词根:fund, found, fus = melt, pour 熔化;倾倒, 浇注
这三个词都来源于拉丁语的fundere (v.) ,意思是“熔化,浇注”。请注意,这与来源于拉丁语fundus(=base,bottom)的词根found,fund是完全不是同一组词根,这二组词根属于源异形根。在表示“熔化,浇注”意思的三个词根fund,found,fus 分别来源于拉丁语fundere 的不定式词干、fund 的重读形式和动名词词干。
与“熔化”有关的词根有nitr,nitro 硝化,硝基(这些化学反应都与熔化息息相关)来源于拉丁语 nitrum 或希腊语 nitron。
词例:
同源词:
1. refuse [re- 再 + fus 熔化 + -e (v.) 动词后缀 → 我想跟他(她)熔化在一起→ 我想跟他(她)熔为一体→ 我想跟他(她)交朋友,但他(她)不想跟我“熔化”(交朋友等)在一起→]
v.拒绝,不接受
2. effuse [ef- (= ex-) 出 + fus 浇注 + -e (v.) → 把心里话一下子浇出→ 一下子倒出来→ ]
v.倾吐,抒发,流出,淌出
3. profuse [pro- 向,向前 + fus 浇注 -e 后缀 → 浇注很多,向前流出→ ]
adj.过多的,及其丰富的,浪费的,十分慷慨的
4. refund [re-回 + fund 浇注 → 浇注回来→ 钱流回来]
n.归还,偿还
5. confound [con- 共同,一起,全部 + found 浇注 → 很多东西浇注在一起→ ]
v. 使 ( 思想 ) 混乱,混淆
6. confuse [con- 共同,一起,全部 + fus 熔化,浇注 + -e 后缀 → 很多东西浇注在一起结果→ ]
v.搞乱,混淆,分不清,弄糊涂
7. fuse [fus 熔化 + -e后缀 → 很容易熔化的东西→ 保险丝就是容易熔化的→ ]
v.熔;融合
n.保险丝;导火线
8. fusible [fus 熔化 + -ible 能...的,可...的 → ]
adj.可熔解的;易熔的
9. fusion [见上,-ion 名词后缀 → ]
n.熔解;融合
10. circumfuse [circum- 环 + fus 倾倒,浇注 -e 后缀 → 倾倒到周围 → ]
v.散布;围绕;充溢
11. circumfusion [见上,-ion 名词后缀 → ]
n.从周围灌注
12. diffuse [dif- 离 + fus 倾倒 → 流 + -e 后缀 → 流向四周 → 扩散到四周 → ]
v.散布;扩散;传播
adj.散开的;弥漫的
13. diffusion [见上,-ion 名词后缀 → ]
n.散布;普及
14. diffusive [见上,-ive 形容词后缀 → ]
adj.散布的;扩及的;普及的
15. infuse [in = into 里面 + fus 浇注 + -e 后缀 → 浇注到里面 → ]
n.注入;灌输;沏或泡(茶、药等)
16. infusion [见上,-ion 名词后缀 → ]
n.注入;灌输
17. interfuse [inter- 相互 + fus 浇注 + -e 后缀 → 相互浇注,倾倒在一起 → ]
v.(使)混合;(使)融合
18. perfuse [per- 全,泛 + fus 浇注 + -e后缀 → 全部注入 → ]
v.使充满;撒满;洒遍
19. suffuse [suf- = sub- = under 在下面 + fus 浇注 + -e 后缀 → 浇注满了都流到下面去了→ ]
v.充满;充盈;布满
20. suffusion [见上,-ion 名词后缀 → ]
n.充满;布满
21. transfuse [trans- 传输 + fus 浇注→ 注入 + -e 后缀 → 把液体传输到...里面 → ]
v.输入;注射
22. foundry [found 浇注 + -ry 表示场所的名词后缀 → 浇注的地方 → 想一下炼钢的地方,一大锅熔化后的钢在倾倒,这样的地方是→ ]
n.铸造厂;铸造法
词根:bas = lower缩小, 降低, 减少, bottom 底
来源于拉丁语的bas 意为lower,bottom.
同源词:
1. abase(降低到期 a<ad(=to) + bas(=lower))
vt.降低...的地位、身份、品格、名誉等
abasement n.屈尊
Don't abase yourself by begging to get your job back.不要为了要回工卑躬屈膝。
2. debase(使完全走向底部 de(=down,intensive) + bas(=bottom,lower))
vt.降低、贬低(价值、品质、价格等)
debasement n.(品格、品质的)降低
Many people feel that terrorists debase the islamic faith. 许多人认为恐怖分子有损伊斯兰教信仰。
3. base
n.基部;基础;基地;底边,底面(棒球)垒 v.以...为基础;把...建立在某种基础上
adj.不值钱的;卑劣的;不纯的
air/naval base 空军/海军基地
base of operations 作战基地
base camp 探险队等的营地
get to first base 取得初步成功
base motives 卑劣的动机
base metals 贱金属
base coin 掺有贱金属的硬币
4. baseless
adj.没有理由的,没有根据的 *less(=without)
baseless fears 莫名其妙的恐惧
5. basement
n.地下室
6. basic
adj.基础的;基本的
basically adv.基本地;根本地
basic principles 基本原则
Basic English 基础英语
7. basis
n.基础,根基,基部;基本;主要成分;最重要的部分
on a solid basis 在稳固的基础上
on an equal basis 在平等的基础之上
on the basis of 以...为基础
8. basin
n.水罐;盆;(喷泉等的)水池;(被陆地包围的)内湾,内港;船坞;盆地;流域
a basin of water 一盆水
yacht basin 游艇停泊处
the Thames basin 泰晤士河流域
9. bastard
n.庶子;私生子;家伙,坏蛋 adj.假冒的 *ard(=person who)
bastardy n.私生
bastardize v.证明为私生子,判定为私生子;伪造,捏造
bastard child /son/daughter 私生子/私生女
You heartless bastard ! 你这个无情的家伙!
bastard charity 伪善
词根:bys = end, bottom
词根bys来源于希腊语的bys 意为end,bottom。同义词根有来源于拉丁语的fin,termin,ultim等。
同源词:
1. abyss (没有尽头 a<an(=not,without) + bys(=bottom,end))
n.深渊;地狱
The abyss of space is infinite so far as we know. 就我们所知,宇宙是无限深邃的深渊。
2. abysmal
adj.深渊的,深不可测的 *a<an(=not,without)
abysmal ignorance 极度的无知
abysmal night 深夜
词根词缀:abysso-, abyss-, abys-
【来源及含义】Greek > Latin: Greek [abussoz], a-, "no" plus bussos, "bottom" through Latin [abyssus], "no bottom, bottomless"
【相关词根词缀】Inter-related cross references, directly or indirectly, involving the "sea" and the "ocean" bodies of water: Atlantic; batho-, bathy- (depth); bentho- (deep, depth); halio-, halo- (salt or "the sea"); mare, mari- (sea); necto-, nekto- (swimming); oceano-; pelago- (sea, ocean); plankto- (drifting); thalasso- (sea, ocean).
【同源单词】abysm, abysmal, abysmally, abyss, abyssal, abyssal plains
词根词缀:arcto-, arct-
【来源及含义】Greek: of the bear, bear [the animal]; or the north, northern
【相关词根词缀】 Related "bear, bears (animals)" word units: Berserk; ursi-.
【同源单词】antarctic air, antarctic anticyclone, Antarctic bottom water, Antarctic Circumpolar Current, Antarctic, Antarctical
词根词缀:batho-, bathy-
【来源及含义】Greek: deep, depth
【相关词根词缀】Inter-related cross references, directly or indirectly, involving the "sea" and the "ocean" bodies of water: abysso- (bottomless); Atlantic; bentho- (deep, depth); halio-, halo- (salt or "the sea"); mare, mari- (sea); necto-, nekto- (swimming); oceano-; pelago- (sea, ocean); plankto- (drifting); thalasso- (sea, ocean).
【同源单词】bathesthesia, bathochromy, batholite, batholith, bathometer, bathomorphic
词根词缀:bentho-, benth-
【来源及含义】Greek: deep, depth; the fauna and flora of the bottom of the sea; sea bottom; depth [by extension, this element includes lake, river, and stream bottoms]
【相关词根词缀】Inter-related cross references, directly or indirectly, involving the "sea" and the "ocean" bodies of water: abysso- (bottomless); Atlantic; batho-, bathy- (depth); halio-, halo- (salt or "the sea"); mare, mari- (sea); necto-, nekto- (swimming); oceano-; pelago- (sea, ocean); plankto- (drifting); thalasso- (sea, ocean).
【同源单词】abyssal-benthic, abyssobenthic, archibenthal zone, archibenthic, archibenthos, benthal
词根词缀:fundu-, fundus-, fund-, found-
【来源及含义】Latin: bottom, base; and with special reference to financial applications, "piece of land"
【同源单词】de profundis, esophagofundopexy, fund, fundal, fundament, fundamental
词根词缀:grapho-, graph-, -graph, -graphy, -grapher, -graphia
【来源及含义】Greek: to scratch; to write, to record, to draw, to describe; that which is written or described
【相关描述】As indicated at the bottom of this page, there are a significantly large number of graphic word-entry groups in this unit. Such an extensive listing is provided to show how important the grapho- element is to the English language.
【相关词根词缀】Related "writing" word units: glypto-; gram-; scrib-, script-.
【同源单词】abdominal aortography, accelerograph, acoustic agraphia, acrography, actinograph, actinography
词根词缀:halio-, hali-, halo-, hal-
【来源及含义】Greek > Latin: salt or "the sea"
【相关描述】Don't confuse this halio-, halo-, hal- unit with another hal- unit which means "breathe, breath".
【相关词根词缀】Related "salt" unit: sal-. Inter-related cross references, directly or indirectly, involving the "sea" and the "ocean" bodies of water: abysso- (bottomless); Atlantic; batho-, bathy- (depth); bentho- (deep, depth); mare, mari- (sea); necto-, nekto- (swimming); oceano-; pelago- (sea, ocean); plankto- (drifting); thalasso- (sea, ocean).
【同源单词】euhaline, euryhaline, halibios, halic, halicole, halicolous