1.tenant n.房客:佃户dweller, occupant)
例:This apartment building has fifty tenants.//tenant farmers佃农
2.tenet n.信条,原则(a principle, belief, or doctrine)
联想记忆:ten(握住)+et--握住的理念--信条
例:the basic tenets of Western democracy西方民主的基本理念
3.tentative a.试验(性)的,试探(性)的(not fully worked out or developed);犹豫的(hesitant)
词根记忆:tent(伸)+ative--伸出手的--试探(性)的
例:The company made a tentative proposal trying to cut the cost.
4.tenure n.任期(term);(土地)保有权(the act right, manner, or term of holding something, as a landed property, a position, or an office)
联想记忆:ten(拿住)+ure--拿住职位--任期
例:life-long tenure终身职务制//land tenure土地所有权
5.terminate v.(使)停止,终止(to come to an end, close);解雇(to fire, to dismiss)
词根记忆:termin(界限,期限)+ate--到了期限--停止
例:terminating decimal有尽小数//terminate workers解雇工人
6.terminology n.术语(学)(the technical or special terms used in a business, art, science, or special subject)
词根记忆:term(术语)+in+ology--术语(学)
例:medical terminology医学术语
7.termite n.【昆】白蚁
联想记忆:term(期间)+ite(看作bite咬)--短时间内啃光木头的昆虫--白蚁
例:The fallen tree was infested with termites.