1.paleolithic a.旧石器时代的(of or relating to the earliest period of the Stone Age)
联想记忆:paleo(古)+lith(石头)+ic--生产石制工具的时代--旧石器时代的
例:upper Paleolithic旧石器时代晚期
2.paleontologistn.古生物学家(a specialist in paleontology)
词根记忆:来自paleontology(n.古生物学)
例:The first introduces the hypothesis proposed by the paleontologist.
3.paleozoologist n.古动物学家(people who are specialized in paleozoology)
词根记忆:paleo(古)+zoo(动物)+ logist(学家)--古动物学家
例:By analyzing the advanced olfactory apparatus of Pleistocene chordates, paleozoologists have discovered a link between the brain's regions of scent discrimination and its regions of long-term memory storage ,a link that could prove invaluable in the treatment of amnesia victims.
4.pan n.幕,遮盖物(covering)
例:a pan of dust尘雾
5.pallid a.苍白的,没血色的(pale);无生气的(lacking liveliness)
词根记忆:pall(=pale苍白)+id--苍白的,没血色的
例:a pallid countenance脸色苍白
6.palm n.棕榈(树/叶);手掌
例:In Asia, where palm trees are non-native, the trees' flowers have traditionally been pollinated by hand.
7.pltry a.无价值的,微不足道的(insignificant, trifling)
联想记忆:pal(看作pale苍白的)+try(努力)--白努力--无价值的
例:Only paltry sums are available for excavating in archaeology.
8.pamphlet n.小册子(brochure)
词根记忆:来自拉丁文pamphilus,是一首爱情名诗;pam(=pan全部)+phil(爱)+ us--表达爱情(的小册子)--小册子
例:A town's public health officials sent a pamphlet about mouth cancer to all town residents.
9.panacea n.灵丹妙药(cure-all)
词根记忆:pan(全部)+acea(治疗)--全都能治疗的--灵丹妙药
例:In recent years proposed panaceas and new programs have proliferated at a feverish pace.