英语说文解字

[美] 诺曼·刘易斯

出版时间

2022-05-01

ISBN

9787301313053

评分

★★★★★
书籍介绍
《英语说文解字》从概念入手,分门别类将表达相同或相似概念的核心词汇组合在一起,考察这些词汇意义上的联系和区别。在形式上,通过对单词词源、词根和词缀的研究,帮助读者掌握构词法,做到触类旁通,举一反三,在掌握核心词汇的基础上迅速扩充词汇量。每一个英语单词不再是孤立的个体,而是与其他词汇有机联系在一起的要素,是各种概念的活泼的表现形式。 全书编排严谨,内容丰富,每一章既有对概念和构词法的详细讲解,又配备了大量的练习和测试,帮助读者复习和巩固所学内容。此外,书中还插入了大量的典故、故事,各种学习方法的介绍和比较,各种奇特的语言现象的分析与评论,全书语言幽默生动,使读者轻轻松松地学到新词汇、新概念,真正体会英文书名Word Power Made Easy的涵义。
AI导读
核心看点
  • 从概念入手,分类讲解核心词汇的异同
  • 深挖词源词根,掌握构词法以扩充词汇
  • 穿插典故故事,幽默生动地提升语言力
适合谁读
  • 希望系统提升英语词汇量的中级学习者
  • 对词源学及英语构词规律感兴趣的读者
  • 备考托福雅思GRE等需大量词汇的考生
读前提醒
  • 需主动大声朗读新词以强化发音记忆
  • 建议配合书后练习测试以巩固所学知识
  • 部分译文存在争议,建议参考英文原版
读者共识
  • 词汇量显著增加,有助于拓展思维深度
  • 内容幽默风趣,比枯燥背单词更易坚持
  • 需长期投入时间,适合有毅力者精读

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
  • "The pyromaniac set fire for the thrill;the incendiary for revenge;the arsonist for money"
  • "People with rich vocabularies have been reading omnivorously, voraciously, since childhood-including the ingredients listed in small print on bread warppers and cereal boxes."
  • "TEASER PREVIEW What word best describes your personality if you: • Are interested solely in your own welfare? • Constantly talk about yourself? • Dedicate your life to helping others? • Turn your mind inward? • Turn your mind outward? • Hate humanity? • Hate marriage? • Lead a lonely, austere existe"
  • "Increasing your vocabulary does not mean merely learning the definitions of large numbers of obscure words; it does not mean memorizing scores of unrelated terms. What it means---what it can only mean---is becoming acquainted with the multitudinous and fascinating phenomena of human existence for wh"
  • "...the only common characteristic of successful people in this country is an unusual grasp of the meanings of words. ...The final answer seems to be that words are the instruments by means of which people grasp the thoughts of others and with which they do much of their own thinking. They are the to"
  • "You may possibly believe, and possibly, for yourself, be right, that a commitment is deeper and more meaningful if freedom is available without judicial proceedings."
  • "People who live in the big city go to theaters, attend the opera,visit museums and picture galleries, browse in bookstores, and shop at Robinson's, Bloomingdales, Marshall Field, or other large department stores. These activities fill them with culture and sophistication. Also, they crowd into jamme"
  • "STEP ONE.You must become actively receptive to new words. STEP TWO.You must read more. STEP THREE.You must learn to add to your own vocabulary the new words you meet in your reading. STEP FOUR.You must open your mind to new ideas. STEP FIVE.You must set a goal."
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