此篇文章复习《word power made easy》一书的第3章。《word power made easy》是一本神奇的单词书，它结合词源和百科式的介绍来使读者记住单词，对于充满好奇心的读者来说，这简直是一种享受。从单词记忆的方法来看，它强调自律，自发、主动、习惯性地记忆单词。
性格类型
Everyone's personality is determined by a combination of genetic and environmental factors. The author examined ten personality types that result from the way culture, growth, family background, and environment interact with heredity.
十种性格类型
- 利己主义者：An egoist. Every decision you make is based on the answer to one question: "What's in it for me ?"
- 自我主义者：An egotist. You are boastful to the point of obnoxious.
- 利他主义者：An altruist. You always concern yourself with the welfare of others.
- 内向者：An introvert. You have an aptitude for creative work and are uncomfortable engaging in activities that require cooperation with other people.
- 外向者：An extrovert. You are generally full of high spirits and love to be with people ——lots of people.
- 中间者：An ambivert. You have both introverted and extroverted tendencies——at different times and on different occasions.
- 愤世嫉俗者： A misanthrope. Your favorite theme is the stupidity, the meanness, the crookedness of most mortals.
- 厌女者：A misogynist. You are strongly prejudiced against women.
- 不婚者：A misogamist. You will not make the ultimate legal commitment.The ties that bind are too binding for you.
- 禁欲主义者：An ascetic. You believe the characteristics of the good life are self-denial, austerity and lonely contemplation.
词源
- 拉丁词根，我： ego
- egocentric
- egomaniac, egomaniacal
- 拉丁词根，他人：alter
- altruism, altruistic
- alternate: skip one and take the other
- alternative: other choice
- alteration: a change, a making into something other
- altercation: a verbal dispute. You have other ideas than those of the person on the other side of the argument.
- alter ego: other me
- 拉丁词根，向：verto
- introvert, extrovert, ambivert
- 双向：ambi
- ambidextrous, able to use both hands with equal skill.
- ambidexterity
- 拉丁词根，右手：dexter
- dexterous, skillful
- 拉丁词根，左手：sinister
- 对左撇子的偏见，evil, dangerous
- 法语，左手：gauche
- gauche, socially awkward
- gaucherie, clumsy ways of saying things and handling situations
- 法语，右手：droit
- adroit, quick-witted
- adroitness, quite the opposite of gaucherie
- 希腊词根，憎恨：misein
- misanthrope, hates mankind
- 希腊词根，人类：anthropos
- anthropology
- 希腊词根，女人：gyne
- gynecologist, the medical specialist who treats female disorders
- 希腊词根，婚姻：gamos
- monogamy 一夫一妻制
- bigamy
- polygamy
