1. 常用前缀
aero:concerning the air or aircraft
plane( 飞机)—aeroplane(飞机)
space(空间, 间隔)—aerospace(航空宇宙)
anti: against;opposite of
nuclear(〔核〕核子的)—antinuclear(反对使用核武器的)
matter( 物质)—antimatter(反物质)
war(战争、作战、 打仗)—antiwar(反战的, 反对战争的)
auto: of or by oneself
biography(传记)—autobiography(自传)
criticism(批评, 批判)—autocriticism(自我反省, 自我检讨)
be:to treat as the stated thing
friend(朋友, 助手)—befriend(待人如友, 帮助)
little(很少的, 矮小的,很少)—belittle(轻视, 使渺小, 使...显得渺小)
bi: two;twice;double
lingual(语言的)—bilingual(能说两种语言的)
cycle( 自行车)—bicycle(脚踏车, 自行车)
bio:concerning living things
chemistry(化学)—biochemistry(生物化学)
sphere(圈子)—biosphere(生物圈)
by—:less important
product(产品, 产物,)—by-product(副产品, 附加产物)
way(路,道路)—byway(小道)
centi: hundredth part
grade(等级)—centigrade(分为百度的, 百分度的, 摄氏温度的)
meter(米)—centimeter(厘米)
co: together, with
author(作家, 创造者)—coauthor(合著者, 共同执笔者,合著)
exist(存在, 生存)—coexist(共存)
col:(used before l) together, with
location(位置, 场所)—collocation(排列, 配置)
com:(used before b, m, p)together, with
passion(激情, 热情)—compassion(同情,怜悯)
con:together, with
centric(中心的, 中央的)—concentric(同中心的)
federation(同盟, 联邦, 联合, 联盟)—confederation(联邦)
contra:opposite
diction(措辞, 用语, 言语)—contradiction(反驳, 矛盾)
natural(自然的, 自然界的)—contranatural(违背自然的)
cor:(used before r) together, with
relate(叙述, 讲, 使联系, 发生关系)—correlate(使相互关联,和...相关)
respond(回答, 响应, 作出反应,有反应)—correspond(符合, 协调, 通信, 相当, 相应)
counter:opposite
act(担当,表现, 见效)—counteract(抵消, 中和, 阻碍)
attack(攻击)—counterattck(反引力)
cross:across;going between the stated things and joining them
country(乡下的, 乡村的, 〔方]祖国的, 故乡的)—crosscountry(越野的, 横过田野的)
breed((使)繁殖, 教养, 抚养,品种, 种类)—crossbreed(〔生物]杂种,异种交配, 培育杂种, (使)杂交)
de:showing an opposite; to remove; to reduce
code(代码, 密码)—decode(解码, 译解)
value(评价, 重视)—devalue((=devaluate)减值, 贬值)
dis:not; the opposite of
advantage(优势, 有利条件)—disadvantage(不利, 不利条件, 缺点, 劣势)
agree(同意) —disagree(不一致, 不适宜)
honest(诚实的, 正直的)—dishonest(不诚实的)
em:(used before b,m, p) to cause to become
body(赋以形体)—embody(具体表达, 使具体化)
power(权力,激励)—empower(授权与, 使能够)
en:to cause to become; to make
danger( 威胁)—endanger(危及)
large(大的, 巨大的)—enlarge(扩大, 放大)
ex:former(and still living)
minister(部长, 大臣)—exminister (前部长)
wife(妻子)—exwife(前妻)
extra:outside;beyond
curricular(课程的)—extracurricular(课外的, 业余的)
ordinary(平常的, 普通的, 平凡的)—extraordinary(非常的, 特别的, 非凡的)
fore:in advance, before; in or at the front
arm(臂,武器, 装备)—forearm(前臂,准备战斗, 预先武装, 准备)
warn(警告)—forewarn(预先警告)
il:(used before l) not
legal(法律的, 合法)—illegal(违法的, 不合规定的)
literate(学者,有文化的,有阅读和写作能力的)—illiterate(违法的, 不合规定的)
im:(used before b,m,p)not
moral(道德(上)的, 精神的,道德)—immoral(不道德的, 邪恶的, 放荡的, 淫荡的)
possible(可能的)—impossible(不可能的)
in:not
direct(径直的, 直接的)—indirect(间接的, 迂回的)
sensitive(敏感的, 灵敏的)—insensitive(对...没有感觉的, 感觉迟钝的)
infra:below in a range; beyond
red(红(色)的)—infrared(红外线的,红外线)
structure(结构,构造)—infrastructure(下部构造, 基础下部组织)
inter:between;among
change(改变, 变化)—interchange((指两人等)交换,相互交换)
national(国家的, 民族的)—international(国际的, 世界的,国际性组织, 国际比赛)
intra:inside, within;into
city(城市, 都市)—intracity(市内的)
department(部, 局, 处, 科, 部门, 系, 学部)—intradepartment(内部)
ir:(used before r)not
regular(规则的, 有秩序的)—irregular(不规则的, 无规律的)
responsible(有责任的, 可靠的)—irresponsible(不负责任的, 不可靠的)
kilo:thousand
gram(克,)—kilogram(〔物〕千克, 公斤)
meter(米)—kilometer(公里)
macro:large, esp.concerning a whole system rather than particular parts of
particular parts of
economics(经济学)—macroeconomics(宏观经济学)
structure(宏观结构)—macrostructure(宏观结构)
mal:bad or badly
function(官能, 功能, 作用)—malfunction(故障)
treat(宴请, 款待)—maltreat(虐待, 滥用)
micro:extremely small
computer(计算机, 电脑)—microcomputer(微进化)
electronics(电子学)—microelectronics(〔电子]微电子学)
mid:middle
day(天, 白天)—midday(正午)
night(夜, 夜晚)—midnight(午夜)
mini:small;short
bus(公共汽车)—minibus( 小型公共汽车)
skirt(裙子)—miniskirt
(迷你短裙, 超短裙)
mis:bad or badly;wrong or wrongly
fortune( 运气, 好运)—misfortune(不幸, 灾祸)
understand(懂, 了解)—misunderstand(误解, 误会)
mono:one;single
plane( 飞机)—monoplane(单翼机)
tone(音调, 语调)—monotone(单调的,单调)
multi:more than one;many
purpose(目的, 意图)—multipurpose(多种用途的, 多目标的)
national(国家的, 国立〔有]的, 民族的)—multinational( 多民族的,)
non:not
resident—non()resident
sense 理性, 认识—nonsense(胡说, 废话)
out:outside;eyond
live(活的, 生动的)—outlive(比...长命, 比...耐久)
door(门, 通道, 家, 户)—outdoor(室外的, 户外的, 野外的)
over:too much;above; additional
head(头,头的, 主要的)—overhead(在头上的,在头顶上, 在空中, 在高处)
time(时间, 时侯, 时机, )—overtime(超时, 加班, 延长时间,超时的, 加班的,加班地,使超时)
poly:many
centric(中心的, 中央的)—polycentric(多中心的)
syllabic(〔语] 音节主音,音节的)—polysyllabic(多音节的)
post:later than;after
graduate((大学)毕业生, 研究生,(使)(大学)毕业)—postgraduate(研究所学生, 研究生,毕业后的)
war(战争,作战, 打仗)—postwar(战后的)
pre:before;in advance
pay(薪水, 工资,支付)—prepay(预付)
war(战争,作战, 打仗)—prewar(战前的,在战前)
pro:in favor of, supporting
America(<美>美国, 美洲(包括北美和南美洲))—proAmerica
abortion—proabortion(流产, 堕胎, 失败, 夭折, 中止, 早产)
pseudo:not real;false
name( 姓名)—pseudonym(假名, 笔名)
science(科学, 自然科学)—pseudoscience(假科学, 伪科学)
re:again;back to the former state
unite(联合, 团结)—reunite((使)再结合)
use(使用)—reuse(再使用,重新使用)
self:by means of oneself or itself;of, to, with, for, or in oneself or itself
employed(雇用, 用, 使用)—selfemployed
taught(teach的过去式和过去分词)—selftaught
semi:half;partly
circle(圆周, 圆形物)—semicircle(半圆形)
final( 决赛)—semifinal(半决赛)
step:not by birth but through a parent who has remarried
mother(母亲, 妈妈)—stepmother(继母)
children(孩子, 孩子们)—stepchildren(继子,继女)
sub:under,below;less imortant;part of the stated bigger whole
divide(分, 划分, 分开, 隔开)—subdivide(再分, 细分)
section(部分)—subsection(分部, 分段)
super:more, larger, greater than usual
market(市场)—supermarket(超级市场)
natural(自然的, 自然界的, 普通的, 正常的)—supernatural(超自然的, 神奇的,超自然物, 不可思议的事)
tele:at or over a long distance;by or for television communication—telecommunication
screen(屏, 银幕)—telescreen(电视屏幕,荧光屏)
therm(o):concerning heat
chemistry(化学)—thermochemistry(热化学)
meter( 计, 表)—thermometer(温度计, 体温计)
trans:across, on or to the other side of; between
Atlantic(大西洋)—transatlantic(大西洋彼岸的)
plant(种植, 栽培, 培养)—transplant(移植, 移种)
tri:three;three times
angular(有角的)—triangular(三角形的)
cycle( 自行车)—tricycle(三轮车, 机器三轮车)
ultra:beyond;very, extremely
modern(近代的, 现代的)—ultramodern(超现代化的)
sound(声音, 语音)—ultrasound(超频率音响)
un:not
certain(确定的, 必然的, 可靠的)—uncertain(无常的, 不确定的, 不可预测的, 靠不住的)
fortunate(幸运的, 幸福的)—unfortunate(不幸的, 使人遗憾的)
under:too little;below
develop(发展,显影)—underdevelop((使)发展不完全, (使)显影不足)
sea(海洋, 大浪)—undersea(海面下的)
uni:one;single
form( 形态, 构成)—uniform(统一的, 相同的)
directional(方向的)—unidirectional(单向的, 单向性的)
vice:next in the rank;below
chairman(主席, 会长)—vicechairman(副主席, 副议长)
president(总统, 会长, 行长)—vicepresident(副总督, 副省长)
2.常用后缀
(1)名词后缀
ability(能力, 才干),ibility
able(能...的, 有才能的, 能干的, 能够的)—ability(能力, 才干)
flexible(有弹性的,柔韧的)—flexibility(弹性, 适应性, 机动性, 挠性)
arrive(到达, 抵达)—arrival(到来, 到达, 到达者)
refuse(拒绝, 谢绝)—refusal(拒绝, 推却)
an, ian,arian
library(图书馆, 藏书室)—librarian(图书馆员, 图书管理员)
music(音乐, 乐曲)—musician(音乐家)
ance,ence
appear(出现, 公开露面)—appearance(出现, 露面, 外貌, 外观)
refer(提交, 谈及,提到, 涉及, 查阅, 咨询)—reference(提及, 涉及, 参考, 参考书目, 证明书(人), 介绍信(人))
ancy,ency
emerge(显现, 浮现, (事实)显现出来)—emergency(紧急情况, 突然事件, 非常时刻, 紧急事件)
expect(期待, 预期)—expectancy(期待, 期望)
ant,ent
apply(申请)—applicant(申请者, 请求者)
correspond( 通信)—correspondent(通讯记者, 通信者)
cy
accurate(正确的, 精确的)—accuracy(精确性, 正确度)
private(私人的, 私有的, 私营的, 秘密的)—privacy(独处而不受干扰, 秘密)
dom
king(国王, 君主, (部落的)首领, 纸牌中的K,立...为王,做国王, 统治)—kingdom(王国, 〔宗]天国, 上帝的统治, 领域)
free(自由的, 免费的, 免税的, 免费)—freedom(自由, 自主, 直率, 特权)
ee
employ(雇用, 用)—employee(职工, 雇员, 店员)
interview(接见, 会见)—interviewee(被接见者, 被访问者)
er,or,ar
paint(油漆, 颜料)—painter(画家, 油漆匠)
beg(请求, 乞求)—beggar(乞丐)
ery
brave(勇敢的)—bravery(勇敢)
slave(奴隶)—slavery(奴隶身分, 奴隶
)
ery
ese:
China(中国)—Chinese(中国的,)
Japan(日本)—Japanese(日本的)
ess
actor(男演员)—actress(女演员)
waiter(侍者, 服务员)—waitress(女服务生)
hand(手)—handful(一把, 少数)
hood
child(孩子, 儿女)—childhood(孩童时期)
man(男人)—manbood(成年男子)
ics
electron(电子)—electronics(电子器件)
linguist(语言学家)—linguistics(语言学)
ism
Marx(马克思)—Marxism(马克思主义)
socialist(社会主义者)—socialism(社会主义)
ist
psychiatry(精神病学)—psychiatrist(精神病医师)
violin(小提琴)—violinist(小提琴演奏者)
ity,ty
cruel(残酷的, 悲惨的)—cruelty(残忍, 残酷)
pure(纯的, 纯粹的)—purity(纯净, 纯洁, 纯度)
ment
move(移动, 迁居)—movement(运动, 动作)
retire(退休, 引退, 退却)—retirement(退休, 引退)
ness
dark(黑暗, 夜)—darkness(黑暗, 漆黑)
happy(快乐的, 幸福的)—happiness(幸福, 快乐)
ology
climate(气候, 风土)—climatology(气候学, 风土学)
future(未来, 将来)—futurology(未来学)
ship
friend(朋友, 助手)—friendship(友谊, 友好)
scholar(学者)—scholarship(奖学金, 学问, 学识)
sion,ssion
decide(决定, 判决)—decision(决定, 决心)
expand(使膨胀, 扩张)—expansion(扩充, 开展)
th
grow(生长, 成长)—growth(生长, 种植)
wide(宽的, 广阔的)—width(宽度)
ure
close(关, 关闭)—closure(关闭,使终止)
expose(使暴露, 受到, 使曝光,揭露)—exposure(暴露, 揭露, 暴光, 揭发)
(2)动词后缀
en
deep(深的, 纵深的)—deepen(加深, 深化)
fast(紧的, 牢的)—fasten(扎牢, 扣住)
ify
class(班级, 阶级)—classify(分类, 分等)
simple(简单的, 简易的)—simplify(单一化, 简单化)
ize,(现代人)—modernise/modernize(<主英>=modernize)
popular(通俗的, 流行的, 受欢迎的)—popularise/popularize(<主英> =popularize)
(3)形容词后缀
able, ible
question( 疑问)—questionable(可疑的)
al
nature(自然)—natural(自然的)
structure(结构, 构造)—structural(结构的, 建筑的)
an,arian,ian
suburb(市郊, 郊区)—suburban(郊外的, 偏远的)
Canada(加拿大)—Canadian(加拿大的,加拿大人)
ant,ent
differ(不一致, 不同)—different(不同的)
please(满足的, 使满足)—pleasant(令人愉快的, 舒适的)
ary,ory
advise(劝告, 忠告, 警告)—advisory(顾问的, 咨询的, 劝告的)
custom(习惯, 风俗)—customary(习惯的, 惯例的)
ate
consider(考虑, 照顾)—considerate(考虑周到的)
fortune(运气, 好运)—fortunate(幸运的, 幸福的)
en
gold(黄金, 金币)—golden(金色的, 金黄色的)
wood( 木材)—wooden(木制的)
ese
China(中国)—Chinese(中国的, 中国人的)
Japan(日本)—Japanese(日本的, 日本人的)
free
care( 烦恼, 忧虑)—carefree(无忧无虑的, 轻松愉快的)
duty(义务, 责任,
, 职务, 税)—duty—free(自由的, 大方的, 免费的, 免税的, 免费)
ful
care(注意, 照料)—careful(小心的, 仔细的)
pain(痛苦, 疼)—painful(疼痛的, 使痛苦的)
ic,ical
atom(原子)—atomic(原子的, 原子能的)
psychology(心理学, 心理状态)—psychological(心理(上)的)
ish
girl(女孩, 少女)—girlish(少女的, 少女似的(男孩))
child(孩子)—childish(孩子气的, 幼稚的)
ive
create(创造)—creative(创造性的)
support(支援,支柱)—supportive(支持的,支援的)
less
hope(希望, 信心)—hopeless(没有希望的, 绝望的)
pain(痛苦, 疼, 痛, 劳苦, 努力,使痛苦)—painless(无痛的, 不痛的)
like
child(孩子)—childlike(孩子似的, 天真烂漫的)
lady(女士, 夫人, 小姐)—ladylike(风度雍容如贵妇的, 温雅的)
ly
man(男人)—manly(男子气概的)
month(月)—monthly(每月的,每月一次,月刊)
ous,ious
danger(危险)—dangerous(危险的)
poison(毒药, 败坏道德之事, 毒害,毒害, 败坏, 使中毒,放毒, 下毒)—poisonous(有毒的)
some
tire( 劳累, 厌倦)—tiresome(无聊的, 烦人的)
trouble(烦恼, 麻烦)—troublesome(麻烦的, 讨厌的)
ward
down(向下的)—downward(向下的)
up(向上)—upward(向上的)
y
guilt(罪行, 内疚)—guilty(犯罪的, 有罪的)
noise(喧闹声, 噪声)—noisy(吵杂的, 聒噪的)
(4)副词后缀
ly
easy(容易的)—easily(容易地, 不费力地)
heavy(重的, 繁重的)—heavily(很重地, 沉重地)
ward,wards
east(东方, 东)—eastward(s)(向东,向东的, 朝东的)
north(北, 北方)—northward(s)(向北,向北的)
wise
clock(时钟)—clockwise(顺时针方向的,顺时针方向地)
other(其他的, 另外的)—otherwise(另外, 不同地
1、 英语常用前缀表
(说明:黑体字为英语前缀及其含义,斜杠/后面为构词举例)
a- 使,离,向/ awake使醒来,apart使分离
ac-,ad-,af-,ag-,al- 向,加强/ accord依照,affect影响
anti- 反,防止/ antitank反坦克的
auto- 自,自动/ automation自动化
be- 在,使/ beside在……旁,befall降临(于)
bi- 双/ bicycle自行车,bisexual两性的
co- 共同,互相/ cn- exist共存
com-,con- 共同,加强/ combine联合,confirm使加强
de- 离,加强,降/ detrain下火车,depicture描述
dif- 分开,否定/ differ差异,difficult困难
dis- 否,离,安全/ disallow不准,disroot根除,disarrange搞乱
e- x- 出,否定,加强/ educe引出,estop阻止,expand扩展
en-,em- 在内,用于,使/ encage关入笼,embed使插入
in- ,im-,il- 无,向内,加强/ incorrect不正确,impulse冲动
inter- 在……间/ international国际的
kilo- 千/ kilometer千米
micro- 微/ microbe微生物
mini- 微小/ minibus小公共汽车
neg- 不,非/ neglect忽视,negate否定
non- 不,非/ nonparty非党派的
ob-,oc-,op- 越过,包围,逆反/ object目标,oppose反抗
out- 在外,除去/ outlaw逃亡者,outroot根除
over- 超出,反转/ overweight超重,overthrow推翻
per- 贯通,遍及/ perform完成,perfect完美的
post- 在后/ postwar战后的,porstern后门
pre- 在前/ preface前言
pro- 在前,拥护/ prologue序言,pro- American亲美的
re- 重复,相反/ recall回忆,react反应
se- 分离/ separate使分离,select选出
sub-,suc-,sug- 在下,次于/ subway地铁,succeed继承
sur- 超,外加/ surface表面,surtax附加税
tele- 远/ television电视
trans- 超过,透过/ translate翻译,transport运输
un- 否定/ unfair不公平的
up- 向上/ upset推翻,upstairs在楼上
uni- 单一/ united联合的,unit单位
二、英语常用后缀表
(说明:黑体字为英语后缀及其含义,斜杠/后面为构词举例)
-ability, —ibility 抽象名词/ stability稳定,sensibility敏感性
-able, —ible 能…的/ unable无能力的,terrible可怕的
-acy性质,状态/ illiteracy文盲,intricacy错综复杂
-age动作,状态,总称(构成名词)/ folwage泛滥,postage邮费
-al动作,行为,…的/ manual手册,central中心
-an人,籍贯,…的/ African非洲的,publican旅店主
-ance, —ancy行为,性质,状态/ distance距离,currency流通
-ant,ent人,…的/ assistant助手xcellent优秀的
-ary地点,人,事物/ library图书馆,military军事
-ate做,职位,…的/ doctorate博士学位,adequate足够的
-ation,-ition动作,性质,状态/ visitation访问ddition附加物
-craft 技巧,工艺/ aircraft飞机,handicraft手艺
-cy 形状,状态,职位/ secrecy秘密,fancy幻想
-dom 状态,领域/ freedom自由,kingdom王国
-ed 有…的/ cultured有教养的,puzzled迷惑的
-ence,-ency 行为,性质,状态/ difference差异,frequency频率
-er, —eer, —or人/ killer杀手,engineer工程师,doctor医生
-ern 地点,方位/ eastern东方的,cavern洞穴
-ese 人,语言,国籍/ Chinese中国人,Japanese日本人
-ess 女性,雌性/ actress女演员
-hood 状态,身份(构成名词)/ childhood童年,livelihood生计
-ic 学术,职业,……的/ music音乐,atomic原子的
-ice 人,抽象名词/ service服务,novice新手
-ics 学术(构成名词)/ physics物理学,optics光学
-ing 总称,抽象名词/ clothing衣服,building建筑,feeling感觉
-ion 物品,抽象名词/ cushion座垫,expression_r表达
-ism 主义,宗教/ Marxism马克思主义,Islamism伊斯兰教
-ist …者(构成名词)/ communist共产主义者,dentist牙医
-ive 人,物,…的/ native本地人,attractive有吸引力的
-less 无…的/ homeless无家可归的,fearless无畏的
-logy 学(构成名词)/ zoology动物学,biology生物学
-ly …的,…地/ daily每日的,quickly迅速地
-ment 状况,物,组织/ development发展,department部门
-ness 抽象名词/ darkness黑暗,kindness和蔼
-ous 有…的(构成形容词)/ famous著名的,dangerous危险的
-ship 状况,事物(构成名词)/ friendship友谊,leadership领导能力
-sion, —tion 动作,性质,状态/ expansion扩展,description描述
-th 状况,第…/ youth青春,health健康,fifth第五
-ty状况,…十/ specialty专业,safety安全,fifty五十
-ure 状况,物(构成名词)/ pleasure快乐,picture图画
-y 状况,学术,小…的/ harmony和谐,botany植物学,baby婴儿
三、英语常用词根表
(说明:黑体字为英语词根及其含义,斜杠/后面为构词举例)
ag,act做/ agent代理人, actor演员
art 技艺/ article文章
bas 低的/ basic基本的
bio 生命,生物/ biology生物学
ced,ceed,cess走/ recede退却,proceed前进,success成功
cid,cis 切/ decide决定,incise切开
cit 唤起/ excite使兴奋
clud,clus关闭/ include包含,conclusive最终的
cord 心/ concord和睦
cred,credit 相信/ credible可信的,discredit怀疑
cult 耕作/ agriculture农业
dic,dict 说/ indicate指出,dictator独裁者
doc,doct 教/ document文件,doctor博士
duc,duct 引导/ reduce减少,product产品
fac,fact,fect 做/ facile易做的,factory工厂,infect传染
fam 名声/ famous著名
fer 带来,产生/ difference不同的,suffer经受
fin 末尾/ final最后的,finish结束
form 形成,组成/ reform改革,inform通知
fort,forc 强/ effort努力,force力量
geo 大地/ geography地理学
grad,gress 脚步/ graduate毕业,progress进步
gram 字符/ program节目单,telegram电报
ide 外观,形式/ idea想法,ideal理想的
ject 投掷/ object目标,subject主题
leg,lig,lect 挑选/ elegant雅致的,eligible合格的,select选择
log,logue 说话/ apologize道歉,dialogue对话
mand,mend 命令/ demand要求,command命令
min 较小,较少/ minute分钟,minority少数民族
mit,miss 送,发/ submit呈交,dismiss解雇
mot,mov,mob 运动/ remote遥远的,remove迁移,mobile移动的
nat 出生/ native天生的,nature自然界
nunci,nounc 讲述/ pronounce发音,enunciate宣布
ord,ordin 次序/ order秩序,ordinary平常的
part 部分/ apart分离,department部门
pend,pens 悬挂,支付/ depend依靠,expensive昂贵的
pet,petit 寻求,追求/ compete比赛,competitor竞争对手
pos,posit 放置/ deposit储蓄,propose提出
port 运送/ import进口,report报告
reg,rect 划直线,治理/ regular正规的,correct正确的
sci 知晓/ science科学,scientist科学家
sent,sens 感觉/ sentence句子,nonsense废话
serv 奴仆/ servant仆人,service服务
sid,sess 坐/ president主席,possess占有
spec,spect 看/ respect尊敬,special特别的
st,stat 站立/ stay停留,station车站
tain,ten,tent,tin 持有/ contain容纳,content满意,continue继续
un 单一/ unit单位,united联合的
ven,vent 发生,来临/ event事件,convent召集
vis,vid,view 看见/ visit参观,evidence证据,review复
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Root, Prefix or Suffix
Meaning
Examples
a, ac, ad, af, ag, al, an, ap, as, at
to, toward, near, in addition to, by
aside, accompany, adjust, aggression, allocate, annihilate, affix, associate, attend, adverb
a-, an-
not, without
apolitical, atheist, anarchy, anonymous, apathy, aphasia, anemia
ab, abs
away from, off
absolve, abrupt, absent
-able, -ible
Adjective: worth, ability
solvable, incredible
acer, acid, acri
bitter, sour, sharp
acerbic, acidity, acrid, acrimony
act, ag
do, act, drive
active, react, agent, active, agitate
acu
sharp
acute, acupuncture, accurate
-acy, -cy
Noun: state or quality
privacy, nfancy, adequacy, intimacy, supremacy
-ade
act, product, sweet drink
blockade, lemonade
aer, aero
air, atmosphere, aviation
aerial, aerosol, aerodrome
ag, agi, ig, act
do, move, go
agent, agenda, agitate, navigate, ambiguous, action
-age
Noun: activity, or result of action
courage, suffrage, shrinkage, tonnage
agri, agro
pertaining to fields or soil
agriculture, agroindustry
-al
Noun: action, result of action
referral, disavowal, disposal, festival
-al, -ial, -ical
Adjective: quality, relation
structural, territorial, categorical
alb, albo
white, without pigment
albino, albite
ali, allo, alter
other
alias, alibi, alien, alloy, alter, alter ego, altruism
alt
high, deep
altimeter, altitude
am, ami, amor
love, like, liking
amorous, amiable, amicable, enamoured
ambi
both
ambidextrous
ambul
to walk
ambulatory, amble, ambulance, somnambulist
-an
Noun: person
artisan, guardian, historian, magician
ana, ano
up, back, again, anew
anode, anagram, anagenetic
-ance, -ence
Noun: action, state, quality or process
resistance, independence, extravagance, fraudulence
-ancy, -ency
Noun: state, quality or capacity
vacancy, agency, truancy, latency
andr, andro
male, characteristics of men
androcentric, android
ang
angular
angle
anim
mind, life, spirit, anger
animal, animate, animosity
ann, annu, enni
yearly
annual, annual, annuity, anniversary, perrenial
-ant, -ent
Noun: an agent, something that performs the action
disinfectant, dependent, fragrant
-ant, -ent, -ient
Adjective: kind of agent, indication
important, dependent, convenient
ante
before
anterior, anteroom, antebellum, antedate, antecedent antediluvian
anthrop
man
anthropology, misanthrope, philanthropy
anti, ant
against, opposite
antisocial, antiseptic, antithesis, antibody, antinomies, antifreeze, antipathy
anti, antico
old
antique, antiquated, antiquity
apo, ap, aph
away from, detached, formed
apology, apocalypse, aphagia
aqu
water
aqueous
-ar, -ary
Adjective: resembling, related to
spectacular, unitary
arch
chief, first, rule
archangel, architect, archaic, monarchy, matriarchy, patriarchy, Archeozoic era
-ard, -art
Noun: characterized
braggart, drunkard, wizard
aster, astr
star
aster, asterisk, asteroid, astronomy, astronaut
-ate
Noun: state, office, fuction
candidate, electorate, delegate
-ate
Verb: cause to be
graduate, ameliorate, amputate, colligate
-ate
Adjective: kind of state
inviolate
-ation
Noun: action, resulting state
specialization, aggravation, alternation
auc, aug, aut
to originate, to increase
augment , author, augment, auction
aud, audi, aur, aus
to hear, listen
audience, audio, audible, auditorium, audiovisual, audition, auricular, ausculate
aug, auc
increase
augur, augment, auction
aut, auto
self
automobile, automatic, automotive, autograph, autonomous, autoimmune
bar
weight, pressure
barometer
be
on, around, over, about, excessively, make, cause, name, affect
berate, bedeck, bespeak, belittle, beleaguer
belli
war
rebellion, belligerent, casus belli, bellicose
bene
good, well, gentle
benefactor, beneficial, benevolent, benediction, beneficiary, benefit
bi, bine
two
biped, bifurcate, biweekly, bivalve, biannual
bibl, bibli, biblio
book
bibliophile, bibliography, Bible
bio, bi
life
biography, biology, biometricsm biome, biosphere
brev
short
abbreviate, brevity, brief
cad, cap, cas, ceiv, cept, capt, cid, cip
to take, to seize, to hold
receive, deceive, capable, capacious, captive, accident, capture, occasion, concept, intercept, forceps, except, reciprocate
cad, cas
to fall
cadaver, cadence, cascade
-cade
procession
motorcade
calor
heat
calorie, caloric, calorimeter
capit, capt
head
decapitate, capital, captain, caption
carn
flesh
carnivorous, incarnate, reincarnation, carnal
cat, cata, cath
down, with
catalogue, category, catheter
caus, caut
burn, heat
caustic, cauldron, cauterize
cause, cuse, cus
cause, motive
because, excuse, accusation
ceas, ced, cede, ceed, cess
to go, to yield, move, go, surrender
succeed, proceed, precede, recede, secession, exceed, succession
cent
hundred
centennial, century, centipede
centr, centri
center
eccentricity, centrifugal, concentric, eccentric
chrom
color
chrome, chromosome, polychrome, chromatic