1.odor n.氣味(smell)
詞根記憶:od(聞)+or--氣味
例:The odor of freshly baked apple pie came from the kitchen.
2.offender n.冒犯者;違法者(one that transgresses the moral or divine law)
詞根記憶:來自offend(v.冒犯:違反)
例:habitual offender慣犯
同根詞:offensive(a.攻擊的;冒犯的)
3.off-season n.淡季(slack);a.淡季的(being in a period of slack)
例:The football players became more aggressive during the season and remained so during the off-season.
4.offsot v.抵銷(to countervail);補償(to compensate for)
來自詞組:set off(抵銷)
注意:onset(n.襲擊:突然開始)
例:Great risks must be offset by the chance of great rewards.//Henry has to offset his small salary by living economically.
5.offshoot n.分支(a branch, descendant, or member)
例: They originated as offshoots of church-related groups.
6.offspring n.(動物的)崽;后代(descendant)
聯想記憶:off(出來)+spring(春天)--春天出來的--(動物的)崽
例:Monogamous parents should cooperate to care for their offspring.
7.olfactory a.嗅覺的(of, relating to, or contributing to the sense of smell)
詞根記憶:ol(=smell味)+fact(做)+ory--做出味道來--聞到--嗅覺的
例:The poisonous gas damaged my olfactory nerves.
8.omen n.征兆,預兆(a phenomenon supposed to portend good or evil ;a prophetic sign)
例:Black rain clouds are an omen of heavy rainstorms.
9.omission n.遺漏(something neglected or left undone)
詞根記憶:omi(t)(省略,遺漏)+ssion--遺漏
例:The omission of your article from the journal was accidental.