1.conversion n.轉換;折合(the exchange of one type of security or currency for another);財產轉移(the changing of real property to personal property or vice versa)
詞根記憶:con+vers(轉)+ion一轉換
例:Those farmers started the conversion of their intangible worth into cash terms.//conversion to cooperative ownership轉移合作所有權
2.convert v.(into)(使)轉化;(使)改變( to transform);換算(to transform)
詞根記憶:con+vert(轉)--轉換
例:The equipment is used to convert solar energy into electricity.
3.convey v.運載,運送(to bear from one place to another);表達(to impart or communicate)
詞根記憶:con(共同)+vey(道路)--通過道路一起走--運載,運送
例:Human beings can see the spatial relations among objects by processing information conveyad by light.//The author intended to convey a negative attitude toward the role of race in determining status.
派生詞:conveyor(n.運送者;運送設備)
4.conviction n.判罪(the act or process of convicting of a crime);堅信(strong belief)
詞根記憶:來自convict(礦定罪),con+vict(征服)--征服罪犯_判罪;尤其注意conviction“堅信”一意
例:Many migrants came to America out of religious or political conviction.//The Revolutionary generation asserted its conviction that the welfare of the Republic rested upon an educated citizenry.
同根詞:victory(n.勝利);invincible(a.無敵的)
5.convince v.(使)某人確信(to bring to belief);說服(to persuade)
詞根記憶:con(全部)+vince(征服,克服)一徹底征服對方一說服
例:People will follow medical advice when they are convinced that it is effective.//The mayor's publicity campaign has convihced many people to leave their cars at home and ride the bus to work.
派生詞:convinced(a.確信的);convincingly(ad.信服地,有說服力地)
6.convoluted a.錯綜復雜的(twisted and tangled)
詞根記憶:con(共同)+volut(滾)+ed--纏繞在一起的--錯綜復雜的
例:The message was so convoluted that Bill couldn't understand it.
派生詞:convolve(v.卷,纏繞);convolution(n.回旋,卷繞)
7.cooperate v.合作(to associate with another or others for mutual benefit);配合(to act or work with another or others)
詞根記憶:co(共同)+opert工作)+ate--起工作--合作
例:Employees who are frequently absent are the least likely to cooperate with or to join a corporate fitness program.
派生詞:cooperation(n.合作)
同根詞:operable(a.可操作的;可動手術的)
8.coordinate n.坐標(any of a set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point on a line, on a surface, or in space) v.協調(harmonize)
例:x-coordinate X(坐標)軸//The firms coordinated such activities by using available means of communication and transport.
派生詞:coordination(n.協調,調和)
9.copper n.銅(chemical element,a common reddish-brown metal);a.銅(制)的
聯想記憶:cop(警察)+per--警察制服上的鋼扣
例:copper mining company銅礦開采企業
10.coral n.珊瑚;珊瑚蟲
聯想記憶:cor(看作core核心)+al-+大海的核心之處有珊瑚--珊瑚
例:coral reef珊瑚礁