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[同]melancholy, dolesome, dolorous, lamentable, plaintive
luminous adj. 发光的(emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light);发亮的(of or relating to light or to luminous flux);光线亮的(bathed in or exposed to steady light);明白易懂的(clear, enlightening);有光泽的(shining, illustrious)
[记]词根记忆:lumin(光)+ous→发光的
[例]Although supernovas are among the most luminous of cosmic events, these stellar explosions are often hard to detect, either because they are enormously far away or because they are dimmed by intervening dust and gas clouds.
macabre adj. 骇人的,可怕的(grim and horrible;gruesome)
[记]来自法语,原指“骷髅舞蹈”
magisterial adj. 有权威的(authoritative;official);威风的
[记]词根记忆:magister(=master主人)+ial→主人的→有权威的
[例]Something in Christopher responded to the older man’s air of authority; he looked magisterial, used to command.
magnanimous adj. 宽宏大量的,慷慨的(noble in mind;high souled)
magniloquence n. 夸夸其谈,虚夸(the quality or state of being magniloquent)
malicious adj. 恶意的,怨毒的(spiteful;intentionally mischievous or harmful)
[记]来自malice(n. 恶意)+ious→恶意的
[例]No computer system is immune to a virus, a particularly malicious program that is designed to infect and electronically damage the disks on which data are stored.
malign v. 诽谤,中伤(to defame;slander;traduce);adj. 邪恶的(evil;baleful;sinister)
[记]词根记忆:mal(坏)+ign→坏的,邪恶的
[同]malicious, despiteful, malevolent, rancorous, spiteful
malignant adj. 恶毒的,充满恨意的(very malevolent or malicious)
[例]The surgeons were worried about the possibility of finding a malignant growth in the patient.
[同]despiteful, hateful, malign, rancorous
malleable adj. 可塑的,易改变的(capable of being changed;adaptable)
[记]词根记忆:malle(=mallet锤子)+able→可锤打的,易变的
[例]When clay dries out, it loses its plasticity and becomes less malleable.
[同]plastic, ductile, moldable, pliable, supple
mandatory adj. 命令的,强制的(authoritatively commanded;obligatory)
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maneuver vt./n. (军队)调遣(a planned and controlled movement of troops);策略,操纵(stratagem;artifice;scheme)
[记]词根记忆:man(手)+euvre(工作)→用手来做→操纵,调动
maniacal adj. 发狂的,癫狂的(affected with or suggestive of madness)
manipulation n. (熟练的)操作;操纵;控制;(对账目等的)伪造,篡改
martinet n. 严格遵守纪律的人(a strict disciplinarian)
[例]Like a martinet, Norman constrained his subordinates to adhere rigidly to the rules.
marvelous adj. 不可思议的(causing wonder);了不起的(miraculous)
[记]发音记忆:“马虎了事”→马虎作事就没有了不起的成就

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