词汇 | acid |
词根词缀 | 词源: 1620s, from Fr. acide, from L. acidus "sour," adj. of state from acere "to be sour," from PIE base *ak- "sharp, pointed" (see acrid). Applied to intense colors from 1916. Slang meaning "LSD-25" first recorded 1966 (see LSD); acid rock (type played by or listen to by people using LSD) is also from 1966; acid house dance music style is 1988, probably from acid in the hallucinogenic sense + house "dance club DJ music style." Acid test is Amer.Eng., 1892, from the frontier days, when gold was distinguished from similar metals by application of nitric acid. Acid rain is first recorded 1859 in ref. to England. Adj. acidic is attested from 1877, originally in geology. When I was on acid I would see things that looked like beams of light, and I would hear things that sounded an awful lot like car horns.” [Mitch Hedberg, 1968-2005, U.S. stand-up comic] 词根记忆: n. 酸,酸性物质a.酸的,酸味的;尖刻的The decisive decimal point made the acid man decide to suicide.决定性的小数点使刻薄之人决定自杀. 酸的[acid,acri,acrid,acu=sour,sharp,表示"尖,酸,锐利"] 词根词缀: acid acid酸的 acid, acri, acrid, acu=sour, sharp, 表示”尖,酸,锐利”acid酸的acidify酸化(acid+ify…化=酸化) acidity酸度,酸性(acid+ity性质=酸性) acidulous微酸的(acid+ulous有…的=有酸味的) acrid辛辣的,类刻的(acrimony的形容词) acute尖锐的,敏锐的acuity尖锐,敏锐(acu+ity性质=尖的性质=尖锐) acumen敏锐,聪明(acu+men表示名词=尖=敏锐) acupuncture针炙(acu尖+punct点+ure=用尖(针) 点=针炙) acme顶点,顶峰(acumen的变体) |
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