精選寫作用字(字源解析)

精選寫作用字 (字源解析) 

1. sens, sent = feel, 表示“感覺”

    拉丁文sentire, sensus
sense  n 感覺，感官，道理

Afterwards I felt a great sense of relief.

It does not make sense to waste your limited energy resisting or fighting the 

inevitable.

 

sentiment  n 感情（senti+ment→感覺→感情）

Anti-American sentiment is running high in some countries.

sentimental  a 多愁善感的，感傷的（sentiment+al）

She felt a sentimental attachment to the place creep over her.

 

sensation  n 轟動，知覺

The release of this smartphone has caused quite a sensation.

 

sensational  a 轟動的，聳動的

Newspapers catch people's eyes by sensational headlines.

 

sensible  a 能感覺到的，明智的（sens+ible）

It was sensible of you to refuse the proposal.

sensibility  n 敏感性，感情（sensible+ity）

Everything she writes demonstrates the depth of her sensibility.

sensitive  a 敏感的（sens+itive）

Throughout his career he remained very sensitive to criticism.

sensory  a 感覺的，知覺的（sens+ory）

Sensory stimulation is vital in designing courses for young students.

nonsense  n 無意義的話（non 無+sense 感覺，意義→無意義）

He was talking utter nonsense as usual.

 

consent  n v 同意，答應（con一起+sent→一起感覺→同意）

Silence means consent.

dissent  n v 不同意（dis分開+sent→感覺不合→意見不同）

Voices of dissent are growing louder.

consensus  n 共識（con一起+sens+us→感覺一致）

The EU Council of Finance Ministers failed to reach a consensus on the pace of integration.

resent  v 怨恨（re反+sent→反感→怨恨）  /  resentment  n

The team members resent his bossy manner.

 

 

2. path, pass = feeling, suffering, illness, 表示“感情，痛苦，病”

  拉丁文pati, passus
pathos  n 悲哀（path痛苦+os名詞）

The actor injects his customary humor and pathos into the role.

pathetic  a 可憐的（path+etic→引人產生感情→可憐的）

The scolded child looked at his father with a pathetic, doleful expression.

 

sympathy  n 同情，憐憫（sym一起+pathy→一起有感情→同情）

We feel great sympathy for the flood victims.

 

sympathize  v 同情，憐憫（sym+path+ize）

We sympathize with the flood victims.

 

sympathetic  a 同情的，憐憫的（sym+path+etic）

We are sympathetic to the flood victims.

antipathy  n 反感（anti反+path+y→相反的感情→反感） /  antipathetic  a

Corruption and the sluggish economy have aroused a growing antipathy towards 

the government.

 

apathy  n 冷淡，漠不關心（a無+path+y→無感情） /  apathetic  a 

The anti-nuclear campaign failed because of public apathy.

 

passion  n 熱情（pass+ion） /  passionate  a

She has a passion for gardening.

 

dispassionate  a 不動感情的，冷靜的，公平的（dis不+passion+ate）

A journalist should be a disinterested and dispassionate reporter of facts.

compassion  n 同情（com+pass+ion） /  compassionate  a

Philanthropists are always brimming with compassion for the sick and the poor.

 

impassible  a 無動於衷的（im不+pass+ible）

He was impassible to criticism.

 

 

impassive  a 面無表情的（im不+pass+ive）

The defendant remained impassive as the judge sentenced him to death.

 

pathology  n 病理學（path+o+logy學科→病的學科→病理學）

pathologist  n  /  pathological  a

pathogeny  n 發病原因 （path+o+gen產生+y名詞）
psychopath  n 精神病患（psycho精神+path→精神病患）

psychopathy  n 精神病
electropathy  n 電療法（electro電+pathy→用電治病→電療法）

3. viv, vit, vig = life, 表示“生命”
vivid  a 活潑的，生動的（viv+id）

I have vivid memories of that summer.

vivify  v 給予活力（viv+ify）

A smile can vivify a face.

vivisect  v 活體解剖（vivi+sect 切割→活著切割） /  vivisection  n

Vivisection is performed on living animals for physiological or scientific research.

convivial  a 歡樂的，歡宴的（con一起+viv+ial→一起活躍→歡樂的）

What comes to my mind is the convivial atmosphere at the reunion.

revive  v 復活（re 再+viv+e→復活） /  revival  n 

The government has demonstrated an attempt to revive the steel industry.

survive  v 存活，辛存（sur在下面+viv+e→在事故之下活下來→辛存） /  survival  n 

No crops survived the drought.

 

vivacious  a 活潑的，有生氣的（viv+acious→多….的→多生命的→活潑的）

The host's vivacious personality lightens the atmosphere at the party.

vitamin  n 維生素（vit+a+min 素→生命要素→維生素）

Lack of vitamin E can cause skin diseases and tiredness.

vital  a 有活力的，重要的（vit+al） /  vitality  n 活力

Perseverance is vital to success.

vitalize  v 賦予生命，使有生命力（vital+ize） /  revitalize  v

Related policies have been formulated to vitalize the local economy.

vitals  n 重要器官，核心（有活力的東西）

It takes a penetrating insight to hit the vitals of an issue.

viable  a (胎兒)能活的，(計劃)可行的（vi+able） /  viability  n 

The committee came forward with one viable solution.

vigor  n 精力 /  vigorous  a 精力旺盛的

He began working with renewed vigor.

invigorate  v 鼓勵（in進去+vigor+ate→注進活力） /  invigorating  a

The leader's words invigorate the team's drooping spirits.

vigilant  a 警惕的（vigil[=vig]+ant→有生命的→警惕的） /  vigilance  n 

Please remain vigilant at all times and report anything suspicious.