1.inflict v.使…遭受(to cause something unpleasant to be endured)
詞根記憶:in(使)+flict(打擊)--打擊--使…遭受
例:The environmental damage already inflicted on the North Sea is reversible.
同根詞:affliction(n.苦難,折磨):conflict(n.沖突)
2.influenza n.流行性感冒(an acute highly contagious virus disease that is caused by any of three orthomyxo viruses)
記住它的簡寫形式flu
例:Until now, only injectable vaccines against influenza have been available.
同根詞:influence(n.影響力)
3.influx n.流入,匯集(a coming in)
詞根記憶:in(向內)+flux(流)--流入
例:Since World War Ⅱ there has been a tremendous influx of federal money into private medical schools.
4.infrared a.紅外線的,紅外區的(situated outside the visible spectrum at its red end used of radiation having a wavelength between about 700 nanometers and l millimeter)
詞根記憶:infra(在下)+red--光譜上在紅光下面的光線--紅外線的
例:infrared photography紅外線照相/,infrared radiation紅外輻射
5.infrastructure n.基礎設施,公共建設(the system of public works of a country, state, or region);下部構造(the underlying foundation or basic framework)
詞根記憶:infra(在下)+struct(建筑)+ure--建筑下面的結構--基礎設施
例:Public products, in addition to infrastructure, include supply systems.
6.infringement n.侵犯(an encroachment or trespass on a right or privilege);違反( violation)
詞根記憶:來自infringe(v.侵犯,違反)
例:Firms' attempts to derive more patents from existing research and development expenditures may have contributed to a decline in infringement suites.
7.infringer n.侵犯人(one that goes against, as of rules or laws)
詞根記憶:來自infringe(讓侵犯)
例:Federal prosecutors were unlikely to pursue criminal copyright infringers, and offenders were subject to relatively small penalties.
同根詞:infringement(n.侵犯;違反)
8. infuse v.(with)灌輸(to cause to be permeated with something)
詞根記憶:in(進入)+fuse(流)--流進去--灌輸
例:Since most textbook writers were New Englanders, the texts were infused with Puritan outlooks(清教徒觀點).
派生詞:infusion(n.灌輸)
9.ingenious a.聰明的(bright, smart);創新的(inventive)
聯想記憶:in(內在)+gen(產生)+ious--由內產生的--聰明的
注意:ingenuous(a.坦率的,天真的)
例:Your ingenious ideas have saved the company millions of dollars.