1.mural n.壁画(a very large image, such as a painting or an enlarged photo- graph, applied directly to a wall or ceiling) 词根记忆:mur(墙)+aI--墙上的画--壁画 例:Margaret has traveled to photograph the art of Ndebele women, whose murals are brilliantly colored. 同根词:demur(v.反对);immure(v.监禁) 2.mutation n.突变,变异(a significant and basic change) 词根记忆:mut(变)+ation--突变,变异 例:Genetic mutations in bacteria and viruses can lead to epidemics. 同根词:immutable(a不可变的) 3.mutual a.相互的(directed and received in equal amount);共同的(possessed in common) 词根记忆:mut(变)+ual--改变是相互作用的结果--相互的;共同的 例:mutual fund共有基金(一种投资公司形式) 4.mystic a.神秘的(mysterious; strange):神秘主义的(of or relating to mysticism);神秘主义者(one who practices or believes in mysticism or a given form of mysticism) 词根记忆:myst(神秘)+ic--神秘的;神秘主义的 例:The mystic writing on the wall could not be understood by anyone.// This most bland and circumspect of men was a mystic in both public and private life. 5.mythic a.虚构的(fancied);神话(般)的(of or relating to the myth) 词根记忆:myth(神话)+ic--神话(般)的 |