1. [詞海垂釣]從詞典中“釣”出一串同根詞吧。
① inter-(=between)
② intro-(=into)
③ re-(=back)
2. [同義相連]將左欄中的單詞和右欄中相對應的詞義連接起來。
① admissible a.可解雇的
② omissible b.可允許的
③ dismissible c.可省略的
④ permissible d.能傳送的
⑤ remissible e.可采納的
⑥ transmissible f.可赦免的
3. [尋根問底]指出下列單詞的詞根并領會其詞義的由來。
① mission n.代表團；傳教團
② missionary n.傳教士 a.傳教的
③ missive n.信件；公函；投擲武器
④ manumit v.指引；引導
⑤ manumission n.指引；引導
⑥ demit v.辭職；退職
⑦ demission n.辭職；退職
⑧ remittance n.匯款（額）
⑨ remitter n.匯款人；赦免者
⑩ remittee n.匯款收款人
4. [節(jié)外生枝]在下列單詞中，詞根mis是miss的變體。
① promise v.允諾；答應
② demise v.轉(zhuǎn)讓
③ remise v.出讓；讓渡
④ premise n.前提
⑤ surmise v.臆測；猜度
⑥ compromise v.妥協(xié)
59. mort [L]=death死
有生就有死。拉丁語中表示死亡的單詞是mors，它的屬格mortis為英語留下一個有不少同根詞的名詞詞根mort。常見的同根詞有mortal，immortal，mortgage和postmortem。
motral [mort=death死；-al a.=having the nature 有……特性的→“having the nature of death有死亡特性的”→] a.① that will suffer death終有一死的：Man is martal.人終有一死。② causing death, or fatal致死的，致命的：a mortal wound致命傷
▽mortality [mortal;-ity n.] n.必死性，致命性
immortal [im-(in-)=not不；mortal a.必死的→] a.① not mortal不朽的：The heroes of people are immortal.人民英雄永垂不朽。② everlasting永世的，長久的：immortal wisdom永生大智
▽immortality [immortal;-ity n.] n.不朽；永存
immortalize [immortal;-ize v.] v.使不朽；使名垂千古
mortgage [mort=death死；gage n.=pledge抵押（品）→“a pledge given in case of one's death為防死亡無法踐約而作的抵押”→] Ⅰn. ① an agreement to give up property if one is unable to pay抵押協(xié)議：He signed a 80％mortgage for the new house.他簽了百分之八十的抵押貸款協(xié)議購新房。② money loaned to buy a house購房抵押貸款：They bought the flat on a mortgage.他們靠抵押貸款買了單元房。→Ⅱv. place (property) under a mortgage抵押：Faust mortgaged his soul to the devil.浮士德將靈魂抵押給魔鬼。
▽mortgagor [mortgag(e);-or n.] n.抵押人，押出人
mortgagee [mortgag(e);-ee n.] n.受押人，押入者
postmortem [post-=after在……之后；mortem=death死→] a. after death死后的：postmortem examination驗尸→n. examination of body after death驗尸，尸體解剖
mortify [mort=death死；-i-;-fy v.=to make使→“to make or put (someone) to death使（某人）想去死”→] v. humiliate (someone) by an injury to self-respect羞辱，使丟臉：He was mortified by his poor marks.他因成績差感到丟臉。
▽mortification [mortif(y);-ication n.] n.受辱感；羞愧感
mortician [most=death 死；-ician (-an) n.=person 人→“a person who handles business of one's death料理死者事務的人”→] n. person who conducts burial and funeral services殯葬業(yè)者：Morticians make money from the alive.殯葬業(yè)賺的是活人的錢。
mortuary [mort=death死；-u-;-ary n.=place地點→“place provided for the death為亡者提供的場地”→] n. building for the bodies of the dead太平間
▽premortuary [pre-;mortuary] a.葬禮前的
antemortem [ante-=before在……之前；mortem=death死亡→] a. before one's death;dying死前的；臨死的：antemortem confession臨終懺悔
