assume ★

　　构词as表强调+sum拿，取+e动词后缀→拿往→承担

　　vt.1.to take for granted; suppose 假装;假定，设想

　　2.to take upon oneself 承担

　　3.to affect the appearance or possession of 呈现

　　4.to take on; adopt 采取

　　链接assumption n.假定，设想;采取;承担;推测;假装

　　真题连线2004 Text 1

　　The Greeks assumed that the structure of language had some connection with the process of thought which took root in Europe long before people realized how diverse language could be. 希腊人认为，语言结构与思维过程之间存在着某种联系。这一观点在人们尚未认识到语言的千差万别以前就早已在欧洲扎下了根。

　　astronomer★

　　构词astro星星+nomy学科+er 人→研究星星学科的人→天文学家

　　n.one that specializes in astronomy天文学家

　　真题连线1998英译汉

　　Cobe is designed to see just the biggest structures，but astronomers would like to see much smaller hot spots as well，the seeds of local objects like clusters and superclusters of galaxies. Cobe卫星设计的目的就是观察这些最大的物体结构，但天文学家还想看到更为微小的热点，即像星系中的星团和超星团这样一些局部物体的粒子。

　　attach★

　　构词at表强调+tach钉子→附上

　　v.1.to fasten, secure or join 系，贴

　　2.to connect as an adjunct or associated condition or part使联系

　　3.to ascribe or assign归咎于

　　4.to bind by emotional ties, as of affection or loyalty使喜爱，使依恋

　　链接attach oneself to依附;热爱, 依恋; attach to归因于, 适用于

　　be attached to连在…上, 附属于;热爱, 依恋

　　真题连线2009 Text 4

　　According to the standard history of American philosophy, nowhere else in colonial America was “so much important attached to intellectual pursuits.” 根据正统的美国哲学史的记载，美洲殖民地中没有任何地方像北美这里一样“对知识的追求如此重视”。

　　attain★

　　构词at 表强调+tain拿住→拿住了→获得

　　vt.to achieve达到，获得;

　　vi. to succeed in a directed effort, process, or progression到达

　　真题连线 2000 Passage 3

　　When a new movement in art attains a certain fashion, it is advisable to find out what its advocates are aiming at, for, however farfetched and unreasonable their principles may seem today, it is possible that in years to come they may be regarded as normal. 当一场新的艺术运动形成某种时尚时，理应弄清其倡导者的目标所在，因为无论他们的准则在今天看来是多么牵强附会、不可思议，将来都有可能被视为正常的。

　　attendance★

　　构词at表强调+tend伸展+ance名词后缀→伸展出去→出席

　　n.the act of attending.出席，参加

　　真题连线2006 Text 2

　　The theatre has broken attendance records for three years in a row. Last year its 1，431 seats were 94 per cent occupied all year long and this year they’ll do better.剧院已经打破了连续三年以来的就座率纪录。去年整年的1431个座位的就坐率达到了94%，今年将会更高。

　　attention★

　　构词at表强调+tent伸展+ion名词后缀→伸展出去[听别人讲]→注意力

　　n.1.the ability or power to concentrate mentally.注意力

　　2.observant consideration; notice 谨慎的考虑;注意

　　习惯用语attract attention引起注意; bring sth. to sb.’s attention使某人注意某事

　　call sb.’s attention to sth.促使某人注意某事; devote one’s attention to专心于, 对…注意

　　链接attentive a.注意的，专心的，留心的

　　真题连线2007 Text 4

　　In bringing up the concept of GASP the author is making the point that information protection should be given due attention.在提出公认的安全措施观念时，作者强调了信息保护应该受到应有的重视。

　　attitude▲

　　构词att能力，倾向+itude性质，状态等→态度

　　n.1.a position of the body or manner of carrying oneself 姿势，姿态

　　2.a state of mind or a feeling; disposition 心态，看法

　　习惯用语attitude of mind思想方法; 看法, 观点 take an attitude of采取…态度

　　strike an attitude摆出一种姿态; 作出舞台上的身段; 装模作样

　　真题连线2001 Passage 3

　　Here is a troubled business that keeps hiring employees whose attitudes vastly annoy the customers. 这是一个棘手的行业，却不断地雇用观点总体上使客户恼怒的雇员。

　　attribute★

　　构词at表强调+tribute给予→把原因给出→归因

　　v.relate to a particular cause or source; ascribe归因于,归属于

　　n.a quality or characteristic inherent in or ascribed to 属性,品质,特征

　　习惯用语 attribute sth. to 把某事物归功于

　　真题连线2009 Part B

　　Some attributed virtually every important cultural achievement to the inventions of a few, especially gifted peoples that, according to diffusionists, then spread to other cultures. 实际上，一些人将每一个重要的文化成就归因于某些人，特别是天才的发明，之后，发明传播到其他文化中去，这就是扩散主义者的观点。

　　augment★

　　构词aug增加+ment动词后缀→增大，扩张

　　v.to make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity扩大，增加，表强调

　　n.an enlargement or increase加大或增加

　　真题连线1999英译汉

　　During this transfer，traditional historical methods were augmented by additional methodologies designed to interpret the new forms of evidence in the historical study. 在这种转变中，历史学家研究历史时，那些解释新史料的新方法充实了传统的历史研究方法。

　　authentic▲

　　构词aut自己+hent领会+ic 形容词后缀; 自己领会的→可靠的

　　a.conforming to fact and therefore worthy of trust真的，真正的;可信的，有根据的

　　真题连线2005 Text 4

　　But the cult of the authentic and the personal, “doing our own thing”, has spelt the death of formal speech, writing, poetry and music. 然而，“做自己的事”这一对事务真实性和个性的崇高信条，已经导致了正式演讲、写作、诗歌及音乐的消亡。

　　automate★

　　构词auto自己+mat动+e 动词后缀→使自动化

　　v.to convert to automatic operation使自动化

　　真题连线2002 Text 2

　　Our banking is done at automated teller terminals that thank us with mechanical politeness for the transaction.我们的金融服务完成于自动柜员机旁，完成业务后，它们还会机械地、有礼貌地感谢我们。

　　autonomous★

　　构词auto自己+ nom治理+ous 形容词后缀→自治的

　　a.not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent自治的

　　真题连线2002英译汉

　　They are the possessions of the autonomous(self-governing)man of traditional theory，and they are essential to practices in which a person is held responsible for his conduct and given credit for his achievements. 自由和尊严(它们)是传统理论定义的自主人所拥有的，是要求一个人对自己的行为负责并因其业绩而给予肯定的必不可少的前提。

　　avail★

　　构词a使+vail强壮→使…强壮→利用力量

　　n.use, benefit, or advantage 效用,利益

　　vt.to be of use or advantage to; help 有用;帮助

　　vi.to be of use, value, or advantage; serve有益(与of连用);利用

　　链接available a.可利用的;可见到的

　　availability n.有效性, 可利用性

　　习惯用语 avail (oneself) of .利用

　　真题连线2009 Text 2

　　More than 60,000 people have purchased the PTKs since they first became available without prescriptions last years, according to Doug Fogg, chief operating officer of Identigene, which makes the over-the-counter kits. 根据Identigene(一家生产非处方产品测试包的公司)的首席运营官道格·福格的说法，自去年开始不需要处方就能在药店购买以来，已经有超过6万多人购买了该亲子鉴定产品测试包。

　　★aware

　　构词a加强意义+war小心+e形容词后缀

　　a.知道的，意识到的

　　链接 unaware a.没有发觉的,不知道的(un-否定前缀+ aware知道的)

　　真题连线2009 Text 1

　　All of us work through problems in ways of which we’re unaware, she says.她还说，我们所有人都是在用我们自己并没有觉察到的方式解决这样或那样的问题的。

    来源：《2011年考研英语词汇速记宝典》