【突破英文词汇】scrib, script -- write 写

1. inscription¹ /inˈskripʃən/

-- something inscribed(written) on a monument, coin, etc.

The inscription on Paul's medal reads "For excellence² in English".

保罗的奖牌上所题的词是“英语特优”。

 

 

2. scribe /skraib/

-- person who writes; author; journalist

Both candidates used professional scribes to prepare their campaign speeches.

两个候选人都用了专业书记员来准备他们的竞选演讲。

 

 

3. script /skript/

-- written text of a play, speech, etc.

How much time did the actors have to memorize the script?

演员花了多少时间来记住剧本？

 

 

4. subscriber³ /səbˈskraɪbə/

-- one who writes his name at the end of a document, thereby⁴ indicting⁵ his approval

The petition to nominate Sue for president of the freshman⁶ class already has forty-three subscribers.

有43人赞同提名苏为大一的班级主席。（名词，赞同者）

 

 

5. conscript /ˈkɔnˌskrɪpt/ 

-- enroll(write down) into military service by compulsion; draft

When there are not enough volunteers for the armed forces, the government conscripts additional men.

当志愿入伍者人数不够时，政府就要征召额外的男子。

 

 

6. prescribe /priˈskraib/

-- (literally,"write before") 1. order; dictate⁷; direct

2. order as a remedy

The law prescribes that aliens may not vote.

法律规定外国人不可以投票。

Her physician prescribed some pills, a light diet and plenty of rest.

她的医生开了一些药丸，要她注意饮食并且多休息。

 

1 inscription   

n.（尤指石块上的）刻印文字，铭文，碑文

参考例句：

• The inscription has worn away and can no longer be read.铭文已磨损，无法辨认了。
• He chiselled an inscription on the marble.他在大理石上刻碑文。

2 excellence   

n.优秀，杰出，(pl.)优点，美德

参考例句：

• His art has reached a high degree of excellence.他的艺术已达到炉火纯青的地步。
• My performance is far below excellence.我的表演离优秀还差得远呢。

3 subscriber   

n.用户，订户；（慈善机关等的）定期捐款者；预约者；签署者

参考例句：

• The subscriber to a government loan has got higher interest than savings. 公债认购者获得高于储蓄的利息。 来自辞典例句
• Who is the subscriber of that motto? 谁是那条座右铭的签字者？ 来自辞典例句

4 thereby   

adv.因此，从而

参考例句：

• I have never been to that city,,ereby I don't know much about it.我从未去过那座城市，因此对它不怎么熟悉。
• He became a British citizen,thereby gaining the right to vote.他成了英国公民，因而得到了投票权。

5 indicting   

控告，起诉( indict的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• But Moreno-Ocampo stressed he was not indicting President Bashir. 但是奥坎波强调，他并不是在起诉巴希尔总统。
• He says that indicting the journalists is just another move at Washington. 尹德民说，起诉这两名记者就是针对华盛顿的另一个行动。

6 freshman   

n.大学一年级学生(可兼指男女)

参考例句：

• Jack decided to live in during his freshman year at college.杰克决定大一时住校。
• He is a freshman in the show business.他在演艺界是一名新手。

7 dictate   

v.口授；(使)听写；指令，指示，命令

参考例句：

• It took him a long time to dictate this letter.口述这封信花了他很长时间。
• What right have you to dictate to others?你有什么资格向别人发号施令？