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(2)GRE红宝书词源记忆
metropolitan
a
大都市的,首都的=metro+politan
mettle
n
勇气,斗志viarantspellingofmetal
mettlesome
a
精神抖擞的=mettle+some
microbe
n
微生物Theprefixitselfcomesfrom
Greekmīkrós‘small’,a
variantof
smīkrós,whichmaybedistantlyrelatedto
English
small
microorganism
n
微生物,细菌=micro+organ+ism
microscope
n
显微镜=micro+scope
microscopic
a
极小的;显微镜的=micro+scop+ic
miff
n
小争吵
mightya
强有力的,强大的itgoesbackultimatelytoIndo-European
*mag-‘beable,have
power’,
migratory
a
迁移的,流浪的=migrat+ory
milestone
n
里程碑;转折点=mile+stone
militia
n
民兵=milit+ia
MilitarytracesitshistorybacktoLatinmīles
‘soldier’,
milk
v
榨取Farbackintoprehistory,milktracesitsancestry
toanIndo-Europeanbase*melg-,whichdenoted‘wiping’or
‘stroking’.
mill
n
磨坊;压榨机;制造厂alargefamilyofEnglishwordsthatgoback
ultimatelytothe
Indo-Europeanbase*mel-,*mol-,*ml-,
denoting‘grind’.
mime
n
哑剧表演;哑剧(演员)~mimic
mimic
v
模仿,戏弄;n
模仿他人言行的人Gk.mimosmeant‘imitator’,andhence
‘actor’.
minaret
n
清真寺的尖塔
minatory
a
威胁的,恫吓的=minat(menance)+ory
mince
v
切碎;小步走路=min+ce
mingle
v
混合~mix
miniature
n
小画像;缩影=miniat+ure
minimize
v
把…减至最低数量或程度=minim+ize
minion
n
奴才,低下之人=min+ion
minnow
n
鲦鱼,小淡水鱼
mint
n
大量;巨额The‘moneyfactory’comesultimatelyfromLatin
monēta‘mint,
money’
minuet
n
小步舞=minu+et
minuscule
a
极小的=minu+scule
minutes
n
会议记录
minutia
n
细枝末节,细节=minut+ia
mirror
n
镜子,写照BasedonmīrārīwereLatinmīrābilis‘wonderful’
(sourceofEnglishmarvel)andmīrāculum‘somethingtobewondered
at’(sourceofEnglishmiracle).
miracle
n
奇事,奇迹=mir+acle~admire
mirage
n
幻影,海市蜃楼=mir+age
miren
泥沼;困境v
使…陷入困境
mirth
n
欢乐,欢笑~merry
misanthrope
n
愤世嫉俗者=mis+anthrope
mischievous
a
淘气的;有害处的=mis+chiev(happen)+ous
miscreant
n
恶棍,歹徒=mis+cre(creed)+ant
miser
n
守财奴,吝啬鬼
miserly
a
吝啬的,贪婪的=miser+ly
misgiving
n
担心,疑虑=mis+giving
misinform
v
向…提供错误信息
=mis+inform
misnomer
n
名字的误用=mis+nom+er
misperceive
v
误解=mis+perceive
misrepresent
v
误传,歪曲=mis+represent
misrepresentation
n
歪曲=mis+representation
misshapen
a
畸形的,奇形怪状的=mis+shap+en
missile
n
发射物;导弹=miss+ile~Mission,
etymologicallya
‘sending’,
mite
n
极小量;小虫tinyinsect-likecreature’,goesbacktoa
prehistoricGermanic*mītōn
mitigate
v
减轻,缓和=mit+ig+ate
mitten
n
连指手套
mnemonics
n
记忆法,记忆规则=mnemon+ics
~mind
moan
v/n(痛苦地/的)呻吟;(不满地/的)抱怨
moat
n
壕沟;护城河Thewordmoatoriginallymeant
a‘mound’or‘embankment
mobile
a
易于移动的=mob+ile
mobility
n
可动性,流动性=mob+ility
mock
v
嘲笑;模仿地嘲弄
mode
n
样式,时尚;模式
modesta
谦虚的,谨慎的;适度的=mod+est
modicum
n
少量=mod+icum
modify
v
修改,变更=mod+ify
modish
a
时髦的=mod+ish
modulate
v
调整(音的强弱)=mod+ulate
mogul
n
显要人物,权势之人~Mongol
molar
n
臼齿
mold
n
模子;(美)霉;v
塑造~mode
molding
n
装饰线条;铸造物=mold+ing
moldy
a
发霉的
molecule
n
分子
mollify
v
安慰,安抚comesultimatelyfromL.molluscus‘soft’,aderivativeof
mollissoft’.
mollycoddle
v
过分爱惜,娇惯;n娇生惯养的人
=molly+coddle
molt
v
换羽,脱毛;n
换羽(期),脱毛(期)~mutable
molten
v
熔化;a
熔化的=molt+en
moment
n
瞬间;重要=mom+ent
momentous
a
极重要的,严重的=moment+ous
momentum
n
推进力,势头=moment+um
monarch
n
君主,帝王=mon+arch
monarchy
n
君主制=mon+archy
monetary
a
货币的=monet+ary
mongrel
n
杂种动物;混血儿~among,mingle
monochromatic
a
单色的=mono+chromatic
monochrome
a
单色的,单色画的=mono+chrome
monocle
n
单片眼镜=mono+cle
monogamy
n
一夫一妻制=mono+gam+y
monolithic
a
巨石的,巨大的=mono+lithic
monologue
n
独白;个人长篇演说=mono+log+ue
monomania
n
偏狂症,狂热病=mono+mania
monopoly
n
专利权,垄断=mono+poly
monotonous
a
单调的,无聊的=mono+ton+ous
monotony
n
单调,千篇一律=mono+ton+y
monsoon
n
季雨,季风
montage
n
蒙太奇;拼集画
monumental
a
极大的;纪念碑的=monument+al
morale
n
士气,精神力量=moral+e
moralistic
a
道学气的=moral+istic
moratoriumn
停止偿付;禁止活动=morat+orium
morbid
a
病态的,不正常的=morb+id
mordant
a
讥讽的,尖酸的=mord+ant
~morsel
mores
n
风俗习惯,道德观念
moribund
a
即将结束的;垂死的=mori+bund
morose
a
阴郁的=mor+ose
morsel
n
一小块(食物);小量
mortality
n
死亡率=mort+ality
MortalgoesbackultimatelytotheIndo-Europeanbase*mor-,
*mr-
‘die’
(sourcealsoofEnglishmurder).
mortar
n
小臼,乳钵;迫击炮
mortgagen
抵押贷款v
用…作抵押
Mortgagemeansliterally‘dead
pledge’.
mortification
n
耻辱,屈辱=mort+ification
mortify
v
使屈辱,使痛心=mort+ify
mortuary
n
停尸间,太平间=mort+uary
mosaic
n
马赛克;镶嵌细工
mosque
n
清真寺etymologicallyaplacewhereyou‘bowdown’in
prayer
mosquito
n
蚊子comesultimatelyfromtheLatinwordfor‘fly’,
musca
mote
n
微粒,微尘
motif
n(作品)主题,主旨
motility
n
运动性=mot+ility
motley
a
混杂的;杂色的=
mottled
a
有杂色的,斑驳的
motto
n
座右铭;箴言
mountainous
a
多山的;巨大的=mountain+ous
mourn
v
哀悼,哀伤
mournful
a
悲伤的=mourn+ful
movement
n(交响乐)乐章
=move+ment
muffle
v
使声音降低;裹住
muffled
a(声音)压低的
=muffl+ed
muffler
n
消音器;围巾=muffl+er
mulish
a
骡一样的,执拗的=mul(e)+ish
multiple
a
多样的,多重的=multi+ple
multiplicity
n
多样性=multiplic+ity
multiply
v
乘;增加;繁殖=multi+ply
mumble
v
咕哝,含糊不清地说
mundanea
现世的,世俗的=
municipality
n
市;市政当局=muni+cip+ality
munificence
n
慷慨,宽宏大量=muni+fic+ence
munition
n
军火,弹药=
mural
a
墙壁的;n
壁画
murky
a
黑暗的;朦胧的
murmur
v
柔声地说,喃喃而言
muscle
n
肌肉;肌肉的力量~mouse
muscular
a
肌肉的;强健的=musc+ular
muse
v
沉思,冥想Thisinturnwasderivedfrommousa‘muse’,source
ofEnglishmuse
mushroom
n
蘑菇;v
雨后春笋般迅速发展=mush+room
musicologist
n
音乐学者=music+ologist
musket
n
旧式步枪
muster
v
召集,聚集
mutate
v
变异thedirectEnglishdescendantoftheIndo-European
base*moi-,*mei-
‘change,exchange’,
mutea
沉默的v
减弱声音n
弱音器=mut+e
muted
a
减弱的,变得轻柔的=mut+ed
mutineer
n
反叛者,背叛者=muti+neer
mutter
v
咕哝,嘀咕
myopia
n
近视;缺乏远见
myopica
近视眼的;缺乏辨别力的
myriad
a
许多的,无数的thousand
mystic
'a
神秘的,不可思议的Greekmúeinmeant‘closeone’seyesormouth’,and
hencewasusedfigurativelyfor‘keep
secret’.