Group 4
anachronistic[əˌnækrəˈnɪstɪk]adj.时代错误的;落伍的;过时的
例 In her later years, Bertha Pappenheim was an apostle of noble but already anachronistic notions, always respected for her integrity, her energy, and her resolve but increasingly out of step and ultimately alienated from even her own organization. ——GRE OG, Practice Test 1, Section 3: Verbal Reasoning
在她的晚年,伯莎·帕彭海姆依然坚信着那些高贵但已经落伍的观念,她一直因为她的正直、活力和决心而受人尊敬,但她越来越不合拍,甚至最终被自己的组织疏远了。
记 ana-chron-ist-ic
ana-=against
chron=time,如“chronological”(按时间顺序的)(GRE No. 9-6, Section B)
-ist:名词后缀,表示“……主义者,……的专家”,如“militarist”(军国主义者)(GRE No. 9-1, Section B)
-ic:形容词后缀,表示与“与……有关的,……的”,如“geographic”(地理的)(GRE No. 6-1, Section A)
accepted[əkˈseptɪd]adj.公认的;录取的;可接受的;已承兑的
例 A computer simulation based on this theory has reproduced the appearance of many spiral galaxies without assuming an underlying density wave, the hallmark of the most widely accepted theory of the large-scale structure of spiral galaxies.——GRE No.7-3, Section B
建立在这一理论基础上的一种计算机模拟研究再现了许多螺旋星系的外观,在此过程中并未假设一种基本密度波的存在,而所谓的密度波则是最广为人们接受的有关大规模螺旋星系结构理论的标志特征。
记 ac-cept-ed
ac-=ad-=a-=to,如“achieve”(实现)(GRE No. 9-3, Section B)
cept=take,如“perceptibly”(显然地)(GRE No. 7-1, Section B)
-ed:形容词后缀,如“gifted”(有天赋的)(GRE No. 3-2, Section A)
exotic[ɪɡˈzɑtɪk]adj.异国的;外来的;奇特的
例 These explorer-photographers documented the West that their employers wanted to see:an exotic and majestic land shaped by awesome natural forces, unpopulated and ready for American settlement.——GRE 1999年4月,Section B
这些探险摄影师记录了雇主们想看到的西部:由令人敬畏的自然力量所塑造的一片异域之地,雄伟壮观、无人居住,已经准备好成为美国人的定居点。
记 exo-tic
exo-=outside,如“exogamy”(外族通婚)(GRE No. 4-3, Section B)
-ic, -tic:形容词后缀,表示“与……有关的,……的”,如“magnetic”(有磁性的)(GRE No. 5-3, Section A)
emulate [ˈemjʊleɪt] v.仿真;模仿;尽力赶上;同……竞争
记 emul-ate
emul=equal
-ate:动词后缀,其名词形式是-ation,如“stimulate”(刺激)(GRE No. 4-2, Section A)
appreciate [əˈpriːʃɪeɪt] v.欣赏;感激;领会;理解;增值
例 The case of Verdi is a different one: he took a popular genre—bourgeois melodrama set to music (an accurate definition of nineteenth-century opera)—and, without altering its fundamental nature, transmuted it into high art. This remains one of the greatest achievements in music, and one that cannot be fully appreciated without recognizing the essential trashiness of the genre. ——GRE No. 9-3, Section B
威尔第的情形又另当别论:他选取了一种通俗的流派——配乐的资产阶级悲喜剧(这不失为对19世纪歌剧的一种精确的定义)——并且,在不改变其根本性质的情况下,将它转变成高雅艺术。这一直是音乐领域最伟大的成就之一,而如果不能认识到这一艺术流派根本上的拙劣性质,就无法充分地欣赏威尔第的这一成就。
记 ap-preci-ate
ap-=ad-=to,如“appeasement”(缓和,平息)(GRE No. 3-2, Section B)
preci=price,如“precious”(宝贵的)(GRE No. 8-3, Section A)
-ate:动词后缀,其名词形式是-ation,如“originate”(起源)(GRE No. 8-3, Section A)
alienate [ˈeɪlɪəneɪt] v.使疏远,离间;让与——alienate from 使疏远;使脱离;离间
请参照Unit 2, Group 3该词条复习
相关题目:
In her later years, Bertha Pappenheim was an apostle of noble but already (i) ______notions, always respected for her integrity, her energy, and her resolve but increasingly out of step and ultimately (ii) ______even her own organization.——GRE OG, Practice Test 1, Section 3: Verbal Reasoning