1.阅读记忆
真题,original reading, authentic materials
www.economist.com
www.times.com
www.gardian.cn
method: 生词圈出,反复研读句子,勾画词组,同义替换,熟词辟意
2.词根、词缀、词源、字母学规则(比较主流的办法)
prefix: 肯否定,方向,数字
suffix: 词性
root: 词义(根的逆推)
etymology词源(看读音、看拼写、看意思)
e.g.: shelter, shield, fetter
元音之间可以互换 a e i o u y
feasible- fact- able
辅音之间 p/b; t/d; k/g/c/qu; f/v; s/z/x/th之间
disburse: apart+purse
reimburse: back+into+purse
kindle: candle
sunder: thunder
miscellaneous: mix+cell+aneous
masquerade: mask+er+ade
形近字母的互换, u/v/w, m/n的互换
renovate: re+new+ate
lurk: lower+k
字母g,h的脱落
arduous: hard+uous
hierarchy: higher+to rule anarchy
固定转换, s/t/d, p/b/f/v/ph
assent
ass, acc, app, att
amorphous:a+ form+ous
pyre: fire
字母组合(单音节)
sp表示发出,散开,产生: speak, spit, spew, spread, spawn, spout, spur
scr,cr多和手上的动作有关(s在造词的时候无意义,只起到加强语气的作用)
scroll, scratch, crab
3.联想法记单词
单音节词汇——形近词
fiend 恶魔,恶人 fiendish,mannish, womanish
多音节词汇要拆词——要拆成认识的词根词缀、拼音、熟词等
chrysanthemum:cry+3+the+mum
pestilence: pest+il+ence
morose
precarious: pre-car-ious
avalanche
4.复习(短时多次)
24小时看3次
1,2,4,7
2,3,5,8
5.重点词学习
abjure v. 宣布放弃,放弃权力 ab=away 放弃,离开 abandon
jure=to swear
adjure:请求,发誓 ad是加强
conjure:请求,变魔术 (共同发誓)
perjure:作伪证(背离誓言)
【反义词】espouse 支持,拥护
【syn】
forgo
forsake
forswear
renounce: re=back retire+announce
relinquish: re+link+ish 勉强放弃
abominate v.痛恨
ab=away
omin=omen 凶兆
abhor
ab+hor hor=horrible
detest
de=off
loathe 痛恨
abstain vi. 禁绝,放弃
abstain from
abstinence 禁欲
abstain=abs+tain ab=abs=away tain=to keep
detain 扣留
de=down
retain
re=back
pertain 属于,关于,提及
per=through