入門字
central (a.) 中心的
centr/ al
center/ 形容詞字尾
進階字
1. centrifugal (a.) 離心的
centri/ fug/ al
center/ flee/ 形容詞字尾
Earth stays on the orbit around the sun because the centrifugal force is balanced by the gravitational force.
地球能在繞日軌道上運轉(zhuǎn)是因為離心力和重力互相抵消。
2. centripetal (a.) 向心的
centri/ pet/ al
center/ seek/ 形容詞字尾
The centripetal force and the centrifugal force are equal in magnitude but opposite iin direction.
向心力和離心力一樣大,只是方向相反。
3. concentration (n.) 集中,專注
con/ centr/ at/ ion
加強語氣/ center/ 名詞字尾
It takes a tremendous amount of conccentration to play this video game.
打這個電玩要非常專注。
4. concentric (a.) 同心的
con/ centr/ ic
together/ center/ 形容詞字尾
Ptolemaic cosmology pictures the universe as a series of concentric circles, with Earth at the center.
托勒密的宇宙論將宇宙描繪成一系列的同心圓,地球在中心。
5. decentralize (v.) 分散
de/ centr/ al/ ize
away/ center/ 動詞字尾
TIME Inc. recently decentralized operations by shifting authority to regional headquarters.
時代公司最近分散控制權(quán),把權(quán)利下放到各地區(qū)總部。
6. eccentric (a.) 怪癖的 (n.) 怪人,我行我素的人
ec(ex)/ centr/ ic
out/ center/ 形容詞字尾
名詞字尾
“Maverick” was the name of an eccentric rancher who refused to brand his cows.
[孤牛]原本是一個古怪的牧場主人之名,他不肯講自己養(yǎng)的牛烙上印記。
7. egocentric (a.) 自我中心的
ego/ centr/ ic
self/ center/ 形容詞字尾
Man by nature is egocentric, and thinks mostly of himself.
人的天性是以自我為中心的,通常只想到自己。
8. geocentric (a.) 以地球為中心的
geo/ centr/ ic
earth/ center/ 形容詞字尾
The Ptolemaic universe is also called the geocentric universe.
托勒密所說的宇宙又稱為以地球為中心的宇宙。