abjure-acerbic
abjure
v. 宣誓放弃,放弃权利 (联想abandon)
ab => away
jure => to swear 发誓宣誓(向陪审团的动作) (jury 陪审团)
abjure: 宣布离开
- adjure (向陪审团发誓)恳求
- conjure 恳求(同上);变魔术(共同誓言,托)
- perjure 做伪证(背离誓言) (per- => 1.away 2.through)
ANTONYM
espouse 支持
spouse 夫妻;配偶 (sp- 产生;发散)
spawn n./v.产卵
SYNONYM
- for(e)go
放弃(美好的事物)
- forsake
for the sake of forsake(正式用词) = abandon
- forswear
宣誓放弃(for swear)
- renounce
announce 宣布 re- => back renounce = retire+announce
- relinguish
(勉强,不情愿)放弃 relinguish = re+link+ish(像...一样)
abominate
v.痛恨
ab => away
omin => omen n.凶兆(联想Amen)--> ominous adj.不吉祥的,凶兆的
--> abominable 令人讨厌的;恶毒的
SYNONYM
- abhor
= away+horrible --> abhorrent 令人憎恶的
- detest
de => off (deforest v.砍伐森林 dehydrate v.使脱水)
- loathe
--> adj. loath 联想:oath n.誓言,宣誓 loathe 痛恨(誓言)
abstain
vi.禁绝,放弃 +from
eg. abstain from drinking/smoking
--> abstinence n.禁欲
tips: ab- 放在t/c前,往往+s => abs-
- abstract
- abscond 潜逃(一起离开)+with
- absolve 赦免,宽恕(解决了可以离开了)
tain => to keep (联想: maintain)
abstain = away+tain(keep) 不再保持 => 放弃
- detain
vt.耽搁;扣留 de => down detain = down+tain(keep) 留下来
- retain
vt.保留(思想,意见,想法等) re => back
- pertain
vi. 1.属于(belong) 2.关于(relate) +to per- => through --> ★★★ pertinent adj. 相关的(relevant)
- distain
vt.贬低,贬损(spoil sb's reputation) dis- => not
- disdain
vt.鄙视,瞧不起(look down upon)
acerbic
adj.酸的;(言辞上)尖刻的
ac/acerb/acr => 1.sour 2.sharp(联想:Ace)
- exacerbate
vt.使...恶化 ex(加强)+acerb(尖锐)+ate(adj.)
- acrid
adj. 尖刻的;辛辣的,刺鼻的 id => adj. (联想: solid, liquid)
- acrimonious
adj. 尖刻的;激烈的;讥讽的 = acri+mon+ious
- acme
n. 顶峰,顶点 (联想: acne粉刺,酸性物质过高导致凸起) = ac+me 我是顶峰 eg. to reach the acme of his career at the age of 40.
- acumen
n.精明 (the ability to make good judgements and take quick decision) = ac+men 这个人很尖(have a good mind and a quick judgement)