reading ['ridɪŋ] 词频2

n. 阅读;宣读;读物;读数; v. 读( read的现在分词);看懂;理解;显示，标明;

💡 read阅读+ing名词后缀 → 阅读

"He spent three years reading for a degree in history."

近义：lesson, perusal, read, recital, readout, result

excellent ['ɛksələnt] 词频1 词根: cell

adj. 卓越的;杰出的;优秀的;太好了;

💡 ex离开+cell监狱+ent...的→品德优秀的人离监狱很远 →杰出的

"For a car of this size the lock is excellent."

近义：marvelous, wonderful, magnificent, outstanding, prime, select 反义：lousy, abysmal, punk, rotten, terrible, worse

beginning [bɪ'ɡɪnɪŋ] 词频2

n. 开始;根源;原始思想;前兆; v. 开始( begin的现在分词);

💡 beginn=begin开始+ing表名词→开始，开端；起源

"From beginning to end his conduct had been despicable and wicked."

近义：inauguration, inception, initiation, kickoff, leadoff, nascence 反义：outcome, pause, result, stop, suspension, termination

improve [ɪm'pruv] 词频1 词根: 证明

vt. 提高（土地、地产）的价值;利用（机会）;改善，改良; vi. 变得更好;改进，改善;

💡 im(in)+prov(test)+e(动词后缀)→改良；改善；进步

"We aim to improve opportunities for the less advantaged in society."

近义：perfect, avail, profit, upgrade, benefit, better 反义：intensify, worsen, aggravate, deteriorate, exacerbate, increase

literature ['lɪtrətʃɚ] 词频2 词根: liter

n. 文学;文学作品;文献;著作;

💡 litera=letter文字,字母+ture状态→文字状态→文学

"The 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Mo Yan"who with hallucinatory realism merges folk tales, history and the contemporary"."