【例1】Profound and anxious consultations had taken place at Washington.在華盛頓進行了深入而又令人焦灼不安的商談。
【例2】The profound erudition of the writer came from long years of study.這位作家淵博的學問來自長年累月的鉆研。
【構詞】pro-(向前)+found(基礎)→向下深入基礎部分→深遠的,深入的
【同義替換】abstruse, deep
【派生】profoundly ad.深深地,極度地 profundity n.深度,深處
【真題】This insight, so profound in its simplicity, opened up an entirely new way of perceiving and understanding human life.這一概念雖然簡潔,但卻含義深刻,它為認識和理解人類生活開創了一條嶄新的道路。
★ mood
n.心情,情緒;語氣
【例1】He’s in no mood for (telling) jokes/to tell jokes.他沒心情說笑話。
【例2】the subjunctive mood虛擬語氣
【同義替換】temper, disposition
【派生】moody a.心情多變的,喜怒無常的
【真題】Even though the day-to-day experience of raising kids can be soul-crushingly hard, Senior write that “the very things that in the moment dampen our moods can later be sources of intense gratification and delight.”盡管撫養孩子的日子漫長難熬,令人筋疲力盡,但是Senior認為,正是那些心緒沉重的時刻,日后卻成為我們歡樂的源泉。
★ aggressive
a.侵略的,好斗的;有進取心的
【例1】The most aggressive apes of all were the bonobos.所有猿類中最具攻擊性的是矮黑猩猩。
【例2】A salesman must be aggressive if he wants to succeed.要想成為一個成功的推銷員就必須有進取心。
【構詞】ag-(加強)+gress(行走)+-ive(……的)→走過界了→侵略的
【同義替換】invasive, incursive; enterprising
【派生】aggression n.侵略;進取心 aggressively ad.侵略地;有進取心地
【真題1】Now it is a social policy: the most important and aggressive promoter of gambling in America is the government.在美國,現在賭博卻成為一種社會政策:最主要、最有力的賭博推動者是政府。
【真題2】Physicians—frustrated by their inability to cure the disease and fearing loss of hope in the patient—too often offer aggressive treatment far beyond what is scientifically justified.由于不能治愈癌癥又害怕病人對生活失去希望,醫生常常大膽用藥,乃至超出科學的合理范圍。