记忆方法
问题来了,我不知道scribe是[写]的意思怎么办?我们这么处理:
根据声音变化法则:scribe=scratch=刮擦的意思。刮擦不就是用笔不断在在纸上面和纸进行摩擦刮擦吗?(这个词源解释肯定是没问题的),在纸上面刮擦是干嘛?写字,写啊。
于是,你发现有意思的东西了吗?write和scratch之间貌似有点关系:因为scra连起来发音的时候几乎等同于write中wr的发音,而元音变化可忽略,所以a=i,ted的发音几乎等同于tch,所以是scratch=write=scribe=写,你还别不信:scribe的意思是:抄写员;作家;划线器。
所以,describe就是往下描述,描绘的意思。
同理,记住它的同根词:description 描述,描写;describable 可记述的;可描写的
双解例句
小知识
To describe is to report details about something either out loud or in writing. “Since we can't come to Paris with you, please describe it in your letter!”
Describe is from the Latin word describere which means “to write down.” When you describe something, you're “da” scribe, the person writing things down! Writing teachers love to have students describe, using lots of details using the five senses and figurative language. It doesn't have to be written down, though — you can also describe that gold dress you saw to your friend on the phone. Or you can describe a circle, by sketching it out with a stick in the sand.
实用短语
常用短语
单词用法
describe:侧重指描述细节,给读者或听众提供清晰的视觉图像。
represent:指有代表性或象征性地描述或讲述。
sketch:指快速地勾勒或概略地叙述。
picture:着重能够栩栩如生地把事物或场景等描绘出来。
Could you describe what you saw to[for]me?
请你将你所见到的情况描述给我听听好吗?
词根词缀
词根: scrib
=write,表示”写”
adj.
ascribable 可归于……的ascribe[v.把…归于]+able……的→adj.可归于……的
n.
scribe 抄写员,作者scrib写+e→n.抄写员,作者 v.划线
subscriber 捐助[认捐]者,出资者;签名者subscribe[v.捐献,订购]+er人→n.捐助[认捐]者,出资者;签名者
subscription 捐献, 订金, 订阅, 签署subscrip=subscribe[v.捐献,订购]+tion表名词→n.捐献, 订金, 订阅, 签署
v.
ascribe 把…归于a+scrib写+e→把……写上去→归因于
circumscribe 限制circum环+scrib写+e→画上一圈→限定
conscribe 征召入伍,强行征召con大家+scrib写+e→大家写上名字→征兵
describe 描述,形容de去,出+scrib写+e→写出
inscribe 刻,雕,题写,题赠in进入+scrib写+e→写进去→刻写
prescribe 指示,规定;处[方],开[药]pre预先+scrib写+e→预先写好的→规定;处方
scribble 乱写,乱涂scrib写+ble→写→乱写
scribe 划线scrib写+e→n.抄写员,作者 v.划线
subscribe 捐献,订购sub下面+scrib写+e→在下面写上名字[签名]→订购
transcribe 抄写,转录trans转移+scrib写+e→把写的东西移到[另一张纸上]→transcribe抄写
同义词辨析
同义词
同根词
词根:describe
adj.descriptive描写的,叙述的;描写性的
described描述的
describable可记述的;可描写的
adv.n.description描述,描写;类型;说明书
descriptivism描写主义;描述主义;描述论
v.described描述,描写(describe的过去式)