词根词缀:bi-, bin-, bino-, bis-
【来源及含义】Latin: two, twice, double, twofold; a number; it normally functions as a prefix
【相关描述】This bi- is used before s, c, or a vowel. Don't confuse this bi- with another one which means "life".
All words except biennial referring to periods of time and prefixed by bi- are potentially ambiguous. Since bi- can be taken to mean either "twice each" or "every two", a word like "biweekly" can be understood as "twice each week" or "every two weeks".
【同源单词】biacid, biangular, biannual, biannual, biarchy, biarticulate
词根词缀:-enni-, -ennial, -ennium
【来源及含义】Latin: year, years
【同源单词】aere perennius, amillennialism, annual, biannual, bicentennial, biennia
词根词缀:-um
【来源及含义】Greek > Latin: a suffix that forms singular nouns
【相关描述】Here are just a few of the hundreds of words that end with -um.
【同源单词】abandum, abortorium, absorption spectrum, acropodium, actinium, acute delirium