Lily GRE 25

prohibit; prohibit strictly

forbid; to prevent; make impossible (禁止，妨礙; 嚴格禁止; 字首 pro- 向前 + hibit 拿住、阻止 ＝ 擋在前方加以攔阻)

prohibitive; prohibitive cost

expensive; too high to be afforded (禁止的，過高的; 令人望而卻步的高昂費用; 字首 pro- 向前 + hibit 阻止 + -ive 具備…特性的 ＝ 代價過高而形同禁令的)

haphazard; haphazard manner

random; lacking order or planning; happening by chance (無計劃的，隨意的; 毫無章法的隨意作風; 字根 hap 機會、運氣 + hazard 冒險、危險 ＝ 全憑碰運氣且毫無規劃的)

mishap; slight mishap

accident; an unfortunate event (厄運，不幸事故; 微小的意外差錯; 字首 mis- 壞、不良 + hap 運氣、發生 ＝ 發生運氣不好的突發意外)

harbinger; harbinger of spring

omen; anything that foreshadows a future event; omen; sign (先兆; 預示春日來臨的先兆; 古法語 herbergeur 軍隊先遣宿營官 ＝ 走在前方傳遞消息與預兆者)

herald; herald change

announce; a person or thing that comes before; forerunner; harbinger (先兆，宣布; 預告劃時代變革的來臨; 古高地德語 herialt 傳令官 ＝ 走在前頭吹號通告預兆之人)

inherit; inherit property

receive; to receive money, a house, etc. from someone after they have died (繼承; 繼承家族遺產; 字首 in- 進入 + herit 繼承人 ＝ 成為合法繼承人接掌資產)

inherent; inherent danger

intrinsic; existing as a permanent part or quality that cannot be taken out (固有的，內在的; 潛在與生俱來的危險; 字首 in- 內在 + her 黏著 + -ent 形容詞字尾 ＝ 緊密依附深植於內部無法剝離的)

hereditary; hereditary disease

genetic; of or relating to inheritance (遺傳的，世襲的; 世代家族遺傳疾病; 字根 heredit- 繼承 + -ary 形容詞字尾 ＝ 經由血緣世代相傳承襲的)

coherent; coherent argument

logical; consistent (連貫的，有條理的; 條理分明連貫的論點; 字首 co-/con- 共同 + her 黏著 + -ent 形容詞字尾 ＝ 各環節緊密黏合毫不脫節的)

heretical; heretical views

unorthodox; contrary to established beliefs or accepted standards (異端的; 離經叛道的非正統觀點; 希臘語 hairetikos 選擇異端派別的 ＝ 違抗主流教條自立門戶的)

exhilarate; exhilarate crowds

thrill; to make cheerful or merry; to enliven; to make someone feel happy and excited (使振奮，激動; 徹底振奮全場群眾情緒; 字首 ex- 完全 + hilar 歡樂 + -ate 動詞字尾 ＝ 將歡樂亢奮情緒徹底激發開來)

hilarious; hilarious joke

funny; extremely funny (好笑的; 令人捧腹大笑的爆笑笑話; 字根 hilar- 歡樂 + -ious 充滿…的 ＝ 令人開懷大笑極具喜感的)

catholic; catholic tastes

comprehensive; having a wide range (廣泛的，包羅萬象的; 廣泛多元的興趣品味; 字首 cath- 依照 + hol 全體 + -ic 形容詞字尾 ＝ 涵蓋整體的，引申為包羅萬象的)

exhort; exhort workers

encourage; to urge, advise, or caution earnestly; to strongly encourage or persuade (規勸，督促; 殷切督促勞工奮勉自律; 字首 ex- 徹底 + hort 敦促、鼓勵 ＝ 苦口婆心大力敦促向前)

hortatory; hortatory sermon

encouraging; urging to some course of conduct or action (勸告的; 充滿勉勵規勸意味的講道; 字根 hortat- 敦促 + -ory 具備…特性的 ＝ 意在激勵勸勉眾人採取正向行動的)

abhor; abhor cruelty

detest; to hate deeply (憎恨; 深惡痛絕殘暴行徑; 字首 ab- 遠離 + hor 發抖、恐懼 ＝ 嚇得毛骨悚然並極度唾棄厭惡)

humane; humane treatment

compassionate; having or showing the qualities of tenderness, kindness, and compassion (人道的; 慈悲寬厚的人道處置; 字根 human 人類 + -e 形容詞字尾 ＝ 展現人類最高尚良善與慈悲本性的)

exhume; exhume the body

unearth; to remove from the earth; to disinter (dig up) / to revive or restore after neglect or a period of forgetting (掘出，發掘; 開棺掘出遺體以供查驗; 字首 ex- 向外 + hum 土壤 + -e 動詞字尾 ＝ 從泥土深處挖出，引申為使重見天日)

humiliate; humiliate publicly

degrade; to cause (a person) a painful loss of pride, self-respect, or dignity (羞辱; 當眾羞辱令人顏面盡失; 字根 humil- 卑微、貼近地面 + -i- + -ate 動詞字尾 ＝ 將其尊嚴狠狠踐踏打落塵土之中)

humdrum; humdrum routine

dull; lacking variety; boring; dull (乏味的，單調的; 平淡乏味的單調例行公事; 擬聲詞 hum 嗡嗡單調聲 + drum 咚咚鼓聲 ＝ 聲響單調機械重複令人厭倦的)

humility; true humility

modesty; the quality or state of being humble (謙遜; 虛懷若谷的真摯謙遜美德; 字根 humil- 卑微、謙卑 + -ity 性質名詞字尾 ＝ 自居低位且毫無驕橫之氣的修養)

posthumous; posthumous award

after-death; occurring or continuing after one's death (死後發生的; 身後追頒授予的榮譽勳章; 字首 post- 在…之後 + hum 地底、土葬 + -ous 充滿…的 ＝ 逝者入土長眠之後方才發生的)

heed; heed advice

mind; to give careful attention to (注意，聽從; 謹慎留心聽從前輩建言; 古英語 hedan 留心注意 ＝ 集中全神傾聽並審慎採納)

hoodwink; hoodwink consumers

deceive; to deceive or trick someone (欺騙; 巧妙蒙騙上當的消費者; 單字 hood 兜帽 + wink 眨眼、使眼盲 ＝ 拿兜帽蒙住他人雙眼行騙設局)