词根:terr = earth(地)
来源于拉丁文terra(=earth)。它的同形异源根terr来源于terrére,意为 to frighten,注意两者区别。
同源词:
1. terramycin
n.土霉菌《mycin = fungus(霉菌)》
2. terraqueous
adj.由水与陆地合成的《拉丁文aqua = water》
3. terrene
adj.地球的;陆地的;现世的
4. inter
v.埋葬,土葬(向地里去) *in(=into),ter<terr(=earth)
5. disinter
v.挖出;使显现(与埋葬相反)《dis- = contrary》
6. deteriorate
v.(使)恶化;(使)退化;变质,变坏 *de(=down),ter<terr(=earth)
deterioration n.恶化,(质量)下降,堕落
Leather quickly deteriorates in a hot,damp climate. 皮革在闷热、潮湿的环境中很快就会变质。
7. esoteric
adj.秘传的,秘密的;难解的,深奥的 *eso(=within),ter<terr(earth)
8. extraterrestrial
n.外星人,天外来客(缩写:E.T.) adj.地球外的 *extra(=outside),ter<terr(=earth)
9. extraterritorial
adj.治外法权的 extra(=outside)
extraterritoriality n.治外法权
10. interment
n.埋葬,土葬 *in(=in),ter<terr(=earth)
11. Mediterranean
adj.地中海的;(小写)被陆地包围的 n.(the~)地中海 *medi(=middle),ter<terr(=earth)
12. subterranean
adj.地下的 n.地下洞穴 *sub(=under),ter<terr(=earth)
subterranean passage/railway(railroad) 地下通道/地铁
subterranean water 地下水
subterranean maneuver 地下活动
13. terrace
n.梯田;倾斜的平地,台地;斜坡上屋前的街巷;(道路中央的)狭长形小园地区
v.使成梯形地,使成为台地 *ter<terr(=earth)
terraced fields 梯田
terraced lawn 梯形草坪
terraced houses 排房(有时也带有通向后院的小路)
14. terra firma
n.陆地,大地(有别于海洋、河流)*ter<terr(=earth),firm(=stong)
glad to be on terra firma again 很高兴能得返陆地
15. terra incognita
n.未探明地区,未知领域 *ter<terr(=earth),in(=not),co<com(=thoroughly),gn<gno(=knwo)
16. terrain
n.地形,地势;地带,地域;领域,范围 *terr(=earth)
difficult terrain for heavy armored vehicles 重装甲车难以行进的地形
17. terrestrial
adj.地球的,地上的;人间的;陆地的;陆栖的 n.地球上的居民;陆生生物 *ter<terr(=earth)
terrestrical globe 地球仪
terrestrial heat 地热
terrestrial parts of the world 地球的陆地部分
18. terrier
n.一种猎狗(小而活泼,会为寻找食物而挖洞)
19. territorial
adj.领土的;(T~)美国准州的,美国领土的
territorial waters/air/seas 领水/领空/领海
territorial issue/expansion 领土问题/领土扩张
territorial integrity/sovereignty 领土完整/领土主权
territorial possessions 土地财产
Teritorial laws 美国领地的法律
20. territory
n.领土;地域,地区;(动物的)领地,活动范围;(科学等的)领域,范围;美国的准州(未被正式成为州的地区)*ter<terr(=earth)
South Korean territory 韩国领土
leased territory 租借地
Much territory in Africa is desert 非洲的大片地区是沙漠
territory of biochemistry 生物化学领域
Until 1959 Hawaii was a Territory,not a State. 直到1959年,夏威夷还只是一个准州,而不是州。
词根词缀:humid-, humor-
【来源及含义】Latin: moist, moisture, wet, damp
【相关描述】The correct spelling of the Latin origins is umor, umere, umidus. The spelling with the initial h is a result of folk (false) etymology, which once associated these words with Latin humus, "earth".
【相关词根词缀】Related "jest; joke; wit; humor; funny" word units: faceti-; farc-; jocu-; lud-; satir-.
【同源单词】dehumidify, humid, humidification, humidifier, humidify, humidistat
词根词缀:hygro-, hygr-
【来源及含义】Greek: moist, moisture, wet, damp
【相关词根词缀】 Cross references of word families that refer to "water": aqua-; hydat-; hydro-.
【同源单词】aerohygrophilous, aerohygrophobe, aerohygrophobia, aerohygrophobous, aerohygrophoby, barothermohygrogram
词根词缀:notero-, noter-, -notero -noter
【来源及含义】Greek: noteros, moist, moisture, damp, dampness, wet
【同源单词】noterocole, noterocolent, noterocolous, noterophile, noterophilous, noterophily