amplitude n.廣闊;振幅 [ampli=AMPLE+tude]
amputate v.切斷;剪切 [amputee截肢者]
amuck ad.瘋狂地
amulet n.護身符 [amu-let]
anabolism n.同化作用 [Gk anabole ascent(ANA-, ballo throw)]
anachronism n.時代錯誤 [chronicle編年史]
analgesic a.止痛的 [nostalgia懷舊]
analogous a.類似的 [prologue序言]
anarchy n.無政府狀態;混亂 [anarchic無政府的]
anathema n.詛咒;討厭的人或物 [ecclL, = excommunicated person, excommunication,
anatomy n.解剖;解剖學 [ana+tomy]
ancestor n.祖先;先驅者 [ANTE-, cedere cess- go]
anchorite n.隱士;隱居修道的 [ancho 鐵錨 rite 儀式]
ancillary a.輔助的;附屬的 [
anecdote n.逸話;軼事
[AN-, ekdotos
anemia n.貧血 [anemic 貧血的;衰弱的,無精打采的]
anesthetic n.麻醉劑 [anesthetize 麻醉;使麻痹 aesthetic美學]
angle n.角;見地;觀點;釣魚 [an acute (obtuse) ~ 銳(鈍)角 take the ~ 測量角度 He looked at the problem only from his own ~.]
anguish n.極大痛苦 [angu痛苦+ish anguished很痛苦的 ANGER]
animadvert v.批評;責備 [L animadvertere
animalcule n.微生物 [anim氣息,心,生命 animism萬物有靈論]
animated a.活生生的 [anim生命+ated magnanimous大度的 animation活潑,卡通]
animosity n.仇恨 [anim生命 +osity]
animus n.惡意;意圖 [L, = spirit, mind]
ankle n.腳脖子;踝 [ME
annals n.紀年表;歷史記載 [自annus而來,意爲年]
anneal v.鍛鍊(金屬、玻璃等) [an表趨向+ne+al火]
annex v.附加 [an表趨向+nex捆綁]
annihilate v.消滅 [nehilism虛無]
annotate v.註解 [annotation註解 connotation內涵]
annoyance n.煩惱;爲難的事
annual a.一年的;每年的.,一年生的 [ME
annuity n.年金;養老金 [annui=annuus年+ty ANNUAL annuitant領受養老金者]
annul v.廢止;宣告無效 [ME
anomalous a.反常的;不規則的 [anomaly 反常]
anon ad.不久;立刻 [
anonymous a.無名的;匿名的 [anomymity無名,匿名 synonym同義字 antonym反義詞]
antagonism n.敵對 [ANTAGONIST敵手,對手]
antecedence n.居先;在前 [recede 後退]