猜詞可有多種方法,下面介紹幾種常用且準確性高的方法。
一、利用上下文線索猜測詞義。
1.根據(jù)同義、反義關系猜詞。
Today's teenagers seem to be more liberal in their ideas than their _______ grandparents.
A. freethinking B. traditional
C. old D. happy
traditional與liberal意思相反,故選B。
2.根據(jù)句意或段落文章的上、下文猜測詞義。
Klebold and Harris felt _______ and wanted to revenge against those who disliked playing
together with them or laughed at them.
A. discouraged B. ashamed
C. tired D. separated
根據(jù)下文的disliked playing together with them判斷此處應為"感到孤立",故選D。
二、利用構詞法猜測詞義。
此法包括利用前、后綴及合成詞猜測詞義。
用前、后綴猜測詞義。
英語中的前綴、后綴構詞頗多,且特定的"綴"往往表示特定的含義,把握住這一點,可起到"以不變應萬變"的效果。