1.velocity n.速度(speed);速率(rapidity)
詞根記憶:veloc(速度)+ity--速度
例:They are ejected by the comet at differing velocities.
2.velvet a.天鵝絨的(clad in velvet);n.天鵝絨(a clothing and upholstery fabric(as of silk, rayon, or wool) characterized by a short soft dense warp pile);天鵝絨似的東西
例:On stage, the force of Carrick's personality and the vividness of his acting disguised the fact that he was, as his surviving velvet suit shows, a short man.
派生詞:velvety(a.天鵝絨般柔軟的;醇和的)
3.venom n.毒液(material that is poisonous);痛恨(ill will malevolence)
詞根記憶:ven(來)+om--帶來痛--痛恨
例:The yellow jacket(黃色胡蜂)carries a potent venom that can cause intense pain.
派生詞:venomous(a.有毒的)
4.venture v.冒險(to risk);n.(為盈利而投資其中的)企業(a business enterprise);冒險事業(a risky undertaking)
發音記憶:“玩車”--玩車一族追求的就是冒險--冒險
例:joint venture合資企業//venture capitalist風險資本家;風險投資商
5.verge n.邊緣(brink)
詞根記憶:來自古法語verge,“桿、棍”
例:His company is on the verge of bankruptcy.
6.veriN v.證明,證實(to confirm)
詞根記憶:ver(真實的)+ify(使…)--使…真實--證明,證實
例:Observations of animals' physiological behavior in the wild are not reliable unless verified by laboratory studies.
派生詞:unverifiable(a.無法證實的)
7.veritable a.確實的,真正的(not false, unreal, or imaginary, often used to stress the aptness of a metaphor)
詞根記憶:veri(真實的)+table--確實的
例:Such undertakings have been drowned by a veritable flood of public and private moneys.
n. 慧星