英语词根词缀背诵资料
reflect n 反射;沉思(re 反+flect_弯曲返回→反射) reflection n 反射;思考(reflect+ion)
flexble a 易弯曲的; 灵活的(flex 弯曲+ible 能…的)
-mit-, -miss-:send,cast,表示“送,放出” omit v 省去,略去(o 出+mit→送出→省略)
omission n 省略(o 出+miss+ion→放出去→省略)
permission n 允许(per 始终+miss+ion→始终放入→允许)
promise n 答应;保证(pro 前面+mise→在做事前送出的话→允诺) admit v 许可入学等;承认(ad+mit→送来→许可进入) commit v 委托;委任(com 共同+mit→共同送→委任) committee n 委员会(commit+t+ee)
submit v 使屈服;提出(sub 下面+mit→送下去→屈服) transmit v 寄送;传达(trans 横+mit→横送过去→传达) mission n \派遣;使命(miss+ion,送出→派遣)\
commission n 委员会;委任(com 共同+miss+ion→共同送出[选出]的人→委员会)dismiss v 解散;罢免(dis 分开+miss→分开送→解散)
-part-, -port-=part, divide,表示“部分,分开” partial a 部分的;有偏见的(part+ial) impartial a 公正的(im 无+partial 有偏见的→无偏见的)
particle n 微粒,极少量(part+icle 小东西→一小部分→少量)
particular a 特别的;各自的(part+icuar 有…的→有自己的部分→特别的) apartment n 公寓(a+part+ment→[楼房]分出的一部分→公寓)
counterpart n 相对物;副本(counter 相对应+part→对应的一部分→对应的人或物)participate v 参加,参与(parti+cip 进入+ate→进入一部分→参加) partner n 合作伙伴(part+ner 人)
portion n 部分,一般(port+ion→一部分)
-sequ-, -secut:follow 表示“跟随” sequence n 连续(sequ+ence→跟随→连续) sequential a 连续的(sequ+ent+ial)
consequence n 后果,结果(con 共同+sequ+ence→随之而来的全部东西→后果) subsequence n 随后发生(sub 在后面+sequ+ence→随在后面的)
consecutive a 连贯的,连续的(con 全部+secu+tive→一个接一个跟随) -spir-:breathe,表示“呼吸” spirit n 精神;情绪(有呼吸→有精神) spirited a 精神饱满的
conspire v 同谋(con 共同+spire→同呼吸→同谋) inspiration n 吸气;灵感(有灵气)
-tele-:far表示“远”,引申为“电”,电从远方来 teleraph v 打电报(tele+graph 写→用电写→电报) telegram n 电报(tele+gram 写,画)
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英语词根词缀背诵资料
telephone n 电话(tele+phone 声音→远方声音传过来) telescope n 望远镜(tele+scope 看→看远方→望远镜)
television n 电视(tele+vis 看+ion→看远方→通过电看→电视)
-vent-, -vene-:come表示“来” venture v n.冒险,冒险做(vent+ure 来到[危险]→冒险) event n 事件(e 出+vent→出来的事→事件)
invent v 发明,创造(in 进+vent→走进来→发明出)
prevent v 防止,阻止(pre 预先+vent→预先来到→抢先一步,防止别人) avenue n 大路,道路(让人可以走来走去)
-voc-, -vok-:call, voice,表示“叫喊,声音” vocal a 声音的 vocation n 职业;使命(voc+ation→[受到]召唤→有职业) vocabulary n 词汇(vocabul[=vocable 词]+ary→词汇)
advocate v 拥护;倡议(ad 增强+voc+ate→增强声音→拥护) provoke v 触怒,煽动(pro 前面+vok+e→到[别人]面前喊→激怒)
Suffixes:
-able, -ible:capable of; fit for 表形容词,“可…的,能…” knowable a 可知的 inflammable a 易燃的(inflame 点燃)
conceivable a 想象得出的(conceive 设想,想象) invincible a 不可征服的(in 不+vinc 战胜+ible)
feasible a 可行的,合理的(feas 做+ible…可 做的) irresistible a 无法抵抗的(ir 不 +resist 抵抗+ible)
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Exercise 4
Try to guess the meaning of the italicized word or phrase in each of the following sentences according to word analysis:
1. The first thing Jim did when he got off the train was to look for a porter. a. one who sells tickets b. taxicab c. one who carries luggage 分析:porter n 搬运工(port+er)
2. No matter what Fred said, Noam contradicted him.
a. said the opposite b. shouted at him c. did not listen to him 分析:contradict 反驳;矛盾(contra+dict 说→反着说→反驳) 3. The doctor is a specialist in the human respiratory system. a. digestive b. nerve c. breathing
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英语词根词缀背诵资料
分析:respiratory a. 呼吸的 (spir=breathe,表示“呼吸”) 4. He circumvented the problem.
a. went around; avoided b. solved c. Described 分析:circumvent 回避(circum+vent 走→绕圈走→回避) 5. They imported Japanese cars.
a. sold cars to Japan b. bought cars from Japan c. did not buy cars from Japan 分析:imported adj. 进口的 (import v 进口;意味着(im 进+port→拿进港口)) 6. He goes to work by subway.
a. underground railway b. railway above the ground c. railway between two hills 分析:subway n. 地铁 (sub-表示“在下面)
7. If the temperature is sub-zero, the temperature is . a. above zero b. below zero c. at zero
8. A supermarket is a self-service store selling food, household goods, etc. a. small b. medium-sized c. large Exercise 5
Complete the following sentences according to word analysis: 1. An anti-tank weapon is a weapon against tanks. 2. Interstate trade is trade between/among states. 3. If you submerge an object, you put it in/ below the surface of water. 4. A transatlantic trip is a trip that goes across the Atlantic Ocean. 5. Intra-family affairs are the affairs in the family. 6. Ante-Christmas means before Christmas. 7. Supersonic 超声波speed is the speed which is greater/faster than the speed of sound. 8. Postgraduate students are those who study after taking a first academic degree. Exercise 6
Analyze the following words according to word-formation: 1.support: v.支持(sup+port 带→带来支持)
2.postscript: n (信等)附言(post 后+script→写在后面→附言) 3.telephone: n 电话(tele+phone 声音→远方声音传过来 4.telegram: n 电报(tele+gram 写,画)
5.television n 电视(tele+vis 看+ion→看远方→通过电看→电视) Exercise 7
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英语词根词缀背诵资料
Put the letter of the suitable definition next to each word: Group 1
1. d anteroom a. capable of being carried easily
2. b flexible b. able to bend without breaking; not stiff
3. a portable c. something which happens or exists before another thing 4. c antecedent d. a room forming an entrance to another one Group 2
1. a superscript a. letter or symbol written above or to the side of another one 2. d transport b. a boss
3. c transmit c. to carry from one place to another over a distance 4. b supervisor d. to send from one person or place to another Group 3
1. b revoke a. to come together as a group 2. a convene b. to call back; cancel 3. d telemeter c. to draw a line around
4. c circumscribe d. an instrument for measuring the distance of an object far from the
observer
Group 4
1. c subsequent a. the examination of one’s own thought 2. a introspection b. to come between points of time and events 3. b intervene c. following in time, order or place 4. d consequence d. a logical result or conclusion
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