1.hypertension n.高血壓(abnormally high blood pressure and especially arterial blood pressure);過度緊張(the systemic condition accompanying high blood pressure)
詞根記憶:hyper(亢奮的)+tension(緊張)--過度緊張
例:Treatment for hypertension forestalls certain medical expenses by preventing strokes and heart disease.
2.hypnotize v.對…施催眠術(to put into a state of hypnosis)
注意:hypothesize(v.假設)
例:When hypnotized subjects are asked whether they can hear the hypnotist, they reply, "No."
派生詞:hypnotist(n.施行催眠術的人)
3.hypothesis n.假設,假說(an unproved theory)
聯想記憶:hypo(在…下面)+thesis(論點)--論點下面是空的--假說
例:This hypothesis makes intuitive sense, but certain aspects are troubling.
同根詞:thesis(n.論文;論點)
4.hypothesize v.假定,假設(to make a hypothesis)
例:Archaeologists(考古學家)have hypothesized that the destruction was due to a major earthquake.
派生詞:hypothesis(n.假設,假說)
同根詞:hypothetical(a.假設的)
5.iconography n.肖像(portrait);圖像(pictorial illustration of a subject)
詞根記憶:icon(肖像)+o+graphy(畫法)--肖像
6.identical a.同一的:相同的(same)
詞根記憶:ident(相同)+ical--同一的;相同的
例:Using new tissue-culture and cloning techniques, millions of identical copies of a plant can be produced.
7.identifiable a.可辨認的(acknowledgeable)
詞根記憶:來自identify(v.識別:確定)
例:There are clearly identifiable thinking skills that students can be taught to recognize and apply appropriately.
派生詞:identifiably ( ad.可辨認地)
8.identification n.鑒定,識別(an act of identifying);認同(psychological orientation of the self in regard to sth. with a resulting feeling of close emotional association)
詞根記憶:來自identify (v.確定;認同)
例:Such an identification depends primarily on the species' relationship to the dominant species.
9.identify v.識別,鑒別(to recognize)
詞根記憶:ident(相同)+ify--使對上號--識別
例:Interviewers can accurately identify applicants whose personalities are unsuited to the requirements of the job.
派生詞:identifiable(a.可辨認的,可識別的);identification(n.認明,鑒定)
10.identity n.身份,特征(sameness of essential or generic character in different instances);同一(性)(oneness)
例:national identity民族一致性//Biometric access-control systems work by degrees of similarity, not by identity.