Unit 2
Group 1
caprice [kəˈpriːs] n.任性,反复无常;善变
记 capr-ice
caper:跳跃,雀跃
-ice:名词后缀,表示“状态”,如“service”(服务)(GRE 1991年4月,Section B)
aesthetics[esˈθetɪks]n.美学;美的哲学——aesthetic[esˈθetɪk]adj.美的;美学的;审美的,具有审美趣味的
例 Hence, it is necessary that a critic develop a sensibility informed by familiarity with the history of art and aesthetic theory. ——GRE No. 9-2, Section A
因此,一个评论家有必要培养发展一种鉴赏力,这种鉴赏力应充斥着对艺术史和美学理论的熟稔。
记 aesthet-ics
aesthet=feeling
-ics:常用于学术用语的后缀,如“metaphysics”(形而上学)(GRE 1991年10月,Section B)
obligation [ˌɑblɪˈɡeɪʃn] n.义务;职责;责任
例 Many philosophers disagree over the definition of morality, but most disputants fall into one of two categories: egocentrics, who define morality as the pursuit of self-fulfillment, and sociocentrics, who define morality as an individual's obligations to society. ——GRE 1993年4月,Section B
许多哲学家在道德一词的定义上意见大相径庭,但大部分争论者都可以划归两大类型中的一类:个人中心论者和社会中心论者。个人中心论者将道德定义为对自我实现的追求,而社会中心论者则将道德定义成个人对社会的义务。
记 ob-lig-ation
ob-=to,如“oblige”(迫使)(GRE No. 3-3, Section B)
lig=bind,如“religion”(宗教)(GRE No. 7-1, Section B)
-ation:抽象名词后缀,表示“行为,过程”,如“compensation”(补偿)(GRE No. 4-3, Section A)
methodology[ˌmeθəˈdɑlədʒɪ]n.方法学,方法论——methodological[ˌmeθədəˈlɑdʒɪkl]adj.方法的,方法论的
例 By focusing on a limited geographical area in order to gather in-depth information, the authors have avoided the methodological pitfalls that have plagued earlier research on homework.——GRE 1997年11月,Section B
通过关注一个有限的地理区域,以便收集更加深入的信息,作者们避免了早些时候对在家工作的研究造成困扰的方法论上的缺陷。
记 meth-od-ology
meth-=meta-=after,如“metaphysical”(形而上学的)(GRE No. 3-1, Section A)
od=way,如“cathode”(阴极)(GRE 1993年10月,Section A)
-ology:表示学科、学问的名词后缀,如“epistemology”(认识论)(GRE 1991年10月,Section B)
intellect [ˈɪntəlekt] n.智力,才智;理解力;理智;知识分子;智力高的人
例 In effect, in trying to demonstrate that the imagination is more profound and less submissive to the intellect than Saint-Beuve assumed, Proust elicited vital memories of his own and, finding subtle connections between them,began to amass the material for Remembrance.——GRE No. 8-1, Section A
事实上,为了试图证明想象力要比圣伯夫所假设的来得更为深刻,且并非那么易于屈服于理性,普鲁斯特引发了自己的至关重要的记忆,发现它们之间微妙的联系,便开始为《追忆似水年华》收集材料。
记 intel-lect
intel-=inter-=between,如“interrupt”(打断)(GRE No. 3-2, Section B)
lect=choose,如“collection”(作品集)(GRE 1992年10月,Section A)
相关题目:
Mathematicians have a distinctive sense of beauty: they strive to present their ideas and results in a clear and compelling fashion, dictated by ______as well as by logic. ——GRE OG, Practice Test 1, Section 3: Verbal Reasoning
A caprice
B aesthetics
C obligation
D methodologies
E intellect