concrete★

　　構詞con共同+crete制造→共同制造→混凝土

　　a.1.existing in material form; that can be touched, felt, etc 以物質形式存在的; 具體的; 實體的

　　2.definite; positive 確實的; 明確的; 確定的

　　3.solid凝固的

　　vt.to build with hard, strong construction material.凝結

　　vi.to harden; solidify硬化;固化

　　真題連線2003英譯漢

　　Thus，the anthropological concept of“culture”，like the concept of“set”in mathematics，is an abstract concept which makes possible immense amounts of concrete research and understanding. 因此，人類學中的“文化”概念就像數學中“集”的概念一樣，是一個抽象概念。它使大量的具體研究和認識成為可能。

　　condemn★

　　構詞com共同+demn傷害→共同傷害→譴責

　　v.to express strong disapproval of: to pronounce judgment against 譴責,指責;判刑,宣告有罪

　　真題連線2004 Text 2

　　Over the past century, all kinds of unfairness and discrimination have been condemned or made illegal. 在過去的一個世紀里各種各樣的不公和歧視遭到了譴責或定為非法。

　　condense★

　　構詞con全部+dense濃縮→全部濃縮

　　v.1.become thicker or more concentrated變稠或變濃; 濃縮

　　2.change from gas or vapour to a liquid凝結

　　3. put sth into fewer words 簡縮; 摘要; 簡述

　　真題連線1998英譯漢

　　According to the theory，the universe burst into being as a submicroscopic，unimaginably dense knot of pure energy that flew outward in all directions，emitting radiation as it went，condensing into particles and then into atoms of gas. 根據這一理論，宇宙的形成是由一團亞微觀的、極其稠密的純能量團朝四面八方向外發散，隨著放出輻射線，濃縮成粒子，然后形成氣體原子。

　　condition★

　　構詞con共同+dit給予+ion名詞后綴→共同給出的[條件]

　　n.1.狀態; 處境; 地位; 身分

　　2.現狀; 狀況; 情況

　　3健康狀況; 健康

　　4.條款; 規定; 約定; 條件

　　5.環境; 情況

　　真題連線2007 Text 2

　　Research has found that IQ predicted leadership skills when the tests were given under low�瞫tress conditions, but under high-stress conditions, IQ was negatively correlated with leadership - that is, it predicted the opposite. 研究發現，如果在低壓力狀況下進行智商測試，那么這種測試就可以預測領導才能，但是，在高壓力狀況下，智商測試所得的結果與領導才能的關系是否定的，也就是說，它預測的結果是相反的。

　　conduct★

　　構詞con共同+duct引導，帶來→引導大家一起做→指揮

　　vt.1.to direct the course of; manage or control.指揮

　　2. transmit傳導

　　3.to comport (oneself) in a specified way:行為，舉止

　　鏈接conductive a.傳導的

　　conductor n.領導者, 經理, 指揮

　　真題連線1997 Passage 5

　　Hence the analogy that likens the conduct of monetary policy to driving a car with a blackened windscreen, a cracked rearview mirror and a faulty steering wheel. 因此，才會有人將貨幣政策的指導比作是駕駛一輛帶有黑色擋風玻璃、后視鏡破碎及方向盤失靈的汽車。

　　confer★

　　構詞con共同+fer帶來，拿來→共同帶來觀點→協商

　　vt.1.to bestow (an honor, for example)授予

　　2.to invest with (a characteristic)賦予

　　vi.to meet in order to deliberate together or compare views.協商

　　真題連線2002 Text 2

　　That compulsion has resulted in robotics - the science of conferring various human capabilities on machines. and if scientists have yet to create the mechanical version of science fiction, they have begun to come close. 這種不得已的行為導致了機器人科學的產生——一門將人類的能力賦予機器的科學。如果科學家們還沒有在機械上實現科幻小說的幻想，那么他們也已經很接近這個目標了。

　　confess★

　　構詞con全部+fess說→全部說出→坦白

　　v.1.to disclose; admit坦白

　　2.to make known (one�搒 sins) to God or to a priest懺悔

　　習慣用語confess (that)…得承認; confess to承認

　　真題連線2000 Passage 5

　　What has happened is that people cannot confess fully to their dreams, as easily and openly as once they could, lest they be thought pushing, acquisitive and vulgar. 現在的情況是人們不能像以前那樣輕易地、公開地坦白自己的夢想，惟恐別人認為自己愛出風頭、貪婪、庸俗不堪。