【例】The downside of my celebrity is that I cannot go anywhere in the world without being recognized.
我的名聲帶來的壞處就是,我去世界任何地方都會被認出來。
【構詞】celebr(著名)+-ity→著名;知名人士
【同義替換】personality, reputation, fame
【真題】Yet it is precisely these non-celebrity influentials who, according to the two-step-flow theory, are supposed to drive social epidemics by influencing their friends and colleagues directly.
【例】Tilapias are very fertile, and reproduce several offspring every.羅非魚生殖能力很強,一年能夠繁殖數代。
【同義替換】fruitful, abundant, productive, rich
【派生】fertility n.肥沃;多產;豐富
【真題】Few people are as fertile as in the past. Except in some religious communities, very few women have 15 children.
現在沒有幾個人想過去那樣具有旺盛的生育力了。除了一些宗教社區之外,沒有幾名婦女有15個孩子。
glamour
n.魅力;魔法 v.迷惑
【例】Hollywood suggests glamour, a place where the young teenagers could, with a bit of luck, fulfill their dreams.好萊塢意味著魅力。如果走運的話,小青年們可以在那里實現他們的夢想。
【同義替換】charm, attraction
【派生】glamorous a.富有魅力的,迷人的
【真題】It’s hard to imagine that many people are dumb enough to want children just because Reese and Angelina make it look so glamorous: most adults understand that a baby is not a haircut.