英语常见词根.doc

由A打头的关键词将有45个。
acerbic, acrimony, 这两个单词中出现的词根ACERB/ACRI源自拉丁语,意为sharp或sour,-IC是个构成形容词的后缀,含义有很多,这里意为“…似的”,-MONY为后缀,表示动作、结果、状态,如palimony等;acerbic意为“酸(味)的;(性情、语言等)尖刻的,厉害的,粗暴的”,如:Her acerbic humor delighted some people but offended others.(他尖刻的幽默使一些人高兴,但对其他人而言是冒犯。);acrimony意为“(态度、语言等的)毒辣,激烈,刻毒”,如:“If you wanna leave, just leave,” she said, her voice sharp with acrimony.(“如果你想走,那就走好了,”她说,声音尖刻。)
abbreviate中BREV为词根,意为short,AB-是前缀,意为to,-ATE作为后缀,可构成名词、形容词或动词,abbreviate为动词,意为“节略,省略,缩写;缩短(行期等)”,如:United States of America is abbreviated to .(.)
absolve中的SOLV是源自拉丁语的词根,意为to loosen, free, release,AB-即to,absolve意为“免除,解除;赦免,宽恕”,如:Moving away will not absolve you of the responsibility for paying your debt.(离开的做法并不能免除你的还债责任。)
abstraction中的TRACT是源自拉丁语的词根,意为to draw, to drag,ABS-与AB-相同,-ION是用于构成名词的后缀,表示行为的过程、结果,或表示状态(情况),abstraction意为“抽象(作用/概念);提取;出神,发呆;不切实际的观念”,如:Until now, our generation only knew war as an abstraction.(战争对于我们今天的这一代人仅仅是个抽象概念。)
accident中的CID是源自拉丁语的词根,意为to fall, to happen,AC-即AD-,意为toward, to, near,后缀-ENT要么加在动词后构成形容词,表示“动作”、“性质”,要么加在动词后构成名词,表示“动作者”、“生效物”,此处构成名词,accident意为“事故,偶发事件;灾难,意外”等,如:Tom had an accident on his way home and had to go to the hospital.(汤姆在回家路上遇到了事故,不得不去了医院。)
according中的CORD是源自拉丁语的词根,意为heart,AC-即AD-,后缀-ING可以用作构成动名词或名词,还可构成现在分词,此处是现在分词作副词,according在词典上标注的词性即为副词,意为“照,依,据,按”等,ording to视为一个介词,如:You still have to pay $100, according to our records.(根据我们的记录,你还要付100美金。)
acronym中的NYM是源自希腊语的词根,意为name,前缀ACRO-意为height, summit; beginning,此处意为beginning,acronym意为“首字母缩略词”,如:NATO is an acronym for the North Atlantic anization.(NATO是北大西洋公约组织的英文首字母缩略词。)
adaptation中的APT是源自拉丁语的词根,意为fit, to fit,后缀-ATION可以表示动作、状态或结果,此处表示动作,adaptation意为“适应;改编;适应性的改变;同化”等,如:pany’s adaptation to shifting consumer tastes has been a great ess.(公司为适应变化的顾客品味而作出的改变非常成功。)
addiction中的DICT是源自拉丁语的词根,意为to say, to tell, to speak,前缀AD-上文说过了,后缀-ION此处表示行为的状态,addiction意为“热衷,沉溺,嗜好;吸毒成瘾”等,如:Some weight problems are caused by an addiction to sugar and fat.(爱吃糖和脂肪是导致一些肥胖问题的原