第一章、HowToTalkAboutPersonality1.egoist:利己主义者1.ego:I,selfoego:自我oegocentric:自我为中心的oegomaniac:极端利己主义者,极端自我主义者,自大狂oegomaniacal:极端利己的2.egotist:自大的人3.altruist:利他主义者1.alter:otheroaltruism:利他主义oaltruistic:利他主义的oalternate:otherpossible替代物,skiponeandtakeother间隔,轮换oalternative:otherchoice替代物oaltercation:averbaldispute争吵oalteration:achange改变oalterego:另一个我4.introvert:内向的人1.intro-:inward向内2.vert-:来自拉丁语verto=toturn5.extrovert:外向的人1.extro-:outward向外6.ambivert:又内向又外向的普通人1.ambi-:both向两个方向oambidextrous:左右手共用的人,两面派的,灵巧的。a.Dexterous:skillfulb.Dexterity:skillc.Dexter:拉丁语右撇子(右手是熟练的手,所以是skill和skillful)d.sinister:拉丁语左撇子,英语threating,dangerous,evil,源自祖先们对左撇子的误解和猜测e.gauche:法语左撇子,英语clumsy笨拙的,粗鲁的,不善交际的。f.droit:法语右撇子,英语里面变成adroit灵巧的,精明的,干练的。oambidextrity:两手俱技巧独特7.misanthrope:反人类1.misein:拉丁语tohate2.anthropes:人类的oanthropology:人类学oanthropologist:人类学家ophilanthropist:慈善家a.phil-:爱Philadelphia::费城philosloving(see-phile)+adelphosbrother8.misogynist:反女人1.gyne:女人womanogynecologist:妇科医生opolygyny:一夫多妻a.mono-:单一b.polys-:多的2.andry:man,来自拉丁语androsopolyandry:一妻多夫9.misogamist:反婚姻1.gamos:婚姻,marriageomonogamy:一夫一妻制obigamy:重婚罪opolygamy:一夫多妻或一妻多夫制10.ascetic:禁欲主义者1.asketes:拉丁语,monk,hermit第二章、HowToTalkAboutDoctors1.internist:内科医生1.internus:内部inside2.gynecologist:妇科医生1.logos:科学,研究science,study3.obstetrician:产科医生1.ician:专家expert2.obstetrix:助产士,接生婆midwifeoobstetrics:n.产科学,助产术oobstetric:adj.产科的4.pediatrician:儿科医生1.paidos:儿童childopediatrics:n.[医]小儿科opedagogy:教学法(这里的ped是paido,child)odemagogue:煽动人群的人,政客a.agogos:带领,指引leadingb.demos:人,people2.iatreia:治疗medicalhealingogeriatrics:老年病学a.mgeras:老的,old3.pedis:脚footopedestrian:步行者(这里的ped是foot)opedal:踏板opedestal:底座5.dermatologist:皮肤科医生1.demos:人,peopleodemagogue:煽动人群的人,政客a.agogos:带领,指引leading2.derma:皮肤,skinohypodermic:adj.皮下注射的,表皮的,n.皮下注射,皮下注射器a.hypos:下面,underodermatology:皮肤学oepidermis:表皮otaxidermist:剥皮师opachyderm:厚皮动物,厚脸皮的人odermatitis:皮炎6.ophthalmologist:眼科医生1.ophthalmos:眼,eyeoophthalmology:眼科学2.oculus:眼,eyeomonocle:独眼镜片obinoculars:双眼望远镜a.bi-:二,twoooculist:眼科医生oinoculate:注射(针“眼”)3.opsis,optikos:视力,vision,sightooptometrist:n.验光师,视力测定者,配镜师1.metron:测量measureooptician:n.眼镜商,验光师ooptics:n.光学7.orthopedist:整形外科医生1.orthos:直,正确straight,correctoorthopedic:adj.整形外科的oorthodontist:n.牙齿矫正医师1.Odontos:牙,tooth8.cardiologist:心脏病学家1.kardia:心,heartocardiology:心脏学ocardiogram:心电图ocardiograph:心电图机9.neurologist:神经病学家1.neuron:神经,nerveoneuralgia:神经痛1.algos:疼痛,painoneuritis:神经炎,神经机能症a.-itis:炎症,inflammationoneurosis:神经症a.-osis:病的,abnormal,diseasedcondition10.psychiatrist:精神病医生1.psyche:精神,spiritopsychosis:n.精神病,精神不正常a.-osis:病的,abnormal,diseasedconditionopsychiatry:精神病学第三章、HowToTalkAboutVariousPractitioners1.psychologist:心理学家1.psyche:精神spirit,soul,mindopsyche:精神,心灵,灵魂opsychic:adj.灵魂的,精神的,心灵的,通灵的n.通灵的人opsychopath:精神病(通常和sociopath一个意思,缺少社会公认道德的人)1.pathos:疾病,suffering,diseaseopsychosomatic:adj.身心的,心身失调的(比如希望感冒,这样就不用上班了,那么你真的会感冒)1.soma:身体bodyopsychoanalyst:精神分析学家opsychogenic:adj.心理性的,精神起因的(生病,但是找不到生理上的原因)a.genesis:出生,起源birth,originopsychotherapist:精神治疗师opsychology:心里学家2.psychoanalyst:精神分析学家3.orthodontist:牙齿矫正师1.orthos:直,正确straight,correct2.odontos:牙,toothopedodontist:儿童牙医operiodontist:牙周病学家,牙周病医师a.peri-:周围,around,surroundingoendodontist:牙髓学a.endo-:内部,inner,withinoexodontist:拔牙专家a.endo-:内部,inner,within4.optometrist:视力测量师1.opsis,optikos:视力,vision2.metron:测量,measurementothermometer:温度计1.therme:热,hotobarometer:气压计a.baros:重量,weightosphygmomanometer:血压计a.sphygoms:压力,pulse5.optician:配镜师6.osteopath:整骨疗法家,整骨医生1.osteon:骨骼,bone2.pathos:疾病,suffering,diseaseoosteopathy:整骨疗法7.chiropractor:按摩师1.cheir(chiro-):手,handochiropody:手足病治疗ochirographer:书法家ochiromancy:手相术(手+预测)1.mancy:预测,prediction,foretelling8.podiatrist:脚病医生1.pous,podos:脚,footopodiatry:足病学ooctopus:章鱼(八个角)a.okto:八,eightoplatypus:鸭嘴兽(flatfoot平脚)a.platys:平,flatopodium:演讲台(放脚的地方)a.ium:地方,whereotripod:三脚架a.tri-:三,three9.graphologist:笔迹学家1.graphein:写,towriteographology:笔体学(尤用以推测书写者的性格),笔迹相法,图表法ocalligraphy:书法(美+写)1.kallos(calli-):美,beauty-callipygian:臀部很美的(美+臀)ocacograpy:丑的字(丑+写)a.kakos(caco-):丑,bad,harshb.pyge:臀,buttocksotelegraph:电报a.tele-:远,distanceophotograph:照片a.photos:光,lightobiography:传记a.bio-:生命,lifeocardiograph:心电图a.kardia(cardi-):心,heart10.gerontologist:老年医学家1.geras:老,oldage2.geron:老人,oldmanogerontology:老年学,老年病学3.senex:老,oldosenile:衰老osenescnet:变老(老+成长中)类似的还有adolescent(成年+成长中)a.-escent:成长中,growingosenate:n.参议院,大学理事会(从前都是一群年长者在里面)第四章、HowToTalkAboutScienceAndScientist1.anthropologist:人类学家1.anthropos:人类mankindoanthropology:人类学(人类+科学)2.logos:科学,研究science,study文字word2.astronomer:天文学家1.astron:星星staroastronomer:天文学家(星星+秩序)oastrology:占星学(星星+科学)oastronaut:宇航员(星星+水手)ocosmonaut:宇航员(宇宙+水手)a.cos:宇宙universeoasterisk:星号odisaster:灾难(反+星星=星星站在你的对立面,于是就有灾难)a.dis-:反against2.nautes:水手sailor3.naus:船shiponautical:海上的,航海的,船员的3.geologist:地质学家1.ge(geo-):土地earthogeology:地质学家(土地+学科)ogeometry:几何(土地+测量)ogeography:地理(土地+画)2.graphein:写towrite4.biologist:生物学家1.bios:生命lifeobiology:生物学(生命+学科)obiography:传记(生命+写)oautobiography:自传(自己+生命+写)a.autos:自动selfautonomy:自治(自己+法律)nomos:法律,安排,秩序law,arrangement,orderobiopsy:活组织检查a.autopsy:验尸,解剖5.botanist:植物