put, from the Latin verb putare, meaning ‘to think, consider, or believe‘. reputation: [?repju‘te??n] n. 声誉,好名声; deputy: [‘depjuti] adj. 代理的, 副的 n. 代表, 副手.
disputatious: [?d?spj?‘te???s] adj. 好争辩的
impute: [?m‘pju?t] vt. 归罪, 使负责, 嫁祸
putative: [‘pju?t?t?v] adj. 假定的，被公认的
reputed: [r?‘pju?t?d] adj. 名誉好的,被称为...的,有...名气的
log, from the Greek word logos, meaning ‘word, speed, reason‘, is found in English words that end in -logy(means ‘the study of‘) and -logue(a type of discusion). biology:[ba?‘ɑ?l?d?i] n. 生物学; anthropology [?ænθr?‘pɑ?l?d?i] n. 人类学; dialogue: [‘da??lɑ?ɡ] n. 对话 vt.& vi. 对话; epilogue: [‘ep?l??ɡ] n. 结尾, 收场白 =epilog(美).
eulogy: the prefix eu- means ‘well or good‘. [‘ju?l?d?i] n. 颂词, 颂扬, 悼词
monologue: [‘mɑ?n?l??ɡ] n. 独白，长篇大论，独角戏
neologism:neo- means ‘new‘. [ni‘ɑ?l?d??z?m] n. 新字, 新语，新语症
genealogy: [?d?i?ni‘æl?d?i] n. 家系, 宗谱. gen- 【拉丁】“出生，种族”.
terr, comes from the Latin terra, ‘earth‘. terra firma is a Latin phrase that means ‘firm gound‘. terrace [‘ter?s] n. 平台,阳台,梯田 v. 使成阶地,使成梯田 vt. 使成梯田; territory: [‘ter?t??ri] n. 领土, 版图, 领域, 范围.
parterre: [pɑ?r‘ter] n. 花坛(正厅后座)
subterranean: [?s?bt?‘re?ni?n] adj. 地下的，隐蔽的
terrarium: [te‘reri?m] n. 动植物饲养园, 玻璃容器
terrestrial: [t?‘restri?l] adj. 地球的；陆地的，[生物] 陆生的；人间的 n. 陆地生物；地球上的人
mar, comes from the Latin word mare, meaning ‘sea‘, like marine [m?‘ri?n] n. (海军)士兵或军官, 海景画 adj. 海的,海事的,船舶的,航海的; submarine [?s?bm?‘ri?n] n. 潜水艇 adj. 水底的, 海底的 vt. 用潜艇袭击 vi. 滑入...底下.
aquamarine: [?ækw?m?‘ri?n] n. 蓝绿色，海蓝宝石
marina: [m?‘ri?n?] n. (供游艇停泊的)小港，码头
mariner: [‘mær?n?r] n. 海员，水手
maritime: [‘mær?ta?m] adj. 海的, 海上的, 海事的
path: comes from the Greek word pathos, means ‘sufering‘, pathetic [p?‘θet?k] adj. 可怜的，悲哀的；感伤的；乏味的; pathos: [‘pe?θɑ?s] n. 感伤, 悲怅, 悲情
apathetic: [?æp?‘θet?k] adj. 缺乏感情的, 缺乏兴趣的, 无动于衷的，冷淡的
empathy: [‘emp?θi] n. 移情作用,共鸣, 执着投入
pathology: [p?‘θɑ?l?d?i] n. 病理学
sociopath: [‘so?sio?pæθ] n. 反社会的人，不爱社交的人
pen/pun, comes from the Latin words poena, ‘penalty‘ and punire, ‘to punish‘, penalty [‘pen?lti] n. 处罚,惩罚; repentance: [r?‘pent?ns] n. 后悔, 悔改
impunity: [?m‘pju?n?ti] n. 不受惩罚,无事,无患
penal: [‘pi?nl] adj. 刑罚的，刑事的
penance: [‘pen?ns] n. 自我惩罚，(赎罪的)苦行
punitive: [‘pju?n?t?v]adj. 刑罚的,惩罚的
matr/metr, comes from the Greek and Latin words for ‘mother‘. matron: [‘me?tr?n] n. 女总管，护士长，主妇，保姆; matrimony: [‘mætr?mo?ni] n. 结婚,婚姻生活,婚礼; matrix: [‘me?tr?ks] n. 母体,子宫 细胞 脉石,字母 n.矩阵.
maternity: [m?‘t??rn?ti] n. 母性, 母道, 妇产科病房 adj. 孕妇的, 母性的
matriculate: [m?‘tr?kjule?t] v. 准许入学,录取
matrilineal: [?mætr?‘l?ni?l] adj. 母系的
metropolitan: [?metr?‘pɑ?l?t?n] n. 大都市的居民,大主教,母国的居民 adj. 大都市的,大主教区的,母国的
moni, comes from the Latin verb monere, ‘to warn‘ or ‘to scold‘.
admonish: [?d‘mɑ?n??] vt. 劝告, 训诫, 告诫，提醒，敦促
monitory: [‘m?n??to?r?] adj. 训诫的 n. 告戒书
monitor: [‘mɑ?n?t?r] n. 监督器, 班长, 监听员, [计算机]显示器, 监视器 v. 监视, 监听, 监督
premonition: [?pri?m?‘n??n] n. 预告, 预感, 征兆
Words from Mythology:
cereal: [‘s?ri?l] adj. 谷类(的),谷物(的) n. 谷类食物
Junoesque: Juno was the wife of Jupiter, che chief of the Roman gods. [?d?u?n????sk] adj.高贵优美的
martial: [‘mɑ?r?l] adj. 军事的, 战争的
Promethean: [pr?‘mi?θi?n] adj. Prometheus 的，独创性的
Sisyphean: [?s?s?‘fi??n] adj.永远做不完的,徒劳的
titanic: [ta?‘tæn?k] n. 泰坦尼克（船名） adj. 巨大的；四价钛的
Triton: [‘tra?tn] n. 三重氢核 Triton n. [希神]特赖登(人身鱼尾的海神)
vulcanize: [‘v?lk?n?a?z] v. (使)硫化，(使)硬化