1.candidate n.候選人(a person who applies for a job or is nominated for election);投考者(a person taking an examination)

聯想記憶：can(能)+did（做）+ate--能做的人--候選人；投考者

例:To win the election,acandidate needed to receive more than 50 percent of the votes.

派生詞：candidacy(n.候選資格)

2.cannon n.加農炮大炮(a large heavy gun usually mounted on a carriage)

詞根記憶：發音記憶

例:An ancient cannon sat in the middle of the town square.

3.canopy n．頂棚（hanging cover forming a shelter above a throne or bed,etc．）；樹冠層（the uppermost spreading branchy layer of a forest）

例:tree canopy樹冠

4.canyon n.峽谷（a long, narrow valley between cliffs)

例:Those who have visited the Grand Canyon have typically seen layers of sediment in the gaping canyon.

5.capacity n.最大容量（ability to hold or contain sth.）；最大生產量(power to produce sth.)；能力（aptitude, ability)

詞根記憶：cap(拿，容納)+acity--最大容量

例:memory capacity內存容量//operate at full capacity滿負荷運轉

派生詞：incapacity(n.無能力)

6.capitalize v.資本化(to convert sth. into capital);獲利(to profit);利用(to use sth. to one's own advantage)

詞根記憶：來自capital(n.資本)

例:Seeking to capitalize on the books' success, they plan to produce a movie sequel based on the books.

capitalism(n．資本主義)；capitalization(n.資本化)

7.capsule n．膠囊(small soluble case containing a dose of medicine and swallowed with it)

聯想記憶：cap(帽子)+sule(看作seal密封)一封在帽狀物中一膠囊

例:Painkillers come in tablets and capsules.//The nematodes can lie dormant for several years in their cysts, which are protective capsules.

8.captivate v.迷住，迷惑，吸引(to attract)

詞根記憶：capt(抓住)+ivate --抓住--迷住

例:Most economists in the United States seem captivated by the spell of the free market.

9.captive n.俘虜(one held as a prisoner)

詞根記憶：capt(抓)+iVe(…的)--被俘虜的--俘虜

例:The captor also benefited financially by having his captive raise the ransom himself.

同根詞：captivity(n.監禁，束縛)；captor(n.捕捉者，逮捕者)

10.capturev.捕捉(to catch)；占領(to gain control of)；吸引，贏得(to gain or win especially through effort)

詞根記憶：capt（抓住）+ure--捕捉;占領

例:Pterosaurs had to fly in order to capture prey．//The company employed a new strategy to capture foreign markets.//The major party is likely to capture much more than half of the votes.