aegis(ˈiːdʒɪs)oregisn
armorplatethatprotectsthechest;thefrontpartofacuirass【保护胸部的装甲板】

aidorsupportgivenbyapatron【帮助】
aer•ate(ˈɛəreɪt,ˈeɪəˌreɪt)
-at•ed,-at•ing.
aer(air异变)+ate(动词性):使有空气,在空气中,即【充气】
toexposetotheactionofairortocauseairtocirculatethrough:Breathedeeptoaeratethelungs.【透气;充气】
aerial(ˈɛərɪəl)adj
aer(air【空气】异变)+ial(形容词性):【空气中的】
anelectricaldevicethatssorreceivesradioortelevisionsignals【天线】

existingorlivingorgrowingoroperatingintheair
【空中的;空气中的】
aesthete(ˈiːsθiːt)orestheten
apersonwhohasorwhoaffectsahighlydevelopedappreciationofbeauty,espinpoetryandthevisualarts【审美家】

aesthetic(iːsˈθɛtɪk;ɪs-)orestheticadj
(ArtTerms)connectedwithaestheticsoritsprinciples【美学】
【美学的;有审美感的】
affable(ˈæfəbəl)adj
affa音似‘爱抚’,可联想到【和蔼的】
showingwarmthandfriliness;kindly;mild;benign【和蔼的】
easytoconversewith;approachable;amicable【易于交谈的】
affectation(ˌæfɛkˈteɪʃən)n
af(表加强)+fect(做)+ation(名词性质):【做作,虚假】
(oftenfollbyof)deliberatepretenceorfalsedisplay:affectationofnobility.【贵族的矫揉造作。】
affected(əˈfɛktɪd)adj
Notgenuineorsincere:【不自然的;假装的】
=artificial,feigned,insincere,phony,preted.
affection(əˈfɛkʃən)n.
apositivefeelingofliking【爱】
affidavit(ˌæfɪˈdeɪvɪt)n.
awritteclarationuponoathmadebeforeanauthorizedofficial.【宣誓书】
=statement,declaration,testimony,proclamation
affiliate(v.əˈfɪliˌeɪt;n.-ɪt,-ˌeɪt)
n
asubordinateorsubsidiaryassociate;【下属或附属联营公司】
asubsidiaryorsubordinateorganizationthatisaffiliatedwithanotherorganization;【下属机构】
v
keepcompanywith【陪同】
joininanaffiliation【加入】
affiliation
asocialorbusinessrelationship【联系】
theactofbecomingformallyconnectedorjoined【联合】
affinity(əˈfɪnɪti)
(immunology)theattractionbetweenanantigenandanantibody
(免疫学)抗原和抗体之间的吸引力
(anthropology)kinshipbymarriageoradoption;notabloodrelationship
(人类学)婚姻或收养的亲属关系;不是血缘关系
thequalityorstateofbeingalike
相似的品质或状态
affix(v.əˈfɪks;n.ˈæfɪks)
1.tofastenorattach:【固定、附着】toaffixstampstoaletter.
2.toaddon;app:【添加(在合同上);附加】toaffixasignaturetoacontract.
n
alinguisticelementaddedtoawordtoproduceaninflectedorderivedform
添加到单词中以产生变形或派生形式的语言元素
afflict(əˈflɪkt)
af(表加强)+flict(击打):用力打,即【使痛苦,折磨】
tocausesufferingorunhappinessto;distressgreatly
affliction(əˈflɪkʃən)n
aconditionofgreatdistress,pain,orsuffering【折磨】
somethingresponsibleforphysicalormentalsuffering,suchasadisease,grief,etc【悲痛】
affluence(ˈæflʊəns)n
af(表加强)+flu(流)+ence(表名词):富得流油既视感,即【富足;充裕】
anabundantsupplyofmoney,goods,orproperty;【富足;充裕】
affluent(ˈæflʊənt)
adj
rich;【富有的】
abundant;【大量的,充足的】
flowingfreely【自由流动的】
n
anaffluentperson【富豪】
abranchthatflowsintothemainstream【支流】
affordable(əˈfɔrdəbəl,əˈfoʊr-)adj.
afford(支付;承担)+able(形容词性):能负担得起的
consideredtobewithinone'sfinancialmeans.【支付得起的】
affront(əˈfrʌnt)
n
adeliberatelyoffensiveactorsomethingproducingtheeffectofdeliberatedisrespect【冒犯,冲撞】
=insult,wrong,injury,abuse,offence,slight,outrage,provocation,slur,indignity,slapintheface
treat,mention,orspeaktorudely【侮辱;冒犯】
=off,anger,provoke,outrage,insult,annoy,vex,displease,pique