作者通常在生词之前后之后紧挨着生词给出界说内容。有时有标点契合,连字符或逗号提示。此外,若是界说内容为语句,谓语动词多为:be, be considered, to be, be called, be kown as, constitute, deal with, define, mean, refer to, represent, signify等。
这类头绪通常很明显,学习者能比拟容易地发现。
例如:
Anthropology is the scientific study of people, society and culture.
由界说可知,anthropology就是“研讨人类的科学”。
2)依据复述猜想词义
复述也是对某一单词所做的针对性解说,尽管不像界说那样谨慎、具体,可是供给的信息也能使咱们猜出生词的词义。复述有些可能是单词、短语或许从句,通常作为生词的同位语,与生词间多用逗号衔接,有时也运用破折号,冒号,分号,引号和括号等。同位语前常有or, similarly, that is to say, in other words, namely, or other, say, i. e.等副词或短语呈现。
例如:
Semantics, the study of the meaning of words, is necessary if you are to speak and read intelligently.