appearance★

　　構詞appear出現(xiàn)+ance性質，狀況“(表名詞)→外表

　　n.1.the act or an instance of coming into sight.出現(xiàn)，顯露

　　2.outward aspect 外表，外貌

　　3.something that appears; a phenomenon景象;現(xiàn)象

　　習慣用語at first appearance乍看起來; from all appearance(s)看來, 顯然

　　give the appearance of裝出…的樣子; 看起來象 put on the appearance of裝出…樣子

　　真題連線2003 Text 2

　　They should be quick to respond to letters to the editor, lest animal rights misinformation go unchallenged and acquire a deceptive appearance of truth. 他們應該對讀者致編輯的來信及時做出反應，以防止動物權利倡導者借機偽裝起真理的外表，猖獗盛行。

　　appreciate★

　　構詞ap表強調+prec價值+iate動詞后綴→給以價值→評價;欣賞

　　vt.1.to be thankful or show gratitude for為…表示感激，感謝

　　2.to recognize the quality, significance of; to admire greatly; value; 欣賞，賞識，評價

　　3.to be fully aware of or sensitive to; realize意識到

　　真題連線2007 part B

　　Most of all, these new adults must feel that they are respected and supported by a family that appreciates them.最重要的是，這些剛剛成年的人應該覺得，他們受到一個重視他們的家庭的尊重與支持。

　　approach★

　　構詞ap表強調+proach接近→接近

　　v.1.to come or go near or nearer to靠近,接近

　　2.to begin to deal with or work on 著手開始處理或工作

　　n.1.the act of approaching 接近

　　2.a way or means of reaching sth途徑;入門方式

　　習慣用語at the approach of 在…快到的時候

　　be approaching(to) 與…差不多, 大致相等

　　make an approach to 對…進行探討; make approaches to sb.設法接近某人, 想博得某人的好感

　　真題連線2009 Part B

　　Historical particularism became a dominant approach to the study of culture in American anthropology, largely through the influence of many students of Boas. 在博厄斯許多弟子的影響下，“歷史特殊性”成為美國人類學文化研究中的主導方法。

　　appropriate★

　　構詞ap表強調+propri“擁有”，引申為“恰當?shù)摹?ate動詞或形容詞后綴→表強調擁有公物→挪用

　　a.suitable for a particular person, condition, occasion, or place; fitting 適當?shù)?恰當?shù)?特有的

　　vt.to take possession of or make use of exclusively for oneself 撥給,挪用,盜用

　　真題連線2000 英譯漢

　　As a result of all these factors，governments are becoming increasingly dependent on biologists and social scientists for planning the appropriate programs and putting them into effect. 由于這些因素的結果，政府正越來越多地依靠生物學家和社會科學家來安排適當?shù)囊?guī)劃，并付諸實施。

　　arbiter★

　　構詞arbit判斷+er表示人→仲裁人

　　n.1.an arbitrator.仲裁人，公斷人

　　2.one who has the power to judge or ordain at will主宰者

　　真題連線2003 Text 3

　　“Do we really want railroads to be the arbiters of who wins and who loses in the marketplace?” asks Martin Bercovici, a Washington lawyer who frequently represents shipper. “我們是否真的想讓鐵路公司成為在市場上決定誰敗誰榮的裁決者呢?”一位經常代理貨運商的華盛頓牧師馬丁·貝科維奇提出了疑問。

　　arithmetic▲

　　構詞arithm計算+etic 人或學科(表名詞)→算術

　　n.算術算法

　　鏈接arithmetical a.算術的; 關于算術的

　　arithmetician n.算術家

　　真題連線1996 Passage 4

　　Why mention the elementary schools? Because thanks to these schools our early mechanics, especially in the New England and Middle atlantic states, were generally literate and at home in arithmetic and in some aspects of geometry and trigonometry. 為什么要提小學教育?正是因為有了這些學校，我們的早期技工才普遍能讀會寫，并精通算術及部分幾何和三角方面的知識，這種情況在新英格蘭和大西洋中部各州尤為可見。