capacious a.容量大的 [ capax -aciscapere hold capacity 包容力, 收容力;容積]
caparison n.裝飾用馬衣;給馬穿衣 [ caparazon saddle-clothcapa CAPE羔羊皮(產(chǎn)于好望角)拉丁文"頭"岬,海角;好望角(Cape of Good] [Hope)]
caper v.n.雀躍;嬉戲;把戲 [ capres & capparis kapparis, treated aspl: cf CHERRY, PEA 豌豆]
capillary a.毛細管的 [capillus hair]
capitulate v.有條件地投降 [ caput head]
caprice n.反復(fù)無常;任性 [It CAPRICCIO隨想曲 capricious善變的,任性的,反覆無常的]
caption n.標題 [capt- take]
captious a.好吹毛求疵的;詭辯的 [capt take+ious-take(other's fault)(CAPTION)]
carat n.克拉;開 [ keration fruit of the carob稻子豆(dimin of keras horn角)Karate空手道 caret加字符號]
cardinal a.首要的;基本的[ cardinaliscardo -inis hinge: in Eng first applied to the four virtues on which conduct 'hinges( 關(guān)鍵,樞紐,要點)'
cardiology n.心臟學 [cardio+logy]
careen v.使船傾倒;使側(cè)傾 [ carina KEEL龍骨]
caress v.撫愛 [ carus dear]
caricature n.諷刺畫;諷刺 [caricareoad, exaggerate]
carmine n.洋紅色 [carmesinum crimson+minium cinnabar1(礦)辰砂,朱砂 鮮紅色,朱紅色(vermilion)]
carnage n.*;殘殺 [ caro carnis flesh]
carnal a.肉體的 [caro carnis flesh]
carnivorous a.食肉的 [caro carnis flesh+-VOROUS carnivore 食肉動物;食蟲植物]
carouse n.v.酒宴;痛飲;狂歡 [orig as adv = right out, in phr drink carouse garaus trinken carousal喧鬧的酒會]
carping a.吹毛求疵的
carrion n.腐臭的尸體 [MEAF & ONF caroine, -oigne, charoigne caroflesh]
cartographer n.制圖者 [carto紙+grapher]
carve v.雕刻;切成薄片;開拓 [ ceorfan cut]
cascade n.小瀑布 [It cascatacascare to fall ult casus:CASE(."發(fā)生的事")情形,場合;事例]
caste n.印度世襲階級;階級制度 [casto pure, CHASTE(."無缺點的,純潔的")1女子(肉體上)純潔的,貞潔的]
castigate v.譴責;懲治 [ castigare reprovecastus pure castigation強烈申斥;反對;鞭打;懲罰]
casualty n.意外;災(zāi)禍 [medL casualitas(CASUAL), after ROYALTY etc]
casuistry n.詭辯;曲解 [casuist 詭辯家 casuiste Sp. casuista casus CASE]
cataclysm n.洪水;劇變 [cata向下的+clysm=kluzo洗 catacomb地下墓穴 catalogue分類目錄clyster(醫(yī))灌腸]
catalyst n.催化劑 [cata+lysis溶解 after analyst catalysis接觸反應(yīng),催化作用]
catapult n.彈弩;發(fā)射機 [ catapulte or catapultaGk katapeltes(CATA-, pallo hurl)]
catastrophe n.大災(zāi)難 [cata+strophe turning]
catechism n.問答形式的教授法 [CATECHIZE 以問答方式講授;盤問 catechizer 口試者 catechist傳道師;盤問者;采用問答式教學者]
categorical a.絕對的 [CATEGORY 種類]
cater v.承辦酒席;迎合 [acater buy; cate n.佳肴,美食]
catharsis n.導(dǎo)瀉;凈化 [kathairo cleanse cathartic通便的;洗滌(胃腸)的;瀉藥]
catholic a.寬容的;廣泛的 [kata in respect of+holos whole Catholic天主教]
caucus n.干部會議;核心人物 [18th-c US, perhAlgonquin cau' -cau-as' u adviser]
caustic a.腐蝕性的;刻薄的 [kaustos burntkaio burn]
cauterize v.灼燒 [kaio burn]
cavalcade n.車隊等的行列 [cavalcare ride ult caballus pack-horse]
cavil v.吹毛求疵;苛責 [ cavillaricavilla mockery 嘲弄;蔑視]
cavity n.空穴;空腔;蛀牙洞 [ cavus hollow洞]
cede v.割讓;讓步 [ cedere yield]
celebrity n.名聲;名人 [celebr有名的+ity CELEBRATED 馳名的,有名的]
celerity n.快速 [celer swift]
celestial a.天上的 [CELESTE天空]