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标 题: 托福词汇研究 Unit 7-8
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Unit 7
cab n.v.计乘车;驾驶室;自修书 [abbr. of CABRIOLET]
cabal n.派系;阴谋 [F cabale<medL cabala, CABBALA 犹太教的神秘哲学 秘法,秘教]
cache n.隐藏所 [F<cacher to hide]
cachet n.封印 [F<cacher press ult<L coactare constrain]
cackle v.呵呵笑 [ME prob<MLG, MDu kakelen(imit)]
cacodemon n.恶灵;恶鬼;恶人 [Gk kakodaimon <kakos bad + daimon spirit]
cacography n.拼错字;抄错;拙劣的书法 [Gk kakos bad, after orthography]
cacology n.措辞不当;发音不正 [LL cacologia <Gk kakologia vituperation <kakos
bad]
cacophony n.不调和的声音 [kakos bad+phone sound]
cad n.下流的男人;粗鄙的人 [abbr of CADDIE球童 in sense 'odd-job man']
cadaver n.人之尸体 [ME<L<cadere fall cadaverous死尸一样的;憔悴的]
cadence n.韵律;调子 [ME<OF<It cadenza, ult<L cadere fall]
cadet n.陆海空军校学生;实习生 [F<Gascon dial capdet, ult<L caput head]
cadge v.行乞勒索(金钱等);行商 [bind, carry]
cajole v.以甜言蜜语诱惑欺骗 [F cajoler]
calamity n.灾难;吹毛求疵的人 [calamitous 造成灾祸的 calamity howler 杞人忧天
者;悲观论者 Calamity Jane 患难珍妮 (原名Martha] [Jane Canary(Burke)1852-1902
,美国拓荒女英雄)]
caliber n.才干;才能;口径;器量 [同CALIBRE]
calligraphy n.书法 [call=kallos beauty+graphy]
calliope n.蒸汽琴;汽笛风琴 [Gk Kalliope muse of epic poetry(lit 'beautiful-v
oiced')]
callous a.无情的;结硬块的
[ME<L callosus(CALLUS)or F calleux callus老茧;愈合组织,肉状体 callosity 皮肤
硬化,老茧,胼胝;无 感觉;无情
callow a.未成长的 [OE calu]
calorific a.生热的 [L calorificus<calor heat caloric 热(的)]
calumny n.诽谤;谗言 [calumniate诽谤;中伤]
cameo n.有浮雕的宝石 [ME<OF camahieu and medL cammaeus]
camouflage n.v.伪装;掩饰;隐瞒;欺瞒 [f camoufler disguise<It camuffare disgui
se, deceive]
canard n.虚报;谣言 [F, = duck]
candor n.坦白;率真
canker n.弊病 [cank螃蟹]
canny a.精明的;节俭的 [CAN(in sense 'know')+-Y]
canon n.宗教法规;教士;经典 [OE<L<Gk kanon, in ME also<AF & OF canun, -on;in
sense ME<OF canonie<ecclL canonicus: cf] [CANONICAL根据教会法的;正规的,标准的
]
cant n.黑话;伪善之言 [ME<MLG kant, kante, MDu cant, point, side, edge, ult<L
cant(h)us iron tire]
cantata n.清唱剧 [cant=cantare sing]
canter n.慢步小跑 [short for Canterbury(坎特布里,英国大教堂)pace, from the s
upposed easy pace of medieval pilgrims to] [Canterbury]
canto n.长诗中的章 [It, = song,<L cantus]
canvass v.细究;讨论;检票 [orig = toss投掷,摇荡 in a sheet, agitate 摇动 CANV
AS 帆布,油画]
capacious a.容量大的 [L capax -acis<capere hold capacity 包容力, 收容力;容积
]
caparison n.装饰用马衣;给马穿衣 [<Sp caparazon saddle-cloth<capa CAPE羔羊皮(
产于好望角)拉丁文"头"岬,海角;好望角(Cape of Good] [Hope)]
caper v.n.雀跃;嬉戏;把戏 [ME capres & F c res<L capparis<Gk kapparis, treat
ed as pl: cf CHERRY, PEA 豌豆]
capillary a.毛细管的 [<capillus hair]
capitulate v.有条件地投降 [<L caput head]
caprice n.反复无常;任性 [F<It CAPRICCIO随想曲 capricious善变的,任性的,反覆无
常的]
caption n.标题 [<capt- take]
captious a.好吹毛求疵的;诡辩的 [capt take+ious->take(other's fault)(CAPTION)
]
carat n.克拉;开 [<Gk keration fruit of the carob稻子豆(dimin of keras horn角
)Karate空手道 caret加字符号]
cardinal a.首要的;基本的
[ME<OF<L cardinalis<cardo -inis hinge: in Eng first applied to the four virt
ues on which conduct 'hinges( 关键,枢纽,要点)'
cardiology n.心脏学 [cardio+logy]
careen v.使船倾倒;使侧倾 [<L carina KEEL龙骨]
caress v.抚爱 [<L carus dear]
caricature n.讽刺画;讽刺 [<caricare load, exaggerate]
carmine n.洋红色 [<carmesinum crimson+minium cinnabar1(矿)辰砂,朱砂 鲜红色,朱
红色(vermilion)]
carnage n.大屠杀;残杀 [<L caro carnis flesh]
carnal a.肉体的 [<caro carnis flesh]
carnivorous a.食肉的 [<caro carnis flesh+-VOROUS carnivore 食肉动物;食虫植物
]
carouse n.v.酒宴;痛饮;狂欢 [orig as adv = right out, in phr drink carouse<G
gar aus trinken carousal喧闹的酒会]
carping a.吹毛求疵的
carrion n.腐臭的尸体 [ME<AF & ONF caroine, -oigne, OF charoigne ult<L caro f
lesh]
cartographer n.制图者 [carto纸+grapher]
carve v.雕刻;切成薄片;开拓 [OE ceorfan cut<WG]
cascade n.小瀑布 [F<It cascata<cascare to fall ult<L casus: CASE(<L."发生的事
")情形,场合;事例]
caste n.印度世袭阶级;阶级制度 [<casto pure, CHASTE(<L."无缺点的,纯洁的")1<女
子>(肉体上)纯洁的,贞洁的]
castigate v.谴责;惩治 [L castigare reprove<castus pure castigation 强烈申斥;
反对;鞭打;惩罚]
casualty n.意外;灾祸 [ME<medL casualitas(CASUAL), after ROYALTY etc]
casuistry n.诡辩;曲解 [casuist 诡辩家 F casuiste <Sp. casuista <L casus CASE
]
cataclysm n.洪水;剧变 [cata向下的+clysm=kluzo洗 catacomb地下墓穴 catalogue分
类目录 clyster(医)灌肠]
catalyst n.催化剂 [cata+lysis溶解 after analyst catalysis接触反应,催化作用]
catapult n.弹弩;发射机 [F catapulte or L catapulta<Gk katapeltes(CATA-, pall
o hurl)]
catastrophe n.大灾难 [cata+strophe turning]
catechism n.问答形式的教授法 [CATECHIZE 以问答方式讲授;盘问 catechizer 口试者
catechist 传道师;盘问者;采用问答式教学者]
categorical a.绝对的 [CATEGORY 种类]
cater v.承办酒席;迎合 [<acater buy; cate n.佳肴,美食]
catharsis n.导泻;净化 [<kathairo cleanse cathartic通便的;洗涤(胃肠)的;泻药]
catholic a.宽容的;广泛的 [<kata in respect of+holos whole Catholic天主教]
caucus n.干部会议;核心人物 [18th-c US, perh<Algonquin cau' -cau-as' u advise
r]
caustic a.腐蚀性的;刻薄的 [<kaustos burnt<kaio burn]
cauterize v.灼烧 [<kaio burn]
cavalcade n.车队等的行列 [<cavalcare ride ult<L caballus pack-horse]
cavil v.吹毛求疵;苛责 [<L cavillari<cavilla mockery 嘲弄;蔑视]
cavity n.空穴;空腔;蛀牙洞 [<L cavus hollow洞]
cede v.割让;让步 [<L cedere yield]
celebrity n.名声;名人 [<celebr有名的+ity CELEBRATED 驰名的,有名的]
celerity n.快速 [<celer swift]
celestial a.天上的 [CELESTE天空]
celibate a.
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