Part 2 字根 表示{行为动作}的字根 gram, graph = write 书写
入门字
photograph (n.) 相片
photo/ graph
light/ write
进阶字
1. cablegram (n.) 海底电缆电报
cable/ gram
cable/ write
The trans-Atlantic cable made it possible to send cablegrams between New York and Paris.
横越大西洋的电缆让人们可以在纽约和巴黎之间传送电缆电报。
2. diagram (n.) 解说图,说明图
dia/ gram
through/ write
The engineer drew a simple diagram to help explain his design.
这位工程师画了一副简单的解说图以便于解释他的设计。
3. epigram (n.) 警句
epi/ gram
upon/ write
“Life is short and art is long”is one of the many epigrams by Oscar Wilde.
“生命短暂,艺术长久”是王尔德留下的许多警句之一。
4. monogram (n.) (名字字首)缩写字样
mono/ gram
one/ write
This must be Richard Clark's watch: look at the monogram R.C.on the back.
这一定是理查·克拉克的表:你瞧后面有R.C.的缩写。
5. programming (n.) 程式设计
pro/ gram/ ming
for/ write/ 名词字尾
Computer programming is a skill very much in demand in today's job market.
电脑程式设计在今日的就业市场上是非常抢手的技能。
6. telegram (n.) 电报
tele/ gram
far/ write
In the age of e-mail, telegrams are less and less frequently used.
在电子邮件的时代,电报愈来愈少用到。
7. graph (n.) 图
graph
write
There are a lot of graphs and charts hanging on the walls of the conference room.
会议室墙上挂着许多图表。
8. graphic (a.) 栩栩如生的
graph/ ic
write/ 形容词字尾
The graphic descriptions of the bubonic plague at the beginning of Boccaccio's Decameron show that Boccaccio was a first-hand witness of the plague.
薄驾丘《十日谈》一开头对黑死病栩栩如生的描述,显示薄伽丘亲眼目睹过黑死病。
9. graphics (n.) 图形
graph/ ics
writes/ 名词字尾
The computer is equipped with a new graphics interface that substantially speeds up imaging.
这台电脑配有新的图形界面,可以大幅加速显像。
10. graphite (n.) 石墨
graph/ ite
write/ 名词字尾
Pencils are made of graphite wrapped in wood.
铅笔是用石墨包在木头里制成的。
11. graffiti (n.) 涂鸦
graff/ iti
write/ 名词字尾
The traveler goes around the world collecting graffiti from men's rooms.
这位旅行者环游世界,到处收集男厕里的涂鸦文字。
12. autograph (n.)(v.) 亲笔签名
auto/ graph
self/ write
Many fans showed up at the airport to get the rock star's autograph.
许多歌迷出现在机场,向这位摇滚明星索取签名。
13. autobiography (n.) 自尊
auto/ bio/ graph/ y
self/ life/ write/ 名词字尾
Son of Taiwan is Chen Shui-bien's autobiography.
《台湾之子》是陈水扁的自传。
14. bibliography (n.) 书目
biblio/ graph/ y
book/ write/ 名词字尾
You should include a bibliography at the end of your research paper.
你应该在研究论文后面附上参考书目。
15. biography (n.) 传记
bio/ graph/ y
life/ write/ 名词字尾
The two new biographies of John F.Kennedy tell such different stories that you would think they were talking about two different men.
约翰·甘逎迪的两本新传记叙述的故事大不相同,让人感觉说的不是同一个人。
16. choreographer (n.) 编舞家
choreo/ graph/ er
dance/ write/ one who
Elizebeth Duncan was a famous choreographer, sometimes known as the founder of American modern dance.
伊丽莎白·邓肯是著名的编舞家,有时被称为美国现代舞的创始人。
17. demographic (a.) 人口的,人口学的
demo/ graph/ ic
people/ write/ 形容词字尾
The demographic trend in Taiwan is one toward more senior citizens and fewer children.
台湾的人口趋势是老人渐多,小孩渐少。
18. epigraph (n.) 碑文
epi/ graph
upon/ write
Wait here while I get a closer look at the epigraph on that statue.
在这里等一下,我去仔细看看这座雕像上的碑文。
19. geography (n.) 地理
geo/ graph/ y
earth/ write/ 名词字尾
History and geography are two basic courses all high school students must take.
历史和地理是高中学生必修的两门基础课程。
20. monograph (n.) 专文,论文
mono/ graph
one/ write
The professor had a monograph on gene splicing pubilshed in Nature.
这位教授在《自然》期刊上发表了一篇基因移植的专文。
21. oceanography (n.) 海洋学
oceano/ graph/ y
ocean/ write/ 名词字尾
Oceanography is just like geography, except that it deals with the oceans.
海洋学就和地理学一样,只不过研究的是海洋。
22. paragraph (n.) 段落
para/ graph
beside/ write
When a new idea is introduced, you should start a new paragraph.
提到新想法时,就该另起新段落。
23. phonograph (n.) 留声机
phono/ graph
sound/ write
Edison's phonograph is the distant ancestor of today's CD player.
爱迪生的留声机是今日CD唱盘的老祖宗。
24. pictograph (n.) 象形文字
picto/ graph
paint/ write
Written Chinese is not an alphabetical language,it is composed largely of pictographs.
中文字不是拼音文字,而是以象形文字为主。
25. polygraph (n.) 测谎机
poly/ graph
many/ write
The defendant claims that he is willing to take a polygraph test to prove his innocence.
被告表示原意接受测谎以证明自己的清白。