Part 2 字根 表示{方位}的字根 circum, cycl = around, circle 外圆，圆
入门字
bicycle (n.) 自行车
bi/ cycle
two/ circle
进阶字
1. circumcise (v.) 割包皮
circum/ cise
around/ cut
Male infants are often circumcised soon after birth to spare them trouble later on.
男婴出生不久常会割包皮，以免日后麻烦。
2. circumference (n.) 周长，周围
circum/ fer/ ence
around/ bear/ 名词字尾
Using the slightly diffenent angles of the sun from different places, ancient Egyptians acccurately calculated the circumference of the globe.
古埃及人利用不同地方阳光射入角度的微小差别，精确计算出地球的周长。
3. circumlocution (n.) 啰嗦，闪烁其词
circum/ locu/ tion
around/ speak/ 名词字尾
The verbose style results from a heavy dose of circumlocution in the writing.
这篇文章充斥着啰嗦的废话，所以风格显得累赘。
4. circumnavigate (v.) 环绕一周
circum/ nav/ ig(ag)/ ate
around/ sail/ act/ 动词字尾
Magellam led the first ship that circumnavigated the globe.
麦哲伦率领第一艘环绕地球一周的船。
5. circumscribe (v.) 限制
circum/ scribe
around/ write
Individual liberty is circumscribed in totalitarian countries.
极权国家限制个人自由。
6. circumspect (a.) 谨慎的
circum/ spect
around/ look
Antelopes grazing on the plain exhibit circumspect behavior.
在草原上吃草的羚羊显现出谨慎的行为。
7. circumstance (n.) 情况，环境
circum/ stan/ ce
around/ be/ 名词字尾
Under extreme circumstances, a dog can survive for over a week on nothing but water.
在非常的情况下，狗一个星期不吃东西只喝水，也能存活。
8. circumvent (v.) 规避
circum/ vent
around/ come
Many Taiwanese businessmen circumvented government regulations and went ahead to invest in Mainland China when it was not yet legal to do so.
许多台湾商人规避政府的规定，在尚未合法时就迳行前往中国大陆投资。
9. circuit (n.) 回路，电路
circu/ it
around/ go
The electrician examined the circuit and found a bad connection.
电工检查了电路，发现是接触不良。
10. circuitous (a.) 迂回的
circu/ it/ ous
around/ go/ 形容词字尾
He went home by a circuitous route so that he could stop by the supermarket.
他为了要去超市而走迂回的路回家。
11. circulatory (a.) 循环的
circul/ at/ ory
circle/ 形容词字尾
The heart is a circulatory organ.
心脏是循环器官。
12. encircle (v.) 包围
en/ circle
make/ around
A wall used to encircle Taipei City.
台北市旧时有城墙包围。
13. cycle (n.) 周期
cycle
circle
An insect passes through various forms in its life cycle.
昆虫在其生命周期中会转变成好几种形态。
14. cyclic (a.) 周期性的
cycl/ ic
circle/ 形容词字尾
Experts are debating whether the current depression is cyclic or structural in nature.
专家对当前的经济萧条是周期性的还是结构性的仍有争论。
15. cyclone (n.) 飓风
cycl/ one
circle/ 名词字尾
Typhoons and tornadoes are various forms of cyclones.
飓风和龙卷风都是飓风的一种。
16. recycle (v.) 再生，回收
re/ cycle
again/ circle
Recycled paper, if not bleached, looks yellowish.
没有漂白过的再生纸看起来带点黄色。