ameliorate [E5mi:lIEreIt] vt. 改善,改良,变好(to make better or more tolerable)
(类)ameliorate·improve=admonish·caution 改善·改进=告诫·警示(同义)
(反)ameliorate ◆ aggravate 改善 ◆ 使恶化
damper ◆ amelioration 抑制 ◆ 改进
(记)ameli 谐音:爱美丽 联想:爱美丽所以要不断改善自己。
amenable [E5mi:nEbl] adj. 愿服从的,通情达理的(responsive to advice, authority;tractable)
(反)intransigent 不妥协的 inimical 敌意的
(记)a-men联想基督教祷告语阿门,再联想基督教徒是通情达理的。
amendment [ E5mendmEnt ] n. 改善, 改正;修正案
amenity [E5mi:nItI] n. 适意(agreeableness),礼仪(courtesy)便利设施(convenience, facility)
(类)amenity·comfortable=honorarium·grateful 便利设施令人舒适=谢礼用以表达感谢
(记)由a-men继续联想,基督教徒是讲礼仪的。
amiable [5eImIEbl] adj. 亲切的,和蔼可亲的(being friendly, sociable, and congenial) (反)inimical 有敌意的
amicable [5AmIkEbl] adj. 友善的,和平的(friendly, neighborly)
(反)asperity ◆ amicableness 粗暴◆友善
(记)观察amiable;amicable两词的区别在中间的a和ca,ca谐音为客。联想amicable 为好
客的,即强调对外界人物的态度友好,而amiable强调本身的性格。
amity [AmEtI] n.友好, 亲善关系(friendship;especially: friendly relations between nations)
(反)enmity, animosity, antagonism, antipathy, hostility; conflict, contention, discord, dissension
amnesia [ Am5ni:zjE ] n. 健忘症
(记)a(否定)+mnes(记忆)+ia(病)→记不住的病→健忘症
amnesty [ 5Amnesti ] n. 特赦
(记)a(否定)+mnes记忆→不再记着罪过→赦免,特赦
amoral [ ei5mCrEl ] adj. 与道德无关的;不懂是非的
(例)Young children are amoral. 小孩子是不懂是非的。
(记)区别:immoral不道德的,邪恶的