1.conservatively ad.保守地
例:Newscasters, who read the news on TV, are considered to be more convincing, honest, and competent when they are dressed conservatively.
2.conserv v.保存(to preserve);節約(to avoid wasteful or destructive use of)
詞根記憶:con(全部)+serve(服務,保持)一保存
例:Camels do rely on a special mechanism to conserve internal water.//It is unrealistic to expect individual nations to make, independently, the sacrifices necessary to conserve energy.
派生詞:conservatism(n.保守主義);conservative(a.保守的;n.保守派)
3.considerable a.相當多的(great in amount or size):值得考慮的(worth consideration)
詞根記憶:來自consider(v.考慮)
例:The conversion of methane to electricity would occur at a considerable distance from the landfills.
派生詞:considerably(ad.非常地;相當地)
同根詞:considerate(a.體貼的;考慮周到的)
4.consideration n.考慮(continuous and careful thought);報酬(payment)
詞根記憶:來自consider(v.考慮)
例:The first is a generalization about the likely effect of a policy under consideration in the argument; the second points out a group of exceptional cases to which that generalization does not apply.
5.consistency n.一致性( agreement or harmony of parts);連接(condition of adhering together)
詞根記憶:來自consist(v.一致)
例:A company's two divisions performed with remarkable consistency over the past three years.
派生詞:inconsistency(n.矛盾);consistent(a.一致的,相符的)
6.consistent a.始終如一的,一致的(marked by harmony, regularity, or steady continuity);堅持的
注意與constant(a.不變的;經常的)區分
例:The symptoms that he began showing five days before his death are corxsistent with lead poisoning, not arsenic poisoning.
派生詞:consistently( ad.一貫地;一致地)
7.consolidate v.鞏固(to make stable and firmly established);(使)堅強(to strengthen);合并(to merge;unite;join)
詞根記憶:con(加強)+solid(結實)+ate--鞏固
例:Even though OLEX could consolidate all its refining at the Tasberg plant, doing so at the Grenville plant would not be feasible.
派生詞:consolidation(n.鞏固;合并)
同根詞:solidty( ad.堅固地)
8.consortium n.[p/.consortia]協分](an association);聯營,集團(an association or a combination, as of businesses, financial institutions, or investors, for the purpose of engaging in a joint venture);財團(financial group)
詞根記憶:con(共同)+sort(類型)+ium--聯合,合伙--協會
例:Many satellites are built by intemational consortia.
9.conspire v.陰謀,共謀(to plot)
例:The bank tellers conspired to rob the bank.
派生詞:conspirator(n.陰謀者,謀叛者);conspiracy(n.陰謀)