English Vocabulary · Grade 11 Live Review Preview
11th Grade Vocabulary Words
Eleventh-grade readers work across complex arguments, literary forms, scientific models, quantitative reasoning, civic institutions, social analysis, and precise academic prose. This level emphasizes disciplinary meanings, source evaluation, rhetorical and linguistic analysis, transparent morphology, and the careful use of context and reference tools when a word has several possible senses.
This independently authored 800-word beta curriculum is arranged in twenty-three pages of up to thirty-five words. Pages containing words 1–500 include five cloze questions drawn only from that enhanced range; words 501–800 remain fully visible and editable as list pages while expanded practice is developed. Every row includes an editable subject-field label and a conservative word-study note about transparent affixes, compound structure, capitalization, or dictionary base forms. The cited sources calibrate range and difficulty only; all learner-facing definitions, examples, quizzes, and descriptions are original KSSR copy.
Please note: the vocabulary lists for grades 9~11 have been selected to ensure no overlap with the previous grade level. If the words are too specialized or difficult for you, please go back to grade levels 4~8 and review the words on those pages.
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Page 1: words 1–35
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | replicability | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Suffix focus: -ability forms a noun for the capacity to have a quality or perform an action. | 可复制性 | The second laboratory tested the finding's replicability with new participants. |
| 2 | research synthesis | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: research + synthesis. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 研究综合 | The research synthesis revealed agreement across twelve climate surveys. |
| 3 | literature review | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: literature + review. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. 文獻綜述 2. 學術史回顧 | Her literature review identified a gap in studies of rural transit. |
| 4 | scoping review | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: scoping + review. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 范围界定审查 | The scoping review catalogued research on adolescent sleep without estimating one combined effect. |
| 5 | attrition bias | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: attrition + bias. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 磨损偏差 | Attrition bias may exaggerate improvement if struggling patients leave the trial. |
| 6 | recall bias | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: recall + bias. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 回忆偏差 | Recall bias affected interviews about meals eaten several months earlier. |
| 7 | survivorship bias | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: survivorship + bias. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 幸存者偏差 | Survivorship bias made risky start-ups appear more reliable than they were. |
| 8 | observer bias | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: observer + bias. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 观察者偏见 | Blinded scoring reduced observer bias in the behavior study. |
| 9 | detection bias | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: detection + bias. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 检测偏差 | More frequent scans created detection bias in the comparison. |
| 10 | reporting bias | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: reporting + bias. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 报告偏见 | Reporting bias hid several measurements that did not support the claim. |
| 11 | p-hacking | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: p + hacking. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | p-黑客攻击 | The audit found p-hacking after researchers tried dozens of unplanned comparisons. |
| 12 | data dredging | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: data + dredging. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 数据挖掘 | Data dredging produced a striking correlation that vanished in a new sample. |
| 13 | cherry-picking | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: cherry + picking. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 采摘樱桃 | Cherry-picking two unusually warm days cannot establish a yearly trend. |
| 14 | operationalization | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Suffix focus: -ization forms a noun for a process of making or becoming. | 操作化 | The study's operationalization of loneliness combined survey responses and contact frequency. |
| 15 | abductive | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Suffix focus: -ive commonly forms an adjective meaning having a quality or tendency. | 溯因的 | The detective used abductive reasoning to explain several clues with one hypothesis. |
| 16 | Bayesian | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Base-form focus: Bayesian is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 贝叶斯 | A Bayesian model revised the forecast after each new measurement. |
| 17 | frequentist | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Base-form focus: frequentist is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 常客 | The frequentist analysis estimated how often the procedure would err over many samples. |
| 18 | posterior probability | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: posterior + probability. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 后验概率 | The positive test raised the posterior probability of infection. |
| 19 | prior probability | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: prior + probability. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 先验概率 | Local prevalence informed the prior probability used in the diagnosis model. |
| 20 | likelihood | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Base-form focus: likelihood is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 概率 | The model chose the estimate with the greatest likelihood. |
| 21 | credible interval | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: credible + interval. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 可信区间 | The credible interval placed the treatment effect between two and six points. |
| 22 | model specification | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: model + specification. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 型号规格 | Poor model specification omitted the seasonal factor driving sales. |
| 23 | overfitting | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Base-form focus: overfitting is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 过拟合 | Overfitting made the complex forecast accurate only for past years. |
| 24 | underfitting | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Base-form focus: underfitting is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 欠拟合 | Underfitting occurred when a straight line represented a curved trend. |
| 25 | cross-validation | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: cross + validation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 交叉验证 | Cross-validation showed that the simpler classifier generalized better. |
| 26 | sensitivity analysis | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: sensitivity + analysis. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 敏感性分析 | The sensitivity analysis repeated the estimate under three definitions of poverty. |
| 27 | robustness check | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: robustness + check. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 稳健性检验 | A robustness check confirmed the pattern after extreme values were removed. |
| 28 | proxy variable | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: proxy + variable. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 代理变量 | Nighttime light served as a proxy variable for local economic activity. |
| 29 | instrumental variable | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: instrumental + variable. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 工具变量 | Rainfall acted as an instrumental variable in the irrigation study. |
| 30 | natural experiment | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: natural + experiment. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 自然实验 | The sudden policy boundary created a natural experiment in school funding. |
| 31 | quasi-experiment | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: quasi + experiment. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 准实验 | The district comparison was a quasi-experiment because families chose their schools. |
| 32 | field experiment | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: field + experiment. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 现场实验 | The field experiment changed store signs and measured actual purchases. |
| 33 | laboratory experiment | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: laboratory + experiment. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 实验室实验 | The laboratory experiment isolated the effect of noise on memory. |
| 34 | mixed methods | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: mixed + methods. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 混合方法 | The mixed methods study paired survey statistics with detailed interviews. |
| 35 | narrative inquiry | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: narrative + inquiry. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 叙事探究 | Narrative inquiry examined how refugees described rebuilding a sense of home. |
Making a Result Reproducible
Reading practice for pages 1–3. Five relevant words are highlighted.
English reading
A second laboratory tests a finding’s replicability with new participants. Clear operationalization lets both teams measure attention in the same way. A robustness check asks whether reasonable analytical changes alter the result, while sensitivity analysis examines which assumptions matter most. Reporting all outcomes prevents cherry-picking only the evidence that supports the preferred conclusion.
Simplified Chinese translation
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Reading comprehension
1. What supports replicability between laboratories?
Clear operationalization supports replicability.
2. What does sensitivity analysis examine?
It examines which assumptions affect the result.
3. Why report all outcomes?
Reporting all outcomes prevents cherry-picking.
Cloze vocabulary quiz
1. ___ two unusually warm days cannot establish a yearly trend.
Answer: cherry-picking
2. The ___ repeated the estimate under three definitions of poverty.
Answer: sensitivity analysis
3. The second laboratory tested the finding's ___ with new participants.
Answer: replicability
4. The study's ___ of loneliness combined survey responses and contact frequency.
Answer: operationalization
5. A ___ confirmed the pattern after extreme values were removed.
Answer: robustness check
Page 2: words 36–70
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | purposive sampling | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: purposive + sampling. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 目的性抽样 | Purposive sampling recruited nurses who had worked during the outbreak. |
| 37 | snowball sampling | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: snowball + sampling. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 滚雪球抽样 | Snowball sampling helped researchers contact undocumented workers. |
| 38 | saturation | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 飽和 | Interviews continued until saturation, when no new concerns appeared. |
| 39 | reflexivity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | 反身性 | The ethnographer used reflexivity to question her interpretation of silence. |
| 40 | positionality | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | 位置性 | The author explained how her positionality influenced access to the community. |
| 41 | transferability | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Suffix focus: -ability forms a noun for the capacity to have a quality or perform an action. | 可转移性 | Detailed setting descriptions help readers judge a study's transferability. |
| 42 | intersubjectivity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | 主体间性 | Independent coders discussed disagreements to strengthen intersubjectivity. |
| 43 | methodological pluralism | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: methodological + pluralism. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 方法论多元化 | Methodological pluralism allowed the team to combine experiments, archives, and interviews. |
| 44 | registered report | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: registered + report. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 注册报告 | The journal approved the registered report before data collection began. |
| 45 | preprint | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Base-form focus: preprint is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 预印本 | The authors labeled the preprint clearly so readers knew review was incomplete. |
| 46 | corrigendum | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Base-form focus: corrigendum is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 勘誤 2. 刊誤 | The journal issued a corrigendum replacing the mislabeled figure. |
| 47 | editorial review | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: editorial + review. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 编辑评论 | Editorial review rejected the article because it fell outside the journal's scope. |
| 48 | peer reviewer | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: peer + reviewer. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 同行评审员 | The peer reviewer requested clearer evidence for the causal claim. |
| 49 | deidentification | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 去识别化 | Deidentification replaced patient names and exact addresses before analysis. |
| 50 | anonymization | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Suffix focus: -ization forms a noun for a process of making or becoming. | 匿名化 | Strong anonymization made the public dataset unsuitable for tracking one respondent. |
| 51 | pseudonymization | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Suffix focus: -ization forms a noun for a process of making or becoming. | 假名化 | Pseudonymization let authorized staff reconnect records when follow-up was necessary. |
| 52 | data minimization | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: data + minimization. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 数据最小化 | Data minimization kept the survey from requesting irrelevant birth dates. |
| 53 | primary evidence | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: primary + evidence. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 主要证据 | The original ship log provided primary evidence of the voyage. |
| 54 | secondary evidence | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: secondary + evidence. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 次要证据 | The historian compared secondary evidence from three scholarly books. |
| 55 | provenance | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Suffix focus: -ance commonly forms a noun naming an action, quality, or state. | 本 | The museum verified the painting's provenance before accepting it. |
| 56 | contextualization | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Suffix focus: -ization forms a noun for a process of making or becoming. | 情境化 | Contextualization showed that the speech responded to a recent strike. |
| 57 | historiography | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Root and suffix focus: -graphy relates to writing, recording, or describing. | 1. 歷史學 2. 史學 3. 史学史 | Her historiography traces changing explanations of the revolution. |
| 58 | archival record | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: archival + record. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 档案记录 | An archival record confirmed the council's vote in 1912. |
| 59 | textual evidence | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: textual + evidence. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 文字证据 | The essay cites textual evidence for the narrator's growing distrust. |
| 60 | quantitative literacy | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: quantitative + literacy. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 定量素养 | Quantitative literacy helped readers notice that the graph lacked a zero baseline. |
| 61 | qualitative evidence | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: qualitative + evidence. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 定性证据 | Interview excerpts supplied qualitative evidence about workplace stress. |
| 62 | claim-evidence-reasoning | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: claim + evidence + reasoning. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 主张-证据-推理 | Her claim-evidence-reasoning paragraph explains why the measurements support the model. |
| 63 | null result | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: null + result. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 空结果 | The null result suggested that the supplement did not improve memory. |
| 64 | confidence distribution | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: confidence + distribution. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 置信度分布 | The confidence distribution displayed uncertainty around the estimated rate. |
| 65 | data repository | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: data + repository. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 数据存储库 | The team deposited its cleaned files in a public data repository. |
| 66 | open access | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: open + access. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 开放获取 | Open access allowed community organizers to read the health study. |
| 67 | predatory journal | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: predatory + journal. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 掠夺性期刊 | The researcher avoided a predatory journal that promised acceptance within one day. |
| 68 | citation network | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: citation + network. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 引文网络 | The citation network revealed two largely separate research communities. |
| 69 | bibliometrics | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Base-form focus: bibliometrics is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 書目計量學 2. 文献计量学 | Bibliometrics showed rapid growth in battery-recycling research. |
| 70 | altmetrics | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Base-form focus: altmetrics is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 替代计量学 | Altmetrics indicated public interest but did not prove research quality. |
Page 2 vocabulary review
Review five selected words from page 2.
Cloze vocabulary quiz
1. Interviews continued until ___, when no new concerns appeared.
Answer: saturation
2. ___ let authorized staff reconnect records when follow-up was necessary.
Answer: pseudonymization
3. The ___ displayed uncertainty around the estimated rate.
Answer: confidence distribution
4. The ethnographer used ___ to question her interpretation of silence.
Answer: reflexivity
5. ___ kept the survey from requesting irrelevant birth dates.
Answer: data minimization
Page 3: words 71–105
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | impact factor | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: impact + factor. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 影響因子 | The committee refused to treat impact factor as a score for each researcher. |
| 72 | h-index | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: h + index. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | h指数 | Her h-index rose after several older papers received new attention. |
| 73 | scholarly consensus | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: scholarly + consensus. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 学术共识 | Scholarly consensus formed after many independent studies reached similar conclusions. |
| 74 | academic integrity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: academic + integrity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 学术诚信 | Academic integrity requires acknowledging both quoted and paraphrased sources. |
| 75 | self-plagiarism | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: self + plagiarism. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 自我剽窃 | The policy treats undisclosed duplication of a published paragraph as self-plagiarism. |
| 76 | vertical reading | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: vertical + reading. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 垂直阅读 | Vertical reading found that the article provided no evidence for its headline. |
| 77 | coverage error | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: coverage + error. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 覆盖错误 | An outdated address list created coverage error in the household survey. |
| 78 | attrition rate | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: attrition + rate. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 流失率 | The yearlong trial reported an attrition rate of eighteen percent. |
| 79 | preregistered analysis | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: preregistered + analysis. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 预注册分析 | The preregistered analysis limited opportunities to change outcomes after seeing the data. |
| 80 | exploratory analysis | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: exploratory + analysis. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 探索性分析 | Exploratory analysis suggested a possible link requiring a new study. |
| 81 | confirmatory analysis | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: confirmatory + analysis. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 验证性分析 | The confirmatory analysis used the outcome named before enrollment. |
| 82 | data visualization | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: data + visualization. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 数据可视化 | The data visualization made the regional trend visible without hiding uncertainty. |
| 83 | model fit | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: model + fit. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 模型拟合 | Residual plots exposed poor model fit at high temperatures. |
| 84 | practical significance | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: practical + significance. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 实际意义 | A one-second improvement lacked practical significance for emergency response. |
| 85 | confidence coefficient | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: confidence + coefficient. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 置信系数 | A 0.95 confidence coefficient describes the procedure, not one interval's probability. |
| 86 | data dictionary | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: data + dictionary. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 数据字典 | The data dictionary explains that 999 represents a missing measurement. |
| 87 | variable coding | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: variable + coding. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 变量编码 | Variable coding represented yes as one and no as zero. |
| 88 | measurement invariance | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: measurement + invariance. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 测量不变性 | Measurement invariance was checked before comparing the two language groups. |
| 89 | intercoder reliability | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: intercoder + reliability. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 内部编码器可靠性 | Training improved intercoder reliability for the interview themes. |
| 90 | citation bias | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: citation + bias. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 引用偏差 | Citation bias made positive trials appear more common in later reviews. |
| 91 | file-drawer effect | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: file + drawer + effect. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 文件抽屉效应 | The file-drawer effect may inflate the apparent success of an intervention. |
| 92 | protocol deviation | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: protocol + deviation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 协议偏差 | A missed follow-up visit was recorded as a protocol deviation. |
| 93 | research protocol | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: research + protocol. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 研究方案 | The ethics board reviewed the research protocol before recruitment. |
| 94 | analysis plan | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: analysis + plan. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 分析计划 | The analysis plan named the primary outcome and planned comparisons. |
| 95 | data management plan | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: data + management + plan. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 数据管理计划 | The grant required a data management plan with backup and access rules. |
| 96 | code availability | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: code + availability. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 代码可用性 | Code availability allowed another team to reproduce every figure. |
| 97 | materials availability | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: materials + availability. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 材料可用性 | Materials availability made the classroom experiment easier to replicate. |
| 98 | selective reporting | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: selective + reporting. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 选择性报告 | Selective reporting made the treatment appear more consistent than the full results showed. |
| 99 | multisite study | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: multisite + study. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 多地点研究 | A multisite study tested whether the therapy worked in urban and rural clinics. |
| 100 | blind analysis | noun StudyField: Grade 11 research, evidence, and source-literacy term Word study: Term structure: blind + analysis. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 盲分析 | Blind analysis prevented the physicists from tuning cuts toward an expected signal. |
| 101 | metanarrative | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: metanarrative is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 宏大敘事 | The novel questions the metanarrative that technological progress always improves society. |
| 102 | ekphrasis | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: ekphrasis is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 埃克短语 | The poet uses ekphrasis to imagine the lives beyond the painted doorway. |
| 103 | gothic | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: gothic is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 哥特式 | The gothic setting turns the abandoned house into a source of fear. |
| 104 | transcendentalism | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | 1. 超驗主義 2. 超越主義 | Transcendentalism shaped the essay's call for independent thought in nature. |
| 105 | spondee | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: spondee is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 揚揚格 | The phrase “heartbreak” can sound like a spondee when both beats receive stress. |
Page 3 vocabulary review
Review five selected words from page 3.
Cloze vocabulary quiz
1. ___ found that the article provided no evidence for its headline.
Answer: vertical reading
2. Training improved ___ for the interview themes.
Answer: intercoder reliability
3. The poet uses ___ to imagine the lives beyond the painted doorway.
Answer: ekphrasis
4. An outdated address list created ___ in the household survey.
Answer: coverage error
5. ___ made positive trials appear more common in later reviews.
Answer: citation bias
Page 4: words 106–140
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 106 | polemic | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: polemic is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 論戰 2. 论争 | Her polemic condemns censorship but gives little space to opposing arguments. |
| 107 | eulogy | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: eulogy is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 悼詞 | The eulogy remembered the doctor through stories of quiet generosity. |
| 108 | jeremiad | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: jeremiad is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 充滿怨言的著作 | The editorial becomes a jeremiad about the supposed loss of public manners. |
| 109 | epigram | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: epigram is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 警句 | The chapter ends with an epigram contrasting wealth with freedom. |
| 110 | juxtaposition | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Suffix focus: -ition commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 并置 | The film's juxtaposition of celebration and ruin creates unease. |
| 111 | ambiguity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | 1. 模棱兩可的詞句 2. 有歧義的詞句 3. 雙關語 | The final image preserves ambiguity about whether the traveler returns. |
| 112 | diglossia | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: diglossia is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 雙層語言 2. 文白分離 3. 双言 | In a diglossia, one variety may dominate formal writing while another guides conversation. |
| 113 | prosody | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: prosody is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 詩體學 2. 韻律學 3. 詩律學 | The actor's prosody makes the same sentence sound sincere rather than sarcastic. |
| 114 | pragmatics | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: pragmatics is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 語用學 | Pragmatics explains why “Can you open the window?” usually functions as a request. |
| 115 | diegesis | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: diegesis is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 饮食 | Music from a character's radio belongs to the film's diegesis. |
| 116 | mimesis | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: mimesis is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 模仿 | The critic studies how the play's mimesis creates a believable courtroom. |
| 117 | sjuzhet | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: sjuzhet is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 苏泽特 | The sjuzhet reveals the ending first and then returns to the cause. |
| 118 | homodiegetic narrator | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: homodiegetic + narrator. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 同质叙事叙述者 | The homodiegetic narrator admits that he misunderstood the argument he witnessed. |
| 119 | heterodiegetic narrator | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: heterodiegetic + narrator. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 异叙事者 | A heterodiegetic narrator describes the family from outside its world. |
| 120 | extradiegetic narrator | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: extradiegetic + narrator. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 外叙事者 | The extradiegetic narrator introduces the traveler who will tell the inner tale. |
| 121 | intradiegetic narrator | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: intradiegetic + narrator. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 叙事内叙述者 | At the inn, an intradiegetic narrator recounts the shipwreck. |
| 122 | narratee | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: narratee is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 叙述者 | Repeated appeals to “my dear sister” identify the letter's narratee. |
| 123 | implied author | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: implied + author. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 隐含作者 | The implied author seems more skeptical than the confident narrator. |
| 124 | implied reader | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: implied + reader. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 隐含读者 | Unexplained legal terms suggest an implied reader familiar with court procedure. |
| 125 | narrative duration | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: narrative + duration. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 叙述持续时间 | A whole decade occupies one sentence, creating compressed narrative duration. |
| 126 | narrative frequency | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: narrative + frequency. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 叙述频率 | The repeated account of one accident alters the novel's narrative frequency. |
| 127 | embedded narrative | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: embedded + narrative. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 嵌入叙事 | The sailor's journal forms an embedded narrative inside the detective plot. |
| 128 | historiographic metafiction | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: historiographic + metafiction. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 史学元小说 | The novel uses historiographic metafiction to expose gaps in the official archive. |
| 129 | psychological realism | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: psychological + realism. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 心理现实主义 | Psychological realism makes the protagonist's changing loyalties feel credible. |
| 130 | regionalism | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | 區域主義 | The story's regionalism preserves coastal vocabulary and fishing traditions. |
| 131 | local color | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: local + color. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 当地色彩 | Descriptions of market calls and monsoon streets provide local color. |
| 132 | Southern Gothic | proper noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: Southern + Gothic. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 南哥特式 | The decaying estate in the Southern Gothic story conceals a history of exploitation. |
| 133 | climate fiction | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: climate + fiction. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 气候小说 | The climate fiction novel follows families displaced by rising seas. |
| 134 | creative nonfiction | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: creative + nonfiction. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 创意非小说类 | Her creative nonfiction combines verified interviews with vivid scene construction. |
| 135 | lyric essay | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: lyric + essay. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 抒情散文 | The lyric essay links fragments of memory through recurring images of water. |
| 136 | flash fiction | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: flash + fiction. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 快闪小说 | The flash fiction story implies an entire separation through one unopened letter. |
| 137 | microfiction | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Suffix focus: -tion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 微型小说 | The microfiction creates a turning point in only three sentences. |
| 138 | hagiography | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Root and suffix focus: -graphy relates to writing, recording, or describing. | 聖徒研究 | The biography becomes hagiography when it ignores every documented failure. |
| 139 | Künstlerroman | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: Künstlerroman is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 艺术罗马 | The Künstlerroman follows a violinist from imitation toward an original style. |
| 140 | roman à clef | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: roman + à + clef. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 罗马谱号 | Readers treated the roman à clef as a disguised account of the campaign. |
Narrative Distance and Identity
Reading practice for pages 4–6. Five relevant words are highlighted.
English reading
A Künstlerroman traces an artist’s development, while a roman à clef disguises recognizable real people as fictional characters. Within the diegesis, an embedded narrative can challenge the main storyteller’s account. Pragmatics helps readers interpret what characters imply through context, social relationship, and tone rather than through literal wording alone.
Simplified Chinese translation
A reviewed translation is not available for this passage yet.
Reading comprehension
1. What does a Künstlerroman trace?
It traces an artist's development.
2. What can an embedded narrative do?
It can challenge the main storyteller's account.
3. What does pragmatics help readers interpret?
It helps readers interpret implied meaning in context.
Cloze vocabulary quiz
1. The ___ follows a violinist from imitation toward an original style.
Answer: Künstlerroman
2. ___ explains why “Can you open the window?” usually functions as a request.
Answer: pragmatics
3. The sailor's journal forms an ___ inside the detective plot.
Answer: embedded narrative
4. Readers treated the ___ as a disguised account of the campaign.
Answer: roman à clef
5. Music from a character's radio belongs to the film's ___.
Answer: diegesis
Page 5: words 141–175
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 141 | closet drama | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: closet + drama. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 壁橱剧 | The closet drama uses scenes too vast for an ordinary stage. |
| 142 | comedy of manners | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: comedy + of + manners. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 礼仪喜剧 | The comedy of manners exposes hypocrisy through elegant dinner conversation. |
| 143 | revenge tragedy | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: revenge + tragedy. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 复仇悲剧 | In the revenge tragedy, each act of vengeance creates another victim. |
| 144 | tragicomedy | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: tragicomedy is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 悲喜劇 | The tragicomedy moves from a threatened execution to an awkward reunion. |
| 145 | melodrama | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: melodrama is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 情節劇 | The rescue scene becomes melodrama when the villain announces every cruel intention. |
| 146 | addressee | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: addressee is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 收件人 | The poem's addressee is an absent friend who never answers. |
| 147 | masculine rhyme | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: masculine + rhyme. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 阳韵 | “Defend” and “amend” create a masculine rhyme. |
| 148 | feminine rhyme | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: feminine + rhyme. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 女性韵律 | “Duty” and “beauty” form a feminine rhyme. |
| 149 | metrical foot | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: metrical + foot. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. 韻腳 2. 音步 | The line's metrical foot alternates an unstressed syllable with a stressed one. |
| 150 | tetrameter | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: tetrameter is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 四音步 | The ballad's tetrameter gives each long line four strong beats. |
| 151 | trimeter | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: trimeter is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 三音步 | The shorter trimeter line quickens the stanza. |
| 152 | hexameter | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: hexameter is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 六音步 | The epic's hexameter gives the narration a broad, formal rhythm. |
| 153 | alexandrine | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: alexandrine is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 亚历山大 | The closing alexandrine slows the poem with a central pause. |
| 154 | accentual verse | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: accentual + verse. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 重音诗句 | The accentual verse keeps four beats even when line length changes. |
| 155 | syllabic verse | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: syllabic + verse. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 音节诗 | Each line of the syllabic verse contains exactly seven syllables. |
| 156 | accentual-syllabic verse | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: accentual + syllabic + verse. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 重音节诗 | The sonnet's accentual-syllabic verse follows a regular sequence of ten syllables. |
| 157 | nonce form | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: nonce + form. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 随机数形式 | The poet created a nonce form with nine lines and an original rhyme pattern. |
| 158 | prosopopoeia | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: prosopopoeia is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 口语词 | Through prosopopoeia, the ruined city addresses its former residents. |
| 159 | aposiopesis | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: aposiopesis is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 頓絕句 | The dash marks aposiopesis when the witness cannot finish the threat. |
| 160 | polyptoton | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: polyptoton is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 多光子 | “The judge must judge justly” uses polyptoton. |
| 161 | isocolon | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: isocolon is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 等结肠 | The slogan's isocolon balances “we came to learn” with “we stayed to serve.” |
| 162 | parataxis | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: parataxis is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 意合式 2. 並列結構 | Parataxis gives the passage a blunt rhythm: “Rain fell. Roads closed. We waited.” |
| 163 | hypotaxis | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: hypotaxis is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 趋同性 | Hypotaxis lets the sentence distinguish causes, conditions, and consequences. |
| 164 | appositive | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: appositive is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 同位語 | In “Mae Jemison, an engineer and astronaut, spoke,” the appositive adds information. |
| 165 | syntactic inversion | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: syntactic + inversion. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 句法倒装 | “Into the harbor sailed the ship” uses syntactic inversion. |
| 166 | paralipsis | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: paralipsis is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 近义词 | “I will not discuss his three missed deadlines” is paralipsis. |
| 167 | discourse community | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: discourse + community. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 话语共同体 | Medical researchers form a discourse community with established genres and terms. |
| 168 | presupposition | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Suffix focus: -ition commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 预想 | “She stopped commuting” carries the presupposition that she once commuted. |
| 169 | implicature | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: implicature is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 含意 | “Some essays were clear” may carry the implicature that others were not. |
| 170 | corpus linguistics | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: corpus + linguistics. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 語料庫語言學 | Corpus linguistics showed that the phrase became common after 1990. |
| 171 | lingua franca | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: lingua + franca. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. 通用語 2. 交際語 3. 共通語 | Swahili serves as a lingua franca across several East African communities. |
| 172 | pidgin | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: pidgin is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 皮欽語 2. 混雜語言 | A trade pidgin emerged among sailors who lacked a common language. |
| 173 | creole | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: creole is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 克里奧爾語 | Children acquired the creole as a complete first language. |
| 174 | etymon | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: etymon is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 字根 2. 語源 | The Latin etymon helps explain the English word's spelling. |
| 175 | loanword | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: loanword is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 外來語 2. 借詞 3. 借用語 | “Piano” entered English as a loanword from Italian. |
Page 5 vocabulary review
Review five selected words from page 5.
Cloze vocabulary quiz
1. The epic's ___ gives the narration a broad, formal rhythm.
Answer: hexameter
2. “Into the harbor sailed the ship” uses ___.
Answer: syntactic inversion
3. The closing ___ slows the poem with a central pause.
Answer: alexandrine
4. “I will not discuss his three missed deadlines” is ___.
Answer: paralipsis
5. The ___ uses scenes too vast for an ordinary stage.
Answer: closet drama
Page 6: words 176–210
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 176 | calque | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: calque is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 借譯 2. 仿造詞 3. 仿譯 | “Flea market” has produced a calque in several languages. |
| 177 | bathos | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: bathos is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 巴托斯 | The heroic speech ends in bathos when the warrior complains about his lunch. |
| 178 | heteroglossia | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: heteroglossia is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 异语症 | The novel's heteroglossia brings official, regional, and rebellious speech into conflict. |
| 179 | dialogism | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | 对话主义 | Dialogism prevents the novel from granting one character final authority. |
| 180 | carnivalesque | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: carnivalesque is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 狂欢节式的 | The carnivalesque festival lets servants mock their masters. |
| 181 | liminality | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | 阈限性 | The journey creates liminality as the initiate leaves childhood but has not entered adulthood. |
| 182 | paratext | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: paratext is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 副文本 | The title and cover form a paratext that frames the novel as a mystery. |
| 183 | peritext | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: peritext is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 周边文本 | The preface and footnotes belong to the book's peritext. |
| 184 | epitext | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: epitext is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 附加文本 | An author's interview can function as epitext for readers of the novel. |
| 185 | textual apparatus | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: textual + apparatus. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 文本装置 | The textual apparatus explains why the editor chose one manuscript reading. |
| 186 | variorum | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: variorum is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 集注 | The variorum lists alternate lines from every surviving draft. |
| 187 | emendation | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 修正 | The emendation restores a word blurred in the earliest printing. |
| 188 | recension | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Suffix focus: -sion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 校订 | The northern recension includes a chapter absent from other manuscripts. |
| 189 | metalepsis | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: metalepsis is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 梅塔普西斯 | Metalepsis occurs when the author suddenly argues with her own character. |
| 190 | chronotope | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: chronotope is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 时表 | The road chronotope makes travel the setting for meetings and change. |
| 191 | polyphony | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: polyphony is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 複音 2. 性交疼痛 | The novel's polyphony allows each sibling to challenge the family history. |
| 192 | monoglossia | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: monoglossia is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 单语 | The decree's monoglossia permits no alternative account of the event. |
| 193 | intermediality | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | 中间性 | The production's intermediality combines live theater, film, and projected text. |
| 194 | ecocriticism | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | 生态批评 | Ecocriticism reveals how the poem treats the river as more than scenery. |
| 195 | postcolonialism | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | 後殖民主義 | Postcolonialism guides the essay's analysis of imposed place names. |
| 196 | reader-response criticism | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: reader + response + criticism. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 读者反应批评 | Reader-response criticism compares how two communities interpret the ending. |
| 197 | new historicism | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Term structure: new + historicism. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 新历史主义 | New historicism places the play beside court records and travel accounts. |
| 198 | poststructuralism | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | 后結構主義 | Poststructuralism draws attention to contradictions within the category of “civilized.” |
| 199 | semiotics | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: semiotics is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 符號語言學 2. 符號學 3. 記號學 | Semiotics examines how color and clothing signal authority in the film. |
| 200 | signifier | noun StudyField: Grade 11 literature, rhetoric, and language term Word study: Base-form focus: signifier is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 能指 | The red light is a signifier whose meaning depends on the traffic system. |
| 201 | anatomical position | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: anatomical + position. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 人體解剖學姿勢 | In anatomical position, the palms face forward and the feet point ahead. |
| 202 | sagittal plane | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: sagittal + plane. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 矢状面 | A sagittal plane passes from the front of the body to the back. |
| 203 | coronal plane | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: coronal + plane. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 冠状面 | The coronal plane separates anterior structures from posterior ones. |
| 204 | transverse plane | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: transverse + plane. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 横切面 | The scan shows a transverse plane through the abdomen. |
| 205 | proximal | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Base-form focus: proximal is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 鄰近的 | The elbow is proximal to the wrist. |
| 206 | distal | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Base-form focus: distal is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 末梢部的 | The fingers are distal to the shoulder. |
| 207 | medial | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Base-form focus: medial is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 中 | The sternum is medial to the ribs. |
| 208 | lateral | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Base-form focus: lateral is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 橫 | The lungs are lateral to the heart. |
| 209 | ventral | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Base-form focus: ventral is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 腹侧 | The ventral surface of the human body includes the chest. |
| 210 | dorsal | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Base-form focus: dorsal is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 背側 2. 背 | The spinal cord lies within the dorsal body cavity. |
Page 6 vocabulary review
Review five selected words from page 6.
Cloze vocabulary quiz
1. The heroic speech ends in ___ when the warrior complains about his lunch.
Answer: bathos
2. The road ___ makes travel the setting for meetings and change.
Answer: chronotope
3. The ___ separates anterior structures from posterior ones.
Answer: coronal plane
4. The novel's ___ brings official, regional, and rebellious speech into conflict.
Answer: heteroglossia
5. The novel's ___ allows each sibling to challenge the family history.
Answer: polyphony
Page 7: words 211–245
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 211 | cranial | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Base-form focus: cranial is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 颅骨 | The chest is cranial to the abdomen. |
| 212 | caudal | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Base-form focus: caudal is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 尾部的 2. 后 | The pelvis is caudal to the stomach. |
| 213 | endocytosis | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Base-form focus: endocytosis is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 内吞作用 | A white blood cell uses endocytosis to engulf a bacterium. |
| 214 | exocytosis | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Base-form focus: exocytosis is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 胞吐作用 | The neuron releases transmitter molecules through exocytosis. |
| 215 | membrane potential | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: membrane + potential. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 膜電位 | Ion movement changes the neuron's membrane potential. |
| 216 | depolarization | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Suffix focus: -ization forms a noun for a process of making or becoming. | 去极化 | Sodium entry causes rapid depolarization of the neuron. |
| 217 | repolarization | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Suffix focus: -ization forms a noun for a process of making or becoming. | 复极化 | Potassium leaving the cell contributes to repolarization. |
| 218 | receptor | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Base-form focus: receptor is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 受體 2. 受体 | Insulin binds to a receptor on the target cell. |
| 219 | agonist | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Suffix focus: -ist often names a person associated with a field, belief, or practice. | 1. 激動劑 2. 拮抗劑 | The drug acts as an agonist at the pain-control receptor. |
| 220 | thalamus | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Base-form focus: thalamus is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 丘脑 | The thalamus directs visual signals toward the occipital cortex. |
| 221 | hippocampus | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Base-form focus: hippocampus is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 海馬體 2. 海馬 3. 海马体 | Damage to the hippocampus can impair new long-term memories. |
| 222 | amygdala | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Base-form focus: amygdala is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 杏仁體 | The amygdala responds strongly to a suddenly fearful face. |
| 223 | corpus callosum | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: corpus + callosum. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. 胼胝体 2. 胼胝體 | The corpus callosum carries information between left and right cortical areas. |
| 224 | myelin | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Base-form focus: myelin is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 髓磷脂 2. 髓鞘質 | Myelin helps electrical signals travel rapidly along an axon. |
| 225 | endocrine system | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: endocrine + system. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 內分泌系統 | The endocrine system helps coordinate growth, metabolism, and reproduction. |
| 226 | feedback loop | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: feedback + loop. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 反馈回路 | A feedback loop adjusts hormone release when blood levels change. |
| 227 | epidemiology | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Root and suffix focus: -logy means the study of a subject. | 1. 流行病學 2. 流行病学 | Epidemiology linked contaminated water to the neighborhood outbreak. |
| 228 | prevalence | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Suffix focus: -ence commonly forms a noun naming an action, quality, or state. | 1. 流行 2. 盛行 3. 普遍 | The survey estimated diabetes prevalence among adults in the region. |
| 229 | morbidity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | 发病 | Vaccination reduced severe morbidity during the outbreak. |
| 230 | mortality | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | 死亡率 | Improved trauma care lowered mortality after road accidents. |
| 231 | epidemic | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Base-form focus: epidemic is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 流行病 2. 瘟疫 | The city declared an epidemic after measles cases rose sharply. |
| 232 | pandemic | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Base-form focus: pandemic is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 瘟疫 2. 大流行 3. 大流行病 | International surveillance tracked the pandemic across several regions. |
| 233 | reservoir | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Base-form focus: reservoir is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 水库 | Wild birds can serve as a reservoir for some influenza viruses. |
| 234 | zoonosis | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Base-form focus: zoonosis is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 人畜共通病 2. 人畜共通傳染病 | Rabies is a zoonosis that can spread through an infected bite. |
| 235 | risk factor | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: risk + factor. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 風險因素 | Smoking is a major risk factor for lung cancer. |
| 236 | protective factor | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: protective + factor. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 保护因素 | Reliable adult support can be a protective factor during adolescence. |
| 237 | public health surveillance | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: public + health + surveillance. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 公共卫生监测 | Public health surveillance detected an unusual cluster of foodborne illness. |
| 238 | randomized controlled trial | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: randomized + controlled + trial. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 随机对照试验 | The randomized controlled trial compared the new therapy with standard care. |
| 239 | clinical trial | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: clinical + trial. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 臨床試驗 | The clinical trial monitored both benefits and harmful effects. |
| 240 | prognosis | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Base-form focus: prognosis is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 預後 2. 预测 | Early treatment improved the patient's prognosis. |
| 241 | etiology | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Base-form focus: etiology is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 病因学 | Testing established a viral etiology for the fever. |
| 242 | pathology | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Root and suffix focus: -logy means the study of a subject. | 病理学 | The biopsy revealed pathology consistent with chronic inflammation. |
| 243 | syndrome | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Base-form focus: syndrome is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 綜合徵 2. 症候群 3. 綜合症 | The syndrome includes fatigue, fever, and a distinctive rash. |
| 244 | comorbidity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | 合并症 | Hypertension is a common comorbidity in patients with diabetes. |
| 245 | contraindication | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 禁忌症 | A severe allergy is a contraindication for that medication. |
Reading a Clinical Report
Reading practice for pages 7–9. Five relevant words are highlighted.
English reading
A clinical report separates prevalence, the proportion of a population with a condition, from etiology, the condition’s causes. Prognosis concerns the likely course or outcome. In a different section, researchers describe how depolarization changes a neuron’s membrane potential, allowing an electrical signal to travel along the cell.
Simplified Chinese translation
A reviewed translation is not available for this passage yet.
Reading comprehension
1. What does prevalence describe?
Prevalence describes how common a condition is.
2. What does etiology address?
Etiology addresses the causes of a condition.
3. What changes during depolarization?
A neuron's membrane potential changes.
Cloze vocabulary quiz
1. Early treatment improved the patient's ___.
Answer: prognosis
2. Ion movement changes the neuron's ___.
Answer: membrane potential
3. The survey estimated diabetes ___ among adults in the region.
Answer: prevalence
4. Testing established a viral ___ for the fever.
Answer: etiology
5. Sodium entry causes rapid ___ of the neuron.
Answer: depolarization
Page 8: words 246–280
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 246 | dosage | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Base-form focus: dosage is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 劑量 | The physician adjusted the dosage according to the child's weight. |
| 247 | adverse effect | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: adverse + effect. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 不利影响 | Dizziness was the most common adverse effect of the drug. |
| 248 | placebo | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Base-form focus: placebo is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 安慰劑 | The control group received a placebo without the active ingredient. |
| 249 | nocebo | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Base-form focus: nocebo is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 反安慰剂 | Warnings alone can sometimes contribute to a nocebo response. |
| 250 | afferent neuron | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: afferent + neuron. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 传入神经元 | An afferent neuron carries the pain signal from the finger toward the spinal cord. |
| 251 | efferent neuron | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: efferent + neuron. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 传出神经元 | An efferent neuron activates the muscle that withdraws the hand. |
| 252 | somatic nervous system | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: somatic + nervous + system. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 躯体神经系统 | The somatic nervous system allows a pianist to move each finger deliberately. |
| 253 | autonomic nervous system | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: autonomic + nervous + system. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 自主神經系統 | The autonomic nervous system changes heart rate during stress. |
| 254 | glial cell | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: glial + cell. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 神经胶质细胞 | A glial cell can nourish neurons and stabilize their environment. |
| 255 | astrocyte | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Base-form focus: astrocyte is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 星狀細胞 2. 星形膠質細胞 | An astrocyte helps maintain chemical balance near a synapse. |
| 256 | microglia | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Base-form focus: microglia is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 小胶质细胞 | Microglia remove damaged material after a brain injury. |
| 257 | oligodendrocyte | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Base-form focus: oligodendrocyte is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 少突胶质细胞 | One oligodendrocyte can insulate portions of several axons. |
| 258 | Schwann cell | proper noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: Schwann + cell. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 雪旺氏细胞 | A Schwann cell wraps one segment of a peripheral nerve fiber. |
| 259 | axon | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Base-form focus: axon is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 轴突 | The impulse traveled down the axon toward the muscle. |
| 260 | dendrite | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Base-form focus: dendrite is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 樹突 | Each dendrite collects messages from nearby neurons. |
| 261 | refractory period | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: refractory + period. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. 不應期 2. 賢者時間 | The refractory period helps keep an action potential moving in one direction. |
| 262 | saltatory conduction | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: saltatory + conduction. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 跳跃式传导 | Saltatory conduction speeds impulses along myelinated nerves. |
| 263 | acetylcholine | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Base-form focus: acetylcholine is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 乙酰膽鹼 2. 乙酰胆碱 | Motor neurons release acetylcholine at skeletal muscles. |
| 264 | dopamine | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Base-form focus: dopamine is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 多巴胺 | Dopamine signaling helps the brain update expectations after a reward. |
| 265 | serotonin | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Base-form focus: serotonin is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 血清素 | Serotonin pathways influence sleep and emotional regulation. |
| 266 | norepinephrine | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Base-form focus: norepinephrine is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 正腎上腺素 | Norepinephrine increases arousal during an emergency. |
| 267 | GABA | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Capitalization focus: GABA is an abbreviation or initialism; preserve its capital letters. | 氨基丁酸 | GABA reduces the likelihood that a nearby neuron will fire. |
| 268 | glutamate | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Base-form focus: glutamate is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 谷氨酸盐 | Glutamate activates receptors important for learning. |
| 269 | blood-brain barrier | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: blood + brain + barrier. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 血腦屏障 | The blood-brain barrier blocks many toxins but also some medicines. |
| 270 | basal ganglia | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: basal + ganglia. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 基底神经节 | The basal ganglia help initiate a practiced movement. |
| 271 | medulla oblongata | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: medulla + oblongata. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. 延腦 2. 延髓 | The medulla oblongata helps maintain breathing during sleep. |
| 272 | pons | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Base-form focus: pons is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 桥 | The pons relays information between the cerebellum and the cortex. |
| 273 | midbrain | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Base-form focus: midbrain is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 中腦 | The midbrain helps turn the eyes toward a sudden flash. |
| 274 | reticular formation | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: reticular + formation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 网状结构 | The reticular formation helps maintain wakefulness. |
| 275 | Broca's area | proper noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: Broca's + area. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 布洛卡區 | Damage to Broca's area can make speech slow and effortful. |
| 276 | Wernicke's area | proper noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: Wernicke's + area. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 韦尼克区 | Damage to Wernicke's area can impair comprehension of spoken words. |
| 277 | lateralization | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Suffix focus: -ization forms a noun for a process of making or becoming. | 偏侧化 | Language shows partial lateralization toward the left hemisphere in many people. |
| 278 | sensory adaptation | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: sensory + adaptation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 感觉适应 | Sensory adaptation makes a room's odor less noticeable after several minutes. |
| 279 | proprioception | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Suffix focus: -tion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 1. 本體感覺 2. 本體感受 | Proprioception lets a dancer place a foot without looking down. |
| 280 | nociception | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Suffix focus: -tion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 伤害感受 | Nociception begins when heat activates receptors in the skin. |
Page 8 vocabulary review
Review five selected words from page 8.
Cloze vocabulary quiz
1. ___ makes a room's odor less noticeable after several minutes.
Answer: sensory adaptation
2. The ___ changes heart rate during stress.
Answer: autonomic nervous system
3. ___ increases arousal during an emergency.
Answer: norepinephrine
4. ___ lets a dancer place a foot without looking down.
Answer: proprioception
5. A ___ can nourish neurons and stabilize their environment.
Answer: glial cell
Page 9: words 281–315
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 281 | vestibular system | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: vestibular + system. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 前庭系统 | The vestibular system helps stabilize vision while the head turns. |
| 282 | endocrine axis | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: endocrine + axis. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 内分泌轴 | The endocrine axis coordinates signals between the brain and thyroid gland. |
| 283 | hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: hypothalamic + pituitary + adrenal + axis. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 下丘脑-垂体-肾上腺轴 | Prolonged stress can repeatedly activate the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. |
| 284 | cortisol | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Base-form focus: cortisol is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 皮質醇 | Cortisol levels normally follow a daily rhythm. |
| 285 | melatonin | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Base-form focus: melatonin is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 褪黑素 | Darkness stimulates melatonin release in the evening. |
| 286 | thyroxine | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Base-form focus: thyroxine is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 甲狀腺素 | Low thyroxine levels can slow metabolic activity. |
| 287 | humoral immunity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: humoral + immunity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 体液免疫 | Humoral immunity produces antibodies that bind a specific virus. |
| 288 | cell-mediated immunity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: cell + mediated + immunity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 细胞介导的免疫 | Cell-mediated immunity can destroy cells infected by a virus. |
| 289 | lymphocyte | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Base-form focus: lymphocyte is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 淋巴細胞 2. 淋巴细胞 | Each lymphocyte recognizes particular molecular targets. |
| 290 | macrophage | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Base-form focus: macrophage is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 巨噬細胞 | The macrophage swallowed bacteria at the wound. |
| 291 | complement system | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: complement + system. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 补体系统 | The complement system marked the bacterium for destruction. |
| 292 | antimicrobial resistance | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: antimicrobial + resistance. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 抗菌素耐药性 | Unnecessary antibiotic use accelerates antimicrobial resistance. |
| 293 | nosocomial infection | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: nosocomial + infection. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 院内感染 | Strict hand hygiene reduced nosocomial infection in the ward. |
| 294 | case fatality rate | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: case + fatality + rate. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 病死率 | Early treatment lowered the disease's case fatality rate. |
| 295 | attack rate | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: attack + rate. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 攻击率 | Investigators calculated the attack rate among guests who ate the salad. |
| 296 | prevalence ratio | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: prevalence + ratio. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 患病率 | The prevalence ratio showed asthma was twice as common in the exposed group. |
| 297 | incidence rate | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: incidence + rate. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 发病率 | The study reported an incidence rate of five cases per thousand person-years. |
| 298 | relative risk | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: relative + risk. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 相对风险 | A relative risk above one indicated greater illness among exposed workers. |
| 299 | odds ratio | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: odds + ratio. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 优势比 | The case-control study used an odds ratio to assess the association. |
| 300 | outbreak investigation | noun StudyField: Grade 11 anatomy, neuroscience, and public-health term Word study: Term structure: outbreak + investigation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 疫情调查 | The outbreak investigation traced infections to one cooling tower. |
| 301 | kinematics | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Base-form focus: kinematics is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 運動學 | Kinematics relates the car's position, velocity, and acceleration over time. |
| 302 | dynamics | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Base-form focus: dynamics is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 動力學 | Dynamics explains how the applied force changes the cart's motion. |
| 303 | rotational kinetic energy | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: rotational + kinetic + energy. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 旋转动能 | The spinning flywheel stores rotational kinetic energy. |
| 304 | simple harmonic motion | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: simple + harmonic + motion. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 简谐振动 | A small mass on an ideal spring approximates simple harmonic motion. |
| 305 | Hooke's law | proper noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: Hooke's + law. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. 胡克定律 2. 虎克定律 | Hooke's law predicts twice the force for twice the stretch. |
| 306 | spring constant | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: spring + constant. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 勁度係數 | The stiffer spring has the larger spring constant. |
| 307 | damping | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Base-form focus: damping is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 阻尼 | Air resistance provides damping that reduces the pendulum's swing. |
| 308 | driven oscillation | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: driven + oscillation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 驱动振荡 | The motor creates a driven oscillation in the platform. |
| 309 | node | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Base-form focus: node is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 节 | The string stays still at each node. |
| 310 | antinode | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Base-form focus: antinode is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 腹部 | The string moves most widely at the antinode. |
| 311 | fundamental frequency | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: fundamental + frequency. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 基频 | The long pipe has a lower fundamental frequency than the short pipe. |
| 312 | harmonic | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Base-form focus: harmonic is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 谐波 | The second harmonic vibrates at twice the fundamental frequency. |
| 313 | beat frequency | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: beat + frequency. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 拍频 | Two tones at 440 and 443 hertz create a beat frequency of three hertz. |
| 314 | sound intensity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: sound + intensity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 声音强度 | Sound intensity decreases as the wave spreads outward. |
| 315 | index of refraction | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: index + of + refraction. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 折射率 | Diamond has a high index of refraction. |
Page 9 vocabulary review
Review five selected words from page 9.
Cloze vocabulary quiz
1. The ___ marked the bacterium for destruction.
Answer: complement system
2. A small mass on an ideal spring approximates ___.
Answer: simple harmonic motion
3. Unnecessary antibiotic use accelerates ___.
Answer: antimicrobial resistance
4. ___ predicts twice the force for twice the stretch.
Answer: Hooke's law
5. Strict hand hygiene reduced ___ in the ward.
Answer: nosocomial infection
Page 10: words 316–350
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 316 | total internal reflection | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: total + internal + reflection. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 全内反射 | Optical fibers guide light through total internal reflection. |
| 317 | focal length | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: focal + length. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 焦距 | A short focal length gives the camera a wider field of view. |
| 318 | real image | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: real + image. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 真实图像 | The projector lens forms a real image on the screen. |
| 319 | virtual image | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: virtual + image. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 虚像 | A flat mirror produces a virtual image behind its surface. |
| 320 | convex lens | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: convex + lens. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 凸透鏡 | A convex lens focuses sunlight to a small point. |
| 321 | concave lens | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: concave + lens. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 凹透镜 | A concave lens spreads the incoming beam. |
| 322 | diffraction grating | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: diffraction + grating. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 衍射光栅 | The diffraction grating spreads white light into distinct colors. |
| 323 | electric potential | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: electric + potential. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. 電位 2. 電勢 | The battery establishes a difference in electric potential. |
| 324 | electric current | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: electric + current. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. 電流 2. 电流 | Closing the switch allows electric current through the lamp. |
| 325 | Coulomb's law | proper noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: Coulomb's + law. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 库仑定律 | Coulomb's law predicts weaker force when the charges move farther apart. |
| 326 | electric flux | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: electric + flux. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 电通量 | Electric flux through the sphere depends on the enclosed charge. |
| 327 | Gauss's law | proper noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: Gauss's + law. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 高斯定律 | Gauss's law simplifies the field calculation for a charged sphere. |
| 328 | magnetic flux | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: magnetic + flux. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 磁通量 | Rotating the coil changes its magnetic flux. |
| 329 | Faraday's law | proper noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: Faraday's + law. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 法拉第定律 | Faraday's law explains the voltage produced by the generator. |
| 330 | Lenz's law | proper noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: Lenz's + law. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 楞次定律 | Lenz's law predicts the induced field's direction. |
| 331 | Kirchhoff's rules | proper noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: Kirchhoff's + rules. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 基尔霍夫法则 | Kirchhoff's rules determine the currents in the branching circuit. |
| 332 | Ohm's law | proper noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: Ohm's + law. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 歐姆定律 | Ohm's law gives a current of two amperes through the resistor. |
| 333 | resistivity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | 电阻率 | Copper's low resistivity makes it useful for wires. |
| 334 | dielectric | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Base-form focus: dielectric is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 介電的 2. 具有介電性的 | The dielectric between capacitor plates increases stored charge. |
| 335 | transformer | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Base-form focus: transformer is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 變壓器 2. 变压器 | The transformer lowers transmission voltage for household use. |
| 336 | inductor | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Base-form focus: inductor is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 电感 | The inductor resists a rapid change in current. |
| 337 | reactance | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Suffix focus: -ance commonly forms a noun naming an action, quality, or state. | 电抗 | The inductor's reactance increases with frequency. |
| 338 | rms voltage | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: rms + voltage. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 有效值电压 | The meter reports the outlet's rms voltage. |
| 339 | photoelectric effect | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: photoelectric + effect. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 光電效應 | The photoelectric effect showed that light transfers energy in discrete amounts. |
| 340 | de Broglie wavelength | proper noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: de + Broglie + wavelength. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 德布罗意波长 | A faster electron has a shorter de Broglie wavelength. |
| 341 | wave-particle duality | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: wave + particle + duality. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 波粒二象性 | Electron diffraction demonstrates wave-particle duality. |
| 342 | uncertainty principle | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: uncertainty + principle. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 测不准原理 | The uncertainty principle prevents exact knowledge of both electron position and momentum. |
| 343 | atomic spectrum | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: atomic + spectrum. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 原子光谱 | Hydrogen's atomic spectrum contains a distinct set of lines. |
| 344 | ground state | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: ground + state. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 基态 | The electron returns to the ground state by emitting a photon. |
| 345 | excited state | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: excited + state. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 兴奋状态 | Absorbed light raises the atom to an excited state. |
| 346 | binding energy | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: binding + energy. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 結合能 | Nuclear binding energy holds protons and neutrons together. |
| 347 | mass defect | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: mass + defect. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 质量缺陷 | The mass defect corresponds to nuclear binding energy. |
| 348 | nuclear force | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: nuclear + force. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 核力 | The nuclear force overcomes electric repulsion at very short distances. |
| 349 | chain reaction | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: chain + reaction. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. 連鎖反應 2. 链反应 | Released neutrons sustain the fission chain reaction. |
| 350 | critical mass | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: critical + mass. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 临界质量 | Below critical mass, too many neutrons escape to maintain fission. |
Light, Fields, and Measurement
Reading practice for pages 10–12. Five relevant words are highlighted.
English reading
Wave-particle duality explains why light and matter display different behaviors in different experiments. In optics, total internal reflection keeps light inside a medium when conditions are right, while focal length describes how a lens focuses rays. Faraday’s law connects changing magnetic flux to induced voltage. The uncertainty principle sets a fundamental limit on simultaneously knowing certain paired quantities.
Simplified Chinese translation
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Reading comprehension
1. What keeps light inside a medium?
Total internal reflection can keep light inside a medium.
2. What does focal length describe?
It describes how a lens focuses rays.
3. What limit does the uncertainty principle set?
It limits simultaneous knowledge of certain paired quantities.
Cloze vocabulary quiz
1. Electron diffraction demonstrates ___.
Answer: wave-particle duality
2. Optical fibers guide light through ___.
Answer: total internal reflection
3. ___ explains the voltage produced by the generator.
Answer: Faraday's law
4. The ___ prevents exact knowledge of both electron position and momentum.
Answer: uncertainty principle
5. A short ___ gives the camera a wider field of view.
Answer: focal length
Page 11: words 351–385
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 351 | fusion reactor | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: fusion + reactor. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 聚变反应堆 | The experimental fusion reactor confines hot plasma with magnetic fields. |
| 352 | luminosity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | 光度 | A blue giant has far greater luminosity than the Sun. |
| 353 | apparent magnitude | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: apparent + magnitude. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 視星等 | Distance affects a star's apparent magnitude. |
| 354 | absolute magnitude | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: absolute + magnitude. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 絕對星等 | Absolute magnitude allows fair comparison of stars' intrinsic brightness. |
| 355 | spectral class | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: spectral + class. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 光谱等级 | The Sun belongs to spectral class G. |
| 356 | Hertzsprung-Russell diagram | proper noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: Hertzsprung + Russell + diagram. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 赫羅圖 | The Hertzsprung-Russell diagram places main-sequence stars along a diagonal band. |
| 357 | supernova | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Base-form focus: supernova is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 超新星 | The supernova briefly outshone its host galaxy. |
| 358 | pulsar | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Base-form focus: pulsar is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 脈衝星 | The pulsar sends a radio pulse past Earth every second. |
| 359 | event horizon | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: event + horizon. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. 事件視界 2. 事件穹界 3. 事界 | Light crossing the event horizon cannot return to a distant observer. |
| 360 | escape velocity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: escape + velocity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 逃逸速度 | A rocket must reach Earth's escape velocity to depart permanently. |
| 361 | spacetime | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Base-form focus: spacetime is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 時空 2. 时空 | Mass curves spacetime around a star. |
| 362 | gravitational lensing | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: gravitational + lensing. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 引力透鏡效應 | Gravitational lensing produced multiple images of the distant galaxy. |
| 363 | dark matter | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: dark + matter. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. 暗物質 2. 暗物质 | Galaxy rotation suggests the presence of dark matter. |
| 364 | dark energy | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: dark + energy. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 暗能量 | Measurements of distant supernovae support the existence of dark energy. |
| 365 | cosmic inflation | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: cosmic + inflation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 宇宙膨胀 | Cosmic inflation helps explain the universe's large-scale uniformity. |
| 366 | blueshift | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Base-form focus: blueshift is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 蓝移 | The galaxy's blueshift shows that it is moving toward us. |
| 367 | transiting exoplanet | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: transiting + exoplanet. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 凌日系外行星 | The transiting exoplanet causes a small periodic dip in starlight. |
| 368 | spectroscopy | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Base-form focus: spectroscopy is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 光谱学 | Spectroscopy revealed sodium in the star's atmosphere. |
| 369 | climate sensitivity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: climate + sensitivity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 气候敏感性 | Climate sensitivity estimates how strongly warming follows doubled carbon dioxide. |
| 370 | carbon sequestration | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: carbon + sequestration. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 碳截存 | Forest restoration can contribute to carbon sequestration. |
| 371 | renewable energy | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: renewable + energy. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. 可再生能源 2. 再生能源 | Wind and sunlight provide renewable energy without burning fuel. |
| 372 | grid storage | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: grid + storage. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 网格存储 | Battery grid storage saves midday solar power for evening use. |
| 373 | photovoltaic cell | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: photovoltaic + cell. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 光伏电池 | Each photovoltaic cell produces current when sunlight frees charge carriers. |
| 374 | wind turbine | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: wind + turbine. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 风力发电机 | The wind turbine generates more power during steady coastal winds. |
| 375 | geothermal energy | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: geothermal + energy. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 地熱能 | The town uses geothermal energy for district heating. |
| 376 | energy density | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: energy + density. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 能量密度 | Jet fuel has greater energy density by mass than a typical battery. |
| 377 | load-bearing | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: load + bearing. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 承重 | Engineers reinforced the load-bearing column. |
| 378 | yield strength | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: yield + strength. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 屈服强度 | The beam must remain below the steel's yield strength. |
| 379 | fatigue | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Base-form focus: fatigue is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 疲勞 2. 疲劳 | Microscopic cracks revealed metal fatigue in the wing. |
| 380 | ductility | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | 延性 | Copper's ductility allows it to be drawn into thin wire. |
| 381 | brittleness | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Suffix focus: -ness forms a noun naming a quality or state. | 脆性 | Cold temperatures increased the alloy's brittleness. |
| 382 | stress concentration | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: stress + concentration. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 应力集中 | A rounded corner reduces stress concentration in the bracket. |
| 383 | finite element analysis | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: finite + element + analysis. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 有限元分析 | Finite element analysis predicted where the bridge deck would bend most. |
| 384 | reference frame | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: reference + frame. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 参考系 | The ball's velocity differs between the train's reference frame and the platform's. |
| 385 | inertial frame | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: inertial + frame. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 惯性系 | Newton's first law holds directly in an inertial frame. |
Page 11 vocabulary review
Review five selected words from page 11.
Cloze vocabulary quiz
1. Microscopic cracks revealed metal ___ in the wing.
Answer: fatigue
2. ___ allows fair comparison of stars' intrinsic brightness.
Answer: absolute magnitude
3. The ___ causes a small periodic dip in starlight.
Answer: transiting exoplanet
4. Copper's ___ allows it to be drawn into thin wire.
Answer: ductility
5. The Sun belongs to ___ G.
Answer: spectral class
Page 12: words 386–420
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 386 | noninertial frame | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: noninertial + frame. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 非惯性系 | The turning car is a noninertial frame. |
| 387 | static equilibrium | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: static + equilibrium. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 静态平衡 | The hanging sign stays in static equilibrium. |
| 388 | center of mass | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: center + of + mass. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 质心 | The gymnast shifts her center of mass above the beam. |
| 389 | center of gravity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: center + of + gravity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 重心 | A low center of gravity makes the vehicle harder to tip. |
| 390 | conservation of angular momentum | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: conservation + of + angular + momentum. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 角动量守恒 | Conservation of angular momentum makes the skater spin faster when her arms move inward. |
| 391 | moment of inertia | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: moment + of + inertia. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 惯性矩 | Moving mass away from the axis increases moment of inertia. |
| 392 | damped oscillation | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: damped + oscillation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 阻尼振荡 | The door closer produces a damped oscillation rather than endless swinging. |
| 393 | mechanical wave | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: mechanical + wave. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 机械波 | Sound is a mechanical wave traveling through air. |
| 394 | superposition principle | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: superposition + principle. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 叠加原理 | The superposition principle explains the interference pattern. |
| 395 | coherent source | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: coherent + source. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 相干源 | A laser provides a coherent source for the interference experiment. |
| 396 | electromotive force | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: electromotive + force. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 電動勢 | The battery's electromotive force drives charge around the circuit. |
| 397 | terminal voltage | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: terminal + voltage. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 端电压 | Internal resistance makes terminal voltage fall under heavy load. |
| 398 | internal resistance | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: internal + resistance. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 内阻 | The old cell's high internal resistance limits its current. |
| 399 | electric power | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: electric + power. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 电力 | The heater's electric power equals voltage multiplied by current. |
| 400 | magnetic force | noun StudyField: Grade 11 physics, astronomy, climate, and engineering term Word study: Term structure: magnetic + force. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 磁力 | The magnetic force bends the electron beam into a curve. |
| 401 | differentiation | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 分化 | Differentiation gives the velocity function from the position function. |
| 402 | antiderivative | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Base-form focus: antiderivative is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 不定積分 2. 原函数 | The function x squared is an antiderivative of 2x. |
| 403 | fundamental theorem of calculus | proper noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: fundamental + theorem + of + calculus. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 微积分基本定理 | The fundamental theorem of calculus lets us evaluate the integral using an antiderivative. |
| 404 | tangent line | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: tangent + line. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 正切 | The tangent line approximates the graph near x equals two. |
| 405 | secant line | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: secant + line. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 割线 | The slope of the secant line gives average change over the interval. |
| 406 | instantaneous rate | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: instantaneous + rate. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 瞬时速率 | The derivative gives the car's instantaneous rate of change in position. |
| 407 | average rate | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: average + rate. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 平均率 | The average rate was sixty kilometers per hour over the full trip. |
| 408 | related rates | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: related + rates. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 相关费率 | Related rates determine how fast the shadow lengthens as the person walks. |
| 409 | chain rule | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: chain + rule. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 鏈式法則 | The chain rule differentiates the square of a sine function. |
| 410 | product rule | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: product + rule. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 产品规则 | The product rule includes a derivative term for each factor. |
| 411 | quotient rule | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: quotient + rule. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 商规则 | The quotient rule differentiates the rational expression. |
| 412 | power rule | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: power + rule. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 权力法则 | The power rule changes x cubed into 3x squared. |
| 413 | implicit differentiation | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: implicit + differentiation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 隐式微分 | Implicit differentiation finds the slope of the circle. |
| 414 | definite integral | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: definite + integral. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 定积分 | The definite integral gives net change from time zero to time five. |
| 415 | indefinite integral | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: indefinite + integral. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 不定積分 | The indefinite integral includes an arbitrary constant. |
| 416 | Riemann sum | proper noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: Riemann + sum. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 黎曼和 | The Riemann sum becomes more accurate as the partition narrows. |
| 417 | area under the curve | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: area + under + the + curve. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 曲线下面积 | The area under the curve represents total distance when velocity stays positive. |
| 418 | differential equation | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: differential + equation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. 微分方程 2. 微分方程式 | The differential equation models population change over time. |
| 419 | initial condition | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: initial + condition. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 初始条件 | The initial condition states that the tank holds fifty liters at noon. |
| 420 | slope field | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: slope + field. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 坡度场 | The slope field reveals how solutions bend without solving the equation explicitly. |
Page 12 vocabulary review
Review five selected words from page 12.
Cloze vocabulary quiz
1. The ___ represents total distance when velocity stays positive.
Answer: area under the curve
2. The door closer produces a ___ rather than endless swinging.
Answer: damped oscillation
3. The slope of the ___ gives average change over the interval.
Answer: secant line
4. The ___ models population change over time.
Answer: differential equation
5. Sound is a ___ traveling through air.
Answer: mechanical wave
Page 13: words 421–455
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 421 | inverse function | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: inverse + function. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 反函数 | The logarithm is an inverse function of the exponential. |
| 422 | composite function | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: composite + function. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 复合函数 | The composite function first squares a number and then takes its sine. |
| 423 | piecewise function | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: piecewise + function. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 分段函数 | The tax model is a piecewise function with separate income brackets. |
| 424 | convergence | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Suffix focus: -ence commonly forms a noun naming an action, quality, or state. | 收斂 | The sequence's convergence is clear as its terms approach zero. |
| 425 | divergence | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Suffix focus: -ence commonly forms a noun naming an action, quality, or state. | 散度 | The partial sums grow without bound, showing divergence. |
| 426 | series | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Base-form focus: series is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 級數 2. 系列 | The geometric series adds successively smaller powers. |
| 427 | infinite series | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: infinite + series. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 无穷级数 | The infinite series can still converge to a finite number. |
| 428 | interval of convergence | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: interval + of + convergence. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 收敛区间 | The ratio test helps locate the interval of convergence. |
| 429 | covariance | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Suffix focus: -ance commonly forms a noun naming an action, quality, or state. | 1. 協方差 2. 共變異數 | Positive covariance indicates that the two measurements tend to rise together. |
| 430 | kurtosis | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Base-form focus: kurtosis is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 峰度 | High kurtosis makes extreme observations more common than in a normal distribution. |
| 431 | packet | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Base-form focus: packet is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 包 | The router forwards each packet toward its destination. |
| 432 | latency | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Base-form focus: latency is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 延遲 | High latency made the video call feel unresponsive. |
| 433 | machine learning | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: machine + learning. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 机器学习 | Machine learning classified the images after training on labeled examples. |
| 434 | neural network | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: neural + network. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. 神經網絡 2. 神經網路 | The neural network learned to recognize handwritten digits. |
| 435 | training data | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: training + data. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 训练数据 | Biased training data produced unequal error rates. |
| 436 | validation data | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: validation + data. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 验证数据 | The team selected the model with the best validation data performance. |
| 437 | test data | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: test + data. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 测试数据 | Test data were opened only after every design choice was fixed. |
| 438 | epsilon-delta definition | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: epsilon + delta + definition. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | epsilon-delta 定义 | The epsilon-delta definition proves that the function approaches three. |
| 439 | left-hand limit | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: left + hand + limit. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 左极限 | The left-hand limit equals zero at the jump. |
| 440 | right-hand limit | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: right + hand + limit. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 右手极限 | The right-hand limit equals two at the same jump. |
| 441 | infinite limit | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: infinite + limit. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 无限极限 | The vertical asymptote corresponds to an infinite limit. |
| 442 | limit at infinity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: limit + at + infinity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 无穷大极限 | The limit at infinity is the horizontal asymptote. |
| 443 | removable discontinuity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: removable + discontinuity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 可去除的不连续性 | The canceled factor leaves a removable discontinuity at x equals four. |
| 444 | jump discontinuity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: jump + discontinuity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 跳跃不连续性 | The step function has a jump discontinuity at the boundary. |
| 445 | infinite discontinuity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: infinite + discontinuity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 无限不连续性 | The reciprocal function has an infinite discontinuity at zero. |
| 446 | mean value theorem | proper noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: mean + value + theorem. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 中值定理 | The mean value theorem guarantees one moment when instantaneous speed equaled average speed. |
| 447 | Rolle's theorem | proper noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: Rolle's + theorem. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 罗尔定理 | Rolle's theorem ensures a horizontal tangent between the matching endpoints. |
| 448 | local maximum | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: local + maximum. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 局部最大值 | The graph reaches a local maximum before descending. |
| 449 | local minimum | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: local + minimum. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 局部最小值 | The cost curve has a local minimum at the efficient output. |
| 450 | critical point | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: critical + point. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 临界点 | Each interior maximum occurs at a critical point. |
| 451 | inflection point | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: inflection + point. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 拐点 | The curve switches from bending downward to upward at the inflection point. |
| 452 | concavity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | 凹度 | A positive second derivative indicates upward concavity. |
| 453 | second derivative | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: second + derivative. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 二阶导数 | The second derivative gives acceleration from the position function. |
| 454 | derivative test | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: derivative + test. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 导数测试 | The first derivative test confirms a local minimum. |
| 455 | L'Hôpital's rule | proper noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: L'Hôpital's + rule. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. 洛必達法則 2. 羅必達法則 | L'Hôpital's rule evaluates the zero-over-zero limit. |
Interpreting a Difficult Graph
Reading practice for pages 13–15. Five relevant words are highlighted.
English reading
A calculus packet asks students to identify a removable discontinuity before evaluating a limit at infinity. For an indeterminate quotient, L’Hôpital’s rule may apply if its conditions are satisfied. A statistics extension then introduces kurtosis as a description of distribution shape, reminding students not to confuse it with the graph’s discontinuity.
Simplified Chinese translation
A reviewed translation is not available for this passage yet.
Reading comprehension
1. What appears in the calculus packet?
A removable discontinuity and a limit at infinity appear.
2. When may L'Hôpital's rule apply?
It may apply to an indeterminate quotient when its conditions hold.
3. What does kurtosis describe?
Kurtosis describes an aspect of distribution shape.
Cloze vocabulary quiz
1. The ___ is the horizontal asymptote.
Answer: limit at infinity
2. ___ evaluates the zero-over-zero limit.
Answer: L'Hôpital's rule
3. High ___ makes extreme observations more common than in a normal distribution.
Answer: kurtosis
4. The canceled factor leaves a ___ at x equals four.
Answer: removable discontinuity
5. The router forwards each ___ toward its destination.
Answer: packet
Page 14: words 456–490
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 456 | u-substitution | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: u + substitution. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | u-取代 | U-substitution turns the integral into a simple power. |
| 457 | integration by parts | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: integration + by + parts. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 分部積分法 | Integration by parts handles the product of x and an exponential. |
| 458 | improper integral | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: improper + integral. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 不当积分 | The improper integral converges even though its interval is infinite. |
| 459 | disk method | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: disk + method. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 圆盘法 | The disk method finds the solid formed by rotating the region around the axis. |
| 460 | washer method | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: washer + method. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 垫圈法 | The washer method subtracts the inner radius from the outer disk. |
| 461 | shell method | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: shell + method. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 外壳法 | The shell method uses vertical strips around the y-axis. |
| 462 | arc length | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: arc + length. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 弧长 | The arc length formula gives the cable's curved length. |
| 463 | surface area of revolution | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: surface + area + of + revolution. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 回转表面积 | The surface area of revolution models the outside of the vase. |
| 464 | separable equation | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: separable + equation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 可分离方程 | The growth model is a separable equation. |
| 465 | logistic growth model | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: logistic + growth + model. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 物流增长模型 | The logistic growth model levels off near the lake's capacity. |
| 466 | Euler's method | proper noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: Euler's + method. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 欧拉法 | Euler's method estimates the next value from the current slope. |
| 467 | Taylor polynomial | proper noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: Taylor + polynomial. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 泰勒多项式 | A Taylor polynomial approximates cosine near zero. |
| 468 | Maclaurin series | proper noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: Maclaurin + series. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. 麥克勞林級數 2. 馬克勞林級數 | The Maclaurin series represents the exponential as an infinite sum. |
| 469 | power series | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: power + series. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 冪級數 | Within its radius, the power series defines a function. |
| 470 | radius of convergence | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: radius + of + convergence. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 收敛半径 | The ratio test gives a radius of convergence of two. |
| 471 | absolute convergence | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: absolute + convergence. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 绝对收敛 | Absolute convergence guarantees convergence of the original series. |
| 472 | conditional convergence | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: conditional + convergence. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 条件收敛 | The alternating harmonic series has conditional convergence. |
| 473 | divergence test | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: divergence + test. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 发散测试 | The divergence test rejects the series because its terms approach one. |
| 474 | ratio test | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: ratio + test. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 比率测试 | The ratio test quickly handles the factorial series. |
| 475 | root test | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: root + test. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 根测试 | The root test is useful when each term is raised to the nth power. |
| 476 | integral test | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: integral + test. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 积分测试 | The integral test proves that the p-series converges for p greater than one. |
| 477 | comparison test | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: comparison + test. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 对比测试 | The comparison test bounds the series by a convergent geometric series. |
| 478 | alternating series | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: alternating + series. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 交替系列 | The alternating series converges because its term sizes decrease to zero. |
| 479 | merge sort | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: merge + sort. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 归并排序 | Merge sort combines two ordered halves into one ordered list. |
| 480 | quicksort | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Base-form focus: quicksort is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 快速排序 | Quicksort places smaller values before the pivot and larger ones after it. |
| 481 | greedy algorithm | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: greedy + algorithm. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. 貪心算法 2. 貪婪算法 | The greedy algorithm selects the cheapest available edge without reconsidering earlier choices. |
| 482 | inheritance | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Suffix focus: -ance commonly forms a noun naming an action, quality, or state. | 遺產 | Inheritance lets the bicycle class reuse methods from the vehicle class. |
| 483 | encapsulation | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 封装 | Encapsulation protects the account balance behind controlled operations. |
| 484 | polymorphism | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | 多型 | Polymorphism lets the same draw command work for circles and rectangles. |
| 485 | API | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Capitalization focus: API is an abbreviation or initialism; preserve its capital letters. | 应用程序编程接口 | The weather app uses an API to request forecast data. |
| 486 | runtime | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Base-form focus: runtime is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 运行时 | The error appeared only at runtime after the user submitted an empty field. |
| 487 | operating system | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: operating + system. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. 操作系統 2. 作業系統 3. 操作系统 | The operating system schedules processes and controls file access. |
| 488 | virtualization | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Suffix focus: -ization forms a noun for a process of making or becoming. | 虛擬化 | Virtualization lets one server host several isolated machines. |
| 489 | containerization | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Suffix focus: -ization forms a noun for a process of making or becoming. | 集装箱化 | Containerization kept the application consistent across development and production. |
| 490 | version control | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: version + control. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 版本控制 | Version control preserved the earlier draft and identified who changed each line. |
Page 14 vocabulary review
Review five selected words from page 14.
Cloze vocabulary quiz
1. ___ places smaller values before the pivot and larger ones after it.
Answer: quicksort
2. The ___ represents the exponential as an infinite sum.
Answer: Maclaurin series
3. The ___ selects the cheapest available edge without reconsidering earlier choices.
Answer: greedy algorithm
4. ___ turns the integral into a simple power.
Answer: u-substitution
5. Within its radius, the ___ defines a function.
Answer: power series
Page 15: words 491–525
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 491 | repository | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Base-form focus: repository is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 庫 2. 倉 3. 倉庫 | The team reviewed the patch in the shared repository. |
| 492 | merge conflict | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: merge + conflict. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 合并冲突 | Both developers edited the same line, creating a merge conflict. |
| 493 | unit test | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: unit + test. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 单元测试 | The unit test verifies that the tax function handles zero income. |
| 494 | integration test | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: integration + test. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 集成测试 | The integration test follows a payment from the form to the database. |
| 495 | firewall | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Base-form focus: firewall is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 防火牆 | The firewall blocked unsolicited connections from the public internet. |
| 496 | distributed system | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: distributed + system. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 分布式系统 | The distributed system stores copies of data in several regions. |
| 497 | concurrency | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Base-form focus: concurrency is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 并发性 | Concurrency allows the server to handle many requests without waiting for each to finish. |
| 498 | algorithmic efficiency | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: algorithmic + efficiency. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 算法效率 | Algorithmic efficiency matters when the dataset expands to millions of records. |
| 499 | gradient descent | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: gradient + descent. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 梯度下降 | Gradient descent adjusted the model weights after each batch. |
| 500 | supervised learning | noun StudyField: Grade 11 calculus, statistics, and computing term Word study: Term structure: supervised + learning. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 监督学习 | Supervised learning trained the classifier on images labeled by species. |
| 501 | incorporation doctrine | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: incorporation + doctrine. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 公司法人原则 | The incorporation doctrine made the speech protection enforceable against the state. |
| 502 | strict scrutiny | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: strict + scrutiny. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 严格审查 | The court applied strict scrutiny to the law's racial classification. |
| 503 | intermediate scrutiny | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: intermediate + scrutiny. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 中间审查 | The policy had to survive intermediate scrutiny. |
| 504 | rational basis review | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: rational + basis + review. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 理性基础审查 | The economic regulation passed rational basis review. |
| 505 | stare decisis | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: stare + decisis. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 遵循先例 | Stare decisis gave earlier rulings substantial weight. |
| 506 | judicial activism | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: judicial + activism. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 司法能动主义 | Critics called the broad ruling judicial activism. |
| 507 | judicial restraint | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: judicial + restraint. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 司法限制 | Judicial restraint led the court to avoid deciding the wider issue. |
| 508 | originalism | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | 原创主义 | The justice used originalism to examine eighteenth-century usage. |
| 509 | textualism | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | 文本主义 | Textualism directed the judge to the statute's ordinary wording. |
| 510 | living Constitution | proper noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: living + Constitution. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 活宪法 | The living Constitution approach treated privacy doctrine as adaptable to new technology. |
| 511 | federal mandate | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: federal + mandate. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 联邦授权 | The federal mandate required every state to meet the emissions standard. |
| 512 | unfunded mandate | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: unfunded + mandate. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 无资金资助的任务 | The county objected that the reporting rule was an unfunded mandate. |
| 513 | block grant | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: block + grant. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 整笔拨款 | The block grant let states choose among several housing programs. |
| 514 | categorical grant | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: categorical + grant. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 绝对拨款 | The categorical grant paid only for bridge safety inspections. |
| 515 | concurrent powers | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: concurrent + powers. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 并行权力 | Taxation belongs among the system's concurrent powers. |
| 516 | reserved powers | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: reserved + powers. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 保留权力 | Local licensing is often treated as one of the states' reserved powers. |
| 517 | enumerated powers | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: enumerated + powers. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 列举的权力 | The power to coin money is among Congress's enumerated powers. |
| 518 | implied powers | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: implied + powers. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 默示权力 | Creating a national bank was defended through implied powers. |
| 519 | necessary and proper clause | proper noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: necessary + and + proper + clause. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 必要且适当的条款 | Congress invoked the necessary and proper clause to implement its taxing power. |
| 520 | commerce clause | proper noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: commerce + clause. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 商业条款 | The court considered whether the commerce clause covered the local activity. |
| 521 | supremacy clause | proper noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: supremacy + clause. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 至上条款 | The supremacy clause invalidated the contradictory state requirement. |
| 522 | establishment clause | proper noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: establishment + clause. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 设立条款 | The establishment clause prevents the city from declaring an official faith. |
| 523 | free exercise clause | proper noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: free + exercise + clause. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 自由行使条款 | The claimant argued that the rule burdened the free exercise clause. |
| 524 | writ of habeas corpus | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: writ + of + habeas + corpus. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 人身保护令 | The prisoner sought a writ of habeas corpus challenging his confinement. |
| 525 | ex post facto law | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: ex + post + facto + law. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 事后法 | The constitution prohibits an ex post facto law. |
Page 15 vocabulary review
Review five selected words from page 15.
Cloze vocabulary quiz
1. The ___ verifies that the tax function handles zero income.
Answer: unit test
2. The ___ follows a payment from the form to the database.
Answer: integration test
3. The ___ blocked unsolicited connections from the public internet.
Answer: firewall
4. The ___ stores copies of data in several regions.
Answer: distributed system
5. ___ allows the server to handle many requests without waiting for each to finish.
Answer: concurrency
Page 16: words 526–560
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 526 | bill of attainder | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: bill + of + attainder. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 剥夺公民权法案 | The measure was challenged as a bill of attainder. |
| 527 | eminent domain | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: eminent + domain. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 沒收 | The city used eminent domain to acquire land for the rail line. |
| 528 | probable cause | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: probable + cause. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 相當理由 | The affidavit supplied probable cause for the search. |
| 529 | search warrant | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: search + warrant. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. 搜查證 2. 搜查令 | Officers obtained a search warrant for the warehouse. |
| 530 | exclusionary rule | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: exclusionary + rule. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 排除规则 | The exclusionary rule kept the unlawfully seized records out of trial. |
| 531 | grand jury | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: grand + jury. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 大陪審團 | The prosecutor presented witnesses to the grand jury. |
| 532 | indictment | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Suffix focus: -ment commonly forms a noun for an action, process, state, or result. | 1. 起訴 2. 公訴 | The indictment listed three counts of fraud. |
| 533 | arraignment | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Suffix focus: -ment commonly forms a noun for an action, process, state, or result. | 傳訊 | At the arraignment, the defendant pleaded not guilty. |
| 534 | plea bargain | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: plea + bargain. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 認罪協商 | The defendant accepted a plea bargain that dismissed one count. |
| 535 | tort | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Base-form focus: tort is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 侵權行為 | The unauthorized disclosure could constitute a privacy tort. |
| 536 | negligence | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Suffix focus: -ence commonly forms a noun naming an action, quality, or state. | 1. 過失 2. 疏忽 3. 失職 | The jury found negligence because the company ignored the damaged railing. |
| 537 | malpractice | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Base-form focus: malpractice is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 職業不當行為 2. 過失 | The lawsuit alleged medical malpractice during surgery. |
| 538 | contract law | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: contract + law. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 合同法 | Contract law determines whether the unsigned promise can be enforced. |
| 539 | breach of contract | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: breach + of + contract. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 違約 | Late delivery constituted a breach of contract. |
| 540 | trademark | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Base-form focus: trademark is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 的 | The company registered its name as a trademark. |
| 541 | antitrust | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Base-form focus: antitrust is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 反托拉斯的 2. 反壟斷的 | Antitrust regulators challenged the merger. |
| 542 | oligopoly | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Base-form focus: oligopoly is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 寡頭壟斷 | The airline route operates as an oligopoly with three major carriers. |
| 543 | perfect competition | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: perfect + competition. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 完美竞争 | In perfect competition, each small firm accepts the market price. |
| 544 | monopolistic competition | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: monopolistic + competition. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 垄断竞争 | Restaurants often operate under monopolistic competition. |
| 545 | market failure | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: market + failure. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. 市場失靈 2. 市场失灵 | Pollution creates market failure when its social cost is not priced. |
| 546 | public good | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: public + good. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. 公共物品 2. 公益 | A warning siren is a public good for everyone nearby. |
| 547 | common resource | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: common + resource. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 公共资源 | An unregulated fishery is a common resource vulnerable to depletion. |
| 548 | asymmetric information | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: asymmetric + information. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 信息不对称 | Used-car sales may involve asymmetric information about hidden defects. |
| 549 | adverse selection | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: adverse + selection. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 逆向选择 | Adverse selection raised insurance costs when healthier customers left. |
| 550 | moral hazard | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: moral + hazard. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 道德風險 | Full reimbursement may create moral hazard if firms ignore prevention. |
| 551 | price ceiling | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: price + ceiling. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 最高限价 | The price ceiling created shortages when set below equilibrium. |
| 552 | price floor | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: price + floor. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 价格下限 | The agricultural price floor kept the market price above equilibrium. |
| 553 | minimum wage | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: minimum + wage. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 最低工資 | The legislature raised the minimum wage. |
| 554 | price elasticity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: price + elasticity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 价格弹性 | High price elasticity caused sales to fall sharply after the increase. |
| 555 | income elasticity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: income + elasticity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 收入弹性 | Positive income elasticity indicates that demand rises with income. |
| 556 | cross-price elasticity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: cross + price + elasticity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 交叉价格弹性 | Positive cross-price elasticity suggested the two drinks were substitutes. |
| 557 | consumer surplus | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: consumer + surplus. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 消费者剩余 | The discount increased consumer surplus for early purchasers. |
| 558 | producer surplus | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: producer + surplus. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 生产者剩余 | Higher market prices expanded producer surplus. |
| 559 | deadweight loss | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: deadweight + loss. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 无谓损失 | The tax created deadweight loss by preventing mutually beneficial trades. |
| 560 | marginal cost | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: marginal + cost. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 边际成本 | The factory expanded output while price exceeded marginal cost. |
Limits on Government Power
Reading practice for pages 16–18. Five relevant words are highlighted.
English reading
A bill of attainder punishes a named person without a judicial trial, so constitutional systems prohibit it. Eminent domain is different: government may acquire property for public use under legal conditions. In criminal procedure, probable cause can support a search warrant, while the exclusionary rule may prevent unlawfully obtained evidence from being used in court.
Simplified Chinese translation
A reviewed translation is not available for this passage yet.
Reading comprehension
1. Why is a bill of attainder prohibited?
It imposes punishment without a judicial trial.
2. What does eminent domain concern?
It concerns government acquisition of property for public use.
3. What can probable cause support?
Probable cause can support a search warrant.
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| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 561 | marginal benefit | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: marginal + benefit. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 边际效益 | The marginal benefit of another study hour eventually declined. |
| 562 | absolute advantage | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: absolute + advantage. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 绝对优势 | The sunny region has an absolute advantage in solar generation. |
| 563 | appreciation | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 评价 | Currency appreciation made imported machinery cheaper. |
| 564 | labor force participation | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: labor + force + participation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 劳动力参与率 | Labor force participation fell as more workers stopped searching. |
| 565 | real GDP | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: real + GDP. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 实际国内生产总值 | Real GDP rose, showing growth beyond inflation. |
| 566 | nominal GDP | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: nominal + GDP. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 名义国内生产总值 | Nominal GDP increased partly because prices rose. |
| 567 | reserve requirement | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: reserve + requirement. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 准备金要求 | A higher reserve requirement can limit deposit-based lending. |
| 568 | open market operations | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: open + market + operations. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 公开市场操作 | The central bank used open market operations to add liquidity. |
| 569 | progressive tax | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: progressive + tax. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 累进税 | The progressive tax applies higher rates to higher brackets. |
| 570 | regressive tax | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: regressive + tax. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 累退税 | A uniform sales tax can be regressive tax policy. |
| 571 | proportional tax | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: proportional + tax. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 比例税 | Under a proportional tax, every household pays ten percent of taxable income. |
| 572 | budget deficit | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: budget + deficit. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 预算赤字 | Emergency spending widened the annual budget deficit. |
| 573 | national debt | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: national + debt. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 國債 | Repeated deficits added to the national debt. |
| 574 | constitutional convention | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: constitutional + convention. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 制宪会议 | Delegates debated representation at the constitutional convention. |
| 575 | amendment process | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: amendment + process. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 修正程序 | The amendment process requires more agreement than ordinary legislation. |
| 576 | amicus curiae | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: amicus + curiae. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 法庭之友 | A medical association filed an amicus curiae brief. |
| 577 | appellate jurisdiction | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: appellate + jurisdiction. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 上诉管辖权 | The supreme court exercised appellate jurisdiction over the dispute. |
| 578 | original jurisdiction | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: original + jurisdiction. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 原管辖权 | The trial court has original jurisdiction in the lawsuit. |
| 579 | judicial standing | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: judicial + standing. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 司法地位 | The court dismissed the case for lack of judicial standing. |
| 580 | mootness | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Suffix focus: -ness forms a noun naming a quality or state. | 毫无意义 | The student's graduation raised a question of mootness. |
| 581 | ripeness | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Suffix focus: -ness forms a noun naming a quality or state. | 成熟度 | The challenge lacked ripeness because the rule had not taken effect. |
| 582 | class-action lawsuit | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: class + action + lawsuit. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 集体诉讼 | Consumers joined a class-action lawsuit over the defective product. |
| 583 | injunction | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Suffix focus: -tion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 禁止 | The judge issued an injunction stopping demolition. |
| 584 | discovery | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Base-form focus: discovery is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 發現 | During discovery, each side produced relevant emails. |
| 585 | reasonable doubt | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: reasonable + doubt. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 合理懷疑 | The unexplained timeline created reasonable doubt. |
| 586 | preponderance of evidence | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: preponderance + of + evidence. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 优势证据 | The plaintiff proved negligence by a preponderance of evidence. |
| 587 | strict liability | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: strict + liability. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 严格责任 | The statute applies strict liability to sellers of the prohibited chemical. |
| 588 | mens rea | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: mens + rea. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. 犯罪意圖 2. 犯罪故意 3. 犯罪心理 | The prosecution had to prove mens rea as well as the act. |
| 589 | actus reus | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: actus + reus. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. 法律構成要件 2. 構成要件 3. 犯罪行為 | The court identified the unauthorized transfer as the actus reus. |
| 590 | felony | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Base-form focus: felony is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 重罪 2. 罪 | The charge was classified as a felony. |
| 591 | misdemeanor | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Base-form focus: misdemeanor is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 輕罪 2. 輕微違反 | The first offense was treated as a misdemeanor. |
| 592 | sentencing guideline | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: sentencing + guideline. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 量刑指南 | The judge considered the sentencing guideline and the defendant's circumstances. |
| 593 | parole | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Base-form focus: parole is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 假釋 | The board granted parole after evidence of rehabilitation. |
| 594 | probation | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 实习 | Probation required regular reporting and treatment. |
| 595 | recidivism | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | 累犯 | Education programs were associated with lower recidivism. |
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| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 596 | restorative justice | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: restorative + justice. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. 恢復性司法 2. 恢复性司法 | The restorative justice meeting produced restitution and a safety plan. |
| 597 | retributive justice | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: retributive + justice. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 报应性正义 | Retributive justice focuses on what penalty the offense deserves. |
| 598 | lobbying | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Base-form focus: lobbying is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 游说 | Environmental groups used lobbying to support the conservation bill. |
| 599 | political action committee | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: political + action + committee. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 政治行动委员会 | The political action committee contributed to several candidates. |
| 600 | super PAC | noun StudyField: Grade 11 government, law, and economics term Word study: Term structure: super + PAC. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 超级政治行动委员会 | The super PAC purchased advertisements but could not direct the campaign. |
| 601 | sociological imagination | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: sociological + imagination. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 社会学想象力 | Sociological imagination links one worker's layoff to changes in the regional economy. |
| 602 | social structure | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: social + structure. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 社会结构 | The social structure shapes who controls land and education. |
| 603 | social institution | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: social + institution. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 社会机构 | The family is a social institution that varies across cultures. |
| 604 | ascribed status | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: ascribed + status. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 归属地位 | Age can function as an ascribed status. |
| 605 | achieved status | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: achieved + status. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 取得的地位 | Licensed physician is an achieved status requiring extensive training. |
| 606 | role conflict | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: role + conflict. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 角色冲突 | Role conflict arose when the manager had to evaluate a close friend. |
| 607 | role strain | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: role + strain. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 角色压力 | The teacher experienced role strain while supporting students and enforcing deadlines. |
| 608 | reference group | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: reference + group. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 参考组 | The young musician treated the orchestra as a reference group. |
| 609 | in-group | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: in + group. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 组内 | Team rituals strengthened loyalty to the in-group. |
| 610 | out-group | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: out + group. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 外群体 | The campaign unfairly blamed an out-group for complex problems. |
| 611 | primary group | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: primary + group. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 主要群体 | Her family formed a primary group providing daily emotional support. |
| 612 | secondary group | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: secondary + group. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 次要组 | The professional association is a secondary group. |
| 613 | rationalization | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Suffix focus: -ization forms a noun for a process of making or becoming. | 合理化 | Rationalization turned the informal workshop into a timed production system. |
| 614 | alienation | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 疏離 | Repetitive tasks created alienation from the finished product. |
| 615 | anomie | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Base-form focus: anomie is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 失范 | Rapid economic collapse produced anomie as old rules lost authority. |
| 616 | deviance | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Suffix focus: -ance commonly forms a noun naming an action, quality, or state. | 越轨行为 | What counts as deviance differs across communities and eras. |
| 617 | social control | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: social + control. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 社會控制 | Praise, ridicule, school rules, and laws all exercise social control. |
| 618 | mores | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Base-form focus: mores is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 習俗 2. 風俗 | The community's mores condemn deliberate betrayal. |
| 619 | folkways | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Base-form focus: folkways is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 民俗 | Greeting practices are folkways that vary by region. |
| 620 | taboo | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Base-form focus: taboo is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 禁忌 | The novel breaks a taboo by discussing the hidden illness openly. |
| 621 | cultural diffusion | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: cultural + diffusion. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 文化传播 | Trade accelerated cultural diffusion of foods and musical instruments. |
| 622 | cultural lag | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: cultural + lag. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 文化滞后 | Privacy law showed cultural lag after facial recognition spread. |
| 623 | subculture | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Base-form focus: subculture is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 亞文化 2. 次文化 | Skateboarders formed a subculture with their own vocabulary and style. |
| 624 | counterculture | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Base-form focus: counterculture is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 反文化 | The counterculture challenged conventional ideas about work and consumption. |
| 625 | pluralism | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | 1. 多元主義 2. 多元 | Religious pluralism permits different communities to practice openly. |
| 626 | multiculturalism | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | 多元文化主義 | The curriculum's multiculturalism includes histories from several communities. |
| 627 | stratification | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 階層 | Property ownership contributed to long-term stratification. |
| 628 | social mobility | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: social + mobility. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 社會流動 | Expanded schooling increased some students' social mobility. |
| 629 | intergenerational mobility | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: intergenerational + mobility. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 代际流动性 | The survey measured intergenerational mobility by comparing parents' and children's incomes. |
| 630 | intragenerational mobility | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: intragenerational + mobility. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 代内流动性 | Her move from apprentice to company director shows intragenerational mobility. |
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| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 631 | meritocracy | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Root and suffix focus: -cracy relates to rule or a system of government. | 任人唯贤 | A true meritocracy would require fair access to preparation. |
| 632 | socioeconomic status | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: socioeconomic + status. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 社会经济地位 | Socioeconomic status influenced access to stable housing. |
| 633 | cultural capital | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: cultural + capital. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 文化資本 | Familiarity with academic conventions served as cultural capital. |
| 634 | social capital | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: social + capital. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 社會資本 | Neighbors used social capital to organize childcare after the storm. |
| 635 | intersectionality | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | 交叉性 | Intersectionality explains why one policy affects women differently across class and race. |
| 636 | institutional discrimination | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: institutional + discrimination. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 制度性歧视 | The inaccessible application process created institutional discrimination against disabled applicants. |
| 637 | implicit bias | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: implicit + bias. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 隐性偏见 | Blind review reduced implicit bias linked to applicants' names. |
| 638 | stereotype threat | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: stereotype + threat. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 刻板印象威胁 | Stereotype threat reduced scores when identity was emphasized before the test. |
| 639 | self-fulfilling prophecy | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: self + fulfilling + prophecy. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. 自證預言 2. 自我应验预言 | Low expectations became a self-fulfilling prophecy when students received fewer opportunities. |
| 640 | labeling theory | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: labeling + theory. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 标签理论 | Labeling theory examines how being called delinquent changes later treatment. |
| 641 | conflict theory | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: conflict + theory. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 冲突理论 | Conflict theory asks who benefits from the housing policy. |
| 642 | functionalism | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | 1. 功能主義 2. 功能主义 | Functionalism studies how schools transmit shared norms. |
| 643 | symbolic interactionism | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: symbolic + interactionism. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 象征互动主义 | Symbolic interactionism examines how a uniform signals authority. |
| 644 | feminist theory | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: feminist + theory. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 女权主义理论 | Feminist theory revealed unpaid care work missing from the economic model. |
| 645 | critical race theory | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: critical + race + theory. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 批判性種族理論 | Critical race theory analyzes the long-term effects of housing rules. |
| 646 | social construction | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: social + construction. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 社会建设 | The meaning of childhood is partly a social construction that changes over time. |
| 647 | collective behavior | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: collective + behavior. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 集体行为 | The sudden crowd response was a form of collective behavior. |
| 648 | social movement | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: social + movement. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 社會運動 | The social movement built support for disability access. |
| 649 | resource mobilization | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: resource + mobilization. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 资源调动 | Resource mobilization allowed the campaign to open regional offices. |
| 650 | framing process | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: framing + process. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 框架过程 | The framing process presented clean water as a public-health right. |
| 651 | diffusion of responsibility | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: diffusion + of + responsibility. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 责任分散 | Diffusion of responsibility made each witness wait for someone else to call. |
| 652 | bystander effect | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: bystander + effect. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 旁观者效应 | The bystander effect weakened when one person directly requested assistance. |
| 653 | groupthink | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Base-form focus: groupthink is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 群体思维 | Groupthink prevented the committee from testing its favored plan. |
| 654 | persuasion | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Suffix focus: -sion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 意见 | The campaign's persuasion relied on credible evidence and trusted messengers. |
| 655 | moral reasoning | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: moral + reasoning. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 道德推理 | Her moral reasoning weighed fairness against the risk of harm. |
| 656 | moral relativism | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: moral + relativism. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 道德相对主义 | Moral relativism questions whether one society's customs provide a universal standard. |
| 657 | moral absolutism | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: moral + absolutism. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 道德绝对主义 | Moral absolutism led him to reject lying even to prevent embarrassment. |
| 658 | beneficence | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Suffix focus: -ence commonly forms a noun naming an action, quality, or state. | 行善 | Beneficence supported offering treatment after the trial. |
| 659 | nonmaleficence | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Suffix focus: -ence commonly forms a noun naming an action, quality, or state. | 非恶意 | Nonmaleficence required stopping the procedure when risk increased. |
| 660 | cultivation theory | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: cultivation + theory. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 栽培理论 | Cultivation theory predicts that constant crime dramas may exaggerate perceived danger. |
| 661 | spiral of silence | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: spiral + of + silence. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 沉默的螺旋 | A spiral of silence formed when dissenters feared public ridicule. |
| 662 | algorithmic bias | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: algorithmic + bias. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 算法偏差 | Algorithmic bias caused the screening tool to reject qualified applicants unevenly. |
| 663 | surveillance | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Suffix focus: -ance commonly forms a noun naming an action, quality, or state. | 1. 監測 2. 監視 | Workplace surveillance recorded every keyboard pause. |
| 664 | dramaturgical analysis | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: dramaturgical + analysis. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 戏剧分析 | Dramaturgical analysis compares the employee's formal meeting behavior with backstage conversation. |
| 665 | presentation of self | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: presentation + of + self. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 自我介绍 | Her careful presentation of self emphasized competence during the interview. |
Opportunity and Social Resources
Reading practice for pages 19–21. Five relevant words are highlighted.
English reading
A meritocracy claims that achievement follows talent and effort, but access to opportunity is uneven. Socioeconomic status shapes material resources; cultural capital includes valued knowledge and habits; and social capital grows through useful relationships. Intersectionality examines how multiple identities and institutions combine, preventing a one-factor explanation of inequality.
Simplified Chinese translation
A reviewed translation is not available for this passage yet.
Reading comprehension
1. What does meritocracy claim?
It claims that achievement follows talent and effort.
2. What is social capital?
Social capital consists of resources available through relationships.
3. Why use intersectionality?
It examines how multiple identities and institutions combine.
Page 20: words 666–700
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 666 | impression management | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: impression + management. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 印象管理 | The company used selective photographs for impression management. |
| 667 | total institution | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: total + institution. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 总机构 | A prison is a total institution with tightly scheduled routines. |
| 668 | resocialization | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Suffix focus: -ization forms a noun for a process of making or becoming. | 再社会化 | Military training uses resocialization to establish new expectations. |
| 669 | anticipatory socialization | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: anticipatory + socialization. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 预期社会化 | The internship provided anticipatory socialization for future engineers. |
| 670 | hidden curriculum | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: hidden + curriculum. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 隐藏课程 | Waiting silently for permission was part of the school's hidden curriculum. |
| 671 | credentialism | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | 1. 升學主義 2. 資格主義 3. 文憑主義 | Credentialism excluded experienced workers who lacked a degree. |
| 672 | tracking | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Base-form focus: tracking is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 追踪 | Early tracking limited access to advanced mathematics. |
| 673 | social reproduction | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: social + reproduction. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 社会再生产 | Unequal school funding contributed to social reproduction. |
| 674 | medicalization | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Suffix focus: -ization forms a noun for a process of making or becoming. | 医疗化 | Medicalization changed shyness from a personality description into a possible diagnosis. |
| 675 | secularization | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Suffix focus: -ization forms a noun for a process of making or becoming. | 世俗化 | Secularization moved some schools from church control to public administration. |
| 676 | rational choice theory | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: rational + choice + theory. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 理性选择理论 | Rational choice theory predicts voting when expected benefits outweigh effort. |
| 677 | exchange theory | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: exchange + theory. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 交换理论 | Exchange theory examines how unequal dependence shifts power. |
| 678 | network theory | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: network + theory. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 网络理论 | Network theory showed how one central account spread the message. |
| 679 | social network | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: social + network. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 社会网络 | Her social network connected job seekers with local employers. |
| 680 | weak ties | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: weak + ties. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 弱联系 | Weak ties introduced the graduate to opportunities outside her close friends. |
| 681 | strong ties | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: strong + ties. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 牢固的联系 | Strong ties supplied daily care during recovery. |
| 682 | group polarization | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: group + polarization. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 群体极化 | Group polarization made the online forum's opinions more severe. |
| 683 | deindividuation | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 去个体化 | Masks and darkness increased deindividuation in the crowd. |
| 684 | social facilitation | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: social + facilitation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 社会促进 | Social facilitation helped the runner maintain pace before spectators. |
| 685 | social loafing | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: social + loafing. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 社会惰化 | Assigning visible responsibilities reduced social loafing. |
| 686 | normative influence | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: normative + influence. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 规范影响 | Normative influence led him to applaud a joke he disliked. |
| 687 | informational influence | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: informational + influence. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 信息影响力 | During the emergency, informational influence made travelers follow local residents. |
| 688 | reciprocity norm | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: reciprocity + norm. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 互惠规范 | The reciprocity norm encouraged neighbors to repay earlier help. |
| 689 | door-in-the-face technique | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: door + in + the + face + technique. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 门面技术 | The fundraiser used the door-in-the-face technique by requesting a huge donation first. |
| 690 | foot-in-the-door technique | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: foot + in + the + door + technique. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 进门技术 | The foot-in-the-door technique began with signing a petition and ended with volunteering. |
| 691 | elaboration likelihood model | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: elaboration + likelihood + model. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 精细化可能性模型 | The elaboration likelihood model predicts deeper change when listeners examine evidence closely. |
| 692 | central route | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: central + route. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 中央路线 | The detailed policy comparison appealed through the central route. |
| 693 | peripheral route | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: peripheral + route. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 周边路线 | The celebrity endorsement relied on the peripheral route. |
| 694 | attribution theory | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: attribution + theory. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 归因理论 | Attribution theory examines whether observers blame personality or circumstances. |
| 695 | dispositional attribution | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: dispositional + attribution. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 性格归因 | Calling the late employee careless is a dispositional attribution. |
| 696 | situational attribution | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: situational + attribution. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 情境归因 | Blaming the transit breakdown is a situational attribution. |
| 697 | overconfidence bias | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: overconfidence + bias. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 过度自信偏见 | Overconfidence bias made forecasters report narrower ranges than their record justified. |
| 698 | sunk cost fallacy | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: sunk + cost + fallacy. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 沉没成本谬误 | The sunk cost fallacy kept the company funding an ineffective project. |
| 699 | halo effect | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: halo + effect. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 光环效应 | The candidate's confident speech created a halo effect around her technical answers. |
| 700 | availability cascade | noun StudyField: Grade 11 sociology, psychology, ethics, and media term Word study: Term structure: availability + cascade. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 可用性级联 | An availability cascade made the rare danger seem common. |
Page 21: words 701–735
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 701 | abeyance | noun StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ance commonly forms a noun naming an action, quality, or state. | 休假 | The disputed permit remained in abeyance until the court ruled. |
| 702 | abjure | verb StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: abjure is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 誓绝 | The witness agreed to abjure violence and support peaceful negotiation. |
| 703 | abscond | verb StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: abscond is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 跑 | The treasurer tried to abscond with the missing funds. |
| 704 | acerbity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | 尖酸刻薄 | The review's acerbity turned criticism into personal attack. |
| 705 | adumbrate | verb StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: adumbrate is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 预示 | Writers often adumbrate a later conflict through an opening image. |
| 706 | aggrandize | verb StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ize commonly forms a verb meaning to make, become, or apply. | 强化 | The ruler used monuments to aggrandize his dynasty. |
| 707 | approbatory | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: approbatory is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 认可的 | The committee's approbatory report recommended immediate renewal. |
| 708 | asceticism | noun StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | 1. 禁慾主義 2. 苦行主義 | Her asceticism included simple food and few possessions. |
| 709 | asperity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | 粗糙度 | He answered with asperity after the repeated accusation. |
| 710 | atavistic | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: atavistic is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 隔代遺傳的 | The novel depicts the feud as an atavistic return to clan violence. |
| 711 | baleful | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: baleful is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 险恶 | The guard cast a baleful glance toward the intruder. |
| 712 | beatific | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: beatific is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 幸福的 | A beatific smile spread across her face as the choir began. |
| 713 | bilious | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by. | 胆怯的 | The bilious columnist attacked every proposal without offering an alternative. |
| 714 | blandishment | noun StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ment commonly forms a noun for an action, process, state, or result. | 奉承 | No blandishment could persuade the auditor to ignore the missing records. |
| 715 | bovine | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: bovine is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 牛 | The audience's bovine stare suggested boredom rather than calm attention. |
| 716 | carping | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: carping is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 吹毛求疵 | The carping review complains about punctuation but ignores the argument. |
| 717 | chronicity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | 慢性性 | The condition's chronicity requires long-term management. |
| 718 | circumstantial | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: circumstantial is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 隨情況而定的 | The case was circumstantial, relying on timing and location rather than an eyewitness. |
| 719 | complaisant | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: complaisant is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 好 | The complaisant aide approved every request without examining its cost. |
| 720 | compunction | noun StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -tion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 內疚 | She felt compunction after taking credit for her colleague's idea. |
| 721 | concomitant | noun StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: concomitant is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 併發的 | Temporary noise was an unavoidable concomitant of the renovation. |
| 722 | consanguineous | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by. | 同宗的 | The archive traces consanguineous ties among the region's ruling families. |
| 723 | contravene | verb StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: contravene is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 违反 | The secret search would contravene the agency's privacy policy. |
| 724 | contumacious | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by. | 顽固的 | The judge sanctioned the contumacious witness for refusing every lawful order. |
| 725 | corpulent | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: corpulent is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 胖 2. 肥胖 | The portrait shows a corpulent merchant seated beside a lavish meal. |
| 726 | diffidence | noun StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ence commonly forms a noun naming an action, quality, or state. | 缺乏自信 | Her diffidence disappeared when the discussion turned to her research. |
| 727 | eclecticism | noun StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | 折中主義 | The building's eclecticism combines classical columns with modern glass. |
| 728 | elegiac | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: elegiac is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 挽歌 | The memoir's elegiac final chapter remembers a vanished neighborhood. |
| 729 | emollient | noun StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: emollient is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 润肤剂 | The pharmacist recommended an emollient for the dry, irritated skin. |
| 730 | encomiastic | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: encomiastic is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 赞美的 | The encomiastic biography overlooks the leader's documented failures. |
| 731 | ennui | noun StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: ennui is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 冷漠 | Months of identical routine left him in deep ennui. |
| 732 | epigrammatic | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: epigrammatic is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 警句的 | Her epigrammatic conclusion compresses the essay into one sharp sentence. |
| 733 | ersatz | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: ersatz is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 摹本 | The set used ersatz marble made from painted plastic. |
| 734 | execrable | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -able means capable of, suitable for, or worthy of an action. | 可怕 | The restaurant closed after an inspection found execrable hygiene. |
| 735 | extirpate | verb StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: extirpate is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 根除 | The conservation team worked to extirpate the invasive weed from the island. |
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| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 736 | feign | verb StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: feign is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 去 | The spy chose to feign illness to avoid the meeting. |
| 737 | fulsome | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: fulsome is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 丰盛的 | The advertisement's fulsome praise made the ordinary device sound miraculous. |
| 738 | iconoclasm | noun StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: iconoclasm is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 破壞偶像主義 2. 圣像的破坏 | The artist's iconoclasm challenged the museum's definition of fine art. |
| 739 | idiosyncratic | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: idiosyncratic is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 单数 | The director's idiosyncratic style uses long silences and abrupt music. |
| 740 | insouciant | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: insouciant is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 漫不经心 | His insouciant response ignored the seriousness of the safety warning. |
| 741 | lugubrious | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by. | 阴郁的 | The actor delivered the comic complaint in a lugubrious voice. |
| 742 | mendacious | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by. | 1. 說謊的 2. 说谎者 | The mendacious report concealed both the cost and the delay. |
| 743 | meretricious | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by. | 艳俗的 | The proposal's meretricious graphics could not hide its weak evidence. |
| 744 | munificent | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: munificent is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 厚重 2. 大方 | A munificent donor funded the clinic for ten years. |
| 745 | palatable | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -able means capable of, suitable for, or worthy of an action. | 不错 | The compromise made the reform more palatable to cautious voters. |
| 746 | pejorative | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ive commonly forms an adjective meaning having a quality or tendency. | 贬义 | The editor removed a pejorative label from the neutral report. |
| 747 | portentous | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by. | 不祥的 | The narrator's portentous warning prepares readers for the collapse. |
| 748 | rarefy | verb StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: rarefy is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 精炼 | High altitude can rarefy the air enough to impair breathing. |
| 749 | refractory | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: refractory is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 耐火的 | The refractory infection did not respond to standard antibiotics. |
| 750 | seminal | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: seminal is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 曾 | The scientist's seminal paper established a new research field. |
| 751 | truculent | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: truculent is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 致命 | The minister's truculent reply threatened the fragile truce. |
| 752 | whimsical | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: whimsical is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 任性 | The illustrator filled the map with whimsical sea creatures. |
| 753 | quiescent | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: quiescent is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 靜止的 | The volcano has remained quiescent for decades. |
| 754 | redoubtable | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -able means capable of, suitable for, or worthy of an action. | 令人畏惧的 | She became a redoubtable opponent of censorship. |
| 755 | remiss | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: remiss is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 鬆動 | The agency was remiss in failing to inspect the bridge. |
| 756 | risible | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: risible is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 好玩 | The spokesperson's risible excuse convinced no one. |
| 757 | sardonic | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: sardonic is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 苦的 | The narrator offers a sardonic comment on every ceremony. |
| 758 | solipsistic | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: solipsistic is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 唯我论的 | The memoir becomes solipsistic when it ignores every other perspective. |
| 759 | stultify | verb StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ify commonly forms a verb meaning to make or become. | 愚昧无知 | Rigid rules can stultify creative teaching. |
| 760 | supplant | verb StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: supplant is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 废黜 | Digital photography began to supplant film. |
| 761 | transmute | verb StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: transmute is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 转化 | The poet can transmute grief into art. |
| 762 | trenchant | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: trenchant is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 尖 | Her trenchant critique exposed the policy's contradiction. |
| 763 | unassailable | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -able means capable of, suitable for, or worthy of an action. | 无懈可击的 | The conclusion seemed unassailable until new data appeared. |
| 764 | unfettered | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: unfettered is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 免費 | The law does not permit unfettered surveillance. |
| 765 | vaunted | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: vaunted is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 吹嘘的 | The company's vaunted efficiency failed during the emergency. |
| 766 | veritable | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -able means capable of, suitable for, or worthy of an action. | 名副其实的 | The archive is a veritable treasure of firsthand accounts. |
| 767 | wan | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: wan is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 万 | After the long illness, he looked wan. |
| 768 | zealot | noun StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: zealot is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 狂熱分子 | The novel distinguishes a committed activist from a violent zealot. |
| 769 | abstemious | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by. | 中度 | Her abstemious habits contrasted with the banquet's excess. |
| 770 | arrant | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: arrant is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 批准 | The forged quotation was arrant dishonesty. |
The Fulsome Tribute
Reading practice for pages 22–23. Five relevant words are highlighted.
English reading
A critic refuses to feign admiration for an idiosyncratic new sculpture. Its playful iconoclasm challenges familiar public monuments, yet the artist appears insouciant about public anger. At the opening, a sponsor offers fulsome praise so excessive that listeners question whether it is sincere.
Simplified Chinese translation
A reviewed translation is not available for this passage yet.
Reading comprehension
1. What does the critic refuse to feign?
The critic refuses to feign admiration.
2. How does the artist respond to anger?
The artist appears insouciant.
3. Why does the praise seem doubtful?
The fulsome praise is so excessive that it seems insincere.
Page 23: words 771–800
| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 771 | aver | verb StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: aver is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 断言 | The witness continued to aver that the signature was genuine. |
| 772 | bellicose | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: bellicose is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 好战的 | The leader's bellicose speech alarmed neighboring states. |
| 773 | beneficent | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: beneficent is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 仁慈 2. 慈善 3. 善行 | The beneficent foundation supplied clean water to remote villages. |
| 774 | cavil | verb StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: cavil is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 吹毛求疵 2. 挑剔 | Reviewers may cavil at the font, but the data remain convincing. |
| 775 | chauvinism | noun StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | 1. 沙文主義 2. 盲目的愛國心 3. 沙文主义 | National chauvinism led the speaker to dismiss every foreign achievement. |
| 776 | circumspection | noun StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -tion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 谨慎 | The unresolved evidence required circumspection from investigators. |
| 777 | commensurability | noun StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ability forms a noun for the capacity to have a quality or perform an action. | 可通约性 | Different grading scales complicated the scores' commensurability. |
| 778 | contrition | noun StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ition commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 忏悔 | His contrition was evident in the apology and restitution. |
| 779 | declivity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | 倾斜度 | Loose stones made the steep declivity dangerous. |
| 780 | desiccated | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: desiccated is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 干燥的 | The desiccated specimen crumbled when exposed to air. |
| 781 | dispositive | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ive commonly forms an adjective meaning having a quality or tendency. | 决定性的 | The newly dated letter was dispositive evidence of ownership. |
| 782 | effulgent | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: effulgent is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 鮮麗 2. 絢 | The moon appeared effulgent above the dark lake. |
| 783 | enjoin | verb StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: enjoin is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 吩咐 2. 命令 3. 禁止 | The court will enjoin the company from dumping waste. |
| 784 | enmity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: enmity is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 敵意 | Years of enmity made cooperation difficult. |
| 785 | equable | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: equable is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 中度 | Her equable temperament helped during the crisis. |
| 786 | extemporize | verb StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ize commonly forms a verb meaning to make, become, or apply. | 即兴发挥 | When the notes disappeared, the lecturer had to extemporize. |
| 787 | factitious | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by. | 1. 人為的 2. 人工的 | The advertisement manufactured a factitious sense of urgency. |
| 788 | fecundity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | 1. 繁殖力 2. 生殖力 3. 生育力 | The writer's fecundity yielded three novels in two years. |
| 789 | hector | verb StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: hector is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 赫克托 | The supervisor tried to hector employees into unpaid overtime. |
| 790 | imprecation | noun StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 詛咒 | The angry character ends his speech with an imprecation. |
| 791 | indigence | noun StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ence commonly forms a noun naming an action, quality, or state. | 贫困 | The relief program provides legal aid to people facing indigence. |
| 792 | inefficacious | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by. | 无效的 | The diluted treatment proved inefficacious against the infection. |
| 793 | interdict | verb StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: interdict is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 禁止 | The treaty will interdict the sale of the banned weapon. |
| 794 | lassitude | noun StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: lassitude is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 倦怠 | The fever left her with several days of lassitude. |
| 795 | mendacity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | 谎话 | Repeated contradictions exposed the official's mendacity. |
| 796 | pecuniary | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: pecuniary is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 金錢的 2. 與金錢相關的 3. 經濟的 | The court awarded pecuniary damages for lost wages. |
| 797 | perspicuity | noun StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | 明晰 | The manual's perspicuity helped beginners complete the repair. |
| 798 | quotidian | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: quotidian is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 天天 | The novel finds meaning in quotidian routines such as cooking and commuting. |
| 799 | recalcitrance | noun StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ance commonly forms a noun naming an action, quality, or state. | 顽抗 | The agency's recalcitrance delayed release of the records. |
| 800 | sanguinary | adjective StudyField: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: sanguinary is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 血腥 | The historian rejects the general's sanguinary plan as needless slaughter. |
Sources and curriculum references
These references guide selection and calibration. Definitions, sample sentences, readings, questions, and teaching notes are independently written and reviewed.
- Common Core: Language Standards for Grades 11–12
- OpenStax: Writing Guide with Handbook
- OpenStax: Anatomy and Physiology 2e
- OpenStax: Physics
- OpenStax: Calculus Volume 1
- OpenStax: American Government 3e
- OpenStax: Principles of Economics 3e
- OpenStax: Introduction to Sociology 3e
- WikDict downloadable bilingual dictionaries
- Kaikki.org / Wiktextract machine-readable Wiktionary data
- Language-Learning-decks public flashcard datasets
- SBBIC English-to-Khmer Dictionary
- English–Khmer Dictionary Dataset (machine-generated Khmer fallback; human review required)
- PanLex meanings snapshot (direct CC0 gap candidates; human review required)
- Cambridge bilingual dictionaries (individual editorial sense checks)
- Collins English–Hindi Dictionary (individual editorial checks)
- Hindwi and Rekhta dictionaries (individual Hindi/Urdu checks)
- National Institute of Korean Language: Basic Korean Dictionary
- JMdict/EDRDG Japanese dictionary project
- CC-CEDICT Chinese dictionary project
- VDict Vietnamese Dictionary (individual editorial check)
- Google Translate (machine-assisted lesson-reading draft; fluent review required)
- Kuperman et al.: Age-of-acquisition ratings for 30,000 English words
- The Princeton Review, Word Smart: Building an Educated Vocabulary (Privately Owned KSSR Materials; bibliographic calibration only).

