内容正文:
-circ-,-cycl-
*ker-, Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to turn, bend."
Objectives:
Understand and memorize the core words such as circle, semicircle, circus, circulate,circuit, circumvent, circumspect.
Key Points: circle, circus, circuit
Difficult points: Apply the new words to language application
1.circle/ ˈsɜːk(ə)l / v.画圈,环绕
n.圈,环
2.circular/ ˈsɜːkjələ(r) / a.
3.encircle/ ɪnˈsɜːkl / v.
4.semicircle/ ˈsemisɜːk(ə)l / n.半圆
5.semicircular/ ˌsemiˈsɜːkjələ(r) / a.半圆的
6.circus/ ˈsɜːkəs / n.马戏团
7.circulate/ ˈsɜːkjəleɪt/ v.环流,循环,流转
circulation/ ˌsɜːkjəˈleɪʃ(ə)n / n. 循环,发行量
circulatory/ ˌsɜːkjəˈleɪtəri / a. relating to the circulation of blood in the body. (血液)循环的
...the human circulatory system.
...人类的血液循环系统。
8.circumference/ səˈkʌmfərəns / n.圆周,外围
circumferential / səˌkʌmfəˈrenʃəl / a.
9.circuit n.
circuitry/ ˈsɜːkɪtri / n.电路系统,电路学
circuitous/ səˈkjuːɪtəs / a. 迂回的
10. circumvent/ ˌsɜːkəmˈvent / v. find a way around (an obstacle):
circumvention/ ˌsɜːkəmˈvenʃn / n.
11. circumcise/ ˈsɜːkəmsaɪz / v.环切
circumcision/ ˌsɜːkəmˈsɪʒn / n.
12. circumstance/ ˈsɜːkəmstəns / n.
-circ-圆圈,环绕-stanc-,stand
站一圈,外面,环境
circumstantial/ ˌsɜːkəmˈstænʃ(ə)l /
依照情况的;详细的,详尽的
circumstantially ad.依照情况地
13.circumnavigate
/ ˌsɜːkəmˈnævɪɡeɪt / v.
circumnavigation/ˌsɜːkəmˌnævɪˈɡeɪʃn/
世界一周旅行;周游世界
circumnavigator/ˌsɜːkəmˈnævɪˌɡeɪtə(r)/
世界一周旅行者;周游世界者
14.cycle / ˈsaɪk(ə)l /n. v.圈,环
15.bicycle n.两个轮子,自行车
16.tricycle n.三个轮子,三轮车
17.cycling n. 骑行
18.cyclist n.骑自行车的人
19.cyclical/ ˈsaɪklɪk(ə)l / a.循环的
20.cyclic/ ˈsaɪklɪk / a. 循环的
the four cyclists
21.recycle/ ˌriːˈsaɪkl / v. re-back,回+cycle环,回收利用,再循环
22.recycling n.
23.recyclable/ ˌriːˈsaɪkləbl /a.
recycle + –able
23.cyclone/ ˈsaɪkloʊn / n.气旋,龙卷风
24.anticyclone/ ˌæntiˈsaɪkləʊn /n.反气旋,高气压
24. encyclopedia / ɪnˌsaɪkləˈpiːdiə /n.
from enkyklios "circular," also "general" (from en "in;" see in + kyklos "circle;" from PIE root *kwel- (1) "revolve, move round") + paideia "education, child-rearing," from pais (genitive paidos) "child" (see pedo-).
25.encyclopedic/ ɪnˌsaɪkləˈpiːdɪk / a.
知识渊博的; 百科全书般的
He had an encyclopedic knowledge of drugs.他有渊博的药品知识。
26.circa/ ˈsɜːkə / prep.ad.大约Circa is used in front of a particular year to say that this is the approximate date when something happened or was made. The story tells of a runaway slave girl in Louisiana, circa 1850.
from Latin circa (adv., prep.) "around, round about, near; in the region of; about the time of," alternative form of circum "round about“.
27. circadian/ sɜːˈkeɪdiən / a.生理节奏的 coined 1959 by German-born biologist Franz Halberg, from Latin circa "about" (alternative form of circum "round about;" see circum-) + diem, accusative singular of dies "day" (from PIE root *dyeu- "to shine"). The original use is in circadian rhythm.
28.circum- around,on all sides环,周围的
from Latin adverb and preposition circum "around, round about," literally "in a circle," probably accusative form of circus "ring" (see circus). The Latin word was commonly used in word-formation. In French, the element became circon-; Kitchin points out that con for cum is common even in classical Latin. For sense development, compare German rings "around."
29.circumflex/ ˈsɜːkəmfleks / n.音调符号A circumflex or a circumflex accent is a symbol written over a vowel in French and other languages, usually to indicate that it should be pronounced longer than usual. It is used for example in the word "rôle." 加在元音上的音调符号; 法语和其它语言中常用,表示此音节在发声时应比平时更长"sign or mark placed over certain vowels to indicate accent or tone," 1570s, from Latin (accentus) circumflexus, "bent around," past participle of circumflectere "to bend around," of a charioteer, "turn around," from circum "around" (see circum-), + flectere "to bend" (see flexible).
30.circumscribe/ ˈsɜːkəmskraɪb / vt.约束,限定;在……上画圈;包围;(几何学)外接
late 14c., "to encompass; confine, restrain, mark out bounds or limits for," from Latin circumscribere "to make a circle around, encircle, draw a line around; limit, restrain, confine, set the boundaries of," from circum "around, round about" (see circum-) + scribere "to write" (from PIE root *skribh- "to cut"). Related: Circumscribed; circumscribing.
describe v.往下画,描述
31.circumspect/ ˈsɜːkəmspekt /a.小心谨慎的,考虑周到的,慎重的
"cautious, wary/ ˈweri /," literally "looking about on all sides," early 15c., from Latin circumspectus "deliberate, guarded, well-considered," past participle of circumspicere "look around, take heed," from circum "around, round about" (see circum-) + specere "to look" (from PIE root *spek- "to observe"). Related: Circumspectly; circumspectness.
32.cirque/ sɜːk / n. 圆环;天然圆形剧场;盆地谷c. 1600, "a circus," from French cirque (14c.),
from Latin
circus.
练习:
1.The Daily News once had the highest ___________of any daily in the country.
2.If you come to an obstruction in a road you can seek to ______________ it.
3. Circus, the noun, is actually derived from a romanticized Greek works -ίρκος – which means _____or ring, and its history isn’t simple.
circle
circulation
circumvent
4. This circular path, which is always required to get electricity to flow and do something useful, is called a_________.
5. ___________ is the process of collecting and processing materials that would otherwise be thrown away as trash and turning them into new products.
6. It is important for a diplomat to behave in a manner that is both ___________and discreet.
circuit
Recycling
circumspect
7. A 105-year-old _________ rides 14 miles in an hour en route to a world record.
8. A ________ is a large system of winds that rotates around a low-pressure centre, either in the Northern or Southern Hemisphere.
9.The weather is a ___________ to be taken into consideration.
10. How Magellan ___________
the globe?
circumnavigated
cyclist
cyclone
circumstance
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