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一句话记住6个GRE核心单词:elicit, embellish, empirical, emulate, endemic等

 经济学人精读社 2023-05-19 发布于上海

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The scientific study was conducted to elicit empirical evidence of the endemic disease and to emulate the symptoms in lab animals, without trying to embellish the severity of the illness, even though it may enervate those who suffer from it.

1. Elicit:

词根: "lic",表示"吸取,采集"的意思。

词源: 来自拉丁语"elicere",由 "e-"(表示"出")和"licere"(表示"诱惑")组成,意为"引出,诱出"。

同根词:solicit(请求,乞求),relic(遗物,遗迹)

The detective was able to elicit a confession from the suspect through clever questioning and subtle hints.

通过巧妙的提问和微妙的暗示,那位侦探让嫌疑犯招供了。

2. Embellish:

词根: "bell",表示"美丽"的意思。

词源: 来自法语"embellir",由 "em-"(表示"加强")和"belle"(表示"美丽")组成,意为"装饰,美化"。

同根词:belle(美女),embellishment(装饰,美化),embellisher(装饰者,美化者)

The artist chose to embellish her painting with intricate details and vivid colors, making it a true masterpiece.

这位艺术家选择用复杂的细节和生动的色彩来装饰她的画,使之成为真正的杰作。

3. Empirical:

词根: "empiric",表示"经验主义者"的意思。

词源: 来自希腊语"empeiria",表示"经验",再加上后缀 "-ical",表示"与...有关的",意为"经验的,凭经验的"。

同根词:empiricism(经验主义),empiricist(经验主义者)

The scientist relied on empirical evidence to support his theory, conducting experiments and analyzing data to draw conclusions.

这位科学家依靠经验证据来支持他的理论,并通过实验和数据分析来得出结论。

4. Emulate:

词根: "emul",表示"竞争,仿效"的意思。

词源: 来自拉丁语"aemulari",表示"竞争,模仿",由 "aemulus"(表示"竞争者,模仿者")和后缀 "-ari"(表示"动作")组成。

同根词:emulation(竞争,仿效),emulator(仿真器,模拟器)

The young athlete looked up to her Olympic hero and tried to emulate her style and technique in her own training.

这位年轻的运动员崇拜她的奥运英雄,试图在自己的训练中模仿她的风格和技术。

5. Endemic:

词根: "dem",表示"人民"的意思。

词源: 来自希腊语"endēmos",由 "en-"(表示"在...内")和 "dēmos"(表示"人民")组成,意为"地方性的,特有的"。

同根词:endemism(地方特有现象,地方病),endemically(地方性地)

The disease was endemic to the area, affecting a large percentage of the population.

这种疾病是该地区的地方病,影响了当地的大部分人口。

6. Enervate:

词根: "nerv",表示"神经"的意思。

词源: 来自拉丁语"enervare",由 "e-"(表示"出")和"nervus"(表示"神经")组成,意为"使失去力量,使虚弱"。

同根词:enervation(使失去力量,使虚弱),enervator(使失去力量的人,使虚弱的人)

The hot weather and long hike had enervated the hiker, leaving her feeling tired and weak.

炎热的天气和长时间的徒步旅行使徒步旅行者变得无力,感到疲倦和虚弱。

The scientific study was conducted to elicit empirical evidence of the endemic disease and to emulate the symptoms in lab animals, without trying to embellish the severity of the illness, even though it may enervate those who suffer from it.

这项科学研究的目的是收集地方性疾病的实证证据,并在实验动物中模拟其症状,而不是试图粉饰疾病的严重程度,即使患者可能因此感到虚弱无力。

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