maneuver vt./n. (軍隊)調(diào)遣(a planned and controlled movement of troops);策略，操縱(stratagem;artifice;scheme)
    [記]詞根記憶：man(手)+euvre(工作)→用手來做→操縱，調(diào)動
    maniacal adj. 發(fā)狂的，癲狂的(affected with or suggestive of madness)
    manipulation n. (熟練的)操作;操縱;控制;(對賬目等的)偽造，篡改
    martinet n. 嚴(yán)格遵守紀(jì)律的人(a strict disciplinarian)
    [例]Like a martinet, Norman constrained his subordinates to adhere rigidly to the rules.
    marvelous adj. 不可思議的(causing wonder);了不起的(miraculous)
    [記]發(fā)音記憶：“馬虎了事”→馬虎作事就沒有了不起的成就
    [例]Winsor McCay, the cartoonist, could draw with incredible virtuosity: his comic strip about Little Nemo was characterized by marvelous draftsmanship and sequencing.
    matrilineal adj. 母系的(relating to, based on, or tracing descent through the maternal line)
    [例]The Apache are a matrilineal society, where husbands typically move into wives’ dwellings and women take the leadership role in family affairs.
    maudlin adj. 感情脆弱的，愛哭的(foolishly or weakly sentimental)
    [記]來自人名Maudalene，常被描繪成哭泣的典型形象
    maverick adj. 特立獨行的(characteristic of, suggestive of, or inclined to be a maverick);n. 特立獨行的人(one that refuses to abide by the dictates of or resists adherence to a group)
    [記]來自人名Maverick，19世紀(jì)德克薩斯州大牧場主，其牲畜皆不打烙印而顯得與眾不同
    meager adj. 貧乏的(of small amount;inadequate);削瘦的(lean;emaciated)
    [記]分拆聯(lián)想：m+eager(熱心的)→光靠熱心解決不了貧乏
    [例]The powers and satisfactions of primeval people, though few and meager, were commensurate with their few and simple desires.
    mediocre adj. 平庸的，平凡的(ordinary;average)
    [記]詞根記憶：medio(中間)+cre→中間狀態(tài)→平庸的