实在英语单词跟汉语一样是有偏旁部首的,只要记住它们,碰着不会的单词就可以猜,以是要记的东西就大大减少了。这些偏旁部首便是词根,由于英语领悟了各种措辞,比如希腊语、拉丁语、法语、德语,以是词根也来自不同的措辞,根据词根在源措辞中的意思来阐明英语单词意思的方法叫词源学。按照词源学记单词又快又故意思。
拉丁语omnis意思为“全部”,在英语中蜕变为词根omni,本期学习包含这个词根的单词。
1. omnipotent,[ɒmˈnɪpətənt],adj. omni全部+potens强大的,无所不能的,全能的。名词omnipotence [ɒmˈnɪpətəns]。Doug lived in the shadow of his seemingly omnipotent father. 道格生活在他那看似无所不能的父亲的阴影里。
2. omniscient,[ɒmˈnɪsiənt],adj. omni全部+sciens知道,无所不知的。名词omniscience [ɒmˈnɪsiəns]。
If God is omniscient , he must know beforehand exactly what a person will do in a given situation. 如果上帝无所不知,他肯定会事先知道一个人在特定情形下会做什么。
3. omnipresent,[ˌɒmnɪˈpreznt],adj. omni全部+present呈现,无所不在的。
Fear was omnipresent in Europe during 1939 just before World War II. 1939年二战前,恐怖在欧洲无处不在。
A synonym of omnipresent is ubiquitous, from Latin ubique, everywhere. The ubiquitous ice cream vendor seems to be everywhere at the same time. "Ubiquitous laughter greeted the press secretary's remark," i.e., laughter was heard everywhere in the room. The noun form is ubiquity. omnipresent的同义词是ubiquitous [juːˈbɪkwɪtəs],源自拉丁语ubique,无处不在。无处不在的冰淇淋小贩彷佛同时涌如今所有地方。 "Ubiquitous laughter greeted the press secretary's remark,"的意思是说房间里到处都能听到笑声。名词形式是ubiquity [juːˈbɪkwəti]。
4. omnibus,[ˈɒmnɪbəs],n. 公共汽车;精选集;文集 adj. 综合性的;总括的;(包括)多项的。
I am reading a new omnibus edition of three Ruth Rendell chillers. 我正在读一本收录露丝·伦德尔三篇胆怯故事的新选集。The money was part of an omnibus spending bill approved by Congress. 这笔钱是由国会批准的总括消费账单的一部分。
5. omnivore,[ˈɒmnɪvɔː(r)],n. omnis全部+vor吃,杂食动物。形容词omnivorous [ɒmˈnɪvərəs],杂食的,什么都读的。
Most of the species (38) analysed in this study were insectivorous or insect-eating omnivores. 本研究剖析的大部分物种(38)是食虫或食虫杂食动物。
Brown bears are omnivorous, eating anything that they can get their paws on.棕熊是杂食动物,抓到什么吃什么。
As a child, Coleridge developed omnivorous reading habits.柯尔律治从孩提期间便养成了广泛阅读的习气。
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