appall v.使惊骇 [appallling可怕的]

apparatus n.器具;器官;组织 [apparare apparat- make ready for]

apparel n.精制的衣服 [appar+el;apparent明显的]

apparition n.幽灵 [ apparition or apparitio attendance(APPEAR)]

appeal v.恳请;呼吁 [ apel, apeler appellare to address]

appease v.抚慰;使平静 [apeser, OF apaisier to+pais PEACE]

appellate a.控诉的;上诉的 [ appellatus(APPEAL, -ATE) appellant n.上诉人;a.控诉的]

appellation n.称号;名称 [ appellatio -onis(APPEAL, -ATION)]

append v.附加 [ appendere hang appendage 附加物]

appetence n.欲望;性欲;本能 [ appetence or appetentia appetere seek after]

appetite n.胃口;食欲 [appetizing开胃的]

applicable a.生效的;适合的 [APPLY]

apposite a.适当的 [ appositus pp. of apponere(AD-, ponere put)]

appraise v.鉴定 [APPRIZE by assim to PRAISE]

appreciable a.明显的;重要的 [perceptible感觉到的 appreciative 感谢的;赞赏的]

apprehend v.理解;逮捕;忧惧 [prehensile能抓住的apprehensive 焦虑的;悟性好的]

apprehension n.挂念;忧虑;逮补 [APPREHEND, -ION]

apprise v.通知 [ appris -ise pp. of apprendre learn, teach(APPREHEND)]

approachable a.可靠近的;随和的 [reproach指责 reapproach再接近 reproachable应受责备的]

approbation n.许可;承认 [APPROBATE通过;许可;称赞; -ATION]

appropriate v.拨款;盗用;恰当的 [ appropriatus pp. of appropriare(AD-, propriusown)]

approximate v.近似;近似的 [AD-, proximus very near]

appurtenance n.(土地上)附属物 [APPERTAIN 附属,关系,适合, -ANCE]

apron n.围裙 [ naperon etc dimin of nape table-cloth mappa: for loss

of n cf ADDER 加者,计算者 = adding] [machine]

apropos ad.恰好地 [F propos to+propos PURPOSE 目的;计划;意图]

aptitude n.才能;性向 [aptitudo -inis(APT, -TUDE)apt易于;恰当的]

aquaplane n.滑水板;滑水板游戏 [aqua 水 + PLANE]

aquarelle n.水彩画;水彩画法 [acquarella= water-colour 水彩; aqua 水]

aquatic a.水生的;水中的 [aqueous 水的]

aqueduct n.高驾渠;渡槽 [aquae ductus conduit

aquiline a.钩状的;似鹰的 [ aquilinus aquila eagle]

arabesque a.阿拉伯式的 [It arabesco arabo Arab]

arable a.适于耕种的;可开垦的 [arable or  arabilis arare to plough 耕地,田;北斗七星]

arbiter n.仲裁人 [arbitrator公断人]

arbitrary a.武断的 [ arbitrarius or F arbitraire(ARBITER,-ARY)arbitrate仲裁,公断]

arbitrator n.仲裁人;审判者 [ARBITRATION仲裁,公断, arbitrate 仲裁 L arbitrari judge]

arboreal a.树的;木本的 [ arboreus arboretum 植物园]

arcade n.骑楼 [ arcada or It arcata Rmc: rel to ARCH]

arcane a.神秘的;秘密的 [arcane or L arcanus arcere shut up arca chest]

archaeology n.考古学 [ arkhaiologia ancient history(ARCHAEAN, -LOGY)]

archaic a.古代的;已不通用的 [ archaique

archetype n.原形 [archetypum arkhetupon(ARCH-, tupos stamp)]

archipelago n.列岛 [It arcipelago arkhi- chief+pelagos sea(orig = theAegean Sea)]

archives n.档案;档案保存处