英语专业八级词汇Word List
英语专业八级词汇Word List
regal adj 帝王的；华丽的 = splendid
【记】reg(统治) ＋al 。参：regime(n 政体；政权制度) 。注意不要和regale(款待) 相混
【例】Prince Albert had a regal manner.
refutation n 驳斥
【记】refute 驳斥――fut 是fuse 字根的变体，意思是“pour 倾倒”，refute 就是“流回来――说回来――反驳“
【例】He concentrated on preparing a complete refutation of the Republicans' most serious charges.
refurbish v 擦亮(使重新干净、明亮或新鲜)
【记】re 再，furbish(v 擦亮)
【例】The flat will be refurbished for the new tenants. 这套房间将重新粉刷以接纳新房客.
refinery n 提炼厂(提炼石油或糖等原料的工厂)
【记】refine “提炼、萃取精华”
referendum n. 全民公投
【例】hold a referendum on ending conscription 就结束征兵问题举行全民投票
reedy adj. 芦苇丛生的, 芦苇状的, ; 尖声的, 似笛声的
【记】reed 芦苇
redundant adj 累赘多余的；冗长的 = superfluous = verbose
【记】red ，und = under，ant 蚂蚁：蚂蚁下面有红色--蚂蚁搬家铺了红地毯--多余的
【例】The illustration had too much redundant detail. 解说中不必要的细节太多.
redundancy n. 冗余
【例】Thousands of bank employees are facing redundancy as their employers cut costs.
reductio ad absurdum ( = reduction to absurdity) 归谬法, 反证法(说明某一命题的反面为不可能或荒谬, 以证明该命题为正确) 。
【记】这是亚里斯多德常用的辩证方法。
redress n/v (为错事或伤害而进行的) 补偿 = compensation; 改正, 修正 = rectify
【记】re(重新) ＋dress(穿衣, 整理) →重新整理→改正
【例】Do you mean to tell me that I can get no redress for my injuries?
redolent adj 芬芳的, 芳香的 = aromatic
【记】re 反复, dol = olfaction(n 嗅觉), ent一反复闻→芳香的
【例】Even though it is February, the air is redolent of spring.
redemptive adj. 赎回的, 挽回的, 用于补偿的
【记】源自redeem “v. 赎回”
【例】...the redemptive power of Christ.
redemption n. 赎回 = retrieval, 偿还, 拯救 = saving, 履行
【记】源自redeem “v. 赎回”
【例】When the third goal was scored against us, we knew the match was past redemption. 对方一射进第三个球, 我们就知道这场比赛算是输定了。
sentinel n 哨兵，卫兵 = lookout
【记】sent 感觉，inel ：要提高感觉的人→哨兵【参】sentry(n 哨兵)
【例】Though camped in enemy territory, Bledsoe ignored the elementary precaution of posting sentinels around the encampment.
sensuous adj. 刺激感官的, 感觉官能的, 给感官以快感的 = sensual
【例】the sensuous appeal of her painting 她的画儿之使人赏心悦目 his full sensuous lips 他那丰满漂亮的嘴唇.
【记】sens = feel感觉
sensual adj. 肉体上享乐的; (常指) 性快感的
【记】sens = feel感觉
【例】the sensual curves of her body 她体形的
性感的曲线.
sensory adj. 感觉的, 感官的
【记】sens = feel感觉
【例】sensory stimulus 感官刺激
sensor n. 传感器
【记】sens = feel感觉
senile adj 年老的 = doddering
【记】sen = old老的，年长的。派生senility(n.高龄, 老迈年高, 老态龙钟)
【例】He keeps forgetting things: I think he's getting senile. 他总忘事, 我看他是老了.
seminal adj 有创意的 = originative；提供进一步发展的基础的
【记】semin(种子) ＋al →种子的→有创见的【参】disseminate(播种，散布)
【例】Although Freud has generally been regarded as a seminal thinker who shaped the course of psychology, his psychoanalytic methods have come under attack recently.
semblance n 外貌 = appearance; 相似
【记】sembl(相象) ＋ance 【参】resemble(相似), dissemble(掩饰)
【例】Although this book has a semblance of wisdom and scholarship, a careful examination will reveal many errors and omissions.
semantic adj.语义的，语义学的
self-willed adj. 任性的, 顽固的 = willful
【例】a troublesome self-willed child 调皮捣蛋而又任性的孩子.
self-styled adj. 自封的; 自称的 = self-appointed 【记】style 做动词是有“以某称号称呼某人或自己”的意思 【例】the self-styled leader of the sect, Mr Baker 自封为这一宗派领袖的贝克先生 self-restraint n. 自制 = self-control