gre词汇举例（GRE词汇简析打卡二十一）

gre词汇举例（GRE词汇简析打卡二十一）【预示世界末日的】apocalyptic (əˌpɒkəˈlɪptɪk) adjgreat coolness and composure under strain【沉着，冷静】在压力下非常冷静和沉着口语表达：Keep your cool：保持冷静

apiary (ˈeɪpɪərɪ) n

api 可以联想为bee异化， ai是ee的异化 p是b的异化 ary（名词性）字面意思是跟蜜蜂有关的东西，【蜂房】

a place where bees are kept usually in beehives

aplomb (əˈplɒm) n

great coolness and composure under strain【沉着，冷静】

在压力下非常冷静和沉着

口语表达：Keep your cool：保持冷静

apocalyptic (əˌpɒkəˈlɪptɪk) adj

【预示世界末日的】

prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom

毁灭或终极厄运的预言

prophetic

pro（表向前） phe（表声音） tic（形容词性）有声音出来的，即【预言的】

=disastrous terrible devastating tragic fatal dreadful destructive harmful dire catastrophic detrimental calamitous cataclysmic unpropitious cataclysmal

Apocrypha (əˈpɒkrɪfə) n

religious writings of disputed origin regarded by many authorities as uncanonical.【伪经】

起源有争议的宗教著作，被许多权威人士认为是不规范的。

apocryphal adj

【假冒的、虚假的】

明末清初思想家李贽，著有《藏书》、《焚书》被冠以离经叛道之名，视以“伪经”

apogee (ˈæp əˌdʒi) n

the point farthest from the Earth's center in the orbit of the moon or an artificial satellite.【远地点】

在月球或人造卫星的轨道上离地球中心最远的点。

≠perigee - the point in its orbit where a satellite is nearest to the Earth【近地点】

apologize (əˈpɒləˌdʒaɪz) or apologise vi

acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing【道歉】

I apologized for being late我为迟到而道歉

defend explain clear away or make excuses for by reasoning【辩解】

=apologise rationalize rationalise justify excuse

apoplectic (ˌæpəˈplɛktɪk) or apoplectical adj

of or relating to apoplexy【中风的】

(Informal)=furious mad raging boiling fuming frantic frenzied infuriated incensed enraged livid (informal) incandescent beside yourself My father was apoplectic when he discovered the truth.当我父亲发现真相时，他愤怒了。

apostasy (əˈpɒstəsɪ) n

apo（表反对） stasy（stay【保持】的异化）字面意思，不再保持了，即【背教；脱党】

abandonment of one's religious faith party a cause etc

=desertion defection treachery heresy disloyalty backsliding perfidy unfaithfulness falseness faithlessness

apostate (əˈpɒs teɪt -tɪt) n

a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.

【叛徒；变节者】

“伊中情之信修兮，慕古人之贞节。” “竦余身而顺止兮，遵绳墨而不跌。”

“志团团以应悬兮，诚心固其如结。” “幽独守此仄陋兮，敢怠遑而舍勤？”

愿与诸君共勉！

apostrophe (əˈpɒstrəfɪ)

The superscript sign ( ' ) usually used to indicate the omission of a letter or letters from a word the possessive case or the plurals of numbers letters and abbreviations.

such as he's for he has or he is also used in English to form the possessive as in John's father and twenty pounds' worth

书写中撇号(’)(表示省略或所有格)

apothecary (əˈpɒθɪkərɪ) n

a（表示一） pothe（hypothesis【假说】的异化） Cary（pharmacy【药房】的异化）字面意思，一个有关于药房的假说，联想到【药剂师】

a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs

=druggist pharmacist pill pusher pill roller chemist

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