1.conversion n.转换;折合(the exchange of one type of security or currency for another);财产转移(the changing of real property to personal property or vice versa)
词根记忆:con+vers(转)+ion一转换
例:Those farmers started the conversion of their intangible worth into cash terms.//conversion to cooperative ownership转移合作所有权
2.convert v.(into)(使)转化;(使)改变( to transform);换算(to transform)
词根记忆:con+vert(转)--转换
例:The equipment is used to convert solar energy into electricity.
3.convey v.运载,运送(to bear from one place to another);表达(to impart or communicate)
词根记忆:con(共同)+vey(道路)--通过道路一起走--运载,运送
例:Human beings can see the spatial relations among objects by processing information conveyad by light.//The author intended to convey a negative attitude toward the role of race in determining status.
派生词:conveyor(n.运送者;运送设备)
4.conviction n.判罪(the act or process of convicting of a crime);坚信(strong belief)
词根记忆:来自convict(矿定罪),con+vict(征服)--征服罪犯_判罪;尤其注意conviction“坚信”一意
例:Many migrants came to America out of religious or political conviction.//The Revolutionary generation asserted its conviction that the welfare of the Republic rested upon an educated citizenry.
同根词:victory(n.胜利);invincible(a.无敌的)
5.convince v.(使)某人确信(to bring to belief);说服(to persuade)
词根记忆:con(全部)+vince(征服,克服)一彻底征服对方一说服
例:People will follow medical advice when they are convinced that it is effective.//The mayor's publicity campaign has convihced many people to leave their cars at home and ride the bus to work.
派生词:convinced(a.确信的);convincingly(ad.信服地,有说服力地)
6.convoluted a.错综复杂的(twisted and tangled)
词根记忆:con(共同)+volut(滚)+ed--缠绕在一起的--错综复杂的
例:The message was so convoluted that Bill couldn't understand it.
派生词:convolve(v.卷,缠绕);convolution(n.回旋,卷绕)
7.cooperate v.合作(to associate with another or others for mutual benefit);配合(to act or work with another or others)
词根记忆:co(共同)+opert工作)+ate--起工作--合作
例:Employees who are frequently absent are the least likely to cooperate with or to join a corporate fitness program.
派生词:cooperation(n.合作)
同根词:operable(a.可操作的;可动手术的)
8.coordinate n.坐标(any of a set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point on a line, on a surface, or in space) v.协调(harmonize)
例:x-coordinate X(坐标)轴//The firms coordinated such activities by using available means of communication and transport.
派生词:coordination(n.协调,调和)
9.copper n.铜(chemical element,a common reddish-brown metal);a.铜(制)的
联想记忆:cop(警察)+per--警察制服上的钢扣
例:copper mining company铜矿开采企业
10.coral n.珊瑚;珊瑚虫
联想记忆:cor(看作core核心)+al-+大海的核心之处有珊瑚--珊瑚
例:coral reef珊瑚礁