1.vessel n.船(ship);容器(container);導管(tube)
例:The cause of the wreck of the vessel is still unknown.//pottery vessel陶容器//blood vessel血管
2.vestige n.痕跡,殘余(trace)
例:Most people have consciously rejected Confucianism, but vestiges of the old order remain.
3.veteran n.老兵(an old soldier of long service, a former member of the armed forces)
發音記憶:“為他人”--本著為他人的思想,成為了光榮的老兵
4.viability n.可行性(capability of working, functioning, or developing adequately);生存能力(capability of living)
詞根記憶:via(路)+bility--有路可走的--可行性
例:It is a realistic possibility that casts the most serious doubt on the viability of the company's plan.// They help to ensure the continued economic viability of the world community.
5.viable a.可行的(feasible);能活下去的(capable of living)
詞根記憶:via(道路)+able--有路可走--可行的
例:A food-product innovation can be technically feasible and still not be economically viable.
6.vicinity n.附近,接近(neighborhood)
詞根記憶:vicin(鄰近)+ity--附近(地區)
例:The commission acknowledges that nothing can ensure the safety of people who live in the vicinity of a nuclear plant.
同根詞:vicinage(n.周圍地區)
7.vicious a.邪惡的(evil);惡性的(worsened by internal causes that reciprocally augment each other)
詞根記憶:vic(e)(罪惡)+ious--罪惡的--惡性的
例:When people evade income taxes by not declaring taxable income,a vicious cycle results.
8.victimize v.使受害,迫害;使犧牲(to cause someone to suffer unfairly)
詞根記憶:來自victim(n.受害者)
例:The president of the block association tried to convince her neighbors that they should join forces to prevent crime in the neighborhood rather than continue to be victimized.
派生詞:victimization(n.犧牲;欺騙)
9.vigorous a.精力旺盛的,健壯的(strong, healthy, and full of energy)
詞根記憶:vig(活,活力)+or+ous--活的,有活力的--精力旺盛的
例:Some species of Arctic birds are threatened by recent sharp increases in the population of snow geese, which breed in the Arctic and are displacing birds of less vigorous species.
派生詞:vigorously( ad.精力旺盛地:活潑地)
同根詞:invigorate(v.鼓舞)
vt. 增加,補充
vi. 擴大
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