscioussexualattractiontoherfather

euphemise

process:

derivation

meaning:

tospeakin euphemisms or refer tobymeansofaeuphemism

euthanize

process:

derivation

meaning:

tokillananimalinapainlessway,usuallybecauseitisverysickorold

flattery

process:

?

meaning:

praisethatisnotsincere,especiallyinordertoobtainsomethingfromsomebody.

flim-flam

process:

reduplication

meaning:

informationorideasthatarenottrueorseemverystupid

Frankenfood

process:

wordsfrompropername

meaning:

foodthathasbeengeneticallymodified

greed

process:

back-formation

meaning:

astrongdesireformorewealth,possessions,power,etc.thanapersonneeds

henpecked

process:

compounding

meaning:

amanwhopeoplesayishenpeckedhasawifewhoisalwaystellinghimwhattodo,andistooweaktodisagreewithher

hyperprotectiveness

process:

derivation

meaning:

tooanxioustoprotectsomebodyfrombeinghurt,inawaythatrestrictstheirfreedom

illegible

process:

derivation

meaning:

difficultorimpossibletoread

impeccable

process:

derivation

meaning:

withoutmistakesorfaults

fetus-napper

process:

compounding

meaning:

?

motherese

process:

derivation

meaning:

asimplestyleoflanguageofthetypethatparentsusewhenspeakingtotheirchild

MRI

Process:

abbreviation

Meaning:

MagneticResonanceImaging

CPI,CPR,DPT,GRE

Process:

abbreviation

CPI:

consumerpriceindex

CPR:

cardiopulmonaryresuscitation

DPT:

diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus 

GRE:

GraduateRecordExamination

Narrowcaster

Process:

analogy

Meaning:

thepersonwhosendinformationbytelevisionortheinternettoaparticulargroupofpeople

Oedipuscomplex

Process:

wordsfrompropername

Meaning:

feelingsofsexualdesirethataboyhasforhismotherandthejealousfeelingstowardshisfatherthatthiscauses

OPEC,APEC,TOEFL

Process:

Acronyms

OPEC:

OrganizationofPetroleumExportingCountries

APEC:

Asia-PacificEconomicCooperation

TOFEL:

TheTestofEnglishasaForeignLanguage

IELTS:

TheInternationalEnglishLanguageTestingSystemouster

ouster

process:

derivation

meaning:

theactofremovingsomebodyfromapositionofauthorityinordertoputsomebodyelseintheirplace

peckingorder

process:

compounding

meaning:

thearrangementofpeopleaccordingtotheirstatusorpower 

pharmer

process:

aphesis?

meaning:

Arecreationaldruguserwhoseprimarydrugcategoryofchoiceispharmaceuticals,eitherover-the-counterorprescription. 

playfavorites

process:

compounding

meaning:

showfavoritismtowardssomeoneorsomething

polymath,polyhistor

process:

derivation

polymath:

apersonwhoknowsalotaboutmanydifferentsubjects

polyhistor:

apersonwithbroadknowledge

Procrusteanbed

Process:

wordsfrompropername

Meaning:

anarrangementorplanthatproduces uniformitybyviolentandarbitrarymeasures

rep

process:

clipping

meaning:

apersonwhospeaksofficiallyforagroupofpeople,especiallyatwork

rehab

process:

clipping

meaning:

theprocessofhelpingtocuresomebodywhohasaproblemwithdrugsoralcohol

bluetooth

process:

wordsfrompropername

meaning:

aradiotechnologythatmakesitpossibleformobilephones,computersandotherelectronicdevicestobelinkedovershortdistances,withoutneedingtobeconnectedbywires

sizeism

process:

derivation

meaning:

 discriminationbasedonaperson'ssize

sleepingpartner/policeman

process:

derivation

sleepingpartner:

apersonwhohasputmoneyintoabusinesscompanybutwhoisnotactuallyinvolv