入门字
exit (n.) 出口 (v.) 出去
ex/ it
out/ go
进阶字
1. itinerant (a.) 流动的;巡回的
it/ in/ er/ ant
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There was a strong demand for itinerant preachers in colonial America.
殖民时期的美洲很需要巡回传教士。
2. itinerary (n.) 行程
it/ in/ er/ ary
go/ 名词字尾
The visiting premier cut short his itinerary and flew straight home on hearing about the coup in his government.
正在进行访问的总理一听到政府发生政变就马上缩短行程,直接飞回国。
3. ambitious (a.) 野心大的
amb(i)/ it/ ious
around/ go/ 形容词字尾
Brutus turned against Caesar when he found Caesar too ambitious.
布鲁塔斯发现凯撒野心过大时,就转而反对凯撒。
4. audit (v.)(n.) 查账,审计
aud/ it
hear/ go
The government hired an accounting firm to audit the books of the bank, which was suspected of money laundering.
这家银行涉嫌洗钱,所以政府聘请会计公司查这家银行的帐。
5. audition (n.)(v.) 试镜
aud/ it/ ion
hear/ go/ 名词字尾
动词字尾
The budding singer sent her tapes around, trying to get an audition with a record company.
这位新出道的歌手到处寄卡带,希望能得到唱片公司的试镜机会。
6. circuitous (a.) 迂回的
circu/ it/ ous
around/ go/ 形容词字尾
He took a circuitous route home because he had to go to the supermarket first.
因为他要先去超市,所以绕路回家。
7. initial (a.) 起初的 (n.) 姓名首字母缩写
in/ it/ ial
in/ go/ 形容词字尾
名词字尾
On the market, initial responses to the book were rather favorable.
市场上对这本书的初步反应相当不错。
8. initiate (v.) 开始,发起
in/ it/ iate
in/ go/ 动词字尾
No one expected the conservative CEO would initiate much change in the company.
没有人期待这位保守的执行长会在公司发动太多改革。
9. transit (n.) 运输
trans/ it
across/ go
Taipei's Mass Rapid Transit system makes getting around Taipei fast and easy.
台北的大众捷运系统使台北的交通迅速便捷。
10. transition (n.) 转型,过渡
trans/ it/ ion
across/ go/ 名词字尾
Taiwan has successfully completed the transition from a labor-intensive economy to a high-tech, information-oriented economy.
台湾已成功完成转型,从劳力密集的经济型态转形成高科技、资讯导向的经济型态。
11. transitory (a.) 短暂的,过渡的
trans/ it/ ory
across/ go/ 形容词字尾
Power is transitory, only truth is permanent.
权力是短暂的,真理才是永恒的。
12. transient (n.) 过境(旅客)
trans/ i/ ent
across/ go/ 名词字尾
The black-faced spoonbill is a transient to southern Taiwan.
黑面琵鹭是南台湾的过境鸟类。
13. perish (v.) 灭亡
per/ i/ (i)sh
through/ go/ 动词字尾
If you set a canary free, it will only perish.
如果 你放生金丝雀,它会死掉。