托福考试词汇研究-Unit3
aquarelle n.水彩画;水彩画法 [acquarella= water-colour 水彩; aqua 水]
aquatic a.水生的;水中的 [aqueous 水的]
aqueduct n.高驾渠;渡槽 [aquae ductus conduit
aquiline a.钩状的;似鹰的 [ aquilinus aquila eagle]
arabesque a.阿拉伯式的 [It arabesco arabo Arab]
arable a.适于耕种的;可开垦的 [arable or arabilis arare to plough 耕地,田;北斗七星]
arbiter n.仲裁人 [arbitrator公断人]
arbitrary a.武断的 [ 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 [ arboreus arboretum 植物园]
arcade n.骑楼 [ arcada or It arcata Rmc: rel to ARCH]
arcane a.神秘的;秘密的 [arcane or L arcanus arcere shut up arca chest]
archaeology n.考古学 [ arkhaiologia ancient history(ARCHAEAN, -LOGY)]
archaic a.古代的;已不通用的 [ archaique
archetype n.原形 [archetypum arkhetupon(ARCH-, tupos stamp)]
archipelago n.列岛 [It arcipelago arkhi- chief+pelagos sea(orig = theAegean Sea)]
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 ["热(度)")with ~ 热心地]
arduous a.费力的;艰巨的 [ arduus steep, difficult]
arena n.竞技场 [(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 [ aride or L aridus arere be dry aridly 贫瘠地]
aright ad.正;正确地
aristocrat n.贵族 [ aristocrate ARISTOCRATIC贵族政治的;主张贵族统治的]
arithmetic n.算术;算术的 [arithmetike(tekhne)art of counting arithmosnumber]
ark n.方舟;笨重难看的船 [ arca chest]
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 [ aroma -atos spice]
aromatic a.芳香的 [(AROMA, -IC)aroma芳香,气派,风格 aroma -atos spice]
arraign v.提讯;控告 [ (ult AD-, ratio -onis reason, discourse)]
arrant a.极端的;完全的 [var of ERRANT]
array v.排列 [ araier, OF areer ult Gmc root, = prepare]
arrears n.债;欠债 [AD-, retro backwards: arrear(。"在后")(工作、付款)延误]
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 [ 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 [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 [ making facere make artifact手工艺品]
artisan n.工匠 [ artigiano, artitus pp. of artire instruct in thearts]
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 [ acertener, stem acertain to+CERTAIN]
ascetic a.苦行的 [asketes monkaskeo exercise asceticism 禁欲主义,苦行生活]
ascribe v.归于 [ ascribere(AD-, scribere script- write)]
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 [ aspe or aspis n.= aspen 白杨;似白杨的;颤抖的]
aspen n.白杨;白杨似的;摇晃的 [earlier name asp + -forming adj. taken as nounasp毒蛇]
asperity n.粗暴;艰苦 [ asperite or asperitas asper rough prosperity繁荣]
asperse v.诽谤 [(AD-, spargere sprinkle)aspersion中伤;(天主教)洒水]
aspirant n.热望者 [F aspirant or aspirant- (PIRE("对呼气")渴望,一心]
aspiration n.抱负 [ aspiration ASPIRATE把发成h音;抽出(液体或气体)]
aspire v.热望,怀大志,切望 [ aspirer or aspirare to + spirare breathe]
asquint a.ad.斜视;斜的 [ perh. schuinte slant]
assail v.攻击 [AD-, salire salt- leap]