volcanic [volcan (←volcano) n. 火山；-ic→]a. ① of or caused by volcano火山的；由火山作用所引起的/ The Romans used a mixture of volcanic ash and slaked lime to build the Colosseum and the Pantheon.羅馬人用火山灰與消石灰的混合物來(lái)建造圓型劇場(chǎng)與偉人祠。② like a volcano; liable to break out violently 火山似的；暴烈的/ Her husband was a cruel man with a volcanic temper.她丈夫生性殘忍，脾氣又暴躁。

下面，我們介紹幾個(gè)由希臘詞根與-ic構(gòu)成的原生名詞。

logic [ log = word, idea 字，思想；-ic=>“the art of selecting words or expressing ideas選擇字句，表達(dá)思想的藝術(shù)”→]n. the science of reasoning or proof 邏輯學(xué) / Logic is the science of gereral principlces of good and bad reasoning. 邏輯學(xué)是一門研究推理方法之優(yōu)劣的基本原理的科學(xué)。

logical a. 邏輯（上）的；符合邏輯的

music [mus=Muse繆斯（掌管文藝、音樂(lè)等的女神之一）；-ic=>“the art by Muse 繆斯的藝術(shù)之一”→]n. the art of making beautiful and pleasant sounds 音樂(lè) / The study of music deals with the principles of melody, harmony, rhythm, tempo and timbre. 音樂(lè)研究涉及到旋律、和聲、節(jié)奏、速度與音色等方面的原理。

musical a. 音樂(lè)的；配樂(lè)的；和諧的；悅耳的

rhetoric [ rhetor = orator 演說(shuō)家，雄辯家；-ic=>“the art of an orator 演說(shuō)家的技巧”→ ] n. the art of using words so as to persuade others 修辭學(xué) / Studying rhetoric can improve one's ability of speaking and writing. 學(xué)習(xí)修辭學(xué)能增進(jìn)一個(gè)人的說(shuō)話與寫作的能力。

rhetorical a. 修辭學(xué)的

critic [crit = to judge 斷；-ic→“a person who judges the arts 對(duì)學(xué)術(shù)作判斷者”→]n. a person who makes judgements of merits and faults (of works of literature and art)(文藝)批評(píng)家，評(píng)論家 / What did the critics say in the newspaper about the new play?評(píng)論家們?cè)趫?bào)紙上對(duì)這出新戲是怎么說(shuō)的？

critical a. 批評(píng)(性）的；苛求的 

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