2. 根据比较关系猜测词义/ F6 Y- [( L% P8 K* U' H
同对比关系相反,比较关系表示意义上的相似关系.) O5 h- M V2 i
例如:Green loves to talk,and his brothers are similarly loquacious.该句中副词similarly表明短语loves to talk与生词loquacious之间的比较关系。以此可以推断出loquacious词义为“健谈的”。$ U0 t2 l9 k& V/ p4 Q% W
表示比较关系的词和短语主要是similarly,like,just as,also等。
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$ K0 M4 @0 |7 E! ^9 p; U3. 根据因果关系猜测词义
9 B7 H* u" M3 _9 @ 在句子或段落种,若两个事物、现象之间构成因果关系,我们可以根据这种逻辑关系推知生词词义。
: B7 Y0 W' d, m7 i% x; o 例如:Tom is considered an autocratic administrator because he makes decisions without seeking the opinions of others.根据原因状语从句的内容,我们可以推断出生词autocratic指“独断专行的”。% g6 y. ]$ O7 T8 b% @/ c
There were so many demonstrators in the Red Square that he had to elbow hisway through the crowd.此句为结果状语从句,根据从句的描书“许多示威者”,我们便可推知elbow的词意“挤,挤过”。, r2 ?, l3 z ` D( A5 p/ V: D) ^2 z9 X! q
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4. 根据同义词的替代关系猜测词义
8 x8 C. b5 g2 Z: Z" J1 d 在句子或段落种,我们可以利用熟悉的词语,根据语言环境推断生词词义。
8 A9 G& Q. e, U% V5 o' L/ V 例如:Although he often had the opportunity, Mr. Tritt was never able to steal money from a customer. This would have endangered his position at the bank,and he did not want to jeopardize his future. 作者为避免重复使用endanger一词,用其同义词jeopardize来替代它,由此推知其词义为“使. . . 陷入危险,危及、危害”。
* t6 [8 _$ d! C3 {- \1 Z! N* n Doctors believe that smoking cigarettes is detrimental to your health. Theyalso regard drinking as harmful. 句中detrimental四个生词,但判断出harmful替代detrimental后,不难推断出其词义为“不利的,有害的”。 |