词根:mont, mount = hill, to rise
来自拉丁语的mont,mount意为hill,to rise。
同源词:
1. promontory(向前突出的山坡 pro(=forth) + mont(=hill,rise))
n.岬,海角
This is a small promontory of land jutting into the Pacific.这是伸向太平洋的一个小海角。
2. paramount(在山坡旁边的para(=beside) + mount(=hill))
adj.至高无上的;卓越的;主要的,最重要的
paramountcy n.最高权威;至高无上;卓越
Childhood vaccinations are of paramount importance to prevent terrible diseases.从小接种疫苗对预防重大疾病至关重要。
3. surmount(超过山坡走sur(=over) + mount(=hill,rise))
vt.克服(困难、障碍);超过;在...顶上,高于
surmountable adj.可以克服的
The typical hero of a romance novel surmounts difficulty and triumphs.典型的爱情小说中的男主主人公总是能够克服困难取得胜利。
4. insurmountable
adj.无法克服的;无法逾越的 *in(=not),sur(=over)
5. tantamount
adj.相当...的 *tanta(=so much)
The Queen's request was tantamount to a command.女王的要求等同于命令。
6. dismount
v.使下马;使掉下马;卸下;拆开(机器等) *dis(=away)
dismounted adj.(骑兵)像步兵一样战斗的
dismount from one's horse/bicycle 从马/自行车上下来
dismount a gun(从炮架上)入下大炮
7. remount
v.再骑上(马等);重登上(梯子等);补充新马
n.补充的新马 *re(=again)
8. mountain
n.山;(pl.)山脉;<喻>堆积成山的东西;大量
mountaineer n.登山家;在山地生活的人
mountaineering n.登山
mountain sickness 高山病
a mountain of debts/difficulties 堆积成山的债务/困难
9. mountainous
adj.多山的;有山的;像山一般的;巨大的
mountainous country 山岳地带
mountainous waves 如山的波浪
10. mount
v.爬上(山、梯子、楼梯等);骑(马等);(物价等)上涨;发动(攻击等)
n.骑马;可乘骑的东西(如马、车等);底座;炮架;山,峰(通常简称Mt,附加在山的名字上)
Mount(Mt.) Everest 珠穆朗玛峰
the Sermon on the Mount 《山顶布道》,出自《马太福音第五章》
Mount Rushmore 总统山
11. mountebank
n.骗子;江湖郎中 *bank(=bench)
12. montage
n.蒙太奇
13. Mont blanc
n.勃朗峰(位于法国、意大利国境线上的阿尔卑斯山的最高峰,4807米)*blanc(=white)
14. piedmont
n.山麓地带;(P~)北美洲Appalachian (阿巴拉契亚)山脉和大西洋沿岸的高原 *pied(=foot)
15. amount
v.共计;等于 n.总数《a- = ad- =to 》
词根词缀:batracho-, batrach-
【来源及含义】Greek: frog
【同源单词】Batrachia, batrachian, batrachiate, batrachite, batrachivorous, batrachoherpetomachia
词根词缀:cheimo-, cheim-; chimo-, chim-; cheimato-, cheimat-; chimato-, chimat-
【来源及含义】Greek: kheima, winter, frost, winter weather, winter-flowing; by extension, cold, freezing
【相关词根词缀】 Cross references of word families that are related directly or indirectly to "winter, freezing, frost, and/or cold": algid- (cold, chilly); crymo-, krymo- (cold, chill, frost); cryo-, kryo-; (cold, freezing); frigo-, frig- (cold, frost); gel-, gelati- (freeze, frost, congeal); hiber- (winter, wintry); pago- (cold, freezing); psychro- (cold); rhigo- (cold, frost; shiver).
【同源单词】brachychimous, brachytheroxerochimous, brachyxerochimous, cheimaphobia, chianophile, chimnophilous
词根词缀:rachio-, rachi-, rach-, rachis-, rhach-, rhachi-, rhachio-
【来源及含义】Greek > Latin: spine, backbone
【同源单词】rachial, rachialgia, rachianalgesia, rachianesthesia, rachicentesis, rachidial