Question

98. viv, vit [L]=

Accepted Answer

to live;life 活；生命
viv 和vit 是同源异形根。viv 来自拉丁动词vivere，意为to live（活，生活）；vit 来自同根拉
丁名词vita，意为life（生活，生命）。

vivid [viv=to live 活；-id a.=characterized by 有……特点的→“charac-terized by living 特别活的”
→] a.① lively;active 有生气的；活泼的：The boy has a vivid imagination.那男孩的想像力很活
跃。②lifelike 生动的：His novels are full of vivid characterizations.他的小说充满栩栩如生的人
物描写。

▽vividness [vivid;-ness n.] n.活泼；活跃；生动；逼真

revive [re-=again 再；viv=to live 生活；-e→] v.① live again;make to live again 再生；使复活：
The doctor revived him by artificial respira-tion.医生施行人工呼吸救活了他。② bring back to
health, strength, or consciousness 使恢复精力；使苏醒：The rain revived the withered plants.
雨水使枯萎的作物复苏了。

▽revival [reviv(e);-al n.] n.复活；苏醒；复兴
revivable [reviv(e);-abl a.] a.可复活的；可苏醒的；可恢复的
survive [sur- (super-) = beyond 超；viv = to live 活；-e→] v. ① live beyond or outlive 比……
活得长：She survived her husband for two years.她比丈夫多活两年。② live after coming close
to death;remainalive 幸存；活下来：Others died in the accident, but he survived.其他人死于那
次事故，他幸免了。

▽survival [surviv(e);-al n.] n.幸存；残存；残存物
survivor [surviv(e);-or n.] n.幸存者；逃生者

vital [vit=life 生命；-al a.=pertaining to……的→] a.① pertaining to life or necessary for life 生
命的；生命攸关的：Oxygen is vital for all animals.氧气是一切动物生存所必需的。② full of life
充满活力的：a vital youth 朝气蓬勃的青年

▽vitality [vital;-ity n.] n.生命力；活力
vitalize [vital;-ize v.] v.给予……生命力；使有生气

revivify [re-=again 再，复；viv=to live 活；-ify v.=to make 使……→] v. make to live again; give new
life to 使复活；使恢复生气：The spring returns, the nature revivifies.春回大地，万物复苏。

▽revivification [revivif(y);-ication n.] n.复活；复苏

vivacious [viv=to live 活；-ac;-ious a.=full of 充满……的→] a. full of life; lively 富有生气的；活
泼的：vivacious discussion 活跃热烈的讨论

▽vivacity [viv;-ac;-ity n.] n.活泼；快活；有生气

viviparous [vivi=living 活的；par=to produce 产生；-ous a.=character-ized by 有……特点的→] a.
characterized by producing living young (as opposed to laying eggs)产仔的；胎生的：Chickens are
not viviparous.小鸡不是胎生的。

▽viviparity [vivi;par;-ity n.] n.胎生
vivipara [vivi;par;-a n.] n.胎生动物

vitamin [vit=life 生命；amin=amine 胺→] n. organic substance that is necessary for life of man
and animals 维生素：Vitamin C 维生素C

▽vitaminize [vitamin;-ize v.] v.在……中加维生素；使有生气
vitaminology [vitamin;-ology n.] n.维生素学

Live N Life Vivid Full Vital Viv=To Living