1.domain n．領地，領土(complete and absolute ownership of land)

詞根記憶：dom(控制)+ain一牢牢控制的地方一領地

例:The domains of samurai overlords were becoming smaller and poorer as government revenues decreased.

2.domestic a．本國的(of, relating to, or originating within a country and especially one's own country);家（庭）的(of or relating to the household or the family):馴養(yǎng)的( domesticated)

詞根記憶：dom(家)+estic（…的）一家庭的

例：The demand for crude oil has grown in both domestic and foreign markets.//domestic responsibilities家庭負擔//domestic hens家雞

派生詞：domesticity(n.家庭生活)

3.domesticate v.馴養(yǎng)，教化(to tame)

例：Local people domesticated elephants to perform various essential tasks.

派生詞：domestication(n.馴養(yǎng)，教化)

4.domestication n.馴養(yǎng)，教化(the process to adapt an animal or plant to life in intimate association with and to the advantage of humans)

詞根記憶：來自domestic(a．國內的；家庭的；馴養(yǎng)的)

例：After 7,000 years of domestication in Eurasia, reindeer have developed a tendency to circle in tight groups, while caribou tend to spread far and wide.

5.domesticity n.家庭生活(domestic activities or life)：專心于家務(the quality or state of being domestic or domesticated)

詞根記憶：來自domestic(a．家庭的：國內的；一心只管家務的)

例：The cult of female domesticity deyeloped independently of the concept of female benevolence.

6.dominate v.支配(to rule, to control)；在…占首要地位(to have a commanding or preeminent place or position in)

詞根記憶：domin( =dom控制)+ate一支配

例：Two divergent definitions have dominated sociologists' discussions of the nature of ethnicity.

派生詞：dominant(a．占優(yōu)勢的，支配的)；dominance(n.優(yōu)勢，統治)

7.donate v.捐贈，贈送(to give)

詞根記憶：don(給予)+ate--給出去一捐贈，贈送

例：Manufacturers should donate excess inventory to charity rather than dump it.

派生詞：donation(n．捐贈品，捐款)；donor(n．捐贈人)

8.dormant a．【生】休眠的(latent)

詞根記憶：dorm(睡眠)+ant--休眠的

例：Potato cyst nematodes(馬鈴薯包囊線蟲)can lie dormant for several years in their cysts(包囊)．

同根詞：dormitory(n.宿舍)