1.epicenter n.震中(the part of the earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake)
发音记忆:epi(挨劈)+center(中心)--土地挨劈的中心--震中
例:The epicenteris in the crust, whereas the focus is in the mantle.
2.epidemic a.传染的(catching);流行性的( spreading quickly among many people in the same place for a time);n.流行病(disease spreading rapidly and extensively by infection)
词根记忆:epi(向)+dem(人)+ic一在人之间传染的一传染的;流行性的
例:epidemic disease流行性疾病//The Black Plague was an epidemic in the Middle Ages.
3.episode n.一段情节(a usually brief unit of action in a dramatic or literary work);(一个)事件(an incident or event that is part of a progression or a larger sequence)
例:Major episodes of extinction can result from widespread environmental disturbances.
4.episodic a.偶然发生的;分散性的(occurringrreguIarIy)
词根记忆:来自episode(n.片断)
例:The binding of different kinds of information is not a distinctive feature of episodic memory.
5.epochal a.划时代的(of or relating to an epoch);有重大意义的(uniquely or highly significant)
词根记忆:epoch(时代)+al--划时代的
例:The Supreme Court had issued its ruling in this epochal desegregation case.
6.equalize v.(使)平衡,相等(to make equal)
例:Bob equalized the amount of soup in the bowls he was filling.
7.equilibrium n.平衡(a state of balance or equality between opposing forces)
词根记忆:equi(平等)+libr(平衡)+ium --平衡
例:By persuading people to eat what had previously been horse feed,market equihbrium was restored.
同根词:equilibrate(v.使平衡)
8.equip v.(with)装备,配备(to furnish)
例:This hotel was equipped with cable television.
派生词:equipment(n.装备,配备)
9.equity n.公平,公正(justice)
词根记忆:equi(相等)+ty--西边都相等--公平,公正
例:They should consider promoting pay equity between temporary and permanent workers.
派生词:equitable(a.公平的,公正的)
10.equivalent a.相同的,相当的(equal, same);n.等价物(something that is essentially equal to another)
词根记忆:equi(相等)+val(力量)+ent--力量相等的--相同的
例:The myth that labor rates and labor costs are equivalent is supported by business journalists.