2015.04.28, foreign language, reading notes-Word Power Made Easy 12 "how to Flatter a friend" SESSION 36

1. The great and the small

Latin word Animus( mind meaning),animus and another Latin root anima(Lifeprinciple, soul, Spirit ), is the etymology of many words: Animal,animate, inanimate, animated, animation.

magnanimous([mæg ' nænim?s] adj. measure large, broad, generous, noble ) by the Animus(mind) and stem Magnus(large, great), which can be seen in magniloquent. Magnanimous people have a mind of great and noble. The noun is magnanimity.

If there is a small measure of the person, then it is pusillanimous([pju:si ' lænim?s] adj. cowardly, timid). is made up of Latin root pusillus(tiny) plus the animus. The noun is pusillanimity.

Other words made upof the animusinclude:

• unanimous([ju: ' nænim?s] adj. unanimous, unanimous ), the prefix is the Latin root unus(one meaning ), that is, the same mind. The noun is unanimity.
• equanimity([i:kw? ') Nimiti] n. Calm, calm ), Latin aequus(equal meaning).
• The animus([' Ænim?s] n. Basic attitude, dominant spirit N. Hostile, malicious ), originally the animus is only mind meaning, but later gradually became derogatory, that is, unfriendly mental.
• animosity([Æni ' M?siti] n. Hate, hatred ) is a synonym for the animus, but it is more common.

2. Turning

Versatile([' v?:s?tail] adj. Versatile, multifaceted, universal ) from Verto,versus, toturn meaning , versatile are often able to successfully turn their hands to many things. The noun is versatility.

3. Zeno and the front porch

Centuries ago, Zeno, an ancient Greek philosopher, delivered a speech: how to spend a happy life. Zeno stood on a porch ([p?:t?] n. Porch. The Greek word is called stoa) on the speech.

Today, however, the psychologist uses the word from a completely negative meaning, since from that speech on stoa or porch, his followers are today called stoic ([' St?uik] n. Persevering, ascetic, stoic: the Stoic people adj. Abstinence). If you call others stoical(' St?uik (?) L] Adj, we think he can endure pain and sorrow without complaining. stoicism([' st?uisiz?m] n. asceticism, Perseverance stoicism N. ) may be a value of admiration for virtue, but it is easily overdone.

4. Fear and Trembling

Intrepid([in ' trepid] adj. Fearless, resolute ) from the Latin word trepido, totremble meaning. Interepid are accustomed to courage and fearlessness in the face of danger. Negative prefix in-, that is, no tremble meaning.

Nouns are intrepidity, or intrepidness.

Trepido is also trepidation([Trepi ' dei?) N] N. The source of fear, dismay, anxiety .

5. Quick Flash

Scintilla, in Latin, is the meaning of a fast bright spark. Scintillain English ([Sin ' til?] n. A little, trace, Spark, Mars), also has the meaning of sparks, but more refers to small particles, "there was not a scintilla of evidence against him ”。

In the verb scintillate, there is still the meaning of sparks, sometimes a person who scintillate sparks, usually refers to a person with charm or wisdom. The noun is scintillation([? Sinti ' Lei?ln] n. Flashing, sparking).

6. City and Country

People who live in big cities go to theatres, museums, galleries, bookstores, these behaviors and cultures and sophistication(s.? Fisti ' Kei?? N] n. Sophistication, sophistication, sophistication, precision, upbringing, sophistry, and quibble ). But at the same time, they will squeeze the subway, drill the elevator, in the traffic in the streets, may also spend one or two hours a day from home to the unit.

In a sense, urban people are generally refined, polished, courteous, which is also urbane(from the Latin word urbs, City 's meaning) told us. The noun is urbanity.

Urban as an adjective refers to the city, such as urban affair, urban areas, urban populations, urban life, urban development and so on.

Plus the prefix,sub-, near the meaning,suburban, near the city. sub- also have under, near, close to and other meanings.

Inter-the meaning ofbetween ,interurban([? int?r '?: b?n] adj. Urban Urban).

intro-,inside meaning,intraurban(inner of the city).

ex-, the meaning of out. exurban([eks '?: b?n] adj. The suburbs of the city ).

suburb([' S?b?? b] n. suburbs ) is a residential or small community close to a large city.

Suburbia([s? ') B?:bi?] N. suburbs, suburban residents ) mean.

Interurban bus refers to the commuter trains between cities, and theIntraurban buses are commuter trains inside the city .

exurb(N. outer suburbs N. Urban outer suburbs, affluent residential areas of the suburbs) refer to places far from the city. It is opposite to suburb.

Urb is the city, the Latin Rus, the Ruris is the country. So rural refers to the countryside.

Rustic([' R?stik] n. Countryman, village, peasant adj, rustic, simple, manual rough ) refers to the furniture and other things that the country produces. It is the antonym of urbane([?: ' bein] adj. Gentle, polite ). The noun is rusticity([r?s ' Tisiti] n. Village style, pastoral life, rustic ).

Urbane and rustic used in the human body, usually with a certain emotional color, the former is commendatory term, the latter is a derogatory word.

rusticate([' R?stikeit] vt.) refers to the pressure and bustle away from the city and spends time in the countryside. The noun is rustication([? r?st? ') Ke??? N] n. Being suspended from school, settling in rural areas, and living in the country .

2015.04.28, foreign language, reading notes-Word Power Made Easy 12 "how to Flatter a friend" SESSION 36