Merriam-Webster's Vocabulary Builder
出版时间
2010-05-01
ISBN
9780877798552
评分
★★★★★
书籍介绍
The ideal book for people who want to increase their word power. Thorough coverage of 1,200 words and 240 roots while introducing 2,300 words. The Vocabulary Builder is organized by Greek and Latin roots for effective study with nearly 250 new words and roots. Includes quizzes after each root discussion to test progress. A great study aid for students preparing to take standardized tests.
AI导读
核心看点
- 以词根串联1200核心词，覆盖240个词根
- 结合希腊拉丁文化背景，让背单词充满趣味
- 每单元配练习题，适合标准化考试备考
适合谁读
- 准备GRE、SAT等标准化考试的学生
- 希望系统扩充英语词汇量的学习者
- 对西方历史文化与词源感兴趣的读者
读前提醒
- 建议结合词根记忆，而非孤立背诵单词
- 书中部分文化背景可能略显过时，需留意
- 坚持每日少量练习，利用碎片时间阅读
读者共识
- 将枯燥背词转化为享受，建立词汇网络
- 例句生动有趣，有助于理解与记忆
- 虽部分词汇较生僻，但能显著提升语感
本导读基于书籍简介、目录、原文摘录、短评和书评生成，不等同于全文精读。
精彩摘录
- "-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BELL comes from the Latin word meaning " war. " Bellona was the little-known Roman goddess of war, her husband, Mars, was god of war. -------------------------------"
- "-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUB means "under," as in subway, submarine, and substandard. A subject is a person who is under the authority of another. The word subscribe once meant "to write one"
- "-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VERB comes from the Latin verbum, meaning "word." A verb--or action word--appears in some form in every complete sentence. To express something verbally--or to verba"
- "Astonish your friends, amaze your relatives, astound yourself (while trying not to be too much of a show-off) —and have fun!"
- "Each of the important Roman gods and goddesses had many temples erected in their name. But in 27 B.C. a temple to all the gods together was completed in Rome; twice destroyed, it was ultimately replaced by a third temple around A.D. 126. This extraordinary domed structure is still one of the importa"
- "In the Middle Ages, the Muslim empires stretching around much of the Mediterranean were theocracies, and the pope ruled most of modern-day Italy. But theocracies are rare today. Modern Iran and Saudi Arabia (and perhaps half a dozen others) are usually regarded as theocratic governments, since, even"
- "-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AG comes from the Latin word for "do, go, lead, drive." An agenda is a list of things to be done. An agent is usually someone who does things on behalf of another, j"
- "-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEND/TENT, from the Latin tendere, meaning "to stretch, extend, or spend," can be seen most simply in the English word tent, meaning a piece of material strectched o"
作者简介
teacher/scholar of Greek, Latin and French
用户评论
如果你想背单词背builder吧，如果你想睡觉，看builder吧，如果你没事了想看故事还是看builder吧~
终于拖拖拉拉的背完了，我很喜欢韦小绿啊，例句下面的那段话旁征博引的看的超开心。于是努力背例句去。
当年地摊10元买来的.
为了GRE，这两个多月认认真真读完了这本书，前面还有些困难，后面就像读小说一样顺畅。无论为了什么，都应该读它！！
里面内容有点过时，是美国旧世纪流行的东西。选词看起来不错，有很多高端经典词汇。词根讲解没有word power made easy 透彻有机。
准确 简洁 美
Very good book, exhausting to read.
嗝
背了一年总算在今年暑假快结束的时候把里面所有的词看完了，练习写了一大半，有时间上面的词会再过一遍的。
热赞笑死我了 冲！
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