【例】The economy is not a mechanical device but a living organism.經濟不是一套機械裝置,而是活的有機體。
【同義替換】creature
【派生】microorganism n.微生物
【真題】As the interaction between organism and environment has come to be understood, however, effects once assigned to states of mind, feelings, and traits are beginning to be traced to accessible conditions, and a technology of behavior may therefore become available.
【例】A living organism would take in the radioactive carbon and convert it to organic material.有生命的有機體會吸收放射性的 碳元素,并把它轉化為有機物。
【同義替換】fundamental, radical, underlying
【真題】For the women of my generation who were urged to keep juggling through the’80s, downshifting in the mid-’90s is not so much a search for the mythical good life—growing your own organic vegetables, and risking turning into one—as a personal recognition of your limitations.
【例】Her designs have a strong visual appeal.她的設計在視覺上很有感染力。
【構詞】vis(看)+-ual(形容詞后綴)→看得見的,視覺的
【同義替換】ocular
【派生】visualize v.想象或設想 visualization n.想象
【真題】IQ tests ask you to complete verbal and visual analogies, to envision paper after it has been folded and cut, and to deduce numerical sequences, among other similar tasks.