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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
[例]Winsor McCay, the cartoonist, could draw with incredible virtuosity: his comic strip about Little Nemo was characterized by marvelous draftsmanship and sequencing.
matrilineal adj. 母系的(relating to, based on, or tracing descent through the maternal line)
[例]The Apache are a matrilineal society, where husbands typically move into wives’ dwellings and women take the leadership role in family affairs.
maudlin adj. 感情脆弱的,爱哭的(foolishly or weakly sentimental)
[记]来自人名Maudalene,常被描绘成哭泣的典型形象
maverick adj. 特立独行的(characteristic of, suggestive of, or inclined to be a maverick);n. 特立独行的人(one that refuses to abide by the dictates of or resists adherence to a group)
[记]来自人名Maverick,19世纪德克萨斯州大牧场主,其牲畜皆不打烙印而显得与众不同
meager adj. 贫乏的(of small amount;inadequate);削瘦的(lean;emaciated)
[记]分拆联想:m+eager(热心的)→光靠热心解决不了贫乏
[例]The powers and satisfactions of primeval people, though few and meager, were commensurate with their few and simple desires.
mediocre adj. 平庸的,平凡的(ordinary;average)
[记]词根记忆:medio(中间)+cre→中间状态→平庸的