1.paleolithic a.舊石器時(shí)代的(of or relating to the earliest period of the Stone Age)
聯(lián)想記憶:paleo(古)+lith(石頭)+ic--生產(chǎn)石制工具的時(shí)代--舊石器時(shí)代的
例:upper Paleolithic舊石器時(shí)代晚期
2.paleontologistn.古生物學(xué)家(a specialist in paleontology)
詞根記憶:來自paleontology(n.古生物學(xué))
例:The first introduces the hypothesis proposed by the paleontologist.
3.paleozoologist n.古動(dòng)物學(xué)家(people who are specialized in paleozoology)
詞根記憶:paleo(古)+zoo(動(dòng)物)+ logist(學(xué)家)--古動(dòng)物學(xué)家
例:By analyzing the advanced olfactory apparatus of Pleistocene chordates, paleozoologists have discovered a link between the brain's regions of scent discrimination and its regions of long-term memory storage ,a link that could prove invaluable in the treatment of amnesia victims.
4.pan n.幕,遮蓋物(covering)
例:a pan of dust塵霧
5.pallid a.蒼白的,沒血色的(pale);無生氣的(lacking liveliness)
詞根記憶:pall(=pale蒼白)+id--蒼白的,沒血色的
例:a pallid countenance臉色蒼白
6.palm n.棕櫚(樹/葉);手掌
例:In Asia, where palm trees are non-native, the trees' flowers have traditionally been pollinated by hand.
7.pltry a.無價(jià)值的,微不足道的(insignificant, trifling)
聯(lián)想記憶:pal(看作pale蒼白的)+try(努力)--白努力--無價(jià)值的
例:Only paltry sums are available for excavating in archaeology.
8.pamphlet n.小冊(cè)子(brochure)
詞根記憶:來自拉丁文pamphilus,是一首愛情名詩;pam(=pan全部)+phil(愛)+ us--表達(dá)愛情(的小冊(cè)子)--小冊(cè)子
例:A town's public health officials sent a pamphlet about mouth cancer to all town residents.
9.panacea n.靈丹妙藥(cure-all)
詞根記憶:pan(全部)+acea(治療)--全都能治療的--靈丹妙藥
例:In recent years proposed panaceas and new programs have proliferated at a feverish pace.