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标 题: 托福词汇研究 Unit 19-20
发信站: 哈工大紫丁香 (2001年02月26日12:38:34 星期一), 站内信件
Unit 19
martinet n.厉行严格纪律的人 [J Martinet, 17th-c French drill-master]
masquerade n.画装舞会;参加化装舞会 [mascarade<Sp mascarada<m scara mask]
massacre n.大屠杀;使惨败 [the Massacre of St Bartholomew(法国的)圣巴托罗 缪大
屠杀(<古法语"屠,宰")]
massive a.巨大的;重的;厚重的 [ME<F massif -ive<OF massiz ult<L massa MASS]
mast n.桅杆;首领;老师;基督 [rel to MEAT(<中OE "食物")肉;内容,实质 a speech f
ull of ~ 内容充实的演说]
masticate v.咀嚼 [LL masticare masticat-<Gk mastikhao gnash the teeth mastic
able 可咀嚼的;嚼得碎的]
materialize v.赋与实质;物质化
maternal a.母亲的 [ME<OF maternel or L maternus<mater mother matriarchy妇女统
治]
matricide n.弑母 [L matricida, matricidium<mater matris mother]
matrix n.模型;子宫;矩阵 [L, = breeding-female, womb, register<mater matris m
other]
maturity n.成熟;完成;到期;化脓
maudlin a.易伤感的 [ME<OF Madeleine<ecclL Magdalena MAGDALEN, with ref to pi
ctures of Mary Magdalen weeping]
maul n.大槌;撕裂;粗暴对待 [ME<OF mail<L malleus hammer]
maunder v.絮聒 [perh<obs maunder beggar, to beg]
mausoleum n.陵墓 [L<Gk Mausoleion<Mausolos Mausolus king of Caria(4th c BC),
to whose tomb the name was orig applied]
mauve n.淡紫色 [F, lit = mallow,<L malva]
mawkish a.令人作呕的 [obs mawk maggot<ON mathkr<Gmc maw动物的胃]
maxim n.格言;箴言 [ME<F maxime or medL maxima(propositio), fem adj(MAXIMUM极
大)]
mayhem n.伤害罪 [AF mahem, OF mayhem(MAIM)HEM边缘;包围]
meander v.蜿蜒而流 [L maeander<Gk Maiandros, the name of a winding river in
Phrygia]
measured a.精确的;基于标准的
meddlesome a.爱管闲事的 [MEDDLE干涉]
mediate v.调停;作...之中间者 [LL mediare mediat-<L medius middle]
mediocre a.平常的;普通的
[F mediocre or<L mediocris of middle height or degree<medius middle+ocris ru
gged mountain mediocrity 平凡;凡人
meditation n.沉思;考虑
medium n.媒介物;方法;环境;中央 [L, = middle, neut of medius]
medley n.混合 [ME<OF medlee var of meslee<Rmc(MEDDLE)]
meek a.温柔的;谦恭的;懦弱的 [ME me(o)c<ON mj*kr soft, gentle]
megalopolis n.大城市 [MEGA-+Gk polis city]
melancholy n.忧郁;意气消沉 [<Gk melagkholia<melas melanos black+khole bile]
melee n.混战;群殴 [a fist-swinging ~ 互殴的混战 the ~ around the bargain cou
nter 围在特价品贩卖柜台四周的混乱人群]
mellifluous a.流畅的 [ME<OF melliflue or LL mellifluus<mel honey+fluere flow
]
memento n.纪念品;令人回忆的东西 [L, imper of meminisse remember]
memorial a.纪念碑 [ME<OF memorial or L memorialis(MEMORY) memorialize 纪念]
menace v.n.威胁;胁迫 [ME ult<L minax -acis threatening<minari threaten]
menagerie n.动物园;人物荟集
[F menagerie(MeNAGE(<F "家政")The office is a ~ of egotists and sycophants 该
办公室乃是自私者与 谄媚者汇集之处
mendacious a.好说谎的;不诚实的 [L mendax -dacis perh<mendum fault mendacity
撒谎(的习惯、性格)虚伪;谎言(lie)]
mendicant n.乞丐 [L mendicare beg<mendicus beggar<mendum fault]
menial a.奴仆的;卑贱的 [ME<OF meinee household]
mentor n.良师 [F<L<Gk Mentor adviser of the young Telemachus in Homer's Odys
sey and Fenelon's Telemaque]
mercantile a.商人的;贸易的 [F<It<mercante MERCHANT商人;商业的 merchandise商品
]
mercenary a.图利的 [ME<L mercenarius<merces -edis reward]
merchandise n.v.商品;存货;交易;买卖
mercurial a.多变的 [ME<OF mercuriel or L mercurialis (MERCURY汞;使者)]
mere a.小湖 [OE<Gmc]
meretricious a.粉饰的;俗气的 [L meretricius<meretrix -tricis prostitute<mere
ri be hired MERETRIX妓女]
merit v.功绩;价值;真相 [ME<OF merite<L meritum price, value, = pp. of mereri
earn, deserve]
mesa n.台地 [Sp, lit table,<L mensa]
mesmerize v.施以催眠术 [<奥地利医生Mesmer,创始催眠术]
mesoscale n.中等规模
metamorphosis n.蜕变;变形 [L<Gk metamorphosis<metamorphoo transform(META-变化
, morphoo<morphe form)]
metaphor n.隐喻 [F metaphore or L metaphora<Gk metaphora<metaphero transfer
metaphorical隐喻性的,比喻性的]
metaphysical a.形而上学的;抽象的
mete v.测量;分配 [ME<OF<L meta boundary, goal ~ out justice 给与公平的赏罚]
meteoric a.流星的;昙花一现的 [meteor 流星;陨石]
meticulous a.小心翼翼的 [L meticulosus<metus fear]
metonymy n.转喻;换喻 [LL metonymia<Gk metonumia(META-, onoma, onuma name)]
metropolis n.首府;大城市 [LL<Gk metropolis parent State<meter metros mother+
polis city]
mettle n.勇气;精神 [(metal 的变体字)put (set) a person on his ~ 使某人奋发,激
励某人]
mettlesome a.勇敢的;有生气的
mews n.马厩 [pl(now used as sing)of MEW巢;咪咪;海鸥, orig of the royal stabl
es on the site of hawks' mews at Charing] [Cross]
miasma n.瘴气 [Gk, = defilement,<miaino pollute]
microcosm n.小天地;小宇宙;小世界 [<Gk mikros kosmos little world]
mien n.风采;态度 [prob<obs demean<DEMEAN, assim to F mine expression]
migrant a.移居的
migratory a.流动的;移动的
milieu n.(个人所处的)社会环境 [F<mi MID+lieu place]
militant a.态度强硬的;好战的 [ME<OF<L(MILITATE)]
militate v.发生作用;影响
[L militare militat-<miles militis soldier;Circumstances ~d agains this succ
ess 环境对他的成 功有不利 的影响
millennium n.一千年;太平盛世 [modL<L mille thousand after BIENNIUM二年之期间
millenarian 属于或相信 millenium 的.n.相信] [millenium 的人]
mimic a.丑角;摹写品 [L mimicus<Gk mimikos(MIME)mimicry模仿;仿造品;拟态]
minatory a.威胁的;恫吓的 [LL minatorius<minari minat- threaten]
mince v.切碎;装模作样地行动 [ME<OF mincier ult<L(MINUTIA细节;琐事)]
mincing a.装模作样的;矫饰的
mire n.泥沼;困境;污辱 [ME<ON m*rr<Gmc, rel to MOSS泥沼]
mirth n.欢笑;愉快;高兴 [OE myrgth(MERRY)mirthful 愉快的;高兴的 mirthless 不快
乐的;悲伤的;阴森的]
misadventure n.不幸;灾难 [ME<OF mesaventure<mesavenir turn out badly(MIS-, A
DVENT: cf A
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