versatile 多才多艺的,通用的 versatility
alchemy 炼金术
transmute 变形,变质transmute silver into gold
arduous 艰巨的 an arduous task
pitfall 陷阱,未预见之困难
metallurgy 冶金
alloy 合金
aluminum = aluminium ^ calcium, uranium, radium^ copper, brass, bronze
electrode 电极
distill 蒸馏 distilled water
quartz 石英
phosphorus 磷,磷光物质
inflammable 易燃的
combustion 燃烧 spontaneous combustion
ceramic 陶瓷的 瓷器
insulate 隔离,绝缘 insulator
fiber 纤维 fiber optics
optics 光学
retina 视网膜
iris 虹膜
opaque 不透明的v.s. transparent, translucent
microprocessor 微处理器^ CPU, chip
binary 二进制的
integrate integrated, integrationintegrated circuit , system integration
buffer 缓冲区buffer storage
browser 浏览器
hypertext 超文本
envisage 想象,看作 en + vis + ageThe internet can be envisaged as a network of visual telephone links.
momentous 重要的v.s. momentary
reticular 网状的
Ethernet 以太网
domain 域 domain names
cyberlaw 网络法律 cyber-: Internet relatedcyberlove, cybercafe,
patent 专利 v.s. copyright, ^ pirated software/VCDs
chronological 按时间顺序的 chron: time^ chronic, chronicle, chronograph
robot 机器人 robotics
artificial 人造的,做作的artificial satellite/smile
cone 圆锥体,锥形物the nose cone of a missile
Jupiter 木星^ Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn
exorbitant 过度的,过分的,过高的ex + orbit + ant
centripetal 向心的 centrifugal
high-rise 高楼
cathedral 大教堂
dome 圆顶
infrastructure 基础设施 superstructure
sewage 污水,下水道
hydraulic 水力的,水压的
landfill 垃圾掩埋
ventilation 通风
thermostat 温控器 thermo + stat^ thermos, thermometer, thermonuclear
prefabricate 预先制造 prefab
polytechnic 各种工艺的 理工学校Hong Kong Polytechnic
geometric 几何的 geometry, geo + metry
asymmetry 不对称 a + sym + metry symmetry
concave 凹的
bilateral 双边的,两方面的 unilateral
paradoxical 似非而是的 paradox
empirical 经验的empirical law/formula
clockwise 顺时针的
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