7. aud, audit
[L]=to hear听
在常用词audience和auditorium中,有一对同源异形词根aud和audit,其词源拉丁动词audire的意思是to hear(听)。aud是不定式词干,audit是动名词词干。
audience [aud=to hear听;-i-;-ence n.=the act or state表行为或状态→“the act or state of hearing 听的行为或状态”→] n.① interview or con-ference会见;接见:The foreign guests had an audience with the may-or.外宾拜会了市长。② the people assembled to hear听众:There will be a large audience today.今天会有很多听众来。
auditorium [audit=to hear听;-orium n.=place场所→“place for hearing听的场所”→] n.① building or room for public meetings礼堂;演讲厅② the space allocated to the hearers听众席:The author was found sitting in the auditorium.有人发现作者正坐在听众席中。
audible [aud=to hear听;-ible a.=capable of being能被……的→] a. capable of being heard听得见的:Their whispers are hardly audible.他们窃窃私语,别人听不见。
▽inaudible [in-;audible a.] a.听不见的
audit [audit=to hear听→“to hear a lecture or a report听课;听取汇报”→] v. ① attend class in a university without intending to receive a grade(在大学)旁听:to audit a history course at college旁听大学历史课程②examine(financial accounts)审查(账目):The yearly accounts will be audited by a special committee.年度账目将由特别委员会审查。
▽auditor [audit;-or n.] n.(大学)旁听生;查账员
audition [audit=to hear听;-ion n.=the act表行为→] n. ① hearing听② trial hearing(to an actor or singer)(对演员等)试听:to give an audition to a singer听歌手试唱决定是否录用
audile [aud=to hear听;-ile a.=pertaining to……的→] a. pertaining(关于,有关)to hearing or the sense of hearing听的;听觉的:audile power听的功能
auditory [audit=to hear听;-ory a.=relating to与……有关的→] a. relating to the sense of hearing听觉的:auditory nerves听觉神经
audiology [audi=to hear听;-o-;-logy n.=branch of science一门科学→] n. the science dealing with the sense of hearing听觉学
▽audiologist [audiolog(y);-ist n.] n.听觉学学者
audio [形容词性的合词成分:aud=to hear听;-io→“of hearing与听有关的”→] I a. pertaining to sound or sound waves声音的;声波的:audio frequency音频→Ⅱ n. broadcast or recorded sound播音;录音:My television set has a good picture by weak audio.我的电视机图像清晰,但是收音不好。
练习7:
- [同义相连]根据audio的相关知识把下列英汉对等词连接起来。
① audiometer a.测听术
② audio-visual b.音频
③ audiophile c.听力计
④ audiometry d.音响效果爱好者(发烧友)
⑤ audio-frequeny e.视听教学的
- [由此及彼]
① earphone是耳机,telephone是电话,audiphone是什么?
② typist是打字员,被称为audiotypist的人,打字技术如何?
- [寻根问底]指出下列单词的词根并领会其词义的由来。
① auditress n.女审计员
② auditorial a.审计的;审计员的
③ subaudition n.领会到的言外之义(提示:sub-=under)
④ audion n.三极真空管