【例】The farmers work hard in the hope to augment their incomes.農民們辛勤勞作,希望能增加自己的收入。
【構詞】aug(提高)+-ment→提高,增強
【同義替換】increase, add, aggrandize
【派生】augmentation n.增加,增大
【真題】During this transfer, traditional historical methods were augmented by additional methodologies designed to interpret the new forms of evidence in the historical study.
在改變過程中,傳統的歷史方法被加入了新的研究方法,該方法是用來解釋歷史研究中證據的新形式。
authentic
a.真的,真正的;可靠的,可信的
【例】According to the authentic news, the grafter has been arrested.據可靠消息,那名貪污犯已被捉拿歸案。
【真題】Kids need a range of authentic role models——as opposed to members of their clique, pop stars and vaunted athletes.
孩子們需要各種各樣真實的榜樣,這與他們小圈子里的成員、流行歌星以及受吹捧的運動員不同。
equator
n.赤道
【例】Temperate seasons are opposite above and below the Equator; when it is summer weather above, it is cold weather below, and vice-versa.赤道以北和以南地區的季節相反;赤道北部是夏季時,南部卻是寒冷的季節,反之亦然。
【構詞】equ(=equal相等)+-ator(名詞后綴,表示物)→均分地球為南北兩半球的緯線
【派生】equate v.使相等、相同 equation n.平等,相等,等式(數)
【真題】The data received from the two spacecraft whirling around Mars indicate that there is much evidence that huge thunderstorms are occurring about the equator of the planet.