雅思閱讀分類詞彙
conservation 保護，保存 ( conserve)v.s. conversation
environmentalist = conservationist
acid 酸 酸的 (<>alkali)acid rain
carbon 碳 (C) v.s. charcoal (炭)carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide
fume exhaust fumesv.s. smoke, fog, smog
petroleum 石油à petrol (BE) = gasoline/gas (AE)à unleaded petrol/gas
ozone 臭氧 (o + zone)ozone layer
ooze 滲出 滲出物
radiation 輻射ultraviolet(UV) radiation~ radioactive
greenhouse 溫室greenhouse effect/gases
solar 太陽的 (solar energy)^ lunar (lunar calendar)
phenomenon 現象
catastrophe = disaster, cataclysm
deterioration 惡化 ( deteriorate)
extinction 滅絕 ( extinct)
species endangered species
drought 乾旱 (^ 「找它」)>>> famine v.s. flooding
recurrent 反覆發生的re + (oc)cur + rentv.s. concurrent
inundate 淹沒 ^ 「淹掉它」
embankment 築堤 (em + bank + ment)
sediment 沉積(物)= deposit
delta 三角洲the Pearl River Delta
alluvial 衝積的
desertification desert (v.s. dessert)
dust-storm 沙塵暴^ thunderstorm, brainstorm
barren 貧瘠的，不育的，無效的
dune sand dunethe game 「DUNE」!
attributable 歸因於be attributable to…
deforestation 濫砍濫伐(森林)de + forest + ation<> afforestation/reforestation
log 原木，日誌 伐木v.s. logo
vegetation 植物，植被v.s. vegetable, vegetarian
habitat 棲息地 habit (Habit is the second nature.)
ecosystem 生態系統 (eco + system)~ ecology
viability viable 「vi」: life養育能力One tool for assessing the impact of forestry on the ecosystem is population viability analysis.
demographic 人口統計的 demo(people) + graph(write) + ic
interdependence inter + dependence
counterbalance 使平衡，彌補 (=offset)counter(against) + balance
mechanism 機理，機制
precipitation 陡降，降水 ( precipice)<> evaporation
circulation 流通，循環
tide à tidal wave (海嘯)<> ebb earthquake
typhoon ~ tornado, hurricane
meteorology 氣象(學)
volcano 火山
eruption 噴發 ( erupt)volcanic eruption >>> lava
granite 花崗巖
imminent = impending v.s. eminent
Celsius 攝氏的 37OCv.s. centigrade
Fahrenheit 華氏的
latitude 緯度(另) longitude, altitude
tropical (the) tropicstropical/torrid zone, temperate zone, frigid zone
glacier 冰川
dump 傾倒，傾銷à anti-dumping
contaminate 弄髒 (à contaminant)
recycle 回收再利用
irreversible 不可逆的 (= irrevocable)
reclaim 開墾，改造 à reclamation
contentious 有爭議的 ( contend)Many environmental issues today are highly contentious.
opt 選擇(+ for) à option
prioritize 優先考慮 ( prior, priority)
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