Question

45. it [L]=

Accepted Answer

to go 走
在常用词ambition，exit 和transit 中有个词根it，它是拉丁动词ire 的过去分词词干，与英
语代词it 毫不相干。

ambition [amb-=round 周围；it=to go 走；-ion n.=-ing 表行为→“going round（for votes）（为
选票）四方奔走”→] n.① desire to be successful 强烈欲望：He is filled with ambition to become
famous.他一心想成名。② object of such desire 追求的目标，抱负：She realized her ambitions.
她实现了自己的抱负。

▽ambitionless [ambition;-less a.] a.无抱负的

exit [ex-=out 出；it=to go 走→]Ⅰv. go out 出去，离去：He exited in a hurry.他匆匆离去。→Ⅱ
n.① departure 出去，离去：The actor made a graceful exit.演员优雅地退场。② way out 出
口：Exit doors must open outwards.太平门必须朝外开。

transit [trans-=across 穿过；it=to go 走→“to go across 走过”→]Ⅰv. pass across or through 通
过，越过：Only small ships can transit the canal.只有小船能通过运河。Ⅱn.① the act of going
across or through 通过，越过：Transit across the bridge is dangerous.过那座桥有危险。② the
act of carrying across 运输：The goods were damaged in transit.货物在运输途中受损。

▽transition [transit;-ion n.] n.过渡，过渡时期；转变，变迁
transitive [transit;-ive a.] a.过渡的；转变的；[语]及物的
transitory [transit;-ory a.] a.短暂的，昙花一现的；无常的

circuit [circu=ring 圆环； it=to go → “ going along a ring 沿圆环走” → ] n. ① round about
movement 环行：We made a circuit of the lake.我们绕湖走了一圈。② line enclosing an area
周线，范围：a 40-kilometer circuit of mountains 四十公里方圆的山区③ path of electric current
电路：short circuit 短路

▽circuitous [circuit;-ous a.] a.迂回的，绕行的；曲折的
circuity [circuit;-y n.] n.曲折性；迂回，拐弯抹角的行动
circuitry [circuit;-ry n.] n.电路系统；电路元件总称

initial [in-=in 入；it=to go 走；-i-;-al a.=of……的→“of going in 刚走进的”→]Ⅰa. of or at the
beginning 开始的，最初的：He failed in his initial attempts.他初试即败。→Ⅱn. the first letter of
one's name 首字母：He signed with his initials.他用首字母签名。

▽initialism [initial n.;-ism n.] n.首字母缩略词
initialize [initial a.-ize v.] v.（计算机）预置

initiate [in-=in 入；it=to go 走；-i-;-ate v.=to make 使→“to make to go in 使走进去”→] v.① set
going;begin 发起；开始：to initiate a new programme of reform 开始实施新的改革方案。②
introduce into membership 介绍（入会）：The old members initiate the new ones.老会员引进新
会员。③ intrduce into knowledge 传授，使初步了解：The book initiated him into foreign trade.
该书教他外贸的基本知识。

▽initation [initat(e);-ion n.] n.开始，发起；入会；传授
initiator [initiat(e);-or n.] n.创始人，发起者；传授者
initiative [initiat(e);-ive a.] a.开始的n.倡议；首创精神

sedition [sed-(se-)=apart 离；it=to go 走；-ion n.=-ing 表行为→“going apart 走开，脱离”→]
n. speech or action causing rebellion 煽动叛乱的言行：He was charged with sedition.他被控犯
有煽动叛乱罪。

▽seditionary [sedition;-ary n.] n.煽动分子
seditionist [sedition;-ist n.] n.煽动叛乱者
seditious [sed-;it;-ious a.] a.煽动叛乱的；煽动性的

obit [ob-=away 离开；it=to go 走→“going away or passing away 离去，去世”→] n. ceremony
in memory of the anniversary of one's death 周年祭礼：They hold a simple obit to remember him.
他们召开了一个简朴的周年祭礼来追思他。

▽obituary [obit;-u-;-ary n. ] n.讣告
obituarist [obituar(y);-ist n.] n.讣告作者

N Circuit Initiate Ambition 走； Ion N.= Ing 表行为→“Going N.①