今天小編為大家整理了一篇雅思詞彙詞根學習之tain, ten, tin的文章，供大家參考，以下是詳細內容。
入門字
contain (v.) 包含
con/ tain
together/ hold
進階字
1. abstain (v.) 戒絕，不碰
abs/ tain
away/ hold
He once had a drinking problem and now abstains from alcohol altogether.
他以前酗酒，現在滴酒不沾。
2. attain (v.) 達成
at(ad)/ tain
to/ hold
Papua New Guinea attained independence in 1975.
巴布亞紐幾內亞在一九七五年完成獨立。
3. detain (v.) 扣留，耽擱
de/ tain
away/ hold
The trouble-making students were detained after school for two hours.
這幾個問題學生放學後被留校兩個小時。
4. entertain (v.) 娛樂，款待
enter(inter)/ tain
between/ hold
The hostess played a nocturne on the piano to entertain her guests.
這位女主人彈了一首鋼琴小夜曲來娛樂賓客。
5. obtain (v.) 取得
ob/ tain
to/ hold
There is some indication that torture was used to obtain information from the suspect.
有跡象顯示，為了取得情報，嫌犯曾遭到刑求。
6. retain (v.) 留下，保留
re/ tain
back/ hold
The new mayor retained most of the staff of his predecessor.
新市長留下了前任市長大部分的幕僚。
7. sustain (v.) 蒙受，維持
sus(sub)/ tain
under/ hold
The listed company sustained heavy losses in the latest stock-market crash.
這家上市公司在最近的一次股市崩盤中蒙受巨大損失。
8. tenaciously (adv.) 頑強地
ten/ ac/ ious/ ly
hold/ 副詞字尾
The wife of the missing man clung tenaciously to her hopes, refusing to admit that he was probably dead.
這名失蹤男子的太太頑強地抱著希望，拒絕承認他很可能已經死了。
9. tenant (n.) 房客
ten/ ant
hold/ 名詞字尾
He is an ideal tenant, one who pays his rent in advance and doesn『t bother anybody.
他是個完美的房客，房租預付，也不打擾別人。
10. tenet (n.) 教義，教條
ten/ et
hold/ 名詞字尾
The tenets of his religion forbid him to touch meat.
他所信仰的宗教中，教義明定禁止吃肉。
11. tenure (n.) 任期
ten/ ure
hold/ 名詞字尾
Justices on the Supreme Court enjoy life tenure.
最高法院的大法官享有終身任期。
12. content (n.) 目錄，內容
con/ tent
together/ hold
You can get a rough idea about a book by looking at the table of contents.
你可以從目錄來概略地了解一本書。
13. maintenance (n.) 保養，維護
main(manu)/ ten/ ance
hand/ hold/ 名詞字尾
You should take your car to the garage for maintenance regularly.
你的車子應該定期開到修車廠去保養。
14. untenable (a.) 行不通的
un/ ten/ able
not/ hold/ able
Any form of utopia is an untenable illusion.
任何一種形式的烏託邦都是行不通的幻想。
15. continent (n.) 大陸，洲
con/ tin/ ent
together/ hold/ 名詞字尾
Antarctica, once believed to be an ocean, was found to be a continent.
南極洲以前被認為是海洋，後來發現它是不折不扣的大陸。
16. retina (n.) 視網膜
re/ tin/ a
back/ hold/ 名詞字尾
The retina is so called because it 「retains」 visual images.
視網膜的英文名稱(retina)來自於它能保留(retain)視覺影像。
17. retinue (n.) 隨從
re/ tin/ ue
back/ hold/ 名詞字尾
The visiting king and his retinue took up a whole floor at the Regent.
來訪的國王和隨行人員住滿了麗晶酒店的一整樓。