acid 里的詞根是ac 表示sharp, pointed “尖”,“尖”的東西會起刺激作用,漢語說“尖酸刻薄”,這樣很容易理解acid 的本質(zhì)了。

可以學習兩個與詞根ac 相關(guān)的詞:

acme(ac 尖,-me 來自希臘語的名詞后綴;在希臘語里本指尖端,鋒;頂峰,盛期;尖上、尖端→)

n. the best and highest level of something 最高點;頂點;頂峰時刻;頂峰階段

His work is considered the acme of cinematic art.
他的作品被認為是電影藝術(shù)的巔峰之作。

reach the acme of success.

The empire was at the acme of its power.

acne(希臘語本來是acme,在被翻譯成拉丁語的時候,誤寫為acne了,ac尖,acne本表示的是‘the highest point’,現(xiàn)在是臉上、脖子上等冒尖的東西也是一片皮膚平面上的“最高點”→)

n. a medical problem which causes a lot of red spots on your face and?neck and mainly affects young people 痤瘡,粉刺

Many adolescents suffer from/have acne.

A lot of teenagers develop acne.

Doctors can treat acne with pills or creams.

Acne often clears up with a change in diet.

作者簡介:

袁新民,博士,英語詞源學者。外文出版社《不再背單詞》系列書作者;“新東方師訓講堂”特邀講座嘉賓;北京人民廣播之聲外語廣播特邀嘉賓。為了實現(xiàn)出國的夢想,曾用53天背完了一本15000多詞的字典,有感于機械記憶的痛苦,開始探索詞匯的科學記憶。

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