1.signature n.簽名,簽字(person's name written by himself)
詞根記憶:sign(記號)+ature--加自己名字做記號--簽名
例:A check's authenticity includes reminders to watch the endorsement, compare signatures, and view the watermark while holding the check to the light.
同根詞:signify(v.表示:意味)
2.significance n.意義:重要性(the quality of being important)
詞根記憶:來自significant(a.有意義的;重大的)
例:A phenomenon is described and its scientific significance is dis- cussed.
同根詞:signify(v.表示;有重要性)
3.significant a.相當數(shù)量的(considerable);意義重大的{having an important meaning)
詞根記憶:sign(記號)+i+fic(做)+ant--值得做記號的--意義重大的
例:Their removal may not have led to significant increases in populations of smaller predators.
派生詞:significance(n.意義);significantly( ad.顯著地)
同根詞:signature(n.署名,簽名)
4.signify v.表示,意味著(to mean)
詞根記憶:sign(信號)+ify--用信號表示
例:Dark clouds signify that it will rain soon.
5.silkworm n.蠶,桑蠶(a moth whose larva spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon)
分拆記憶:silk(蠶絲)+worm(蟲)--吐蠶絲的蟲--蠶
例:The gypsy moth was imported into Massachusetts from Europe in 1869 by a French scientist attempting to develop a strong strain Of silk- producing insects by crossing gypsy moths with adult silkworms.
6.similarity n.相似點(the quality or state of being similar)
詞根記憶:來自similar(a.相似的)
例:Almost like clones in their similarity to one another, members of the cheetah species are especially vulnerable to disease because of their homogeneity.
同根詞:dissimilar(a.不同的)
n. 支持,認可,背書