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小知识
Do all these words make your head ache? If so, take an aspirin to alleviate, or relieve, your pain.
The verb, alleviate, stems from the Latin root, levis “light” and is related to modern English words such as elevator and levitate — both words implying a lightening of one's load. Alleviate also has this sense of lightening a burden such as physical pain or emotional duress. You can take medicine to alleviate symptoms or do exercise to alleviate stress. Or if you want a bigger challenge: try alleviating traffic congestion or world hunger.
实用短语
单词用法
词根词缀
词根: lev
=raise,lighten,表示”举起,变轻”
adj.
irrelevant 不相干的,离题的,与……不相干ir不+relevant[adj.有关的,中肯的,相应的,实质性的]→adj.不相干的,离题的,与……不相干
relevant 有关的,中肯的,相应的,实质性的re再+lev举起,变轻+ant……的→再举起→有关的
n.
elevator 电梯,升降机elevate[v.举起,提拔,振奋,提升……的职位]+or器→n.电梯,升降机
lever 杆,杠杆,手段,途径,工具lev举起,变轻+er表名词→举起[重东西]的东西
leverage 杠杆作用lever[n.杆,杠杆,手段,途径,工具]+age状态→n.杠杆作用
levity 轻率,轻浮lev举起,变轻+ity表名词→n.轻率,轻浮
levy 征收,征税,征兵lev举起,变轻+y→提升[税]:to raise tax
v.
alleviate 减轻,缓和,缓解[痛苦等]al一再+lev举起,变轻+iate表动词→不断轻→减轻
elevate 举起,提拔,振奋,提升……的职位e出+lev举起,变轻+ate表动词→举出→升高
levitate [使]浮于空中lev举起,变轻+it+ate表动词→使东西举起→升到空中
levy 征收,征集,征用lev举起,变轻+y→提升[税]:to raise tax
同义词
appease / ease / mollify / assuage / lighten / cushion / remit / smooth / soften / modify / palliate / lessen / dull / quiet / slake / tranquilize / calm / solace / subdue / soothe / temper / moderate / relax / console / slacken / reduce / mitigate / qualify / lull / abate / allay / diminish / still / relieve
conciliate / silence / loosen