complex complicis confederate: cf] [COMPLICATE]
accord n.一致;符合 [ac+cord=cordis heart]
accost v.打招呼 [ac+cost=costa rib COAST]
accoutre v.供给服装;装备 [ac+coutre couture 女装业;女装设计师 couturier 女装设计师]
accredit v.相信;任命;归功于... [ac+cre+dit CREDIT]
accretion n.增大;添加 [ac+cret+tion accrue ACCRETE 生长;增大;合生]
accrue v.自然增加 [ac+crue增加]
accumulate v.积聚 [ac+cumul=cumulus堆积+ate]
accuse v.控告;归咎 [ac+cuse=CAUSE]
acephalous a.无头的 [a+cephal=kephale头+ous]
acerbity n.尖酸的言语或态度 [acerb尖,酸+ity acerbic尖刻的]
acetic a.酸的 [ace=acetum醋+ic]
achromatic a.无色的;消色的 [A-, CHROMATIC]
acidulous a.微酸的;克薄的 [acid酸+ulous多的]
acknowledge v.承认 [ac+KNOWLEDGE]
acme n.顶点;极至 [Gk, = highest point]
acoustics n.声学;传音性 [acoustic 听觉的;有关声音的]
acquaint v.告之;使熟悉 [ac+quiant知道=cognit come to know ACQUAINTANCE 熟人]
acquiescence n.默许的;顺从的 [ac+quiesce安静+nce;aquiescent顺从的 quiescent静止的]
acquisition n.获得;得到 [ACQUIRE acquisitive 贪得的;物质欲重的 requisite 必须品
acquisitiveness 渴望占有]
acquittal n.开释
acrid a.辛辣的;尖刻的 [irreg acrimonious a.尖酸的 [ACRIMONY 尖刻;剧烈]
acrophobia n.高处恐怖症 [acro=akron+PHOBIA]
activate v.使活动
actuarial a.保险统计(员)的 [ACTUAL actuary 保险公司计算员;法庭记录(员) actuate 激励]
actuate v.激励;促使 [ACTUAL]
acuminate a.锐利的;有尖头的 [L acuminatus pointed: ACUMEN]
acute a.灵敏的;急性的 [L acutus pp. of acuere sharpen adage n.格言 [adagium ad+age]
adamant a.坚定不移的;固执的 [a+damant=daamao驯服]
adapt v.使适合 [ad+apt=aptus适合 adaptable有适应能力的 aptitude能力]
addendum n.补遗;追加物 [L, gerundive of addere ADD]
addiction n.沉迷;热中 [ADDICT ad+dict;addictive 使人上瘾的]
additive a.添加剂 [LL additivus: ADD]
addle a.混乱的;糊涂的 [addled头脑混乱的]
adduce v.引证;举出 [induce引诱]
adept a.老练的 [ad+ept能力 adopt 收养; adapt 适应]
adhere v.附着;坚持 [ad+here=haerere粘;adherent 拥护者,党徒]
adhibit v.容...进入;贴标签;采用 [AD-, habere have]
adipose a.多脂肪的 [同adeps adipis 胖的]
adjacent a.邻接的 [ad+jacent=jacere躺]
adjoin v.邻接;毗连 [AD-, jungere join]
adjourn v.延期;休会 [The court ~ed from Friday until Monday.]
adjudge v.判决;审查并颁给奖赏 [ME adjudicate v.判决;宣判;裁定 [ad+judic=judicare to judge; judicious明智的]
adjunct n.附属物;助手 [ad+junct ADJOIN]
adjure v.命令;恳求 [ad+jure=jurare发誓]
adjutant n.副官;助手 [L adjutare frequent of adjuvare: ADJUVANT 辅助的;助手;辅药]
admeasure v.分配;测量 [AD-, MEASURE]
administer v.管理 [ad+, MINISTER]
admirable a.可钦佩的;美妙的 [ADMIRE]
admiral n.海军上将;鱼船队长 [ admonish v.警告 [ad + mon = monere警告]
ado n.张惶;费力 [much ado->much a thing to do]
adobe n.泥砖;土坯 [a-do-be;abode住处]
adolescence n.青春期;年少
adopt v.收养;采纳 [option 选择]
adore v.崇拜;热爱 [oration 演讲 adoration 爱慕,崇拜 adorable 迷人的,可爱的]
adorn v.装饰 [ad+orn提供 suborn贿赂 adornment 装饰,装饰品]
adrift a.ad.漂泊;无一定职业的 [A + DRIFT]
adroit a.灵巧的 [a+droit右手的 maladroit笨的]
adulation n.奉承 [adulate谄媚奉承]
adulterate v.掺混 [L adulterare adulterat- corrupt]
adumbration n.预示 [intervention 干涉 umbrella雨伞 umbrage不快]
adversary n.对手;敌手 [ADVERSE adversity灾难]
adverse a.逆的;相反的;不利的 [AD-, vertere vers- turn]
adversity n.灾难;不幸 [L adversitas -tatis;ADVERSE]
advert v.谈及
advisable a.适当的;可行的 [advisable=sensible advisory 劝告的 unadvised 轻率的]
advocate v.提倡;拥护 [ad+vocate=vocare 号召,叫]
aegis n.保护 [aigis 宙斯或雅典娜的盾]
aeon n.极长的时间;永久 [同eon eonian亦作aeonian永世的;无穷的eonism易装变态]
aerate v.空气;让空气进入 [L aer AIR + -ATE, after F aerer aero 航空的;飞行器的]
aerial a.天线 [L aerius aesthetic a.美学的;审美的 [aesthetics 美学 aesthete 审美家 anaesthetic 麻醉药 ana=not]
afar ad.在远方 [ME affable a.和蔼的;友善的 [AD-, fari speak]
affect v.影响;假装;爱好 [How will the decision ~ us? 这项决定会给我们什么样的影响?]
affected a.造作的;不自然的 [affectation做作,虚假 affection友爱;感人的 affectionate挚爱的unaffected不矫揉造作的;自然的]
affection n.爱情;疾病;影响 [ME affectionate a.情深的 [med.L affectionatus (AFFECTION)]
afferent a.输入的 [AD-, ferre bring]
affiance n.信用;婚约;订婚 [AD-, fidus trusty]
affidavit n.宣誓书 [perfidy不忠,背叛 AFFIANCE婚约,定婚]
affiliation n.入会;加入 [filial子女的 AFFILIATE加入,联合]
affinity n.吸引力;密切之关系 [affine姻亲 affined 姻亲的;同盟的]
affirmation n.证言;无宣誓供述 [AFFIRM 断言,确认,肯定 affirmative赞成的,肯定的]
affix v.附加物 [AD-, figere fix- fix]
afflatus n.灵感 [AD-, flare flat- to blow]
afflict v.使苦恼;折磨
affliction n.痛苦;折磨 [conflict冲突]
affluent a.丰富的;富饶的 [ME affranchise v.恢复自由;释放 [ENFRANCHISE, with prefix A-]
affray n.骚动;打架 [af+ fray(衣物)磨损;紧张]
affront v.冒犯;侮辱 [effrontery 厚颜无耻]
afield ad.在野外;离乡背井
afloat ad.在海上;票据流通
afore ad.prep(在)前方
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afresh ad.重新;再
aftermath n.不幸事件之后;余波 [after-math]
agape a.张口惊视的 [a+gape 裂开,张嘴]
agenda n.议程 [agility 灵活,敏捷]
agent n.代理人;管理人;代办人 [a commission ~ 委托贩卖商,批发商 a forwarding ~ 运送者,运输业者
secret (confidential) ~ 密探]
agglomerate v.一堆;结块 [glomerulus 小球,血管小球]
aggrandize v.加大 [grandeur 雄伟]
aggravate v.加重;恶化 [gravity庄重]
aggregate n.集合;总数 [gregarious喜社交的 aggregation聚集,总和]
aggressive a.好斗的;进取的 [egress出口]
aggrieved a.因受伤而不平的;痛心的 [grievous令人悲痛的;伤势严重的]
aghast a.恐怖的;惊骇的 [GHASTLY可怕的;惊人的 gast恐惧 ghost魔鬼 ghast=gast=ghost]
agility n.动作敏捷;机智 [agile灵活的,轻快的] agitate v.煽动 [ag做+itate表示不断的动作 agitated被鼓动的,不安的 agitation鼓动,焦虑] aglow a.发红的 [glow 发光;发热;热情] agnostic n.不可知论者 [diagnostic诊断的 agnosticism不可知论 Agnus Dei( agog a.兴奋的;有强烈兴趣的 [F en gogues agonize v.使受苦;使苦闷 [agony极大痛苦 agonizing引起极大痛苦的]
agony n.烦恼;顶峰 [( agrarian a.土地的;农业的 [L agrarius agreement n.协议;符合;同意 [ME agronomist n.农学家 [agro土地+nom学科+ist]
aground ad.在地上;搁浅
ail v.使受病痛;使苦恼 [ail=egle小病 ailment不严重的疾病]
ailment n.疾病
airborne a.空气传播的;空降的
airtight a.密封的
aisle n.过道;走廊 [ME ele, ile ajar ad.门微开;不调和地
akin a.血族关系的;类似的 [a+kin 亲戚,血源关系]
alabaster a.雪白的 [ME alacrity n.乐意;欣然;敏捷 [L alacritas albeit conj.虽然 [al+beit albite n.曹长石,苏打长石 L albus white + -ITE]
alchemy n.炼金术 [al=the+chemy=khemia冶炼术 chemis-try化学]
alcove n.凹室;壁龛 [ ale n.麦酒 [alewife n.啤酒店女主人 <17世纪的aloofe]
alga n.海藻;藻类 [algae 海藻;藻类 algaecide 亦作 algicide 除海藻的药]
algebra n.代数学 [It. & Sp. & med.L, broken parts alias n.别名 [at another time, other wise]
alibi n.不在犯罪现场证明;辩词 [elsewhere]
alienate v.离间 [alien+nate 由ALIEN外国人而来 alienated疏远的,被隔开的]
alienist n.精神病医师 [ALIEN+ist]
alight v.降下;落在
alimentary a.食物的;营养的 [ALIMENT 食物,营养品]
alimentation n.营养
alimony n.离婚赡养费;扶养费 [L alimonia nutriment alkali n.碱 [ME allay v.使缓和;使镇静 [al+LAY摆放 ally同盟]
allege v.声称;宣称 [ALLEGATION(无证据)指控 illegal不合法的 allegiance忠诚]
allegiance n.忠贞;忠实 [E allegory n.讽喻;寓言 [ME allergy n.过敏症;厌恶 [allergic过敏的,对讨厌的 ergo-phobia厌工作症]
alleviate v.减轻痛苦;缓和 [levity轻率]
alley n.小巷;小径 [ME alligator n.水陆两用战车;短吻鳄 [Sp el lagarto the lizard allocate v.拨下;留下 [allocation拨给,分配 location地点]
allopath n.用对症疗法的医生 [同allopathist = ALLOPATHY ] [allopathic 对症疗法的homeopathic顺势疗法的]
alloy n.合金 [unalloyed 未搀杂的;纯粹的]
allude v.暗指;提及 [ludicrous嬉笑的,可笑的 allusion暗示]
allure v.引诱 [al+luere=LURE诱饵,魅力 allurement诱惑物]
allusion n.暗示;暗讽;引谕;引述 [ALLUDE) in ~ to 暗指,暗示. v.allude]
alluvial a.冲积的 [alluvium 冲积土]
ally n.盟国;支持者 [perh dimin of ALABASTER 雪花石膏(制)的;白润光滑的]
alms n.施舍;周济;布施 [OE 'lmysse, -messe,< aloof a.远离的;不接近的 [a+loof= LUFF逆风而行]
alpine a.高山的;阿尔卑斯山的 [L Alpinus: ALP]
alteration n.变更;改造 [altercation 口角,激辩,争吵]
alternate v.轮流 [(常与with连用) alternus交替 alter其它]
altitude n.高度;海拔 [ME altruism n.利他主义 [altru=alter其它+ism]
alumnus n.学生;毕业生校友 [L, = nursling, pupil< alere nourish]
amalgamate v.混合;合并 [AMALGAM混合物 AMASS积聚]
amanuensis n.笔记者;文书 [L<(servus)a manu secretary + -ensis belonging to]
amass v.积累;收集
amateurish a.业余的;不熟练的 [(反professional) theatricals票友戏 AMATEUR业余爱好者
morous多情的 L amator -oris lover]
amatory a.恋爱的;色情的
amazon n.女战士[ ambidextrous a.十分灵巧的 [LL ambidexter right-handed]
ambiguity n.暧昧;含糊话 [L ambiguitas(AMBIGUOUS)]
ambiguous a.含糊的 [ambiguity模棱两可]
ambivalent a.好恶参半的 [valiant勇敢的 ambivalence矛盾心理 G Ambivalenz after equivalence, -ency ambivalence] [爱憎感情并存]
amble n.徐行;缓行 [amble=ambul走路 ambulence救护车 ample丰富的]
ambulatory a.可走动的;行走的 [ambula走+tory perambulate走过;徘徊于 L perambulare
perambulat-(PER-, ambulare walk)]
ambush v.埋伏 [ME ameliorate v.改善,改良 [alt. of MELIORATE after F ameliorer]
amenable a.有服从义务的;愿服从的 [a+ men= mener驱赶动物]
amend v.修正;订正 [ME amendment n.改正;修正 [amends赔偿,补偿]
amenity n.适意;礼仪 [amen-ity=pleasant]
amiable a.和蔼可亲的;悦人的 [强调人自身具备的性格和蔼 =lovable]
amicable a.友善的 [LL amicabilis amid prep.在其中;在其间 [ME amidde(s) amigo n.朋友 [amiga 女性朋友]
amiss a.错;有毛病的 [ME prob amity n.和好;和睦 [ami=amicus朋友+ty]
amnesia n.健忘症 [amnesty 大赦]
amnesty n.大赦 [F amnestie or L amoral a.非道德的;不属道德的 [a+MORAL immoral不道德的,淫荡的]
amorist n.好色之徒;爱情小说作者 [L amor or F amour + -IST]
amorous a.易动情的;情爱的 [AMOR爱+our]
amorphous a.无定型的 [metamorphose变形]
amortization n.分期偿还 [immortal不朽的]
amphibian a.水陆两栖的 [amphi两者,两侧,周围+bian]
amphitheater n.圆形剧场 [amphi周围+THEATER剧场]
ample a.充足的 [ampl=amplus大,多+e amble散步 amplify放大]
amplify v.扩大 [AMPLE+fy amplitude广阔,丰富]
amplitude n.广阔;振幅 [ampli=AMPLE+tude]
amputate v.切断;剪切 [amputee截肢者]
amuck ad.疯狂地
amulet n.护身符 [amu-let]
anabolism n.同化作用 [Gk anabole ascent(ANA-, ballo throw)]
anachronism n.时代错误 [chronicle编年史]
analgesic a.止痛的 [nostalgia怀旧]
analogous a.类似的 [prologue序言]
anarchy n.无政府状态;混乱 [anarchic无政府的]
anathema n.诅咒;讨厌的人或物 [ecclL, = excommunicated person, excommunication, anathema thing devoted,(later)accursed] [thing, anatomy n.解剖;解剖学 [ana+tomy]
ancestor n.祖先;先驱者 [ANTE-, cedere cess- go]
anchorite n.隐士;隐居修道的 [ancho 铁锚 rite 仪式]
ancillary a.辅助的;附属的 [ anecdote n.逸话;轶事[AN-, ekdotos anemia n.贫血 [anemic 贫血的;衰弱的,无精打采的]
anesthetic n.麻醉剂 [anesthetize 麻醉;使麻痹 aesthetic美学]
angle n.角;见地;观点;钓鱼 [an acute (obtuse) ~ 锐(钝)角 take the ~ 测量角度 He looked at
the problem only from his own ~.]
anguish n.极大痛苦 [angu痛苦+ish anguished很痛苦的 ANGER]
animadvert v.批评;责备 [L animadvertere vers- turn) animadversion批评;非难]
animalcule n.微生物 [anim气息,心,生命 animism万物有灵论]
animated a.活生生的 [anim生命+ated magnanimous大度的 animation活泼,卡通]
animosity n.仇恨 [anim生命 +osity]
animus n.恶意;意图 [L, = spirit, mind]
ankle n.脚脖子;踝 [ME annals n.纪年表;历史记载 [自annus而来,意为年]
anneal v.锻炼(金属、玻璃等) [an表趋向+ne+al火]
annex v.附加 [an表趋向+nex捆绑]
annihilate v.消灭 [nehilism虚无]
annotate v.注解 [annotation注解 connotation内涵]
annoyance n.烦恼;为难的事
annual a.一年的;每年的,一年生的 [ME annuity n.年金;养老金 [annui=annuus年+ty ANNUAL annuitant领受养老金者]
annul v.废止;宣告无效 [ME anomalous a.反常的;不规则的 [anomaly 反常]
anon ad.不久;立刻 [ anonymous a.无名的;匿名的 [anomymity无名,匿名 synonym同义字 antonym反义词]
antagonism n.敌对 [ANTAGONIST敌手,对手]
antecedence n.居先;在前 [recede 后退]
antedate v.在信上写上较早日期 [ante- {字首}表示"前的"之意]
antediluvian a.原始的;大水前的 [ante+diluvi=diluvium= DELUGE洪水+an]
antenna n.触角;天线 [拉丁 = sail-yard]
anterior a.较早的;以前的 [ante-rior anteriority 居先;在前]
anthem n.圣歌;赞美歌 [national anthem]
anthology n.诗集;文选 [anthesis开花期]
anthropoid a.似人类的;似猿的 [anthropo人,人类+id似 misanthrope厌世者]
anthropology n.人类学 [anthropophagous 吃人的]
anthropomorphic a.神人同形的 [anthropo+morph+ic anthropomorphous 有人形的,有人性的]
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antibiotic n.抗生素;抗菌的 [ antibody n.抗体 [anti-BODY]
antic a.古怪的;笨拙的 [antics滑稽的动作 ANTIQUE古董 attic阁楼]
anticipate v.预期;期待 [anticipatory预期的 precipitate加速;沉淀]
anticlimax n.令人泄气的转变 [anti-climax]
antidote n.解毒药 [DOTE老年痴呆 DOSE药剂 overdose药剂过量]
antielectron n.反电子;正电子
antigen n.抗原 [ANTIBODY, -GEN]
antipathy n.憎恶 [ antipodal a.正相反的 [anti+podal]
antiquated a.陈旧的;过时的 [ antique a.古代的 [F antique or L antiquus, anticus former, ancient antiques n.古董
antiquity n.古旧;古代;古代的人 [< L antiquitas -tatis antiseptic n.消毒剂;防腐剂 [septic 有菌的,感染的]
antisocial a.厌恶社交的 [anti-SOCIAL]
antithesis n.相反;对照;对偶 [Gk antitithemi set against (ANTI-, tithemi place)]
antonym n.反义词 [ANTI-, SYNONYM]
anvil n.铁砧 [OE anfilte etc]
apathetic a.冷淡的 [APATHY, after PATHETIC 可怜的;悲惨的;无价值的]
apathy n.冷淡;漠不关心 [F apathie aperitif n.开胃酒 [F aperitif aperture n.孔;开口 [APERITIF开胃酒]
apex n.顶点;最高点 [a+ peak顶峰]
aphorism n.格言;警语 [adage格言 maxim公理,格言]
apiary n.养蜂场;蜂房 [aviary养鸟场 apiculture养蜂业]
apiculture n.养蜂 [L apis bee, after AGRICULTURE]
apiece ad.每人;每个 [cost ten cents ~ 每个一角 A + PIECE]
aplomb n.沉着 [a+plomb 坠垂直线的铅锤 PLUMMET]
apocalyptic a.启示的;天启的 [APOCALYPSE启示,启示录 apogee远地点 ME apocryphal a.真伪可疑的;作者不明的 [apo远+cryph隐藏+al apocrypha伪经 cryptic隐藏的,秘密的apocrypha 旁经;伪经]
apogee n.远地点;最高点 [apo远+gee地球 peri-gee近地点 geo-logy地质学 geo=gee]
apologize v.道歉 [apo-log-ize apologetic道歉的;歉意的]
apologue n.寓言 [F apologue apolune n.远月点 [(月卫轨道最远点;反perilune) APO-+L luna moon, after apogee]
apostate n.背教者;脱党者 [APOSTASY叛教,脱党]
apothecary n.药剂师 [apothec= apotheke储藏间+ary]
apothegm n.格言 [apo+the+gm]
apotheosis n.神圣的理想;神化之物 [ap+theos神+is theology神学 deify神化]
appall v.使惊骇 [appallling可怕的]
apparatus n.器具;器官;组织 [L apparel n.精制的衣服 [appar+el;apparent明显的]
apparition n.幽灵 [ME appeal v.恳请;呼吁 [ME appease v.抚慰;使平静 [ME appellate a.控诉的;上诉的 [L appellatus(APPEAL, -ATE) appellant n.上诉人;a.控诉的]
appellation n.称号;名称 [ME append v.附加 [L appendere hang appendage 附加物]
appetence n.欲望;性欲;本能 [F appetence or L appetentia appetite n.胃口;食欲 [appetizing开胃的]
applicable a.生效的;适合的 [APPLY]
apposite a.适当的 [L appositus pp. of apponere(AD-, ponere put)]
appraise v.鉴定 [APPRIZE by assim to PRAISE]
appreciable a.明显的;重要的 [perceptible感觉到的 appreciative 感谢的;赞赏的]
apprehend v.理解;逮捕;忧惧 [prehensile能抓住的apprehensive 焦虑的;悟性好的]
apprehension n.挂念;忧虑;逮补 [APPREHEND, -ION]
apprise v.通知 [F appris -ise pp. of apprendre learn, teach(APPREHEND)]
approachable a.可靠近的;随和的 [reproach指责 reapproach再接近 reproachable应受责备的]
approbation n.许可;承认 [APPROBATE通过;许可;称赞; -ATION]
appropriate v.拨款;盗用;恰当的 [LL appropriatus pp. of appropriare(AD-, propriusown)]
approximate v.近似;近似的 [AD-, proximus very near]
appurtenance n.(土地上)附属物 [APPERTAIN 附属,关系,适合, -ANCE]
apron n.围裙 [ME naperon etc of n cf ADDER 加者,计算者 = adding] [machine]
apropos ad.恰好地 [F propos aptitude n.才能;性向 [F aquaplane n.滑水板;滑水板游戏 [ aquarelle n.水彩画;水彩画法 [ aquatic a.水生的;水中的 [aqueous 水的]
aqueduct n.高驾渠;渡槽 [L aquae ductus conduit aquiline a.钩状的;似鹰的 [L aquilinus arabesque a.阿拉伯式的 [F arable a.适于耕种的;可开垦的 [F arable or L arabilis arbiter n.仲裁人 [arbitrator公断人]
arbitrary a.武断的 [L arbitrarius or F arbitraire(ARBITER,-ARY)arbitrate仲裁,公断]
arbitrator n.仲裁人;审判者 [ARBITRATION仲裁,公断, arbitrate 仲裁 L arbitrari judge]
arboreal a.树的;木本的 [L arboreus arboretum 植物园]
arcade n.骑楼 [F arcane a.神秘的;秘密的 [F arcane or L arcanus archaeology n.考古学 [ archaic a.古代的;已不通用的 [F archaique archetype n.原形 [L archetypum archipelago n.列岛 [It arcipelago archives n.档案;档案保存处
ardent a.热心的;热烈的 [ardor 的形容词 an ~ patriot 满腔热忱的爱国者]
ardor n.热心 [ arduous a.费力的;艰巨的 [L arduus steep, difficult]
arena n.竞技场 [L(h)arena sand, sand-strewn place of combat]
argonaut n.冒险家;投机者;叛徒 [(希腊神话)亚哥号上的人员(与Jason同乘亚哥号(the
Argo)船前往科基斯(Colchis)寻找金羊毛(the] [Golden Fleece)之一行人)]
argot n.暗语 [argosy 大商船;大商船队]
arid a.干燥的;干燥无味的 [F aride or L aridus aright ad.正;正确地
aristocrat n.贵族 [ arithmetic n.算术;算术的 [ ark n.方舟;笨重难看的船 [OE armada n.舰队 [arm=ARMY+ada舰队]
armament n.军备;武器;装备 [ARM, -MENT]
armistice n.休战;停战 [truce 停战;休止;中止]
armory n.武器制造厂;室内教练场 [armor plate (军舰、战车等的)装甲板]
aroma n.芳香;气派,风格 [L aromatic a.芳香的 [(AROMA, -IC)aroma芳香,气派,风格 L arraign v.提讯;控告 [ME arrant a.极端的;完全的 [ME, var of ERRANT]
array v.排列 [ME arrears n.债;欠债 [AD-, retro backwards: arrear( arrest v.阻止;遏止 [~ the spread of the fire 阻止火势的蔓延 arrestant 制虫剂]
arrogance n.自大;傲慢 [arrogant自大的;傲慢的]
arrogate v.冒称;霸占 [L arrogare arrogat-(AD-, rogare ask)]
arson n.非法纵火;放火 [arsonist纵火犯ardent热情的ars=ard ;ars艺术arse屁股;闲荡]
articulate v.清楚说话;接合 [L articulatus(ARTICLE, -ATE)]
artifacts n.史前古器物 [artificer 技师;工匠 artificial不自然的,虚假的]
artifice n.策略;诡计 [ artisan n.工匠 [F artless a.粗俗的;自然的
ascend v.上升;攀爬 [ascendancy统治者,支配力量 ascent上升 descend下降]
ascendant a.上升的;优越的
ascertain v.确定 [ME ascetic a.苦行的 [ ascribe v.归于 [ME aseptic a.无菌的 [anti-sept-ic抗菌药]
ashen a.灰色的
asinine a.愚鲁的 [asin= asinus驴子ASS+ine]
askance ad.斜视地
askew ad.斜地 [A+SKEW歪曲,歪斜,弯曲]
aslope a.ad.成斜坡;倾斜
asp n.毒蛇;埃及产眼镜蛇 [ME aspen n.白杨;白杨似的;摇晃的 [earlier name asp + -EN forming adj. taken as nounasp毒蛇]
asperity n.粗暴;艰苦 [ME asperse v.诽谤 [(AD-, spargere sprinkle)aspersion中伤;(天主教)洒水]
aspirant n.热望者 [F aspirant or aspiration n.抱负 [ME aspire v.热望,怀大志,切望 [ME asquint a.ad.斜视;斜的 [ME perh. assail v.攻击 [AD-, salire salt- leap]
assassin n.刺客 [F assassin or assault n.突然袭击;猛袭 [as+sault=sail]
assay v.分析;试验 [ME assemble v.聚集 [ assent v.同意;赞成 [ME assert v.断言;主张 [assertive 言语果敢的;断言的 assertion 主张;断言,确言]
assess v.估定;定...额;评价;估价 [~ a tax at 10 pounds; ~ a statement at its trueworth]
asset n.财产;可取之处 [as-set]
asseverate v.断言 [L asseverare(AD-, severus serious)]
assiduous a.勤勉的 [L assiduus(SESS)assidulity勤勉,励精]
assimilate v.吸收 [ME assize n.裁判;法定价格 [ME assonance n.类音;类韵;母韵 [AD-, sonus sound]
assort v.分类;配齐;相交 [OF assorter assuage v.平息;减轻 [ME assumption n.担任;假设 [ME assure v.确告 [assured自信的assurance自信;保证 reassure使安心]
astir a.ad.骚动;活动;兴奋 [A + STIR n.骚动；传播；流行]
astound v.使...大吃一惊,惊愕 [obs. astound (adj.) = astoned pp. of obs. astone:astonish]
astral a.星的;多星的 [LL astralis astray a.迷路的;误入歧途的 [a+STRAY走离]
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astringent a.收敛性的;止血的 [stringent 严格的;严厉的]
astrolabe n.星盘
astrology n.占星学 [ASTRO-, -LOGY]
astute a.机敏的;狡猾的 [obs F astut or L astutus asunder ad.散开;碎散;分别 [OE on sundran into pieces: cf SUNDER分为二,分开,切开]
asylum n.收容所;避难所 [ME asymmetric a.不均匀的;不对称的
atheistic a.无神论者的 [atheism无神论]
athirst a.渴;渴望 [OE ofthyrst for ofthyrsted pp. of ofthyrstan be thirsty]
athlete n.比赛者,运动家;强壮的人[L athleta athletics n.pl.运动 [athlete运动员]
athwart ad.横穿过去;不顺利地 [A+THWART(<古北欧语"横过")妨碍,反对,使挫折]
atlas n.地图集 [L