1.hominid n./a.原始人類(的);靈長(zhǎng)目動(dòng)物(的)(a primate of the family hominid, of which Homo sapiens is the only extant species)
詞根記憶:homi(人)+nid--像人的動(dòng)物--靈長(zhǎng)目動(dòng)物
例:There is evidence that early hominids used fire as many as 500 thousand years ago.
2.homogeneity n.同種,同質(zhì)(same kind or nature)
詞根記憶:homo(同類)+gene(基因)+ity(表性質(zhì))--具有同種基因--同種,同質(zhì)
例:The rise of multinational corporations is leading to global homogeneity.
同根詞:homogeneous(a.同類的:同質(zhì)的):homogeneously( ad.同種類地:均勻地)
3.hone v.用磨刀石磨(to sharpen on a fine-grained whetstone);磨練(to make more acute, intense, or effective)
注意:horn(n.號(hào)角)
例:Their organizational skills were honed by the combat.
4.hoof n.蹄(a hoofed foot especially of a horse);v.用蹄踢(to kick, to trample); 步行( to walk)
例:He was hoofed and injured by his horse.
派生詞:hoofer(n.踢踏舞舞蹈家;徒步旅行者)
5.hormone n.荷爾蒙(a substance, usually a peptide or steroid produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity, such as growth or metabolism);激素(any of various similar substances found in plants and insects that regulate development)
發(fā)音記憶
例:These hormones have specific effects on target organs all over the body.
6.horseshoe n.馬蹄鐵(a usually U-shaped band of iron fitted and nailed to the rim of a horse's hoof to protect);U形物(sth. shaped like a horseshoe)
分拆記憶:horse(馬)+shoe(鞋;蹄鐵)--馬蹄鐵
例:In order to withstand tidal currents, juvenile horseshoe crabs frequently burrow in the sand.
7.horticultrural a.園藝的:園藝學(xué)的(the science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants)
詞根記憶:來(lái)自horticulture(n.園藝)
例:a horticultural experiment園藝試驗(yàn)
8.hospitable a.熱情友好的(given to generous and cordial reception of guests);(氣候,環(huán)境)宜人的(offering a pleasant or sustaining environment)
詞根記憶:hospit(主人和客人)+able--主客皆相宜--宜人的
例:Human beings rely primarily on the first to provide a hospitable thermal microclimate for themselves.
9.hostility n.?dāng)硨?duì),不友好(conflict, opposition, or resistance n thought or principle);憎恨(enmity)
例:It was expected that workers under forty would show hostility to the plan.
同根詞:hostile(a.敵對(duì)的)