以幫助英語學習者快速掌握詞匯、提高詞匯記憶效率為宗旨，嚴格按照最新《大學英語課程教學要求》編寫。全書探究詞匯詞源，將詞匯分為動詞詞源、名詞詞源、形容詞詞源、副詞詞源、數詞詞源、介詞詞源、代詞詞源、冠詞詞源以及其他詞匯。書中詞匯涉及詞源記憶、詞根記憶、語境記憶、派生記憶、合成記憶等多種記憶方式，所收入的詞匯均為大綱要求掌握的詞匯。

前言Part1動詞詞源詞匯List01tokeep,toprotect保存，保持，保護List02toremain留下，保持List03toappear出現List04toshine照耀List05togleam閃爍List06tospeak說List07tocall,tocry,toshout叫，喊List08torecount,tosound講述，出聲List09tosee,tolook看見，領會，看List10toknow知道，了解List11tolookat看List12tofollow跟隨List13totrack追蹤List14topointout指出，指示List15toform形成List16toincrease增加List17toweave,tobuild編織，建築List18tojoin,tofittogether連接，組合List19tojoin,tojointogether加入，聯合List20toreckon,toreason估計，推理List21togather,topicktogether搜集，一起選出List22toswell,toblow膨脹，吹List23toflow,tofloat流，漂List24tobloom開花List25togrow,tobe生長，存在List26tohold,tohave握，擁有List27tograsp抓List28toseize抓住List29totouch,toreach接觸，達到List30totake,topossess拿，擁有List31tobeborn,toproduce出生，生產List32tolead引領List33tocarry,tobear攜帶，生育，支撐List34toswing搖盪46根源記憶法List35tobend,tocurlup彎曲，卷List36toturn,totwist,towind轉向，捻，纏繞List37tochange,tovary改變List38todeceive欺騙List39totie,tobind,tofix系，綁縛，固定List40tolean傾斜List41toguard,toperceive看守，覺察List42tocover蓋List43toscratch,toscrape勾抹，抓，刮List44toloosen松開List45tocut切List46tosplit分裂，分開List47tocutoff切掉List48todivide分開，分割List49tosift篩分List50tocount計算，指望List51towalk走List52togo,toyield前進，去，屈服List53togoforth向前List54tomove移動List55toride乘，騎List56tocome來源List57toleavebehind遺留List58tostep邁步List59toheadfor朝……前進List60todrive,toact駕駛，驅使，行動，表演List61tostrike,tobeat擊，打List62tochop砍List63topress,toclap壓，拍List64topush推List65tofall降臨，跌落，倒List66torush,tofly猛沖，突襲，飛List67towork,topractice,tolabor工作，實踐，勞動List68toproject,torise凸出，升起List69tothrow扔List70tosend送List71togive給List72toallot分配List73todo,tomake做，使List74toput,toplace放，放置List75tostand站List76todraw拉List77tohang,tospin懸掛，紡List78tochoose選擇List79touse使用List80totry,torisk嘗試，冒險List81towish希望List82tolove喜愛List83toask問，要求List84tothrive繁榮List85tostretch伸展List86toshut,toclose關List87tospreadout延伸，鋪設List88tostretchout延伸，伸開List89tojerk,scatter猛拉，散開List90tothink思考List91topledge保證List92tosmile,torejoice微笑，高興List93toputinorder整理List94tokeepstraight使直List95torun跑List96toroll滾動List97totread踏List98tofold折疊List99tofull填充List100totrickle滴List101tosit坐List102tolie,tolay躺，放置，制定List103tobesuitable適宜的List104tobefirm堅定List105toboil,tocook沸騰，烹調List106tomeasure測量List107totakeappropriatemeasures采取適當措施List108toshake顫抖，搖動List109torubbyturning,torub擰，摩擦List110toslip滑落，滑List111tobreak,tobreakoff打破，分開List112tobeable,havepower能，有動力List113tobestrong,tobeactive強壯，活躍List114tohurt傷害List115tobeslack,tohangdown松弛，垂下List116tojump,toleap跳躍List117tosupport,tohold支撐，支持，掌握List118tostick,toprick刺入，刺List119tostroke捋List120todie死List121tofeed喂養List122toheat加熱List123topraise表揚List124tosing唱List125toknead,tofit揉（面等）成團，適合List126otherorigin其他詞源Part2名詞詞源詞匯Part3形容詞、副詞詞源詞匯Part4數詞詞源詞匯Part5介詞詞源詞匯Part6代詞詞源詞匯Part7冠詞詞源詞匯Part8詞源不詳詞匯索引