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新东方刘畅词汇笔记-16-1第三十一节

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人类感观动词

look“看(强调动作)”,而see“看(强调结果)”,例:He looked but saw nothing.他看了看,但是什么也没看见。

词根pect,spect=look

respect=re(again)+ spect反复地看,作动词“尊敬”,作名词“尊敬;方面”,例:We respected our professor in many respects. 我们在很多方面都尊敬我们的教授。The students show great respect for their history teacher.学生对他们的历史老师表示出极大的尊重。

其形容词有respectable“值得尊敬的”,如a respectable leader一个值得尊敬的领导

respectful“尊敬的”,如be respectful to other people’s views尊重其他人的观点

respective“分别的,各自的”,例:My husband and I are going to visit our respective teachers.我和我的丈夫都要去拜访各自的老师。

inspect=in + spect(look)作动词“检查”,例:He inspected the car carefully before he bought it.买车之前他仔细地检查了那车。

其名词Inspector“检查员”

prospect=pro(forward)+ spect(look)向前看,名词“期望,展望”,例:There’s not much prospect of Mr. Smith’s being elected as Congressman.史密斯先生被选为议员的希望是不大的。如a job with excellent prospects一份很有希望的工作

perspective=per(through)+ spect(look)+ ive从头到尾穿过去看,名词1“透视法”2“看待事情的角度”,例:We must view the things in the proper perspective.我们必须从正确的视角来看待问题。

aspect=as(to)+ pect(look)名词1(去被别人看到的第一印象)“外表”,如a little girl of pleasing aspect有着招人喜爱的外表的小女孩,2“(问题等的)方面”,例:The training program covers every aspect of the job.这个培训包含了工作的每一个方面。

spectator=spect(look)+ ator看的人,名词“(指比赛或表演)观众,旁观者”,例:At the end of match, the spectators went wild with excitement.比赛结束后,观众们激动得发狂。

speculate=spec(look)+ ulate动词“投机”(见机行事,看准了空子往里钻),如speculate on the stock market进行证券投机

retrospect=retro(back)+ spect(look)向后看,动词“回顾”,例:In retrospect, it’s easy to see why we were wrong.回顾一下,就可以很容易看到为什么我们错了。

expect=ex(out)+ pect(look)向外看,“期待,期望”,例:Most of the parents expect much of their children.大部分的父母都对自己的子女抱有很大期望。

suspect=sus(sub,向下)+ pect(look)向下看,以观后效,动词“怀疑”,例:I suspect the truth of her statement.对她所说的话的真实性我持怀疑态度。

sus表示向下,如:suspend=sus(sub,向下)+ pend(hang)动词1“悬挂”,例:A lamp is suspended from the ceiling above us.我们头顶的天花板上悬挂着一盏灯。2“推迟,暂停”

词根spec=spic,spis=look

conspicuous=con(together)+ spic(look)+ uous有目共睹,大家全能看的见,“显眼的,显而易见的”,例:She's always conspicuous because of her bright clothes and strange hair style.因为她衣着鲜艳,发型奇特,所以总会惹人注目。如conspicuous errors显而易见的错误

suspicious=sus(向下)+ pic(look)+ i + ous“可疑的;引起怀疑的”,例:I am suspicious of that woman - I think she may have stolen sth. from our shop.我对那个女人很怀疑,我认为她可能从我们的商店偷了什么东西。

其名词suspicion“怀疑”

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