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THG·自嘲的猫 人生若只如初见(词根: prim)
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from:《蒙娜丽莎的微笑》
2016年12月30日内容(周五)
Merriam-Webster’s Vocabulary Builder
词根: prim
词根释义:first
词根背景知识补充:我们通常能想到primary(首要的),primer(原始物),这个词根的含义比较明显。
1. primal ['praiməl]
定义: (1) original or primitive (2) first in importance
例句: She argues that to restore the economy, the primal necessity was to reform the health care system.
例句语法结构:主谓宾+主系表
例句中文翻译:她表示,振兴经济的首要任务是整改医保体系。
单词中文意思及词性:primal adj.主要的;原始的
介绍段落精简句型解析及推荐背诵句式:大家一定听说过“尖叫减压法”对不对,来看这个介绍:❤️[背诵]Certain psychologists employ “primal scream” therapy, in which patients relive painful experiences from their past and express their frustration and anger through screaming and even violence. 这个句子本来不打算让大家背诵,然后可借鉴的点比较多还是背吧。你比如certain表示“某些”;employ一般“雇用”常见,但这里表示“采用”,采用某种方法论、技术等都可以用这个词;therapy,“理疗”,这个词随着全球越来越重视健康管理也越发常见;relive though,通过……释放。反正就是整个句子虽然没用什么特别高深的表达,但是行云流水很舒服。
2. primiparous [prai'mipərəs]
定义: (1) bearing the first offspring(后代)(2) having born only one previous offspring
例句: The purpose of the study was to compare the average duration of labor for primiparous women with that of multiparous women.
例句语法结构:主系表
例句中文翻译:这次研究的目的在于比较初产和多产女性的平均劳动时长。
单词中文意思及词性:primiparous adj. 初产的;初次分娩的
介绍段落精简句型解析及推荐背诵句式:这个词既可以用于人也可以用于动物。
3. primogeniture [,praimə'dʒenitʃə]
定义: an exclusive(专一的;独有的) right of inheritance belonging to the eldest son of a single set of parents
例句: Many of the world’s monarchies descend by the principle of primogeniture.
例句语法结构:主谓宾
例句中文翻译:世界上很多君主制国家都是长子世袭王位。
单词中文意思及词性:primogeniture n.长子继承权
介绍段落精简句型解析及推荐背诵句式:了解一个有意思的小常识,英国是君主立宪制,但是美国独立后这个制度立马被废除了:Primogeniture was one of the English practices that Americans were eager to abolish once independence had been attained. Leading the campaign against it was Thomas Jefferson.
4. primordial [prai'mɔ:djəl]
定义: (1) first created or developed; (2) existing in or from the very beginning
例句: Many astronomers think the universe is continuing to evolve(进化) from a primordial cloud of gas.
例句语法结构:主谓宾从
例句中文翻译:很多天文学家都认为宇宙是由原始的云体尘埃云形成的。
单词中文意思及词性:primordial adj. 原始的
介绍段落精简句型解析及推荐背诵句式:❤️[背诵]A primordial landscape is one that bears no sign of human use. 处女地就是没被人类开发使用过的地方。这里的bear这个动词用的很妙啊你们体会一下。