词根:-cent-, -centi-
【词根含义】:百,百分之一
【词根来源】:来源于拉丁语名词centum(一百)。
【同源单词】:bicentennial, cent, century, percent, percentage
词根:-ped-
【词根含义】:足;儿童
【词根来源】:原始印欧语ped-,pod-(足)在希腊语中的派生词有pous(足)和pedon(土壤,儿童,足);在拉丁语中的派生词有pes, ped.is, m(足)和pod.ium(阳台,剧场的包厢)等。
【同源单词】:biped, centipede, expedient, expedite, expedition
词根词缀:centi-, cent-
【来源及含义】Latin: hundred; a decimal prefix used in the international metric system for measurements
【相关描述】This prefix is used in the metric [decimal] system as, one-hundredth [U.S.] and hundredth [U.K.], and denotes 1/100th of a unit or 10-2 [0.01]. The metric symbol for centi- is c.
【相关词根词缀】 Related "metric" families: yotta; zetta; exa; peta; tera; giga; mega; kilo; hecto; deka; deci; milli; micro; nano; pico; femto; atto; zepto; yocto.
【同源单词】bicentenary, bicentennial, bicentric, bicentricity, cent, cental
词根词缀:ped-, pedi-, -pedal, -ped, -pede, -pedia
【来源及含义】Latin: foot, feet; people often see this ped element in other words. When people refer to "pedal extremities", they mean "feet". When anyone pushes the pedals of a bicycle, it is done with the feet. A pedestrian must use the feet for walking. A quadruped has four feet while a centipede has "100 feet"; or a large number of them because it may be impossible to count all of them.
【相关词根词缀】 Related "foot, feet" units: melo-; planta-; podo-; -pus.