1.antedate v.早于,先于(to be earlier than) 词根记忆:ante(前面)+date(日期)--早于,先于 例:This old carriage antedates the invention of the car. 2.anterior a.先前的(more forward);前面的(toward the front) 词根记忆:ante(前面)+rior--以前的--先前的 例:The anterior side of the turtles shell is lighter in color. 3.anthropologist n.人类学家(expert in the study of mankind) 词根记忆:来自anthropology( n.人类学) 例:Anthropologists once thought that the ancestors of modern humans began to walk upright because it freed their hands to use stone tools. 4.antibiotic n.抗生素(a substance that is produced by a microorganism and is able to inhibit or kill another micro-organism) 词根记忆:anti(反)+bio(生命)+ tic--抗生素 例:Healthy lungs produce a natural antibiotic that protects them from infection. 5.antibiotics n.抗生素(a substance produced by or a semisynthetic substance derived from a microorganism and able in dilute solution to inhibit or kill another microorganism) 词根记忆:anti(对抗的)+biotic(生物的)+s--抗生素 例:Many lung infections can be treated by applying synthetic antibiotics to the airway surfaces. 同根词:biotype(n.生物型) 6.antibody n.抗体(身体中台勺抗病物质)( substance formed in the blood in response to harmful bacteria and then attacks and destroys) |