每日英语单词112:attitude


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attitude

[ˈætɪtju:d]  

[ˈætɪtud] 

n.  态度;  看法;  姿势;  个人风格;

词根:att=apt适应+itude性质,状态等→n.态度,看法[to,toward,about];姿势

词根

-itude

表名词,"性质,状态等"

形近词

 

 

latitude

[ˈlætɪtju:d]  

[ˈlætɪtud] 

n.  纬度; 范围; []黄纬;

词根:lat宽,阔+itude性质,状态等→宽的状态→纬度,行动或言论的自由

longitude

[ˈlɒŋgɪtju:d]  

[ˈlɑndʒətud]   

n.  经度,经线;  []黄经;

词根:long长+itude性质,状态等→长的状态→经度

solitude 

[ˈsɒlɪtju:d]  

[ˈsɑlətud] 

n.  单独,孤独;  偏僻处,隐居处;  幽静(的地方),荒野;

词根:sol单独+itude状态→单独的状态→孤独

plenitude

 [ˈplenɪtju:d]  

 [ˈplenɪtud] 

n.  <> 充分,完全; 丰富; 茂盛;

词根:plen满+itude性质,状态等→n.完全,大量


 

attitude
英 [ˈætɪtju:d]   美 [ˈætɪtud] 
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n.  态度; 看法; 姿势; 个人风格;
词根:att=apt适应+itude性质,状态等→n.态度,看法[to,toward,about];姿势
① (N-VAR) (尤指从行为中表现出来的)态度,看法 
Your attitude to something is the way that you think and feel about it, especially when this shows in the way you behave.
● ...the general change in attitude towards handicapped people... 
对残疾人态度的整体转变
② (N-UNCOUNT) 个人风格;(尤指)咄咄逼人的作派 
If you refer to someone as a person with attitude, you mean that they have a striking and individual style of behaviour, especially a forceful or aggressive one.
● Patti Smith and JanisJoplin did it all years ago and they were women with attitude and talent. 
帕蒂·史密斯和詹妮斯·乔普林多年前就这样做过,她们当时是两位个性鲜明的才女。
③ (PHRASE) 思想方法;感情
 Your attitude of mindis your general way of thinking and feeling.
● Writing calls for acritical attitude of mind that he did not possess. 
写作需要有批判性思维,而这正是他所不具备的。
 
形近词:
1、latitude
英 [ˈlætɪtju:d]   美 [ˈlætɪtud] 
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n.  纬度; 范围; [天]黄纬;
词根:lat宽,阔+itude性质,状态等→宽的状态→纬度,行动或言论的自由
① (N-VAR) 纬度 
The latitude of a placei s its distance from the equator.
● In the middle to high latitudes rainfall has risen steadily over the last 20-30 years. 
在过去二三十年里,中高纬度地区的降雨量持续增加。
② (N-UNCOUNT) 选择的自由;回旋余地 
Latitude is freedom to choose the way in which you do something.
● He would be given every latitude in forming a new government... 
他将可以不受任何限制地组建新政府。
 
2、longitude
英 [ˈlɒŋgɪtju:d]   美 [ˈlɑndʒətud] 
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n.  经度,经线; [天]黄经;
词根:long长+itude性质,状态等→长的状态→经度
① (N-VAR) 经度 
The longitude of aplace is its distance to the west or east of a line passing through Greenwich.
● He noted the latitudeand longitude, then made a mark on the admiralty chart. 
他记下纬度和经度,然后在航海图上做了个标记。
 
3、solitude 
英[ˈsɒlɪtju:d]   美[ˈsɑlətud] 
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n.  单独,孤独;偏僻处,隐居处;幽静(的地方),荒野;
词根:sol单独+itude状态→单独的状态→孤独
①(N-UNCOUNT) (尤指平静愉快的)独居,独处
Solitude is the state of being alone, especially when this is peaceful and pleasant.
●He enjoyed his moments of solitude before the pressures of the day began... 
他喜欢在白天的压力到来之前享受独处的时光。
4、plenitude
英[ˈplenɪtju:d]   美[ˈplenɪtud] 
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n.  <文>充分,完全;丰富;茂盛;
词根:plen满+itude性质,状态等→n.完全,大量
① (N-UNCOUNT) 完满
Plenitude is a feeling that an experience is satisfying because it is full or complete.
● The music brought him a feeling ofplenitude and freedom. 
这音乐带给他一种完满和自由的感觉。
② (N-SING) 丰富;充足;大量
If there is a plenitude of something, there is a great quantity of it.
● What is the use of a book about interior design without a plenitude of pictures in color?
要是没有大量的彩色图片,一本关于室内设计的书还有什么用途呢?
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