1.median a.中间的(relating to, located in.or extending toward the middle);n.(三角形)中线(a line that joins a vertex of a triangle to the midpoint of the opposite side);中数(把观测值按大小次序捧剜后,捧在中间位置的数值)(the middle value in a distribution, above and below which lie an equal number of values)
词根记忆:medi(中间)+an--中间的--中数
2.mediate v.调解(to reconcile differences);作为媒介引起(to effect by action as an intermediary); a.居中的(occupying a middle position)
词根记忆:medi(中间)+ate --在中间起作用--作为媒介引起;调解
注意:meditate(v.沉思)
例:One immunological(免疫的)reaction is mediated through the lymphocytes(淋巴细胞).
派生词:mediation(n.调停);mediator(n.调解人;介质)
3.medication n.药物疗法(the act or process of treating with medicine);药物,药剂(medicament)
词根记忆:medic(医疗,治疗)+ation--药物
例:Physicians have the final say as to whether to prescribe a medication for a patient.
4.medieval a.中世纪的,中古的(relating or belonging to the Middle Ages)
词根记忆:medi(中间)+ev(时代)+al--中世纪的,中古的
例:In medieval society, breaking one's word had serious consequences.
5.medium a.中等的(intermediate in quantity, quality position, size, or degree);n.[pl. media]媒体(an agency by which something is accomplished, conveyed, or transferred)
词根记忆:medi(中间)+um --中间的--中等的
例:small and medium-sized businesses,,The news medium focuses people's attention most strongly on local crimes.
6.megacity n.大城市(metropolis)
词根记忆:mega(巨大的)+city(城市)--大城市
例:The population of megacity , a sprawling metropolis in Remsland, has grown at a fairly steady rate for over a century.
7.megalithic a.巨石制的(being made of megalith)
词根记忆:来自megalith(n.巨石)
例:The megalithic monument is nearly 2,000 years old.
8.melancholy a.忧郁的(sad, unhappy)
联想记忆:melan(黑色)+chol( =bile胆汁)+y--胆汁发黑--忧郁的
例:The twentieth century is regarded as an age of fretfulness and melancholy skepticism.
9.meld v.(使)混合,(使)合并(to blend, mix)
例:Often billed as "The Genius", American pianist, singer, composer, and bandleader Ray Charles is credited with the early development of soul music , a genre based on a melding of gospel, rhythm and blues, and jazz.