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Learn these words derived from the Latin roots duc and duct, meaning “to lead” or “to guide.”

 

abduct    英 [əb’dʌkt]  美 [æb’dʌkt]     绑架；诱拐  v.

英文释义：take away to anundisclosed location against their will

e.g.Thebiggest let down about being abductedby aliens is the abundanceof gravity on the spaceship. – We Are the Ants

 

abduction   英 [əb’dʌkʃn]  [æb’dʌkʃən]    绑架；诱拐  n.

英文释义：the criminal act ofcarrying someone away by force

e.g.Everyday, from the time of his abductionthrough his training, heprayed in his heart for a chance to escape. – New York Times (Jun 21, 2017)

 

adduce  英 [ə’djuːs]  美 [ə’dus]   举出；引证

英文释义：advance evidence for

e.g. Adduce a pattern and you have to infer thatthe expansion will continue. – Forbes (Feb 10, 2015)

 

aqueduct   [‘ækwɪdʌkt]  美 [‘ækwɪ’dʌkt]  渡槽；导水管

英文释义：a conduit（沟渠） that carries water over a valley

e.g.Northernreservoirs funnel water to the southern half of the state through a complexsystem of concrete aqueducts. – WashingtonPost (May 28, 2016)

 

conducive   英 [kən’djuːsɪv]  美 [kən’dusɪv]   有益于；有助于…的

英文释义：tending to bringabout; being partly responsible for

e.g.As hisown boss, he said he worked his schedule to be more conduciveto creativity. – WashingtonTimes (Aug 23, 2017)

 

conduct 动词读作kənˈdʌkt。名词读作ˈkɒndʌkt  表现

英文释义：the way a personbehaves toward other people

e.g.Insteadshe continued to pretend that her son was doing fine, that his grades were goodand his conductwas improving. – Hoot

 

conductivity  英 [kɒndʌk’tɪvɪtɪ] [,kɑndʌk’tɪvəti]    导电性

英文释义：the property oftransmitting heat, electricity, or sound

e.g.“Castiron doesn’t drop in temperature as much as thinner pans with better conductivity,” like aluminum and stainless steel. – NewYork Times (Jun 28, 2016)

 

conductor   [kən’dʌktə]   指挥

英文释义：the person who leads amusical group

e.g.As the conductorwaved his arms, he molded the air like handfuls of soft clay, and themusicians carefully followed his every direction. – The Phantom Tollbooth

 

deduce   英 [dɪ’djuːs]  美 [dɪ’dʊs]   推断；推论

英文释义：conclude by reasoning

e.g.Hence alinguist would immediately deducecorrectly that the Englishlanguage arose in coastal northwestern Europe and spread around the world fromthere. – Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies

 

deduct  [dɪ’dʌkt]   扣除；减去 v.

英文释义：make a subtraction

e.g.If atarget is missed, there is a five-second penalty, which means they will deductfiveseconds from your time. – Washington Times (May 22, 2017)

 

deduction   [dɪ’dʌkʃ(ə)n]   扣除；减去  n.

英文释义：reasoning from thegeneral to the particular

e.g.“To makesense of all this, I must use my powers of deduction,” Penelopethought to herself.The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: TheMysterious Howling

 

ducal  英 [‘djuːk(ə)l]  美 [‘dukl]   公爵的；公爵领地的

英文释义：of or belonging to orsuitable for a duke

e.g.Veronahas the charm of ducalItalian cities: grandeur and intimacy at thesame time. – Forbes (Apr 5, 2015)

 

duct  [dʌkt]   输送管；导管

英文释义：an enclosed conduitfor a fluid

e.g.Everycrevice, ductand electrical outlet is coated with a special sealant toprevent leakage. – Wall Street Journal (Sep 14, 2016)

 

ductile  [‘dʌktaɪl]   易延展的

英文释义：capable of beingshaped or bent or drawn out

e.g.Materialsthat can undergo lots of plastic deformation before they finally break arecalled ductile. – Scientific American (May 7, 2015)

 

educate英 [‘edjʊkeɪt]  美 [‘ɛdʒuket]    教育；培养

英文释义：give knowledgeacquired by learning and instruction

e.g.But aftershe had her two children, Mom and our uncle Jim, she became a teacher becauseshe didn’t trust anyone else to educatethem. – The Glass Castle

 

educe  英 [ɪ’djuːs]  美 [ɪ’djʊs]      引出

英文释义：bring out or develop,especially from a potential state

e.g.The Latinroot of the word educate is  ‘ educe,’ which means to draw out that which lies inside thestudent. – Forbes (Nov 21, 2012)

 

induce  [ɪn’djuːs]  美 [ɪn’dus]  诱导

英文释义：cause to arise

e.g.Fear, herealizes, helps to keep him awake, so he decides to induceit. – Enrique’s Journey

 

inducement   英 [ɪn’djuːsm(ə)nt] 美 [ɪn’dusmənt]  诱因；刺激物

英文释义：a positivemotivational influence

e.g.WhileNorth America and Europe banned lavish gifts to doctors years ago, financial inducementsremain commonplace in many parts of the world. – Reuters (Jul 12, 2013)

 

induct   [ɪn’dʌkt]  使…就职

英文释义：admit as a member

e.g.ArethaFranklin was the first woman to be inductedinto the Rock and RollHall of Fame. – Time (Sep 7, 2017)

 

induction   [ɪn’dʌkʃ(ə)n]   归纳法

英文释义：reasoning fromdetailed facts to general principles

e.g.Butthere’s a difference between believing that, with reason—my inductionfrom knowledge of the facts—and reporting it as a fact. – Wall StreetJournal (Jan 4, 2017)

 

introduce  英 [ɪntrə’djuːs] 美 [ˌɪntrə’dus]  介绍 v.

英文释义：bring something new toan environment

e.g.Theastrolabe（天体观测仪） was introducedto Europe by the eleventhcentury, where it saw wide use until the Renaissance. – Circumference

 

introduction    [,ɪntrə’dʌkʃ(ə)n]    介绍  n.

英文释义：the act of startingsomething for the first time

e.g.There wasonce a state legislator in Wisconsin who objected to the introductionof daylight saving timedespite all the good arguments for it. – Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracyand Its Consequences

 

irreducible   英 [ɪrɪ’djuːsɪb(ə)l] 美 [,ɪrɪ’dusəbl]  无法简化的

英文释义：incapable of beingmade smaller or simpler

e.g.The Earthis a complex system, an irreduciblecomplexity that defiessimplification into computer models. – Scientific American (Nov 30, 2015)

 

produce    英 [prəˈdju:s;(for n.)ˈprɒdju:s]  美 [prəˈdus;(for n.)ˈprɒdus; prɑdus]   生产；引起

英文释义：cause to happen, occuror exist

e.g.Good foodis supposed to producegood conversation I’ve heard. – The Pigman

 

product   英 [‘prɒdʌkt] 美 [‘prɑdʌkt]    产品

英文释义：a commodity offeredfor sale

e.g.EverywhereI looked, I saw famous, widely advertised productssitting on laboratory desksand tables. – Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal

 

production   [prə’dʌkʃ(ə)n]   生产活动

英文释义：the act or process ofmaking something

e.g.Lawrence’sexperience as an impresario of Big Science gave him an instinctive grasp of howto scale up a process from prototype to production. – BigScience

 

reduce  英 [rɪ’djuːs]  美 [rɪ’dʊs]    减少

英文释义：make smaller

e.g.Theprogram reducespollution and conserves natural resources. – WeAre the Ants

 

reduction  [rɪ’dʌkʃ(ə)n]减少；下降

英文释义：the act of decreasingsomething

e.g.Higherrates of economic growth, facilitated by periodic doses of liberalization,pushed forward poverty reduction. – The WorldIs Flat

 

seduce  英 [sɪ’djuːs]  美 [sɪ’dʊs]  引诱；怂恿

英文释义：lure or entice awayfrom duty, principles, or proper conduct

e.g.“Do notbe seducedby false glamour; do not shirk your duties; donot wander off alone into the Wood at night.” – Ash

 

traduce   英 [trə’djuːs]  美 [trə’dus]        中伤；诽谤

英文释义：speak unfavorablyabout

e.g.They werewatching for opportunities to traduceFranklin, to ruin hisreputation, and if possible, to bring him into contempt. – Abbott, John S. C.(John Stevens Cabot)

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