詞根 ag 來自拉丁動詞 agere 的詞干部分,意思相當(dāng)于英語的 to do (做)或to drive(驅(qū)使)。act 是個英語核心單詞,其實它的前身 act 是ag的同源異形詞根,來自agere(過去分詞actus) 的動名詞形式 actum 的詞干部分,基本含義也是to do 或to drive。 1.act n.行為;法案;一幕 v. 1.do something 行動:to act at once 立刻行動;2. function 起作用:The brakes wouldn't act. 剎車失錄。3.take part in a play or film 扮演:Who is acting Hamlet ? 誰演哈姆雷特? actor n.男演員;行動者 actress n.女演員 re-act v.重做,再做;重演,再演 overact v.演得過于夸張 2.action n. 1. process of doing,or deed 行動,活動:Actions speak louder than words. 行動比語言更有說服力。 2.result of doing ,or effect 作用:the action of an acid on metal 酸對金屬的作用 3.charge 訴訟:to bring an action against someone 起訴某人 actionable adj.可控訴的 3.active (act = to do 做;-ive adj.= able 會......的) adj.able to do 活躍的,積極的:Although he is over 70,he is still active. 他雖然年過70,但依然很活躍。 activate v.使活動 activism n.[哲]能動主義;積極,活躍 activist n.活動分子,積極分子 activity n.能動性;活躍;[復(fù)]活動 4.actual(act = to do 做;-u-;-al adj.= the act or fact 表行為或事實) adj.existing in fact;real 實際的;現(xiàn)實的:the actual amount of money 實際金額 actualist n.現(xiàn)實主義者 actuality n.事實,現(xiàn)在情況;現(xiàn)實性 actualize v.實行,使現(xiàn)實化 5.actuate(act = to do 做;-u-;-ate v.=to make or cause 使......) v. cause to do 驅(qū)動,激勵:What motives actuated her ? 什么動機驅(qū)使她這樣做的? actuation n.驅(qū)動,激勵;開動 6.exact (ex- = out 出;act = to drive 驅(qū)使-->“to drive out;driven out 逼出來(的)”) v.demand or obtain by force 強求,索?。篐e exacted obedience from his students. 他強要學(xué)生服從他。 adj.correct and without mistake 準(zhǔn)確的,精確的:to be exact in conduct 行為一絲不茍 exacting adj.苛求的,嚴(yán)厲的;強索的 exaction adj.強索的;勒索;榨取 exactutude n.精確(性);嚴(yán)格,嚴(yán)謹(jǐn) 7.react (re- = back 回返;act = to do 做) v. 1.do or act in reply 反應(yīng):She was slow to react. 她反應(yīng)遲鈍。 2.do against 反動,反作用:to react against oppression 反抗壓迫 reaction n.反應(yīng);反作用;反動 reactor n.引起反應(yīng)的人或物;[原]反應(yīng)堆 reactive adj.反應(yīng)的;反動的 8.interact (inter- = between 在......之間;act = to do 做 --> “to do between two things 在兩者之間互動”) v.have an effect on each other 互相作用,互相影響:All things are inter-related and interacted on each other. 一切事物都是互相聯(lián)系又互相影響的。 interaction n.相互作用;相互 interactant n.[化]反應(yīng)物 interactive adj.互相作用的;[計]交互的 9.transact(trans- = across or through 穿過;act = to drive 驅(qū)使 --> “to drive through 使通過”) v. carry on;manage 執(zhí)行,辦理:He transacted some business at bank. 他在銀行處理了一些事務(wù)。 transaction n.辦理,處理;交易,業(yè)務(wù) transactor n. 辦事人,處理者 10.enact vt.制定法律, 扮演, 頒布 *en(=in) 11.exactitude n. 正確;精密;嚴(yán)正《-itude 抽象名詞后綴》 12.inaction v.不活動;懶散;怠惰《in- = not》 inactive adj.不活動的;不活潑的;懶惰的 13.agent n.代理人;代理商;動作者;原動力(做的人) 14.agile n.動作的敏捷;機敏 15.agitate v. 震動;煽動 16.agitation n.搖動;激動的狀態(tài);煽動 17.agitator n.煽動者;游說者 18.agony n.極大的痛苦;精神上的激動(纏繞心頭) 19.cogent adj.強有力的;使人信服的(勸動另人一起去)《co- = com- = together》 20.cogitate v.思考;計劃;設(shè)計 21.cogitable adj.可思考的;可想象的 22.exigent adj.急切的;緊急的;所需極多的(驅(qū)逐出去)《ex- = out;ig = act = to act》 23.prodigal adj.浪費的;揮霍的 n.浪費者;浪子《拉丁文 prodigere = to drive forth》