aug,auct,auth
=to increase,to cause to grow增加,成长
august=aug(使增大to increase)+-ust(最the most)
词义:1.adj.威严的(impressive,making you feel respect)
Once in the august palaces lived a king.
从前在威严的王宫里面住着一个国王。
2.大写首字母 n.八月 August
augment=aug(使增大to increase)+-ment(使..)
词义:v.增加(大),扩大(make greater or enlarge)
The king augmented his prower.
国王扩大了自己的权力。
auction=auct(使增加to increase)+-ion
词义:1.n.拍卖(sale in which goods are sold to the person offerings the highest price)
The house is up for auction(=will be sold at an auction)
be up for 即将被。。。。这所房子将被拍卖。
2.v.拍卖(sell by action)
When the artist died his family auctioned his paintings.
这个画家去世之后他的家人把他的画拍卖了。
author=auth(使成长to cause to grow)+-or(人)
词义:1.n.作家(writer)
Who is your favourite author?
你最喜欢哪位作家?
2.发起人;创始人(people who begins or create anything)
The young man is the author of the project.
这个年轻人是该项目的倡议者。
authority=author(创始者)+-ity(表特性n.)
词义:n.1.权力;权威(the power or right to control or make decisions)
She now has authority over the people who used to be her bosses.
她现在管辖着过去是她上司那些人。
2.当权者,当局(the people or an organization who have the power to make decisions)
I have to report this to the authority.
我得向官方报告此事。
authorize(英式)/authorise(美式)
=author(创始者)+-ize(权力)
词义:v.批准,授权(give power to)
We are willing to authorize the president to use force if neccssary.
我们愿意授予总统在必要的时候使用武力。