aseptic a.無(wú)菌的 [anti-sept-ic抗菌藥]

ashen^{1 a.灰色的}

asinine^{2 a.愚魯?shù)?[asin= asinus驢子ASS+ine]}

askance ad.斜視地

askew^{3 ad.斜地 [A+SKEW歪曲,歪斜,彎曲]}

aslope a.ad.成斜坡;傾斜

asp n.毒蛇;埃及產(chǎn)眼鏡蛇 [ME

aspen n.白楊;白楊似的;搖晃的 [earlier name asp + -EN forming adj. taken as noun asp毒蛇]

asperity^{4 n.暴力;艱苦 [ME}

asperse^{5 v.誹謗 [aspersion中傷;灑水]}

aspirant^{6 n.熱望者 [F aspirant or}

aspiration^{7 n.抱負(fù) [ME}

aspire^{8 v.熱望,懷大志,切望 [ME}

asquint a.ad.斜視;斜的 [ME perh.

assail^{9 v.攻擊 [AD-, salire salt- leap]}

assassin n.刺客 [F assassin or

assault n.忽然襲擊;猛襲 [as+sault=sail]

assay^{10 v.剖析;試驗(yàn) [ME}

as百度競(jìng)價(jià)推廣ble v.聚集 [

assent^{11 v.贊同;贊成 [ME}

assert v.斷言;倡導(dǎo) [assertive 言語(yǔ)果敢的;斷言的 assertion 倡導(dǎo);斷言,確言]

assess v.估定;定...額;評(píng)價(jià);估價(jià) [~ a tax at 10 pounds; ~ a statement at its true worth]

asset n.財(cái)產(chǎn);可取之處 [as-set]

asseverate^{12 v.斷言 [L asseverare]}

assiduous a.勤勉的 [L assiduusassidulity勤勉,勵(lì)精]

assimilate v.吸收 [ME

assize n.裁判;法定價(jià)格 [ME

assonance n.類音;類韻;母韻 [AD-, sonus sound]

assort v.分類;配齊;相交 [OF assorter

assuage^{13 v.平息;減輕 [ME}

assumption n.擔(dān)任;假設(shè) [ME

assure v.確告 [assured自信的assurance自信;保證 reassure使安心]

astir a.ad.騷動(dòng);活動(dòng);開(kāi)心 [A + STIR n.騷動(dòng)；傳播；時(shí)尚]

astound^{14 v.使...大吃一驚,驚愕 [obs. astound = astoned pp. of obs. astone: ASTONISH]}

astral a.星的;多星的 [LL astralis

astray a.迷失方向的;誤入歧途的 [a+STRAY走離]

Unit 4

astringent^{15 a.收斂性的;止血的 [stringent 嚴(yán)格的;嚴(yán)厲的]}

astrolabe n.星座命盤

astrology n.星座占卜學(xué) [ASTRO-, -LOGY]

astute^{16 a.機(jī)敏的;狡猾的 [obs F astut or L astutus}

asunder^{17 ad.散開(kāi);碎散;分別 [OE on sundran into pieces: cf SUNDER分為二,分開(kāi),切開(kāi)]}