1. [望文生义]根据所学词根的知识推测下列单词的词义。
① unconscious a.
② geoscience n.
③ self-conscious a.
2. [由此及彼]根据已知单词的词义推断出其同根词的词义。
① pseudo-democratic a.假民主的→pseudoscientific a.
② prehistoric a.历史以前的→prescientific a.
3. [寻根问底]指出下列单词的词根并领会其词义的由来。
① scient a.有知识的；有技巧的
sciential a.知识的；产生知识的
② sciolism n.肤浅的知识；一知半解
sciolist n.知识肤浅者；一知半解的人
③ scienter n. [律] 故意；明知
80. scrib, script [L]=to write写
scrib和script是一对同源异形根。scrib是拉丁动词scribere的不定式词干，script是动名词词干，意思是to write（写）。在英语中，scrib多出现在动词中；script则出现在相应的名词和形容词中。
describe [de-=down下；scrib=to write写；-e→“to write down写下”→] v. give an account of写；叙述：Can you describe his appearance?你能描述一下他的外貌吗？
▽description [de-;script;-ion n.] n.描写；叙述
descriptive [de-;script;-ive] a.描写的；叙述的
inscribe [in-=in入；scrib =to write写；-e→“to write something in some place把某物写入某处”→] v.① write (one's name) in (a book, etc.)题写；题名：The author inscribed a copy of his book to his best friend.作者题名赠书给好友。② write by marking into a surface刻写；铭刻：The monument is inscribed with the names of martyrs.纪念碑上铭刻着烈士的英名。
▽inscription [in-;script;-ion n.] n.铭刻；碑文；题词
inscriptive [in-;script;-ive a.] a.铭文的；题词的
prescribe [pre- = beforehand 事先；scrib = to write 写；-e→“to write beforehand 事先写好”→] v. ① set down a rule to be followed规定：The invitation prescribed formal dress. 请柬上写明要正式着装。② order the use of medicine or treatment 开（处方）：The doctor prescribed his patient a complete rest.医生要求病人全休。
▽prescription [pre-;script;-ion n.] n.规定；处方
prescriptive [pre-;script;-ive a.] a.规定的；约定俗成的
subscribe [sub-=underneath在下方；scrib=to write写；-e→“to write one's name underneath as to show agreement把名字写在下方以示同意”→] v. ① sign 签署：We all subscribed our names to the written statement.我们都在声明书上签了名。② agree to pay money for the delivery (of a newspaper, magazine, etc. )订阅（报刊、杂志等）：to subscribe to China Daily订阅《中国日报》
▽subscriber [subscrib(e);-er n.] n.签署者；订阅者
subscription [sub-;script;-ion n.] n.签署；同意；订阅(费)
subscript [sub-;script] a.写在下方的
proscribe [pro-=before在……面前；scrib=to write写；-e→“to write (an outlaw's name) before the public在公众面前写出（罪犯的名字）”→] v.① outlaw, or banish剥夺公民权；放逐：He was proscribed from the realm.他被驱逐出境。② prohibit禁止：to proscribe germ warfare禁止细菌战
▽proscription [pro-;script;-ion n.] n.禁止；剥夺公民权
proscriptive [pro-;script;-ive a.] a.禁止的；剥夺公民权的
transcribe [tran-(trans-)=from...to...从……到……；scrib=to write写；-e→“to write from one place to another从一个地方转写到另一个地方”→] v. copy from an original转抄；誊写：to transcribe shorthand notes誊写速记稿
▽transcript [tran(s)-;script] n.抄本；誊本；副本
ascribe [a-(ad-)=upon在……之上；scrib=to write写；-e→“to write a result upon把结果记在……之上”→] v. attribute to把……归因于：to ascribe success to hard work把成功归因于努力
▽ascription [a-;script;-ion n.] n.（功过等的）归于
postscript [post-=after在……之后；script =to write写→“that which is written after写在后面的东西”→] n. the part written in a letter after the signature信后的附言
scripture [script=to write写；-ure n.=thing物→“written thing书写的东西”→] n.① handwriting;document手写稿；文件 ② holy book of a religion宗教经典：the Buddhist scriptures佛经
