157 null 空
词根：-null- 空 null, nil, nihil

（3）.nullify 使无效

记忆方法：null(空)+ify(表动词)→使落空→ 使无效
实例：He may be able to nullify that disadvantage by offering a wider variety of produce.

（4）.annul vt.宣告无效; 取消;使消失

记忆方法：an(加强)+nul(没有)→ 没有效果→ 无效,消失
实例：The marriage was annulled last month.

158 note 注释
词根：-not- 注释,注意

（1）.annotate 注解

记忆方法：an(to)+not(note)+ate→注解
实例：I like to annotate when I read.

（2）.notorious 臭名昭著的

记忆方法：not(注意)+orious(多...的)→收到很多人注意的→臭名昭著的
实例：a notorous computer hacker

（3）.connotation n.内涵; 言外之意;[逻辑学]内涵(用来界定一个概念的属性)

记忆方法：con(共同,全部)+not(注释)+ ation(表名词)→ 知道注释全部的意思→ 内涵
实例：A good dictionary will give us the connotation of a word as well as its denotation.

（4）.denotation 指示;[逻辑学]外延,属于某个概念的所以事物形成的类

记忆方法：de(强调)+not(注释)+ation→指示
实例：A good dictionary will give us the connotation of a word as well as its denotation.

159 anthropology (参见难记词表)
词根：-anthrop- 人类

（1）.philanthropist 慈善家

记忆方法：phil(喜爱)+anthrop(人类)+ist→喜爱人类的人→慈善家 近义词: benefactor
实例： Instead, she portrayed herself as a philanthropist, eager to help old friends down on their luck.

（2）.misanthropist 讨厌人类者

记忆方法：mis(不)+anthrop(人类)→不喜欢人的人
实例：Cake for "Misanthropists" distributed flyers, pointing to her position on migrants as their motive.

（3）.anthropoid 类人猿

记忆方法：anthrop(人类)+oid(oid analogous类似物)→类人猿
实例：Man evolved from the anthropoid ape.

160 thesis 理论
词根：-thes- 放,观点

（1）.antithesis 对比,对立面

记忆方法：anti(对抗)+thesis(理论)→相对抗的理论→对比,对照 衍生: antithetical
实例：the antithesis between instinct and reason

（2）.synthesize vt.综合； 人工合成

记忆方法：syn(共同)+thes(放,观点)+ize(表动词)→ 放到一起→综合 衍生: synthesis n.
实例： A vitamin is a chemical compound that cannot be synthesized by the human body.

161 aphorism (参见难记词表) 格言
词根：-phor- 带来(bring)

（1）.euphoria 幸福感

记忆方法：eu(优秀,从发音可以记忆)+phor(带来)+ia(状态)→带来好东西的状态→幸福感
实例：After the euphoria of yesterday's celebrations, the company will come down to earth today.

（2）.dysphoria 烦躁不安

记忆方法：dys(不好)+phor(带来)+ia(状态,病)→烦躁不安
实例：The patients' pain and dysphoria were alleviated.

162 stand 站立
词根：-stat- 站立 stat, stin, stall, stit, stag

（1）.static 静止的

记忆方法：stat(站立)+ic→站立的→静止的 近义词: stationary
实例：Economists predict that house prices will remain static for a long period.

（2）.status 状态, 地位

记忆方法：stat(站立)+us→状态
实例：Will the West use its influence to maintain the status quo and not disrupt the flow of oil?

（3）.apostasy 叛教

记忆方法：apo(远离)+stasy=stat(站立)→在远处站立→不再参与(教会活动)→叛教 近义词: traitor, betrayer, renegade
实例：If someone is accused of apostasy, they are accused of abandoning their religious faith, political loyalties, or principles.

（4）.obstinate 固执的

记忆方法：ob(相反)+stin(站立)→和别人反着站→固执的 近义词: obdurate, opinionated
实例：She's too obstinate to let anyone help her.

（5）.extant 现存的

记忆方法：ex(出)+stant(站立)→可以站出来的→现存的
实例：Two fourteenth-century manuscripts of this text are still extant.

（6）.install 安装

记忆方法：in(入)+stall(站立)→站入→安装
实例：Security cameras have been installed in the city centre.

（7）.forestall 预先阻止,先发制人

记忆方法：fore(在…前)+stall(站立)→预先阻止
实例：Large numbers of police were in the square to forestall any demonstrations.

（8）.stagnant 不流动的，停滞的

记忆方法：stagn(=stand 站)+ant(形容词,表状态)→站着的→不流动的 近义词: still, sluggish, inactive
实例：He is seeking advice on how to revive the stagnant economy.

难记词

（119）.babble 含糊不清地说,喋喋不休

记忆方法：联想记忆: 来源于bubble(泡沫→联想泡沫不断破碎发出的声音→含糊不清地说)
实例：I have no idea what he was babbling on about.

（120）.badger 獾

记忆方法：来源于badge(标记)→獾这种动物头上有特殊的标记(两条黑条纹中间是白色的条纹)
实例：It was through him that Mr Jackson became hooked on watching the badgers in their natural habitat.

（121）.badinage 玩笑

记忆方法：联想记忆: bad in age →带有岁数的坏东西→玩笑
实例：light-hearted badinage 轻松打趣

（122）.banter 玩笑

记忆方法：联想记忆: banker爱快玩笑banter
实例：The soldiers bantered with him as though he was a kid brother.

（123）.baleful 恶毒的

记忆方法：bale(包,捆,灾祸)→有害的,恶毒的 近义词: baneful
实例：a baleful look

（124）.balk 畏缩不前

记忆方法：联想记忆: 看到恶狗barking→balk退缩不前
实例： Many people would balk at setting up a new business during a recession.

（125）.barb 倒刺,尖锐的话

记忆方法：联想记忆: barbecue烧烤,烧烤用的烤架就是倒刺
实例：His jeering remarks had hidden barbs, and just went to prove how little he cared either way.

（126）.bare 光秃秃的,暴露

记忆方法：常见词
实例：She was wearing only a thin robe over a flimsy nightdress, and her feet were bare.

（127）.bard 诗人

记忆方法：联想记忆: 联想前面的barb→说尖锐话的人→诗人
实例：I can be a bard, a philosopher, an actor.

（128）.barter 易货

记忆方法：常见词
实例：They have been bartering wheat for cotton and timber.

（129）.bask 晒太阳

记忆方法：来源于bathe(洗澡→阳光浴)
实例：Lizards were basking in the morning sun.
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