Unit 3 Confucius and Today's Society 单词讲义-2022-2023学年高中英语冀教版（2019）选择性必修第三册

unit 3 单词讲义 mankind 词性：名词 中文意思：人类 英文释义：the human race or people collectively 词源：来自古英语的"mannes cynne"，意为“人类的智慧” 例句：Mankind has made great progress in science and technology. 固定搭配：mankind as a whole（整个人类） 近义词：humanity, people, individuals altogether 词性：副词 中文意思：总共，完全，总而言之 英文释义：in total; completely; all in all 词源：来自古英语的"altogether"，意为“完全地” 例句：Altogether, I spent about five hours on this project. 固定搭配：all together（一起）， altogether different（完全不同） 近义词：completely, entirely, totally disciple 词性：名词 中文意思：门徒，信徒 英文释义：a follower or student of a teacher or leader 词源：来自拉丁语的"discipulus"，意为“学习者” 例句：Jesus had twelve disciples who followed him. 固定搭配：disciple of Buddha（佛教徒），disciple of Christ（基督教徒） 近义词：follower, pupil, apprentice greedy 词性：形容词 中文意思：贪婪的，贪心的 英文释义：eager to have more than your fair share; selfish and unwilling to share with others 词源：来自古英语的"gryddan"，意为“渴望” 例句：The greedy boy ate all the cookies by himself. 固定搭配：greedy for power（渴望权力），greedy eyes（贪婪的眼神） 近义词：selfish, covetous, acquisitive comprehension 词性：名词 中文意思：理解，理解力，理解程度 英文释义：the ability to understand something; an understanding of something 词源：来自拉丁语的"comprehensio"，意为“抓住，理解” 例句：His comprehension of the subject was excellent. 固定搭配：reading comprehension（阅读理解），comprehension questions（理解题） 近义词：understanding, perception, grasp fundamental 词性：形容词 中文意思：基本的，根本的 英文释义：fundamental (adjective) relating to the most basic nature or principles of something 词源：来自拉丁语 fundamentum，意为“基础”或“根基”。 例句：The fundamental rules of grammar must be learned before you can write well. 固定搭配：fundamental change, fundamental principle, fundamental truth 近义词：basic, essential, underlying humane 词性：形容词 中文意思：人道的，仁慈的 英文释义：humane (adjective) treating people and animals with kindness and respect 词源：来自拉丁语 humanitas，意为“人性”或“人文”。 例句：The prison system should aim to be more humane towards its inmates. 固定搭配：humane treatment, humane society, humane education 近义词：kind, compassionate, merciful clarify 词性：动词 中文意思：澄清，阐明 英文释义：clarify (verb) to make something clearer or easier