1.hint n.線索(a slight indication or intimation);[常pl.]建議( suggestion)
聯(lián)想記憶:打(hit)在門(n)上有一些細微的線索(hint)
例:Einstein's unfinished study offers tantalizing hints rather than an exhaustive analysis.
2.hinterland n.內(nèi)地(a region lying inland from a coast);窮鄉(xiāng)僻壤(a region remote from urban areas)
詞根記憶:hinter(=hinder后面的)+land(土地)--內(nèi)地
例:The colonies were a half-civilized hinterland of the European culture system.
3.Hispanic a.西班牙的,說西班牙語的(of or relating to Spain or Spanish-speaking Latin America)
例:Hispanic Americans美籍西班牙人
4.historical a.歷史的,史學(xué)的(of, relating to, or having the character of history);基于歷史的(based on history)
詞根記憶:來自history(n.歷史)
例:The lack of complete historical records from the mid-to-late 1800's has made it difficult to trace some inventions to their Black originators.
派生詞:historically( ad.歷史地)
同根詞:historian(n.歷史學(xué)家)
5.hitherto ad.迄今,到目前為止(till now)
詞根記憶:hither(到…為止)+to--迄今,到目前為止
例:a hitherto unknown species of moth至今仍不清楚種類的蛾子
6.hoary a.古老的(ancient)
例:hoary stereotypes老套
7.homeostasis n.體內(nèi)平衡(the ability or tendency of an organism or a cell to maintain internal equilibrium by adjusting its physiological processes)
詞根記憶:homeo(相同)+sta(站)+sis--處于相同的水平--體內(nèi)平衡
例:Homeostasis has long interested biologists.
8.homestead n.宅地:家園(the home and adjoining land occupied by a family)
詞根記憶:home(家園)+stead(用處)--被用作家園的地方--宅地
例:He looked around, not just up the road but toward the homestead at edge of the woods.
9.homing a.(動物)有回家本能的(having the instinct or trained to fly home from a great distance)
例:homing pigeons信鴿