gre红宝书词源记忆.docx

1、gre红宝书词源记忆(2)GRE红宝书词源记忆 metropolitan a 大都市的，首都的 =metro+politanmettle n 勇气，斗志 viarant spelling of metalmettlesome a 精神抖擞的 =mettle+somemicrobe n 微生物 The prefix itself comes fromGreek mkrs small, avariant ofsmkrs, which may be distantly related toEnglish smallmicroorganism n 微生物，细菌 =micro+organ+ismmicr

2、oscope n 显微镜 =micro+scopemicroscopic a 极小的；显微镜的 =micro+scop+icmiff n 小争吵mighty a 强有力的，强大的it goes back ultimately to Indo-European*mag- be able, havepower,migratory a 迁移的，流浪的 =migrat+orymilestone n 里程碑；转折点 =mile+stonemilitia n 民兵 =milit+ia Military traces its history back to Latin mlessoldier,milk v

3、榨取 Far back into prehistory, milk traces its ancestryto an Indo-European base *melg-,which denoted wiping orstroking.mill n 磨坊；压榨机；制造厂 a large family of English words that go backultimately to the Indo-European base *mel-, *mol-, *ml-, denotinggrind.mime n 哑剧表演；哑剧(演员) mimicmimic v 模仿，戏弄；n 模仿他人言行的人 G

4、k. mimos meant imitator, and henceactor.minaret n 清真寺的尖塔minatory a 威胁的，恫吓的 =minat(menance)+orymince v 切碎；小步走路 =min+cemingle v 混合 mixminiature n 小画像；缩影 =miniat+ureminimize v 把减至最低数量或程度=minim+izeminion n 奴才，低下之人 =min+ionminnow n 鲦鱼，小淡水鱼mint n 大量；巨额 The money factory comes ultimately from Latinmonta mi

5、nt,moneyminuet n 小步舞 =minu+etminuscule a 极小的 =minu+sculeminutes n 会议记录minutia n 细枝末节，细节 =minut+iamirror n 镜子，写照 Based on mrr were Latin mrbilis wonderful(source of English marvel) and mrculum something to be wonderedat (source of English miracle).miracle n 奇事，奇迹 =mir+acleadmiremirage n 幻影，海市蜃楼 =mir+

6、agemire n 泥沼；困境 v 使陷入困境mirth n 欢乐，欢笑 merrymisanthrope n 愤世嫉俗者 =mis+anthropemischievous a 淘气的；有害处的 =mis+chiev(happen)+ousmiscreant n 恶棍，歹徒 =mis+cre(creed)+antmiser n 守财奴，吝啬鬼miserly a 吝啬的，贪婪的 =miser+lymisgiving n 担心，疑虑 =mis+givingmisinform v 向提供错误信息=mis+informmisnomer n 名字的误用 =mis+nom+ermisperceive v

7、误解 =mis+perceivemisrepresent v 误传，歪曲 =mis+representmisrepresentation n 歪曲 =mis+representationmisshapen a 畸形的，奇形怪状的 =mis+shap+enmissile n 发射物；导弹 =miss+ile Mission,etymologically a sending,mite n 极小量；小虫 tiny insect-like creature, goes back to aprehistoric Germanic *mtnmitigate v 减轻，缓和 =mit+ig+atemitte

8、n n 连指手套mnemonics n 记忆法，记忆规则 =mnemon+ics mindmoan v/n(痛苦地/的)呻吟；(不满地/的)抱怨moat n 壕沟；护城河 The word moat originally meantamound or embankmentmobile a 易于移动的 =mob+ilemobility n 可动性，流动性 =mob+ilitymock v 嘲笑；模仿地嘲弄mode n 样式，时尚；模式modest a谦虚的，谨慎的；适度的 =mod+estmodicum n 少量 =mod+icummodify v 修改，变更 =mod+ifymodish a

9、时髦的 =mod+ishmodulate v 调整(音的强弱) =mod+ulatemogul n 显要人物，权势之人 Mongolmolar n 臼齿mold n 模子；(美)霉；v 塑造 modemolding n 装饰线条；铸造物 =mold+ingmoldy a 发霉的molecule n 分子mollify v 安慰，安抚comes ultimately from L. molluscus soft, a derivative ofmollis soft.mollycoddle v 过分爱惜，娇惯；n娇生惯养的人=molly+coddlemolt v 换羽，脱毛；n 换羽(期)，脱毛

10、(期) mutablemolten v 熔化；a 熔化的 =molt+enmoment n 瞬间；重要 =mom+entmomentous a 极重要的，严重的 =moment+ousmomentum n 推进力，势头 =moment+ummonarch n 君主，帝王 =mon+archmonarchy n 君主制 =mon+archymonetary a 货币的 =monet+arymongrel n 杂种动物；混血儿 among ,minglemonochromatic a 单色的 =mono+chromaticmonochrome a 单色的，单色画的 =mono+chromemono

11、cle n 单片眼镜 =mono+clemonogamy n 一夫一妻制 =mono+gam+ymonolithic a 巨石的，巨大的 =mono+lithicmonologue n 独白；个人长篇演说 =mono+log+uemonomania n 偏狂症，狂热病 =mono+maniamonopoly n 专利权，垄断 =mono+polymonotonous a 单调的，无聊的 =mono+ton+ousmonotony n 单调，千篇一律 =mono+ton+ymonsoon n 季雨，季风montage n 蒙太奇；拼集画monumental a 极大的；纪念碑的 =monumen

12、t+almorale n 士气，精神力量 =moral+emoralistic a 道学气的 =moral+isticmoratorium n 停止偿付；禁止活动 =morat+oriummorbid a 病态的，不正常的 =morb+idmordant a 讥讽的，尖酸的 =mord+ant morselmores n 风俗习惯，道德观念moribund a 即将结束的；垂死的 =mori+bundmorose a 阴郁的 =mor+osemorsel n 一小块(食物)；小量mortality n 死亡率 =mort+ality Mortal goes back ultimately to

13、 the Indo-European base *mor-,*mr- die (source also of English murder).mortar n 小臼，乳钵；迫击炮mortgage n 抵押贷款 v 用作抵押Mortgage means literally deadpledge.mortification n 耻辱，屈辱 =mort+ificationmortify v 使屈辱，使痛心 =mort+ifymortuary n 停尸间，太平间 =mort+uarymosaic n 马赛克；镶嵌细工mosque n 清真寺 etymologically a place where y

14、ou bow down inprayermosquito n 蚊子 comes ultimately from the Latin word for fly,muscamote n 微粒，微尘motif n(作品)主题，主旨motility n 运动性 =mot+ilitymotley 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+ousmourn v 哀悼，哀伤mournful a 悲伤的 =mourn+fulmovement n(交响乐)乐章=move+mentmuffle v 使声音降

15、低；裹住muffled a(声音)压低的=muffl+edmuffler n 消音器；围巾 =muffl+ermulish a 骡一样的，执拗的 =mul(e)+ishmultiple a 多样的，多重的 =multi+plemultiplicity n 多样性 =multiplic+itymultiply v 乘；增加；繁殖 =multi+plymumble v 咕哝，含糊不清地说mundane a现世的，世俗的 =municipality n 市；市政当局 =muni+cip+alitymunificence n 慷慨，宽宏大量 =muni+fic+encemunition n 军火，弹药

16、 =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 mousemuscular a 肌肉的；强健的 =musc+ularmuse v 沉思，冥想 This in turn was derived from mousa muse, sourceof English musemushroom n 蘑菇；v 雨后春笋般迅速发展 =mush+roommusicologist n 音乐学者 =music+ologistmusket n 旧式步枪muster v 召集，聚集mutate v 变异 the direct E

17、nglish descendant of the Indo-Europeanbase *moi-, *mei-change, exchange,mute a沉默的 v 减弱声音 n 弱音器 =mut+emuted a 减弱的，变得轻柔的 =mut+edmutineer n 反叛者，背叛者 =muti+neermutter v 咕哝，嘀咕myopia n 近视；缺乏远见myopic a 近视眼的；缺乏辨别力的myriad a 许多的，无数的 thousandmystic a 神秘的，不可思议的 Greek mein meant close ones eyes or mouth, andhence was used figuratively for keep secret.