托福词汇词根记忆之vers_vert

 

Part 2 字根 表示{现象}的字根 vers, vert = turn, change 转变

 

入门字

 

conversation (n.) 会话

 

con/ vers/ at/ ion

together/ change/ 名词字尾

 

进阶字

 

1. versatile (a.) 多才多艺的

 

vers/ at/ ile

change/ 形容词字尾

 

Leonardo Da Vinci was a versatile man who painted, made sculptures, and invented useful machines.

达文西是个多才多艺的人，画画、雕塑，还会发明有用的机器。

 

2. verse (n.) 韵文，诗句

 

verse

turn

 

Shakespeare's plays are all written in blank verse.

莎士比亚的戏剧都是以无韵诗写成的。

 

3. versed (a.) 熟练的

 

vers/ ed

turn/ 形容词字尾

 

The new ambassador is well versed in the art of diplomacy.

新任大使对外交艺术相当熟练。

 

4. version (n.) 版本

 

vers/ ion

change/ 名词字尾

 

The standard version of the Bible is the 1611 King James Bible.

圣经的标准版本是一六一一年的詹姆士国王版。

 

5. adverse (a.) 不利的

 

ad/ verse

to/ turn

 

Abraham Lincoln was a self-made man who rose above adverse circumstances.

林肯是克服不利环境自学成功的人。

 

6. adversity (n.) 逆境

 

ad/ vers/ ity

to/ turn/ 名词字尾

 

The Bible can be a source of inspiration in the face of adversity.

面对逆境时，圣经可以是提供启示的泉源。

 

7. anniversary (n.) 周年纪念

 

anni/ vers/ ary

year/ turn/ 名词字尾

 

The mercury department store is holding an anniversary sale.

三商百货正在举行周年庆大拍卖。

 

8. conversely (adv.) 相反地

 

con/ verse/ ly

加强语气/ turn/ 副词字尾

 

The merger may save the company, or conversely, it may destroy it.

这个合并案有可能挽救公司，相反地，也有可能毁掉公司。

 

9. controversy (n.) 争议，争执

 

contro/ vers/ y

against/ turn/ 名词字尾

 

There has been a lot of controversy surrounding the project for a fourth nuclear power plant.

核四厂计划一直有许多争议。

 

10. diversion (n.) 消遣，转移

 

di/ vers/ ion

away/ turn/ 名词字尾

 

After a week of monotonous work, many people go to the amusement park on the weekend as a means of diversion.

一个星期的单调工作之后，许多人在周末都到这个游乐场消遣。

 

11. inverse (a.) 相反的，颠倒的

 

in/ verse

in/ turn

 

One's life expectancy is in inverse ratio to the number of cigarettes one smokes.

一个人的寿命和他吸的香烟数目成反比。

 

12. perverse (a.) 变态的，不正常的

 

per/ verse

thoroughly/ change

 

In a perverse way, banning a book may make it the hottest item on the black market.

这是个荒谬的现象，但是查禁一本书却可能使它成为黑市的抢手货。

 

13. reverse (n.)(v.) 相反，逆转 (a.) 颠倒的

 

re/ verse

back/ turn

 

You need to shift into reverse before you can back the car into the garage.

你得先换到倒车档才能倒车入库。

 

14. universe (n) 宇宙

 

uni/ verse

one/ turn

 

If the universe is as large as scientists say it is, there must be extraterretrial life somewhere.

如果宇宙真像科学家说的那么大，一定有外星生命存在。

 

15. vertebrate (n.) 脊椎动物 (a.) 有脊椎的

 

verte/ brate 

turn/ 名词字尾

        形容词字尾

 

Blue whales are huge vertebrates, Iarger even than the greatest of the dinosaurs.

蓝鲸是巨大的脊椎动物，比的恐龙还要大。

 

16. vertiginous (a.) 头晕目眩的

 

vert/ igi/ nous 

turn/ go/ 形容词字尾

 

Goats can run down vertiginous mountain slopes without any difficulty.

山羊可以毫无困难地从令人头晕目眩的山坡跑下来。

 

17. vertigo (n.) 晕眩，晕眩症

 

vert/ igo

turn/ go

 

Looking down from the edge of the cliff, the mountaineer felt a giddy sense of vertigo.

登山客从悬崖边上往下望，感到一阵晕眩。

 

18. avert (v.) 避免，躲开

 

a(b)/ vert

away/ turn

 

The railway engineer hit the emergency brakes and narrowly averted disaster.

火车司机拉下紧急刹车，在千钧一发之际避免了一场灾难。

 

19. convert (v.) 转变，转换

 

con/ vert

加强语气/ change

 

The missionaries tried to convert the local people to Christianity.

这些传教士试图使当地人改信基督教。

 

20. divert (v.) 转移，消遣

 

di/ vert

away/ turn

 

Dictators sometimes resort to war to divert the people's attention from domestic economic woes.

独裁者有时会发动战争来转移人民对国内经济困境的注意。

 

21. extrovert (n.) 外向的人

 

extro/ vert

outward/ turn

 

We need an extrovert to fill the post of PR Director.

我们需要一个外向的人来担任公关主任。

 

22. invertebrate (n.) 无脊椎动物 (a.) 无脊椎的

 

in/ verte/ brate 

not/ turn/ 名词字尾

                形容词字尾

 

Large earthworms may lool like snakes, but they are invertebrate.

虽然大蚯蚓看起来像蛇，却是无脊椎动物。

 

23. incontrovertible (a.) 无法辩驳的

 

in/ contro/ vert/ ible

not/ against/ turn/ able

 

When the suspect came up with an incontrovertible alibi, the police had to let him go.

疑犯提出无法辩驳的不在场证明，警方只好放他走。

 

24. introverted (a.) 内向的

 

intro/ vert/ ed

inward/ turn/ 形容词字尾

 

This poet has an introverted and contemplative nature.

这位诗人的天性内向、好沉思。

 

25. perverted (a.) 变态的，不正常的

 

per/ vert/ ed

加强语气/ change/ 形容词字尾

 

The sexually perverted rapist-murderer was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment.

这名性变态强暴杀人犯被判有罪，处以终身监禁。

 

26. revert (v.) 回到

 

re/ vert

back/ turn

 

Hong Kong reverted to China rule in 1997.

香港于一九九七年回归中国统治。

 

27. subvert (v.) 颠覆

 

sub/ vert

under/ turn

 

The Gang of Four was tried under the charge of trying to subvert the government.

四人帮受审的罪名是意图颠覆政府。