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metaphysical adj. 形而上學(xué)的,玄學(xué)的(of metaphysics)
[記]詞根記憶:meta(變化,超過(guò))+physic(看作是physics物理)+al→在物理之上的→形而上學(xué)的,玄學(xué)的
meteoric adj. 流星的(relating to a meteor);曇花一現(xiàn)的(transient;swift)
[記]來(lái)自meteor(流星,隕石)+ic
methodical adj. 細(xì)心的,有條不紊的(habitually proceeding according to method)
meticulous adj. 細(xì)心的,一絲不茍的(taking extreme care about minute details;precise)
[記]詞根記憶:metic(害怕的)+ulous(多…的)→經(jīng)常害怕的→細(xì)心的
[例]MacDougall’s former editors remember him as a cantankerous man whose meticulous and exhaustive reporting was worth the trouble.
[同]conscientious, fussy, heedful, punctilious, scrupulous
mettlesome adj. 精神抖擻的(spirited;courageous)
[記]mettle(勇氣,斗志)+some→有斗志
milieu n. 周圍,環(huán)境,背景(the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops)
[例]The late James Beard was generous with his time and knowledge-a rare trait in the narrow world of food writing, a milieu notorious for its pettiness and infighting.
mimic v. 模仿,戲弄(to imitate or copy playfully or derisively)
[記]分拆聯(lián)想:mimi(音似:秘密)+c→偷偷摸摸地模仿