乾貨 ▏托福必備高頻詞 List 4

portrait [?p?:tre?t]

/釋義/

n. a painting, photograph, drawing, etc. of a person or, less commonly, of agroup of people

肖像，畫像；人像照片

e.g.

Shes commissioned an artist to paint her portrait.

她委託一位畫家為她畫一幅肖像。

/派生/

portraitist n. 肖像畫家

portraiture n. 畫像，肖像

hypothesis [ha??pɑ:θ?s?s]

/釋義/

n. an idea or explanation for something that is based on known facts but has notyet been proved

假設，假說

e.g.

Several hypotheses for global warming have been suggested.

已經提出了好幾種全球變暖的假說。

/逆構/

hypothesize v. 假設

establish [??st?bl??]

/釋義/

v. to start a company or organization that will continue for a longtime

建立；設立；創立

e.g.

The brewery was established in 1822.

這家啤酒廠建於1822年。

/派生/

establishment n. 建立，確立

established adj. 已建立的，已確立的

/反義/

demolish, destroy, ruin

formation [f?:r?me??n]

/釋義/

n. the way something is naturally made or the way it has been arranged

結構；形狀；形成方式；組成方式

e.g.

The troops lined up in parade formation.

部隊排成閱兵隊形.

/逆構/

form n. 形狀，形態 v. 構成，組成

semester [s??m?st?]

/釋義/

n. one of the periods into which a year is divided at a college or university, especially in the US and Australia

（尤指美國和澳大利亞大學的）學期

e.g.

He had three minors this semester.

這學期他有三門副修科目。