analysis★
構(gòu)詞ana再次+lys裂開,分解+is表名詞→再次分解→分析
n.1.the separation of an intellectual or substantial whole into its constituent parts for individual study分解
2.the stated findings of such a separation or determination.分析報告
鏈接analyze vt.分析
真題連線2005 Text 2
Instead of a plan of action, they continue to press for more research—a classic case of “paralysis by analysis”. 他們沒有出臺行動計劃,相反只是繼續(xù)迫切要求進(jìn)行更多的研究——這是一個經(jīng)典的“分析導(dǎo)致麻痹案例”。
ancestor★
構(gòu)詞an在前面的+cest行走,前進(jìn)+or人→走在前面的人→祖先
n.a forerunner or predecessor 祖宗,祖先;原型,先驅(qū)
真題連線2005 Text 1
However, whether such a sense of fairness evolved independently in capuchins and humans, or whether it stems from the common ancestor that the species had 35 million years ago, is, as yet, an unanswered question. 然而這種公平感是在卷尾猴和人類身上各自獨(dú)立演化而成,還是來自三千五百萬前他們共同的祖先,這還是一個懸而未決的問題。
anecdote★
構(gòu)詞anec未出版+dote給予→說出來的故事
n.a short account of an interesting or humorous incident 軼事,趣聞,短故事
真題連線1998 Passage 2
There is, as Robert Rubin, the treasury secretary, says, a “disjunction” between the mass of business anecdote that points to a leap in productivity and the picture reflected by the statistics. 正如財政部長羅伯特·魯賓所說的,生產(chǎn)力發(fā)生飛躍的商業(yè)傳奇與統(tǒng)計數(shù)字所反映的情況之間存在著一種“脫節(jié)”。
announce★
構(gòu)詞an表強(qiáng)調(diào)+nounce講話,說出→表強(qiáng)調(diào)講→宣布
v.1.make (sth) known publicly 宣布; 宣告;發(fā)表
2.make known the presence or arrival通報
鏈接 announcement n.宣布; 宣告; 通告
真題連線1997 Passage 4
...he announced that the company would launch a drive to develop standards for distribution and labeling of potentially objectionable music. 他還宣布公司將致力于為一些人們可能會反感的音樂制定發(fā)行和標(biāo)識的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。
annual★
構(gòu)詞ann年,一年+ual形容詞后綴→一年一次的
a.1.happening every year 每年的; 年度的
2.calculated for the year 按年度計算的
n.book or periodical that is published once a year 年鑒; 年刊; 年報
鏈接annually ad.年年地, 每年地
真題連線1998 Passage 4
Even so, that gain adds up to only 11.4 percent, lowest in American annual records except for the Depression years. 即使如此,人口總數(shù)也只增加了11.4%,除了大蕭條時期,這是美國年度記錄最低的增長率。
anthropological▲
構(gòu)詞anthropo人類+logical形容詞后綴→人類學(xué)的
a.人類學(xué)的, 人類學(xué)上的
鏈接anthropologist▲n.人類學(xué)者, 人類學(xué)家
真題連線2003英譯漢
Thus,the anthropological concept of“culture”,like the concept of“set”in mathematics,is an abstract concept which makes possible immense amounts of concrete research and understanding. 因此,人類學(xué)中的“文化”概念就像數(shù)學(xué)中“集”的概念一樣,是一個抽象概念。它使大量的具體研究和認(rèn)識成為可能。
anticipate★
構(gòu)詞anti前+cip抓+ate動詞后綴→先拿→預(yù)期
v.to feel or realize beforehand; foresee; fulfill in advance預(yù)料;期望;預(yù)先考慮;提前使用
鏈接anticipation n.預(yù)期, 預(yù)料
真題連線1999 Passage 1
What we anticipate seldom occurs; what we lest expected generally happens.我們所預(yù)料的事很少發(fā)生,最預(yù)料不到的事卻往往出現(xiàn)。
apparent★
構(gòu)詞ap表強(qiáng)調(diào)+par看見+ent形容詞后綴→表強(qiáng)調(diào)能看見→顯而易見
a.1.clearly seen or understood; obvious 清楚易見或易懂; 顯然
2.seeming; unreal 表面上的; 假的
鏈接 apparently ad.看來; 似乎
真題連線2002 Text 1
Include a few casual and apparently off-the-cuff remarks which you can deliver in a relaxed and unforced manner. 包括一些很隨便的、看上去是即興的話,你可以用輕松的、不做作的方式把它們說出來。