经典英文枕边书：每天读点英语单词起源

图书信息

作者	鲁常英
出版社	中国纺织出版社
ISBN	9787518049295
出版时间	2018-10-01
字数	8.7万
分类	教育,外语,英文教辅

读书简介

英语词汇间自古以来存在着必然的联系，词汇量随着语言的发展而逐步庞大起来，我们在学习英语的同时，要明确地将词汇和历史与发展关联起来，这样才能有效地记住英语词汇。《经典英文枕边书：每天读英语单词起源》探索英语单词的起源和词义的演变，从词源的角度追本溯源，使学习者能够知其然也知其所以然；将历史背景和文化内涵贯穿追根溯源之中，不仅仅可以拓读者的语言视野，引发读者的学习兴趣，加强对词的记忆和理解，还能从中领略英语国家的人们的幽默和智慧
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目录

前言

abacus [ˈæbəkəs]

abet [əˈbet]

abracadabra [ˌæbrəkəˈdæbrə]

academy [əˈkædəmi]

acrid [ˈækrid]

admiral [ˈædmərəI]

adolescent [ˌædəuˈIesnt]

afraid [əˈfreid]

agony [ˈægəni]

alarm [əˈIɑːm]

album [ˈæIbəm]

alcohol [ˈæIkəhɔI]

alibi [ˈæIibai]

allegory [ˈæIigəri]

alligator [ˈæIigeitə]

alone [əˈIəun]

boy [bɔi]

boycott [ˈbɔikət]

brandy [ˈbrændi]

bread [bred]

breakfast [ˈbrekfəst]

bribe [braib]

bridal [ˈbraidI]

bridegroom [ˈbraidgruːm]

brigade [briˈgeid]

broker [ˈbrəukə]

brunch [brʌntʃ]

buck [bʌk]

buddy [ˈbʌdi]

budget [ˈbʌdʒit]

charming [ˈtʃɑːmiŋ]

chauffeur [ˈʃəufə]

例 句 1. She has a chau∝eur driven limousine.她有一辆由私人司机开的豪华轿车。 2. The chau∝eur turned the sedan about.司机把轿车掉头。 chauvinism [ˈʃəuvinizəm]

check [tʃek]

chimera [kaiˈmiərə]

China [ˈtʃainə]

chivalry [ˈʃivəIri]

chowder [ˈtʃaudə]

class [kIɑːs]

clerk [kIɑːk,kIəːk]

climate [ˈkIaimit]

cloak [kIəuk]

cloud [kIaud]

clue [kIuː]

coach [kəutʃ]

D-day [diː dei]

deadline [ˈdedIain]

debt [det]

debut [ˈdebju,ˈdeibjuː]

December [diˈsembə]

dictionary [ˈdikʃənəri]

diet [ˈdaiət]

diplomat [ˈdipIəmæt]

Easter [ˈiːstə]

eavesdropper [ˈiːvzˌdrɔpə(r)]

eccentric [ikˈsentrik]

echo [ˈekəu]

egis [ˈiːdʒis]

elbow [ˈeIbəu]

electricity [iIekˈtrisiti]

eleven [iˈIevən]

elixir [iˈIiksə]

例 句 1. There is no elixir of life in the world. 世界上没有长生不老药。 2. I told you that I’m not handing out magic elixir.我告诉过你们，我不会交出魔法万能药水。 emancipation [iˌmænsiˈpeiʃən]

fanatic [fəˈnætik]

farce [fɑːs]

farm [fɑːm]

fascinate [ˈfæsineit]

flamenco [昀əˈmeŋkəu]

February [ˈfebruəri]

fearnought [ˈ昀ənɔːt]

feisty [ˈfaisti]

female [ˈ昀ːmeiI]

galaxy [ˈgæIəksi]

galoshes [gəˈIɒʃɪz]

gazette [gəˈzet]

genius [ˈdʒiːnjəs]

gentle [ˈdʒentI]

ghost [gəust]

girl [gəːI]

halcyon [ˈhæIsiən]

Halloween [ˈhæIəuˈiːn]

hamburger [ˈhæmbəːgə]

handsome [ˈhænsəm]

hangnail [ˈhæŋneiI]

harass [ˈhærəs]

harvest [ˈhɑːvist]

hazard [ˈhæzəd]

honeymoon [ˈhʌnimuːn]

hooker [ˈhukə]

horde [hɔːd]

host [həust]

idiot [ˈidiət]

ignoramus [ˌignəˈreiməs]

impede [imˈpiːd]

inaugurate [iˈnɔːgjureit]

infant [ˈinfənt]

influenza [ˈin昀uˈenzə]

insult [ˈinsʌIt]

jackanapes [ˈdʒækəneips]

jade [dʒeid]

January [ˈdʒænjuəri]

jeans [dʒiːnz]

jeep [dʒiːp]

joke [dʒəuk]

journey [ˈdʒəːni]

July [dʒu(ː)ˈIai]

June [dʒuːn]

junket [ˈdʒʌŋkit]

kangaroo [ˌkæŋgəˈruː]

khaki [ˈkɑːki]

kibitz [ˈkibits]

kickshaw [ˈkikʃɔː]

kidnap [ˈkidnæp]

kiwifruit [kɪwif’ru:t]

knave [neiv]

learn [Iəːn]

left [Ieft]

legend [ˈIedʒənd]

lent [Ient]

lesbian [ˈIezbiən,ˈIezbjən]

lethal [ˈIiːθəI]

lewd [Iuːd]

macadam [məˈkædəm]

May [mei]

mayday [ˈmeidei]

meal [miːI]

mentor [ˈmentɔː]

muscle [ˈmʌsI]

例 句 1. Keeping your muscles strong helps you to avoid back problems.保持肌肉强壮发达有利于预防背部疾病。 2. He is su∝ering from a strained thigh muscle. 他的大腿肌肉拉伤了，很疼。 museum [mju(ː)ˈziəm]

music [ˈmjuːzik]

例 句 1. She shows li∈le apprecia￠on of good music. 她感受不到美好音乐的妙处。 2. The music was barely audible. 音乐声勉强能听见。 musket [ˈmʌskit]

nice [nais]

nickel [ˈnikI]

nickname [ˈnikneim]

nicotine [ˈnikətiːn,ˈnikətin]

nightmare [ˈnaitmeə(r)]

noisome [ˈnɔisəm]

noon [nuːn]

nostrum [ˈnɔstrəm]

November [nəuˈvembə]

numskull [ˈnʌmskʌI]

October [ɔkˈtəubə]

OK [əuˈkei]

Old Nick [əuId nik]

omelette [ˈɔmIit,ˈɔmIet]

orangutan [əræŋuːˈtæŋ]

ordeal [ɔːˈdiːI,ɔːˈdiːəI]

orient [ˈɔːriənt]

ornery [ˈɔːnəri]

Oscar [ˈɔskə]

oscillate [ˈɔsiIeit]

procrustean [prəuˈkrʌstiən]

profane [prəˈfein]

propaganda [ˌprɔpəˈgændə]

protocol [ˈprəutəkɔI]

prune [pruːn]

pundit [ˈpʌndit]

puny [ˈpjuːni]

pupil [ˈpjuːpI,ˈpjuːpiI]

puppet [ˈpʌpit]

quack [kwæk]

queue [kjuː]

quibble [ˈkwibI]

quicksilver [ˈkwiksiIvə]

quintessence [kwinˈtesns]

quorum [ˈkwɔːrəm]

quiz [kwiz]

right [rait]

rigmarole [ˈrigmərəuI]

rival [ˈraivəI]

road [rəud]

roam [rəum]

robe [rəub]

robot [ˈrəubɔt,ˈrɔbət]

romance [rəˈmæns]

roorback [ˈruəbæk]

rostrum [ˈrɔstrəm]

rubber [ˈrʌbə]

savage [ˈsævidʒ]

scruple [ˈskruːpI]

second [ˈsekənd]

semester [siˈmestə]

例 句 1. I’m going to take a course in applied mathema￠cs this semester. 我这学期打算学习应用数学课程。 2. He had three minors this semester. 这学期他有三门辅修科目。 seminary [ˈseminəri]

senate [ˈsenit]

September [səpˈtembə]

shagreen [ˈʃægriːn]

shambles [ˈʃæmbIz]

test [test]

thesaurus [θi(ː)ˈsɔːrəs]

thing [θiŋ]

thrill [θriI]

thug [θʌg]

Thursday [ˈθəːzdi]

toady [ˈtəudi]

toast [təust]

toilet [ˈtɔiIit]

tomato [təˈmɑːtəu]

torpedo [tɔːˈpiːdəu]

town [taun]

twilight [ˈtwaiIait]

typhoon [taiˈfuːn]

umbrage [ˈʌmbridʒ]

umpire [ˈʌmpaiə]

uncouth [ʌnˈkuːθ]

undertaker [ˈʌndəteikə(r)]

urchin [ˈəːtʃin]

utopia [juːˈtəupjə]

utter [ˈʌtə]

vaccine [ˈvæksiːn]

valentine [ˈvæIəntain,ˈvæIəntin]

vandal [ˈvændəI]

vanilla [vəˈniIə]

vaudeville [ˈvəudəviI,ˈvəudəviːI]

venom [ˈvenəm]

villain [ˈviIən]

vine [vain]

vinegar [ˈvinigə]

vitamin [ˈvaitəmin,ˈvitəmin]

volume [ˈvɔIjuːm]

warlock [ˈwɔːIɔk]

Wednesday [ˈwenzdei,ˈwenzdi]

weird [wiəd]

Welsh [weIʃ]

whiskey [ˈ(h)wiski]

window [ˈwindəu]

wizard [ˈwizəd]

woman [ˈwumən]

Xmas [ˈkrisməs]

yacht [jɔt]

yahoo [jəˈhuː]

Yankee [ˈjæŋki]

yardstick [ˈjɑːdstik]

yen [jen]

Yule [juːI]

yuppie [ˈjʌpi]

zenith [ˈzeniθ]

zest [zest]

zodiac [ˈzəudiæk,ˈzəudjæk]

zoo [zuː]