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【例】①We lie in an age when information is pretty much instantaneous.
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②The speedometer of a car reveals information about the instantaneous speed of your car.
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attrition［əˈtriʃən］n. 消耗；磨损；摩擦
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【记】词根记忆：at + trit（摩擦） + ion→磨损；摩擦
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【例】This may be a war of attrition, or even now the unexpected may come, but to all effects and purposes Germany is beaten.
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idiosyncrasy［ˌidiəˈsiŋkrəsi］n. （个人独有的）习性，癖好，气质
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【记】词根记忆：idio（个人，独特） + syn（共同） + crasy（混合）→混合了个人特性的独特行为→癖好
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【例】Petty, I guess that your idiosyncrasy is long-windedness.
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【用】idiosyncrasy强调癖好、性质的特殊性，与他人不同。
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detest［diˈtest］vt. 厌恶，憎恶，讨厌
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【例】Many people detest spending long time every day traveling to work and back.
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【用】“讨厌做某事”要用detest doing sth. 表示。
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accident［ˈæksidənt］n. 意外，事故
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【记】联想记忆：accid（看作acid，酸的） + ent→令人感到酸楚的事情→意外
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【例】①Nearly 60% of these dangerous spills will occur in or around the patient’s domicile. This isn’t all bad news, however, because a few modifications could prevent a lot of accidents. （2005）
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②by accident 偶然 I met my former colleagues in the mall by accident.
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③without accident 平安无事 Blair came back without accident.
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【派】accidental（adj. 偶然的，意外的）
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prevalent［ˈprevələnt］adj. 普遍的，流行的，盛行的
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【记】词根记忆：pre（前） + val（力量） + ent→游走在前面的力量→流行的
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【例】In the United States, working longer hours is prevalent in all sectors of society. （2004）
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intern［inˈtəːn］n. 住院见习医生；实习生 vt. （尤指战时）拘禁，扣押
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【例】①Many insurrectionists have been interned.
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②I heard one of my classmates work as an intern in that famous corporation.
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outcast［ˈautkɑːst;ˈautkæst］n. 被逐出家门的人，被社会遗弃者 adj. 被遗弃的，无家可归的
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