Part 2 字根 表示{方位}的字根 circum, cycl = around, circle 外圆，圆

 

入门字

 

bicycle (n.) 自行车

 

bi/ cycle

two/ circle

 

进阶字

 

1. circumcise (v.) 割包皮

 

circum/ cise

around/ cut

 

Male infants are often circumcised soon after birth to spare them trouble later on.

男婴出生不久常会割包皮，以免日后麻烦。

 

2. circumference (n.) 周长，周围

 

circum/ fer/ ence

around/ bear/ 名词字尾

 

Using the slightly diffenent angles of the sun from different places, ancient Egyptians acccurately calculated the circumference of the globe.

古埃及人利用不同地方阳光射入角度的微小差别，精确计算出地球的周长。

 

3. circumlocution (n.) 啰嗦，闪烁其词

 

circum/ locu/ tion

around/ speak/ 名词字尾

 

The verbose style results from a heavy dose of circumlocution in the writing.

这篇文章充斥着啰嗦的废话，所以风格显得累赘。

 

4. circumnavigate (v.) 环绕一周

 

circum/ nav/ ig(ag)/ ate

around/ sail/ act/ 动词字尾

 

Magellam led the first ship that circumnavigated the globe.

麦哲伦率领艘环绕地球一周的船。

 

5. circumscribe (v.) 限制

 

circum/ scribe

around/ write

 

Individual liberty is circumscribed in totalitarian countries.

极权国家限制个人自由。

 

6. circumspect (a.) 谨慎的

 

circum/ spect

around/ look

 

Antelopes grazing on the plain exhibit circumspect behavior.

在草原上吃草的羚羊显现出谨慎的行为。

 

7. circumstance (n.) 情况，环境

 

circum/ stan/ ce

around/ be/ 名词字尾

 

Under extreme circumstances, a dog can survive for over a week on nothing but water.

在非常的情况下，狗一个星期不吃东西只喝水，也能存活。

 

8. circumvent (v.) 规避

 

circum/ vent

around/ come

 

Many Taiwanese businessmen circumvented government regulations and went ahead to invest in Mainland China when it was not yet legal to do so.

许多台湾商人规避政府的规定，在尚未合法时就迳行前往中国大陆投资。

 

9. circuit (n.) 回路，电路

 

circu/ it

around/ go

 

The electrician examined the circuit and found a bad connection.

电工检查了电路，发现是接触不良。

 

10. circuitous (a.) 迂回的

 

circu/ it/ ous

around/ go/ 形容词字尾

 

He went home by a circuitous route so that he could stop by the supermarket.

他为了要去超市而走迂回的路回家。

 

11. circulatory (a.) 循环的

 

circul/ at/ ory

circle/ 形容词字尾

 

The heart is a circulatory organ.

心脏是循环器官。

 

12. encircle (v.) 包围

 

en/ circle

make/ around

 

A wall used to encircle Taipei City.

台北市旧时有城墙包围。

 

13. cycle (n.) 周期

 

cycle

circle

 

An insect passes through various forms in its life cycle.

昆虫在其生命周期中会转变成好几种形态。

 

14. cyclic (a.) 周期性的

 

cycl/ ic

circle/ 形容词字尾

 

Experts are debating whether the current depression is cyclic or structural in nature.

导师对当前的经济萧条是周期性的还是结构性的仍有争论。

 

15. cyclone (n.) 飓风

 

cycl/ one

circle/ 名词字尾

 

Typhoons and tornadoes are various forms of cyclones.

飓风和龙卷风都是飓风的一种。

 

16. recycle (v.) 再生，回收

 

re/ cycle

again/ circle

 

Recycled paper, if not bleached, looks yellowish.

没有漂白过的再生纸看起来带点黄色。