1.staggering a.令人驚愕的(astonishing, overwhelming)
詞根記憶:來自stagger(v.不相信)
例:staggering disparity令人驚愕的差異
2.stake n.火刑柱(a post to which a person is bound for execution by burning);股份(an interest or share in an undertaking or enterprise)
例:at stake在危急之中//A prominent investor held a large stake in our company.
3.stamina n.耐力:持久力(staying power, endurance)
發音記憶:“四袋米呢”--吃了四袋米呢,一定有耐力
例:Sled dogs are notable for their stamina.//That young man lacks stamina.
4.stance n.態度,立場(intellectual attitude)
聯想記憶:stan(站)+ce--所站的位置--態度,立場
例:Sometimes the political stance of a third party will be more radical than that of either of the two major parties.
5.standardize v.使標準化(to bring into conformity with a standard);用標準檢驗(to compare with a standard)
詞根記憶:來自standard(n.標準)
例:The Federal Aviation Association issued new guidelines for airlines in order to standardize safety requirements governing preflight inspections.
派生詞:standardization(n.標準化)
6.staple n.主要產品,主要成分(the principal element);a.主要的(principal, chief)
記:和stable(a.穩定的)一起記
例:When maize was introduced into southern Europe in the 19th century, it quickly became a dietary staple.//All of East and Southeast Asia is wholly dependent on rice to be its staple food.
7.startlingly ad.令人吃驚地,驚人地(shockingly)
例:The startlingly high rate of geographical mobility in the 19th-century United States has puzzled historians.
8.static a.不變的;停滯的(stationary)
詞根記憶:stat(站,立)+ic--站立的--停滯的
例:The ratio of women's earnings with that of men has been roughly static since 1960.
9.stationary a.靜止的(immobile)
詞根記憶:station(位置)+ary--固定在一個位置的--靜止的
注意:stationery(n.文具商;文具店)
例:Because of an accident, traffic was stationary for an hour.
adj. 依靠的,依賴的,從屬的
n.