2018年6月英语六级考试重点词汇解析(11)
deprive
vt. 剥夺,使丧失
These trees deprive my house of light. 这些树遮住了我房屋的光线。
[同]strip
vt. 免去…的职务
[难点]
deprive sb. of… = sb. be deprived of … 剥夺某人的…
They deprived him of his rights. 他们剥夺了他的权利。
deputy
n. 代理人
act as a deputy for sb. 做某人的代理人
[同]agent
n. 代表,议员
a deputy to the National People’s Congress 人大代表
[同]representative
adj. 副的,代理的
a deputy mayor 副市长
[同]vice
[难点]
deputy for sb. 某人的代理人
deputy to … 某(组织,机构等)的代理人
derivation
n. 引出,导出;起源,由来
[同]origin
descendant
n. 子孙,后代,后裔[同] offspring
descent
n. 下来,下降
The descent is more difficult than the ascent. 上山容易下山难。
[反]ascent
n. 血统,世系
He is a man of noble descent. 他出身名门。
[同]ancestry