词根:imit = copy, imitate 模仿
来源于拉丁语 imago,imitari 意为"相似,模仿"。
同源词:
1. inimitable (无法模仿的in (= not) + imit (=mimic))
adj.无法模仿的;不可比的,独特的(因而不可模仿的)
Marlene Dietrich had an inimitable singing voice.马琳.迪特里希的嗓音无可比拟。
2. imitate [imit 模仿 + -ate 后缀 ]
v.模仿;仿效;仿制,仿造;伪造
imitate a bird's cry with the lips 用口哨模仿鸟叫声
imitate great and good men 效仿伟大的、优秀的人
wood painted to imitate marble 漆成大理石样的木头
3. imitation [imit 模仿 + -ation 名词后缀 ]
n.模仿,仿效;仿制;冒充;赝品,仿造物
adj.人造的;仿造的
Beware of imitations. 小心赝品
imitation leather /jewellery 人造皮草/珠宝
imitation pearls 人造珍珠
4. imitative [见上,-ative 形容词后缀 ]
adj.模仿的;仿造的; 拟声的;喜模仿的
as imitative as a monkey 像猴子一样爱学样
imitative art 模仿性艺术(临摹真品画作或雕刻等)
词根:terr = earth(地)
来源于拉丁文terra(=earth)。它的同形异源根terr来源于terrére,意为 to frighten,注意两者区别。
同源词:
1. terramycin
n.土霉菌《mycin = fungus(霉菌)》
2. terraqueous
adj.由水与陆地合成的《拉丁文aqua = water》
3. terrene
adj.地球的;陆地的;现世的
4. inter
v.埋葬,土葬(向地里去) *in(=into),ter<terr(=earth)
5. disinter
v.挖出;使显现(与埋葬相反)《dis- = contrary》
6. deteriorate
v.(使)恶化;(使)退化;变质,变坏 *de(=down),ter<terr(=earth)
deterioration n.恶化,(质量)下降,堕落
Leather quickly deteriorates in a hot,damp climate. 皮革在闷热、潮湿的环境中很快就会变质。
7. esoteric
adj.秘传的,秘密的;难解的,深奥的 *eso(=within),ter<terr(earth)
8. extraterrestrial
n.外星人,天外来客(缩写:E.T.) adj.地球外的 *extra(=outside),ter<terr(=earth)
9. extraterritorial
adj.治外法权的 extra(=outside)
extraterritoriality n.治外法权
10. interment
n.埋葬,土葬 *in(=in),ter<terr(=earth)
11. Mediterranean
adj.地中海的;(小写)被陆地包围的 n.(the~)地中海 *medi(=middle),ter<terr(=earth)
12. subterranean
adj.地下的 n.地下洞穴 *sub(=under),ter<terr(=earth)
subterranean passage/railway(railroad) 地下通道/地铁
subterranean water 地下水
subterranean maneuver 地下活动
13. terrace
n.梯田;倾斜的平地,台地;斜坡上屋前的街巷;(道路中央的)狭长形小园地区
v.使成梯形地,使成为台地 *ter<terr(=earth)
terraced fields 梯田
terraced lawn 梯形草坪
terraced houses 排房(有时也带有通向后院的小路)
14. terra firma
n.陆地,大地(有别于海洋、河流)*ter<terr(=earth),firm(=stong)
glad to be on terra firma again 很高兴能得返陆地
15. terra incognita
n.未探明地区,未知领域 *ter<terr(=earth),in(=not),co<com(=thoroughly),gn<gno(=knwo)
16. terrain
n.地形,地势;地带,地域;领域,范围 *terr(=earth)
difficult terrain for heavy armored vehicles 重装甲车难以行进的地形
17. terrestrial
adj.地球的,地上的;人间的;陆地的;陆栖的 n.地球上的居民;陆生生物 *ter<terr(=earth)
terrestrical globe 地球仪
terrestrial heat 地热
terrestrial parts of the world 地球的陆地部分
18. terrier
n.一种猎狗(小而活泼,会为寻找食物而挖洞)
19. territorial
adj.领土的;(T~)美国准州的,美国领土的
territorial waters/air/seas 领水/领空/领海
territorial issue/expansion 领土问题/领土扩张
territorial integrity/sovereignty 领土完整/领土主权
territorial possessions 土地财产
Teritorial laws 美国领地的法律
20. territory
n.领土;地域,地区;(动物的)领地,活动范围;(科学等的)领域,范围;美国的准州(未被正式成为州的地区)*ter<terr(=earth)
South Korean territory 韩国领土
leased territory 租借地
Much territory in Africa is desert 非洲的大片地区是沙漠
territory of biochemistry 生物化学领域
Until 1959 Hawaii was a Territory,not a State. 直到1959年,夏威夷还只是一个准州,而不是州。
后缀:-ette [名词后缀]
1、表示小
roomette 小房间
kitchenette 小厨房
tankette 小坦克
millionette 小百万富翁
novelette 中篇小说(比novel短)
statuette 小雕像
balconette 小阳台
essayette 短文
historiette 小史
storiette 小故事
parasolette 小阳伞
cigarette 烟卷(比cigar小)
pianette 小竖式钢琴
wagonette 轻便游览车
2、表示女性
sailorette 女水手
typette 女打字员
usherette 女引座员
farmerette 农妇
undergraduette 女大学生
majorette 军乐队女队长
3、在商业上表示“仿造物”、“代用品”
leatherette 人造革
rosette 玫瑰花形物
linenette 充亚麻织物
flannelette 棉法兰绒
4、其他
serviette 餐巾
launderette 自动洗衣店
-ety [名词后缀]
构成抽象名词,表示性质、状态、情况
gayety 快乐
vanety 变化
anxiety 悬念
notoriety 臭名昭著
satiety 饱足,厌腻
propriety 适当,适合
词根词缀:asco-, asci-, asc-, ascidi-, ascid-
【来源及含义】Greek: little bag, bag; bladder, pouch; bladder like, sac like; from leather bag, wine skin
【同源单词】Aschelminthes, asci, ascian, ascidate, ascidial, ascidian
词根词缀:chorio-, chori-
【来源及含义】Greek: skin, membrane, leather; protective fetal membrane
【相关词根词缀】 Cross references directly, or indirectly, involving the "skin": callus-; cicatri- (scar); cori-; cuti-; hymen-; lepido- (scab, scale); papulo- (pimple); psoro- (itch, mange); pustu- (blister, pimple); rhytid- (wrinkle); scabio- (mange, itchy); sebo- (grease, oil).
【同源单词】chorioallantoic membrane, chorioallantois, chorion
词根词缀:cori-
【来源及含义】Latin: skin; hide, leather; the hide stripped off
【相关词根词缀】 Cross references directly, or indirectly, involving the "skin": callus-; chorio-; cicatri- (scar); cuti-; hymen-; lepido- (scab, scale); papulo- (pimple); psoro- (itch, mange); pustu- (blister, pimple); rhytid- (wrinkle); scabio- (mange, itchy); sebo- (grease, oil).
【同源单词】coriaceous, corium, excoriable, excoriate, excoriated, excoriating
词根词缀:diphther-
【来源及含义】Greek > Latin > French: leather, prepared hide, membrane
【同源单词】diphteroid, diphtheria, diphtherial, diphtheritic, diphtheritis, diphtherotoxin
词根词缀:galeo-, galea-, galeat-, galei-, galer-
【来源及含义】Latin: helmet, helmet shaped, to cover with a helmet; cap; used primarily in zoology and botany with phases of sense development that seem to have been: weasel, weasel's skin or hide, leather, and then a helmet made of leather; by extension, it also means "cat, cats" in some words
【相关词根词缀】Cross references of word families that are related directly, or indirectly, to: "cat": aeluro-, eluro-; cat; feli-, felin-; gato-.
【同源单词】galea, galeanthropy, galeated, galeiform, galeomania, Galeomorphil
词根词缀:scroto-, scrot-
【来源及含义】Latin: the pouch that holds the testes; a purse; probably a variant of scortum, "a skin, hide"; or of scrautum, "a leather bag for holding arrows"; akin to scrupus, "a sharp stone"
【同源单词】abdominoscrotal, cruroscrotal, inguinoscrotal, intrascrotal, penoscrotal, perineoscrotal