一句话记住6个核心GRE单词:
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Despite the heavy rain and strong wind, the soldier's impassive face remained unchanged as if he were wearing an impermeablemask, showing his imperturbable and impervious nature to the harsh conditions, and his implacabledetermination to complete the mission, which was implicit in his every move.
1. impassive /ɪmˈpæsɪv/ 冷漠的,不露感情的
词根词源:im-(否定)+ passive(容易被动的)
同根词:passive(被动的),passive和passion两个词很像,都有词根pass-,但词义却有很大差别,这是为什么呢?其实,the Passion在古代特指耶稣受难,Passion Play即耶稣受难剧。由于是受难,所以是被动的,于是又衍生出passive表示被动的。因此,pass-可表示受难和被动两种相关联的意思,在impassive当中,pass-表示受难,前面加上否定前缀im-,就表示不受难、不痛苦,所以有冷漠、无动于衷的意思。
例句:She remained impassive throughout the entire conversation.
翻译:她在整个谈话中保持不动声色。
2. impermeable /ɪmˈpɜːmɪəbl/ 不能渗透的,防水的
词根:im-(否定)+ permeable(能渗透的)
同根词:permeable(可渗透的)
例句:The membrane is impermeable to water.
翻译:这个膜是不渗水的。
3. imperturbable /ˌɪmpɚˈtɝːbəbl/ 沉着的,泰然自若的
词根:im-(否定)+ perturbable(易受干扰的)
同根词:perturb(打扰)
例句:He remained imperturbable in the face of danger.
翻译:面对危险他保持沉着。
4. impervious /ɪmˈpɜːviəs/ 不能被穿透的,不受影响的
词根:im-(否定)+ pervious(能穿透的)
Etymology:来自拉丁语impervius,由 im-(否定)+ pervius(能穿透的)组成。
同根词:pervious(可穿透的)
例句:The material is impervious to sunlight.
翻译:这种材料对阳光不透明。
5. implacable /ɪmˈplækəbl/ 难以平息的,无法安抚的
词根:im-(否定)+ placable(可安抚的)
同根词:placate(安抚),placable(易抚慰的)
例句:Her anger was implacable and she refused to forgive him.
翻译:她无法平息愤怒,拒绝原谅他。
6. implicit /ɪmˈplɪsɪt/ 含蓄的,暗示的
词根:im-(内在)+ plicit(被卷入的)
同根词:explicit(明确的)
例句:She made an implicit suggestion that we leave early.
翻译:她暗示我们早点离开。
你看懂了吗?
Despite the heavy rain and strong wind, the soldier's impassive face remained unchanged as if he were wearing an impermeablemask, showing his imperturbable and impervious nature to the harsh conditions, and his implacabledetermination to complete the mission, which was implicit in his every move.
尽管下着大雨,刮着大风,这名士兵冷漠的脸仍未改变,就像戴着不为所动的面具一般,显示了他在恶劣条件下保持冷静和不受影响的本性,以及完成任务的坚定决心。这种决心隐含在他的一举一动中。
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