1.relentless a.无情的(unrelenting);不断的(steady, persistent)
词根记忆:relent(变温和)+less--不能变温和--无情的
例:relentless persecution无情的迫害
2.reliable a.可靠的,可信赖的(dependable)
词根记忆:rel(y)(信赖)+iable(能…的)--可靠的,可信赖的
例:A more reliable study has indicated that eating chocolate does not increase the likelihood of getting heart disease.
派生词:reliability(n.可靠性);reliance(n.信赖;信任)
3.reliance n.信赖,信任(the state of being dependent on or having confidence in)
词根记忆:来自rely(v.信赖)
例:lf these trends in fuel production and usage continue, Sidurian reliance on foreign sources for fuel should decline soon.
同根词:reliant(a.信赖的)
4.relic n.文物(trace or feature surviving from a past age and serving to remind people of it)
例:The museum put the ancient relics on display.
5.relieve v.缓解:减轻(to lighten)
词根记忆:re+lieve(=lev轻)--使…轻--缓解;减轻
例:Solacium(a medicinal herb) can relieve tension and promote deep sleep.
派生词:relief(n.轻松;缓解);reliever(n.救济者)
6.religious a.宗教的(of religion);虔诚的(of, relating to, or devoted to religious beliefs or observances)
例:It is almost universally agreed that political virtue must rest upon moral and religious precepts.
7.relinquish v.放弃(to give up);交出(to give over possession of)
词根记忆:re(重新)+linqu(=leave离开)+ish--再次离开--放弃
例:Max relinquished his ownership of a small piece of land needed by the city.
8.reluctant a.不情愿的,勉强的(unwilling)
例:War industries during the Second World War were reluctant to hire women for factory work.
派生词:reluctance(n.勉强)
9.remainder n.【数】余数:剩余部分(a remaining group part, or trace)
词根记忆:来自remain(v.剩余),指减法之后的余数
例:Please write the remainder as a fraction.//Mary did most of the work, and Susan finished the remainder
adj. 固执的,坚持的,连续的