1.subsidiary n.子公司(a company wholly controlled by another);a.附屬的(affiliated)
聯想記憶:sub(在下面)+sid(坐)+iary--坐在下面的公司--子公司
例:a subsidiary of a Chicago firm 一家芝加哥公司的子公司
2.subsidize v.補助,資助(to furnish with a subsidy)
例:Government has proposed 2 million dollars to subsidize private medical schools.
派生詞:subsidization(n.補助,資助)
3.subsidy n.津貼,補助(a grant or gift of money)
聯想記憶:sub(下面)+sid(坐)+y--坐在下面領補助--津貼,補助
例:This company received a subsidy from a foreign government to build its plant abroad.
4.subsistence n.生存,生計(the minimum as of food and shelter necessary to support life)
詞根記憶:來自subsist(v.生存)
例:Peasants living in the mountain areas were barely able to ensure their own subsistence.//subsistence farming自給農業
5.substance n.實質(essence);物質(material)
詞根記憶:sub(下面)+stan(站)+ce--站在下面的--實質
例:The teacher discussed the substance of the author's works.//An antigen is a substance foreign to the organism's body.
6.substantial a.實際的(real);大量的(ample)
詞根記憶:來自substance(n.實質;物質)
例:substantial increase實際增長//That small company made substantial investments in new plants, staff and equipment.
派生詞:substantially( ad.大量地)
7.substantiate v.證實,證明(to verify)
詞根記憶:sub(下面)+stant(站)+iate--可以立足的--證實
例:The researchers substantiated their figures with census data.
派生詞:unsubstantiated(a.未證實的,無根據的)
8.substitute n.代替品(a person or thing that takes the place or function of another);v.(for)代替.替代(to replace)
詞根記憶:sub(下面)+stitute(建立)--可以放在下面來用的--代替品
例:No acceptable substitute for this material exists.//Some governments substituted living allowances for their employees' paychecks.
派生詞:substitution(n.代替;替代)
9.substitution n.代替(replacement of one mathematical entity by another of equal value);替代物(one that is substituted for another)
詞根記憶:來自substitute(v.替代)
例:Their substitution for more traditional fertilizers may accelerate soil structure deterioration and soil erosion.
同根詞:institute(v.制定,建想立)
vt. 加速,提前,跳級
vi. 加速