1.allay v.减轻,缓和( to relieve) 联想记忆:al(看作all全都)+lay(放置)--负担都放下了--减轻,缓和 例:The appointment of Forrestal as First Secretary of Defense allayed the suspicions of naval officers. 2.allege v.断言,宣称( to assert without proof or before proving) 词根记忆:al(加强)+leg(指定,任命)+e--大声任命--宣称 例:The company alleged that the employee tampered with the computer system. 派生词:allegation(n.宣称;指控):alleged(a.声称的,所谓的);allegedly( ad.依其申述) 3.allegiance n.忠诚,拥护(loyalty, faithfulness) 联想记忆:al+leg(法律)+iance--靠近法律--拥护 例:Most historians have underestimated the extent of womens political allegiance in the antebellum(战前的)period. 派生词:allegiant(a.忠心的,忠实的) 4.allergic a.过敏的( of allergy);对…讨厌的(averse or disinclined) 联想记忆:aller(看作alert警报)+gic--皮肤出现警报--过敏的 例:Not all forms of sulfite are equally likely to produce the allergic reactions. 同根词:allergenic(a.引起过敏症的) 5.allergy n.过敏症(an unfavorable reaction to certain foods, pollens, insect bites, etc) 词根记忆:all(其他)+erg(起作用,工作)+y--起其他作用--过敏症 |