[记]词根记忆：meta(变化，超过)+physic(看作是physics物理)+al→在物理之上的→形而上学的，玄学的

　　meteoric adj. 流星的(relating to a meteor);昙花一现的(transient;swift)

　　[记]来自meteor(流星，陨石)+ic

　　methodical adj. 细心的，有条不紊的(habitually proceeding according to method)

　　meticulous adj. 细心的，一丝不苟的(taking extreme care about minute details;precise)

　　[记]词根记忆：metic(害怕的)+ulous(多…的)→经常害怕的→细心的

　　[例]MacDougall’s former editors remember him as a cantankerous man whose meticulous and exhaustive reporting was worth the trouble.

　　[同]conscientious, fussy, heedful, punctilious, scrupulous

　　mettlesome adj. 精神抖擞的(spirited;courageous)

　　[记]mettle(勇气，斗志)+some→有斗志

　　milieu n. 周围，环境，背景(the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops)

　　[例]The late James Beard was generous with his time and knowledge-a rare trait in the narrow world of food writing, a milieu notorious for its pettiness and infighting.

　　mimic v. 模仿，戏弄(to imitate or copy playfully or derisively)

　　[记]分拆联想：mimi(音似：秘密)+c→偷偷摸摸地模仿