create/kriˈeɪt/ v 创建,创造
Scientists disagree about how the universe was created. 科学见对宇宙的形成有分歧
西方更愿意相信“上帝”创造了一切,所以由create衍生出了一个单词:creature/ˈkriːtʃə(r)/ n 生物。本意就是上帝造万物。
respect for all living creatures(respect:尊敬,suspect v 怀疑 n 嫌疑犯 a 可疑的,不可信的,来自词根-spect-看)
You pathetic creature!(pathetic/pəˈθetɪk/ a 可怜的;差劲的)
She was an exotic creature with long red hair and brilliant green eyes.(exotic/ɪɡˈzɒtɪk/ a 异国风味的;奇异的 n 舶来品,ex-外面来的)
我们可以提取出一个词根:-cre-/creas- 增长,我们在学习decrease,increase就轻松了
decrease/dɪˈkriːs , ˈdiːkriːs/ n/v 减少,降低
记忆:de-下,-creas-长,往下去了,就是减少,降低!
对比记忆:increase/ɪnˈkriːs , ˈɪŋkriːs/ n/v 增加,增长
记忆:不要再纠结前缀-in-的问题
creation/kriˈeɪʃn/ n 创造,作品
recreation/ˌriːkriˈeɪʃn/ n 娱乐,消遣
记忆:先creation创造,再消费re-creation,消费就是再创造!
对比词汇:entertainment/ˌentəˈteɪnmənt/ n 娱乐;招待;娱乐活动.
区别:recreation 更侧重参与者,踢足球,打篮球;entertainment更侧重消费者角度,讲娱乐的形式:演唱会,电影,钓鱼等。
the increasing use of land for recreation
His recreations include golf, football and shooting.
His only form of recreation is playing football.
radio, television and other forms of entertainment
a budget for the entertainment of clients 用于招待客户的专项开支
One movie is classified as pure art, the other as entertainment(娱乐片).(classify v 分类)