词根词缀:allo-, all-
【来源及含义】Greek: different, other, another; divergence; a combining form denoting a condition differing from the normal or a reversal, or referring to "another"
【相关词根词缀】 Inter-related cross references, directly or indirectly, involving word units meaning "another, other, different, alternating, varied, changing": ali-; alter-; allelo-; hetero-; mut-; poikilo-; reciproc-; vari-.
【同源单词】allegory, allenthesis, allergen, allergization, allergy, allesthesia
词根词缀:xeno-, xen-, -xenic, -xenism, -xenist, -xenous, -xeny
【来源及含义】Greek: foreign, foreigner; alien; different; extraneous; strange, stranger; and by extension, guest
【相关描述】The "x" in xeno- is pronounced "z"; "zeno". Greeks are said to have considered any stranger a "guest" and modern Greek includes xenodocheion a "guest house" or "house for guests" or its modern version of "hotel".
The etymological meaning usually denotes some aspect of a relationship involving guests or visitors of some kind.
【相关词根词缀】 Related "foreign, strange" word families: allotrio-; barbar-.