1.censure n.指责,谴责(a judgment involving condemnation);v.指责,谴责(to find fault with and criticize as blameworthy)
例:Although recent censure of corporate boards of directors as "passive" and "supine" may be excessive, those who criticize board performance have plenty of substantive ammunition.
派生词:censurable(a.该责备的;可非难的)
2.census n.人口调查,人口普查(a usually complete enumeration of a population)
词根记忆:cens(审查,判断)+us--官方评价--人口普查
例:The census information was inadequate and did not reflect certain economic changes in the United States.
3.centrality n.中心性(the quality or state of being central);向心性(tendency to remain in or at the center)
词根记忆:centr(中心)+ality--中心性
例:the centrality in the United States economy美国经济的集中性
4.ceramic a.陶的,制陶的(of or relating to pottery)
词根记忆:来自ceram(n.陶土)
词根记忆:Samples from a ceramic vase found at a tomb in Sicily(西西里)prove that the vase was manufactured in Greece.
5.cereal n.谷类(grain);谷类食品(food made of grain)
联想记忆:ce+real(真正的)--真正的好东西--谷类食品
词根记忆:Many breakfast cereals are fortified with vitamin supplements.
6.certificate n.证券(a document evidencing ownership or debt);证明书(official written or printed statement used as proof of certain facts)
词根记忆:cert(确定)+i+fic(做)+ate--用来确定的东西--证明书
例:savings certificates储蓄券
7.certify v.保证(to assure);证明(to attest as being true)
词根记忆:cert(确定)+ify(使…)--使确定--证明
例:The physician must certify the need for hospitalization, and determine what procedures will be performed.
派生词:certification(n.证明)
8.certitude n.确定无疑(certainty)
词根记忆:cert(确定)+itude(状态)一确定无疑
例:They can no longer be used with certitude to explain many major economic developments.
9.cessation n.停止( stop)
词根记忆:cess(停止)+ation--停止
例:The cessation of armed conflict was a relief to the people of the nation.
10.chaise n.两轮(或四轮)轻便马车(a two or four-wheeled carriage drawn by one horse)
联想记忆:chase(追赶)加上i就成了轻便马车(chaise),我(l)坐上马车(chaise)好追赶
例:the chaise lounge躺椅