生詞預判之猜測詞義
雖然復述不如定義那樣嚴謹、詳細,但是提供的信息足以使閱讀者猜出生詞詞義。復述部分可以適當詞、短語或是從句。
同位語 Semantics, the study of the meaning of words, is necessary if you areto
speak and read intelligently。
此例逗號中短語意為“對詞意義進行研究的學科”。該短語與前面生詞semanties式同位關系,因此我們不難猜出semanties指“語義學”。
在復述中構成同位關系的兩部分之間多用逗號連接,有時也使用破折號,冒號,分號,引號,和括號等。
Capacitance, or the ability to store electric charge, is one of the
mostcommon characteristics of electronic circuits。
由同位語我們很快猜出生詞capacitance詞義---電容量。
需要注意的是:同位語前還常有or, similarly, that is to say, in other words, namely,
orother, say i. e. 等副詞或短語出現(xiàn)。
定語從句 Krabacber suffers from SAD, which is short for seasonal
affectivedisorder, a syndrome characterized by severe seasonal mood swings。
根據(jù)生詞SAD后面定語從句which is short for seasonal affective disorder和同位語a
syndromecharacterized by severe seasonal mood swings, 我們可以推斷出
SAD含義,即“季節(jié)性情緒紊亂癥”。