复习资料：山东自考英语二常考单词解析（十六）

        eg:Tributes to the dead leader have been received from all around the world.

        世界各地的人们向已故领袖表示哀悼。

        其他含义

        payment made by one country or ruler to another,esp.to avoid war（尤指旧时）（一国向他国交纳的）贡品，贡金，贡（尤指为避免战争）

        eg:They came into the Mainland mainly by means of paying tribute and population trade.他们主要通过进贡和人口买卖的方式来到内地。

        构词

        词根tribut=to give给予

        tribute n.贡品

        attribute v.归因于

        contribute v.贡献

        distribute v.分配

        2、ungrateful adj.not showing or expressing thanks for something that somebody has done for you or given to you不领情的；忘恩负义的

        eg:You ungrateful wretch!你这忘恩负义的家伙!

        衍生

       grateful adj.feeling or showing appreciation for sth.good done to one,for sth.fortunate that happens,etc.;thankful感激的；感谢的

        用法：~（to sb.）（for sth.）;~（that...）

        eg:I am grateful to you for your help.我感谢你的帮助。

        I was grateful that they didn't ask me.我感到庆幸的是他们没有问我。

        否定前缀un-

        grateful感恩的→ungrateful忘恩负义的

        selfish自私的→unselfish无私的

        fortunate幸运的→unfortunate不幸的

        civilized文明的→uncivilized未开化的

        3、prone adj.likely to suffer from something or to do something bad易于发生某事的；很可能…的

        eg:He is prone to lose his temper when people disagree with him.人家一不同意他的意见，他就发脾气。

        4、accompany v.to travel or go somewhere with somebody陪同；陪伴

        eg:I must ask you to accompany me to the police station.我得要求你陪我去一趟警察局。

        构词

        前缀ac-加强+company伙伴=accompany陪伴

        company n.your friends or the group of people you spend time with公司；陪伴，同伴；连队

        eg：You may know a man by the company he keeps.观其友则知其人。

        5、pursue v.to do something or try to achieve something over a period of time追求；致力于

        eg:She decided to pursue her studies after obtaining her first degree.她决定在获得学士学位之后继续深造。

        衍生

        pursuit n.action of pursuing sth.追求；寻求；从事；进行

        用法：~of sth.

        eg:The pursuit of profit was the main reason for the changes.作出这些改变主要是为了追求利润。

        构词

        6、形容词后缀

        -ful具有…性质的

        careful adj.小心的

        hopeful adj.有希望的

        doubtful adj.可疑的

        forgetful adj.易忘的

        respectful adj.谦恭的

        -less无…的

        careless adj.粗心的

        hopeless adj.没有希望的

        doubtless adj.无疑的

        homeless adj.having no home无家的

        eg:Thousands of people have been made homeless.上千人无家可归。