補充個字首字根單字分析: 九個答案選字中有七個可以分析, 比率還不錯 Historical research makes two somewhat antithetical truths that sounded (i) ______ come to seem profound: knowledge of the past comes entirely from written documents, giving written words great (ii) ______, and the more material you uncover, the more (iii) ______ your subject becomes. Blank (i) Blank (ii) Blank (iii) (A) deep (D) consequence (G) elusive (B) portentous (E) antiquity (H) contemporary (C) banal (F) simultaneity (I) circumstantial antithetical (adj.) 互相排斥的 antithesis (n.) = anti = against 註解: two somewhat antithetical truths --> 懂 anti 這個字首, 就可以猜想這兩個 truths是一正一反 profound (adj.) 極深的,深奧的,深厚的 = pro + found = forward + bottom, base 註解: 朝向 (forward) 底部 (bottom, base) , 那就是越來越深 ---> 極深的,深奧的, 深厚的 uncover (v.) 揭露,揭開 = un + cover = not + cover 註解: 把cover (蓋子) 拿掉, 那就是被 "揭露,揭開"了 portentous (adj.) 前兆的,不吉的,可驚的,奇怪的,自大的 portent (n.) portend (v.) 成為…的前兆,預知,給與…的警告 = pro + tend = forward (向前) + stretch (延伸) 註解: 前兆: 可"延伸"到後來的發展 consequence (n.) 結果,後果 = con + sequ = together (一起) + follow (跟隨, 伴隨) 註解: 一件事情發生後, 一起伴隨而來的結果 = antiquity (n.) 古老,古代,古代的遺物 antique (n.) 古董,古物 (adj.)舊式的,過時的 = ante (在..之前) 註解:古董就是在久遠"之前"的器物 simultaneity (n.) 同時性 = simul/simil = same (相同) elusive (adj.) 難以捉摸的 = ex + lus = out(外) + play(遊戲) 註解: 連結這個字的字首字根到它的字義, 很特別 outplay 本身就是一個動詞, 意思是 技術優於…,勝過,打敗 outplay (v.) to surpass (an opponent) in skill or technique or in scoring points 如果今天的主題 (subject) outplay 了你, 那這主題對你來說肯定是 "難以捉摸的" contemporary (adj.) 同時代的,同時,屬於同一時期的 = con + temp = together/same + time 註解: same time = 同時代的 circumstantial (adj.) 按造周圍情況的 circumstance (n.) 情況,形勢,環境;境況,境遇 = circum + sta = around + stand 註解: 在你周圍(around)佇立(stand)的 ---> 環境 詳細的彩色圖解版: http://goo.gl/ChD6Q --

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