例:geometric progression幾何級數,籌比級數
2.progressive a.上進的(advancing);【醫】愈來愈嚴重的(increasing in severity)
詞根記憶:來自progress(n.進步)例:The ideal of "openness" has made Americans a progressive people.// The value of a treatment for a progressive disease may vary according to a patient's stage of disease.
派生詞:progressively( ad.逐漸地,逐步地)
3.prohibit v.禁止(to forbid by authority);阻止(to prevent from doing sth.)
詞根記憶:pro(提前)+hibit(拿住)--提前拿住--禁止;阻止例:Fishing regulations prohibit people from keeping any salmon they have caught in Lake Paqua.
派生詞:prohibition(n.禁止;禁令)
同根詞:inhibit(v.禁止)
4.project n.工程:計劃(scheme);v.預計( to plan, figure, or estimate for the future)
詞根記憶:pro(提前)+ject(扔)--提前扔出來--預計例:Aviation fuel is projected to decline in price over the next several years.
5.projection n.預測;規劃(scheme)
詞根記憶:pro(提前)+ject(扔)+ion--提前扔出來--規劃:預測例:Weather forecasters make some use of computer projections to identify weather patterns.
6.prokaryote n.原核生物(any of the typically unicellular microorganisms that lack a distinct nucleus and membrane bound organelles)
派生詞:prokaryotic(a.原核的)