1.relentless a.無情的(unrelenting);不斷的(steady, persistent)
詞根記憶:relent(變溫和)+less--不能變溫和--無情的
例:relentless persecution無情的迫害
2.reliable a.可靠的,可信賴的(dependable)
詞根記憶:rel(y)(信賴)+iable(能…的)--可靠的,可信賴的
例:A more reliable study has indicated that eating chocolate does not increase the likelihood of getting heart disease.
派生詞:reliability(n.可靠性);reliance(n.信賴;信任)
3.reliance n.信賴,信任(the state of being dependent on or having confidence in)
詞根記憶:來自rely(v.信賴)
例:lf these trends in fuel production and usage continue, Sidurian reliance on foreign sources for fuel should decline soon.
同根詞:reliant(a.信賴的)
4.relic n.文物(trace or feature surviving from a past age and serving to remind people of it)
例:The museum put the ancient relics on display.
5.relieve v.緩解:減輕(to lighten)
詞根記憶:re+lieve(=lev輕)--使…輕--緩解;減輕
例:Solacium(a medicinal herb) can relieve tension and promote deep sleep.
派生詞:relief(n.輕松;緩解);reliever(n.救濟者)
6.religious a.宗教的(of religion);虔誠的(of, relating to, or devoted to religious beliefs or observances)
例:It is almost universally agreed that political virtue must rest upon moral and religious precepts.
7.relinquish v.放棄(to give up);交出(to give over possession of)
詞根記憶:re(重新)+linqu(=leave離開)+ish--再次離開--放棄
例:Max relinquished his ownership of a small piece of land needed by the city.
8.reluctant a.不情愿的,勉強的(unwilling)
例:War industries during the Second World War were reluctant to hire women for factory work.
派生詞:reluctance(n.勉強)
9.remainder n.【數】余數:剩余部分(a remaining group part, or trace)
詞根記憶:來自remain(v.剩余),指減法之后的余數
例:Please write the remainder as a fraction.//Mary did most of the work, and Susan finished the remainder
adj. 固執的,堅持的,連續的