1.antiquty n.古代 (ancient times)；古物（relics or monuments of ancient times)

例:Rome under Augustus and fifth-century Athens provide the most obvious examples in antiquity.

2.antitrust a.反托拉斯的，反壟斷的(opposing or intended to regulate business monopolies, such as trusts on cartels)

詞根記憶：anti(反對)+trust(聯合企業，托拉斯)--反托拉斯的

例:antitrust laws反壟斷法

3.aperiodic a.不定期的，非周期性的( of irregular occurrence)

詞根記憶：a（不）+period(周期)+ic--不定期的，非周期性的

例:The work of mathematician Roger Penrose in the early 1970s, on the geometry of what are called aperiodic tiles, turned out to describe the architecture of a previously unknown class of crystals.

同根詞：periodic(a.周期的;定期的)

4.apex n.頂點，最高點(peak; vertex)

例:The hangar is 103 feet high at the apex of its roof.

5.apiece ad.每個，每人，各(for each one, individually)

聯想記憶：a+piece(片)_每人一片--每個，每人

例:Elena purchased brand×pens for $4.00 aprbce and brand Y pens for $2.80 apiece.

6.apparatus n.儀器;設備(device, equipment)

例:No apparatus can detect nerrtrinos unless it is extremely massive.

7.apparel n.衣服，服根clothing．garments）

聯想記憶：appar(出現)+el--穿出來的東西--衣服