Unit 4 History and Traditions 单词讲义-2023-2024学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第二册

Unit4单词讲义 mansion 词性：名词 中文意思：大厦，宅邸 英文释义：a large, impressive house, especially one built on a grand scale 词源：来自拉丁语mansio，意为“住宿、招待所” 例句：The wealthy businessman owned a luxurious mansion in the countryside. 固定搭配：luxurious mansion豪华的大厦 近义词：palace, estate, dwelling cemetery 词性：名词 中文意思：墓地，公墓 英文释义：an area of land where dead people are buried or cremated 词源：来自希腊语koimētērion，意为“用于埋葬的地方” 例句：The old cemetery was full of graves dating back to the 1800s. 固定搭配：graveyard cemetery墓地，公墓 近义词：burial ground, graveyard, necropolis philosophy 词性：名词 中文意思：哲学，哲理 英文释义：the study of fundamental questions about existence, knowledge, values, and ethics 词源：来自古希腊语φιλοσοφία（philosophia），意为“爱智慧” 例句：He studied philosophy at university and now works as a professor. 固定搭配：philosophy of life人生观，philosophy of science科学哲学 近义词：metaphysics, wisdom, doctrine descendant 词性：名词 中文意思：后代，后裔 英文释义：a person who is related to someone through their family tree 词源：来自拉丁语descendere，意为“下来，下降” 例句：She traced her ancestry back to the first descendants of the Mayflower passengers. 固定搭配：direct descendant直系后代，descendant line后代，家谱 近义词：offspring, heir, progeny individual 词性：形容词/名词 中文意思：个人的，独特的，个别的 英文释义：relating to one person or thing rather than a group; characteristic of only one person or thing; separate and distinct from others 词源：来自拉丁语individuus，意为“不可分割的” 例句：Each individual has the right to express their opinion. (形容词) The company offers individual health insurance plans. (名词) heel 词性：名词、动词 中文意思：脚后跟；给鞋底加厚 英文释义：the back part of the foot; to increase the thickness of the sole of (a shoe) 词源：来自古英语 hēol，意为“脚的后面” 例句：She stumbled and nearly fell, catching herself on her heel. 固定搭配：at/on one's heels紧跟在某人后面 近义词：heels kingdom 词性：名词 中文意思：王国；领域 英文释义：a country ruled by a king or queen; a realm or domain 词源：来自古英语 cyning-mōd，意为“统治的方式” 例句：The lion is the king of the animal kingdom. 固定搭配：kingdom come（死亡） 近义词：realm, domain chief 词性：形容词、名词 中文意思：主要的；首领 英文释义：most important; leader or head of a group or organization 词源：来自古英语 cȳhēaf，意为“头” 例句：The