雅思词汇词根整理之de往下

Part 1 字首 表示{状态现象}的字首 de- = away, down, not 分离，往下，不

入门字

departure (n.) 离开，出境

de/ part/ ure

away/ part/ 名词字尾

进阶字

1. declivity (n.) 下坡

de/ cliv/ ity

down/ slope/ 名词字尾

           (cliff)

There's a declivity ahead; try the brakes.

前面有下坡，试踩刹车吧。

2. deconstruction (n.) 解构

de/ con/ struct/ in

not/ altogether/ build/ 名词字尾

In feminism, deconstruction means tearing down the myth of male dominance.

在女性主义中，解构就是破除男性统治的迷思。

3. dehydrate (v.) 脱水

de/ hydr/ ate

away/ water/ 动词字尾

Dehydrated fruit, a common snack, was first developed as rations for apacemen.

脱水水果是很普通的零食，最早却是开发来做太空人的口粮。

4. depict (v.) 描绘

de/ pict

down/ paint

          (picture)

In The Moon and Sixpence, W.Somerset Maugham depicted Paul Gauguin as an artist consumed by a desire to paint.

在《月光与六便士》中，毛姆把高更描述为有强烈作画冲动的画家。

5. deprive (v.) 剥夺

de/ prive

away/ private

Australian aborigines are used to roaming, put in prison, deprived of the freedom of motion, they sometimes die for no obvious reason.

澳洲原住民惯于四处漫游，一旦关进监狱，被剥夺了行动兹有，有时会没有明显原因地突然死亡。

6. desalination (n.) 海水淡化，除去盐分

de/ salin/ ation

away/ salt/ 名词字尾

Saudi Arabia gets part of its fresh water from desalination plants.

沙岛地阿拉伯部分的淡水是海水淡化厂制造的。