1.coaster n.杯墊(a small mat that is put underneath a glass or cup to protect the surface of a table):(供娛樂用的)滑坡鐵路
詞根記憶:來自coast(n.海岸)
例:roller coaster過山車
2.cocaine n.可卡因(drug used as a local anaesthetic by doctors, and as a stimulant by drug addicts)
詞根記憶:coca(古柯)+ine--可卡因
例:Thus enforcement efforts have ironically resulted in an observed increase in the illegal use of cocaine.
3.code n.法規(a body of law);準則(a system of principles or rules)
例:the Education c6de教育法//code of ethics道德準則
4.codify v.整理(法律)(to classify);系統化(to systematize)
詞根記憶:來白code(n.法規)
例:Jim Crow laws did not go as far in codifying traditional practice as they might have.
5.cognitive a.認知的(of, characterized by, involving, or relating to cognition)
詞根記憶:cogn(知道)+itive--知道的--認知的
派生詞:cognitive ability認知能力
6.coherent a.連貫的(consistent);清楚的(having clarity or intelligibility);附著的,黏在一起的(sticking together)
詞根記憶:co(-起)+her(黏著,黏附)+ent--附著的
例:The bacteria indeed form a large coherent group.
派生詞:cohesive(a.黏著的);coherence(n.一致)
7.coinage n.貨幣,貨幣制度(system of coins in use)
詞根記憶:coin(幣)+age(行為,結果)--貨幣
例:Debasement of the coinage had compensated for the loss.
8.coincide v.巧合(to concur);-致,符合(to correspond)
詞根記憶:co(共同)+in+cide(切)一共同切分--一致,符合
例:The discovery of leavened bread(膨松面包)roughly coincided with the introduction of a wheat variety.
派生詞:coincidence(n.巧合之事);coincident(a.巧合的):coincidental(a.一致的)
9.collaborate v.協作(to work together);勾結,通敵(to cooperate treasonably as with an enemy occupation force in one's county)
詞根記憶:col(一起)+labor(工作)+ate--起工作--協作
例:The prisoners collaborated to plan the escape.
派生詞:collaboration(n.合作;勾結)
10.collapse v./n.崩潰(to break down completely);失敗(to fail completely)
詞根記憶:col( -起)+lapse(滑,落)--全部滑落--崩潰
例:The local sugar beet(糖用甜菜)industry collapsed in 1902.
同根詞:elapse(讓時間流逝);lapse( v./n.失誤):relapse(v.舊病復發)