雅思词汇词根之 loc

雅思词汇词根之 loc

表示{方位}的字根loc = place 地方

入门字

location (n.) 地点

loc/ ation

place/ 名词字尾

进阶字

1. locale (n.) 地点

loc/ ale

place/ 名词字尾

The King and I is more than a stock romance set in an exotic locale.

《国王与我》不只是一个以异国地点为背景的老式文艺故事。

2. locate (v.) 地点

loc/ ate

place/ 动词字尾

The bat uses a sonar system to locate its food.

蝙蝠用声呐找到食物。

3. locomotive (n.) 火车头;推动者(a.) 移动的

loco/ mot/ ive

place/ move/名词字尾

形容词字尾

Germany has served as a locomotive, with Helmut Kohl as engineer, pulling the rest of Europe toward economic and political union .

德国扮演了火车头的角色，柯尔总理就是司机，带动欧洲走向经济与政治统一。

4. locus (n.) 场所，主要地点

loc/ us

place/ 名词字尾

The Presidential Hall has traditionally been the locus of political power in Taiwan.

总统府一向是台湾政治权力的重镇。