Unit 3 Sea Exploration 词汇 课件-2024-2025学年高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第四册

词根-merc-，from merx “merchandise商品" Objective 通过词根词缀拆解和部分单词的词源解析，掌握mercury, mercenary, commerce,commercial, mercer, mercantile, merchant, mercy,merciful,merciless, merchandise, market,supermarket等词汇 商业守护神Mercury墨丘利 messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of Greek Hermes mercury (ˈmɜːkjʊrɪ ) (-merc-business,商业+-ury名词后缀）来自古罗马神话中的商业保护之神Mercury，水银。 silver-white fluid metallic element, late 14c., from Medieval Latin mercurius, from Latin Mercurius (see Mercury). Prepared in ancient times from cinnabar(ˈsɪnəˌbɑː ), it was one of the seven metals (bodies terrestrial/ təˈrestriəl /) known to the ancients, which were coupled in astrology and alchemy with the seven known heavenly bodies. This one probably was associated with the planet for its mobility. The others were Sun/gold, Moon/silver, Mars/iron, Saturn/lead, Jupiter/tin, Venus/copper. The Greek name for it was hydrargyros "liquid silver," which gives the element its symbol, Hg. Compare quicksilver, which is its popular name. It has a freezing point of -39° C. The use of the word in reference to temperature or state of the atmosphere (by 1756) is from its use in thermometers and barometers. commerce(ˈkɒmɜːs ) n. (from com “with, together” (see com-) + merx (genitive mercis) “merchandise”)商业 e-commerce n.电子商务 commercial a. (com-一起+-merc-商品，商业+-i-连字符+-al形容词或名词后缀) n.广告 advertisement commercialize,commercialise v. 商业化 commercialism n.商业主义， commercialisation n. 商业化 mercenary(ˈmɜrsəˌnɛri) (ˈmɜːsɪnərɪ ) n. 雇佣兵 a.唯利是图的 mercer/ ˈmɜːsə(r) /n. 布商，绸缎商dealer in small wares of merchandise of any sort, especially dealer in textiles or clothes of any sort, especially silk; They have made their fortunes from industry and _________ . Conservationists are concerned over the effect of___________ exploitation of forests.  A ___________ is a soldier who is paid to fight by a country or group that they do not belong to. commerce commercial mercenary mercantile/ ˈmɜːkəntaɪl / a. relating to or involved in trade. 贸易的; 商业的 mercantile system 商业体系：一种经济体系，主张通过贸易实现国家财富的积累，尤其是黄金和白银。 mercantilism / mɜːˈkæntɪlɪzəm /n. 重商主义 (Also called mercantile system) merchant/ ˈmɜːtʃənt / n.商人 a.海上货运的；商业的，商人的 merchantman n. 商人 ___________ explorers from the east set sail from east to west many years before Columbus first did. Merchants merchandise/ ˈmɜːtʃəndaɪs / n.商品，货品；相关商品，指定商品 v.（用广告等方式）推销（商品或服务）；推介，宣传（思想，人）；<古>从商 merchandizing/ ˈmɜːtʃəndaɪzɪŋ/ n.推销，经营 merchandizer n.商人，a person or company that sells products to the public. 商家 mercy/ ˈmɜːsi / n. "God's forgiveness of his creatures' offenses,“英语单词mercy的词根是merc，与merchandise（商品）、 market（市场）词根相同，都源自神话中的神使和商业守护神墨丘利（Mercury）。因此，mercy的字面意思是“回报”，指上天对好人的回报和 恩典，而回报的方式就是对人犯下的错误的宽容和原谅，这就是mercy一词的初始含义。 后来，词义发生泛化，还可以表示人对其他人的宽容和怜悯。 mercy：['mɜːsɪ] n.仁慈，宽容，怜悯，幸运 merciful a. mercifully ad. unmercifully ad. merciless a. 单句填空练习： 1.Ordinary people are at the _____ of faceless bureaucrats. 2.Small boats on the sea are sometimes at the ______ of violent weather. 3. They asked her to be ______ to the prisoners. mercy mercy merciful Mercedes-Benz Mercedes 梅赛德斯 feminine. proper name, from Spanish, abbreviation of Maria de las Mercedes “Mary of the Mercies”, from plural of merced "mercy, grace," from Latin mercedem (nominative merces); see mercy. amerce / əˈmɜːs / (v.)"punishment by arbitrary or discretionary fine,“惩罚,罚款 单词拆解：a-without,-merc-，-e没有仁慈的，不宽容的，惩罚，罚款 amerciable (əˈmɜːsɪəbəl  ) a. amerceable[经管] 应罚款的 amercement n. 罚金 -merc-,-mark- market/ˈmɑːkɪt/ n.集市，市场；交易，交易量；行销地区，购买人群；市场机制；股市；市面，市况 v.推销，促销；出售；做买卖 marketing n.营销 marketplace n. 集市 marketable a. "that may be sold, salable, fit for the market," from market (v.) + -able. Related: Marketably; marketability. supermarket n. stock market black market upmarket v. n. a. ad. downmarket aftermarket , secondary market 零售市场，售后市场 单句填空 1.Every year, 250,000 people enter the job ________ . 2. __________ goods are able to be sold because people want to buy them. 3. A ____________ is a large self-service retail store selling food and household supplies. market Marketable supermarket 语法填空 The Mercenary’s Change of Heart In the bustling market of Mercury City, __1____ commerce thrived, a mercenary ___2___（name） Jake carried out shady deals. Known for his cold efficiency, he cared only for profit, turning every commercial opportunity into gold—no matter the cost. One ___3___（rain） night, Jake was hired to retrieve a stolen ledger from a rival trader. As he cornered his target—a ____4____（frighten） young girl—she begged for mercy, clutching the book ____5____（tight）. "It’s the proof ___6____ my father was framed!" she cried. Something in her desperate plea struck Jake. Remembering his own father, ruined by ___7_____ （honest）commerce, he hesitated. For the first time, profit wasn’t his priority. Returning empty-handed to his ____8____ （employ）, Jake walked away from the mercenary life. He opened a small honest shop in the same market, ___9____（prove） that even in a world driven by___10_（greedy）, mercy could rewrite one’s destiny. 参考答案： 1.where 2. named 3.rainy 4.frightened 5.tightly 6. that 7. dishonest 8. employer 9.proving 10.greed $$