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:com-, co-, cog-, col-, con-, cor-
【来源及含义】Latin: together, together with, with
【相关描述】The prefix com- is assimilated to co- before h, w, and all vowels:
The prefix com- becomes, cog- before g: cognition, [co + gnoscere, "to know"], et al.
The prefix com- becomes, col- before l: colloquial, et al.
The prefix com- becomes, con- before c, d, g, j, n, q, s, t, v: covivant, et al.
The prefix com- becomes, cor- before r: corrigible, et al.
【相关词根词缀】 Related "together" units: greg-; inter-; struct-.
【同源单词】abscond, abscondee, anticorrosive, bioconcentration, coadjutant, coadjuting