Question

81. sect [L]=

Accepted Answer

to cut 切
在常用section，sector 和insect 中有个拉丁词根sect。它来自拉丁动词secare 的动名词词干，
意为to cut（切）。

section [sect=to cut 切；-ion n.=the result 表结果→“the result of cutting something 切割某物
的结果”→] n.① part cut off 切下的部分，块：to cut the cake into four sections 把蛋糕切成
四块② separate part of any-thing（事物的）部分：the richer sections of town 城镇中富裕的
地区

▽sectional [section;-al a.] a.部分的；局部的；地区的
subsection [sub-;section] n.分部，小类；分段，小节

sector [sect=to cut 切；-or n.=thing 物→“something that is cut off 被切下之物”→] n.① part cut
off from the whole 部分：a sector of a circle 扇形②distinct part of society（社会的）部门，行
业：the manufacturing sector 制造业

▽sectorial [sector;-ial a.] a.扇形的

insect [in-=into 成为；sect=to cut 切→“an animal looking like being cut into several parts 看起
来好像身体被切成几部分的动物”→] n. anthropad having a body divided into three parts 昆虫：
Beetles, ants and flies are all insects.甲虫、蚂蚁和苍蝇都是昆虫。

▽insectual [insect;-u-;-al a.] a.昆虫似的；小虫子似的

bisect [bi-=two 二；sect=to cut 切分→] v. cut into two equal parts 把……平分：Use the compass
to bisect an angle.用罗盘平分方位角。

▽bisector [bisect;-or n.] n. [数]平分线

dissect [dis-=apart 分；sect =to cut 切→“to cut apart 切开”→] v.① cut apart (an animal body,
etc.) to examine its parts 解剖：to dissect a frog 解剖青蛙② examine part by part 仔细分析：to
dissect a problem 仔细分析问题

▽dissection [dissect;-ion n.] n.解剖；分析
dissector [dissect;-or n.] n.解剖者，解剖学家；分析者

intersect [inter-=between 在……之间；sect=to cut 切→“to cut between 在……之间切过去”
→] v.① cut across 横切：The highway intersects the town.公路穿城而过。② meet and cross
交叉：Two lines intersect at point A.两线在A 点相交。

▽intersection [intersect;-ion n.] n.横断；交叉（点）

transect [tran-(trans-)=arcoss 横穿；sect=to cut 切→] v. cut arcoss 横切，横断：The ridge transects
north of this province.该山脉横穿这个省的北部。

▽transection [transect;-ion n.] n.横切；横断面

vivisect [viv=alive 活的；-i-;sect=to cut 切→“to cut alive 切割活物”→] v. cut into or dissect (a
living animal)解剖（动物活体）：The Japanese troops vivisected human bodies in World WarⅡ.
日本军队在二战中用人体进行活体解剖。

▽vivisection [vivisect;-ion n.] n.活体解剖

Cut Part N Dissect Sector V 切→“To Sect=To