词根:mend = to order
来自拉丁语的mend 意为fault。此外,还有意为to order 的mand,mend,请勿混淆。
同源词:
1. emend(指出错误、缺点e<ex(=out) + mend(=fault))
vt.校正(文件等);修改
emendation n.校正;修改
emendate v.校正
A good editor emends a text without substantially altering it .优秀的编辑可以在不改动文本的本质内容的基础上对其进行校正。
2. amend
v.修改,修订(规则、法案等);改善,改进 *a<ab(=away)
amendable adj.可修正的;能改善的
3. amendment
n.(法案等的)修改,修订;修正案;改善 *a<ab(=away)
the Eighteenth amendment 美国宪法第十八条修正案(禁酒令)
4. amends
n.赔偿 *a<ab(=away)
make amends for 为...赔偿
5. mendacious
adj.虚假的;说谎的
mendacity n.虚假;谎言
mendacious newspaper reports 虚假的报纸报道
6. mending
n.(衣物等的)修补;需要修补的东西
a basketful of mending 一篮子等补的衣物
invisible mending 织补
词根词缀:atto-
【来源及含义】Danish or Norwegian: eighteen; 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 quintillionth [U.S.] and trillionth part [U.K.], 10-18 [0.000 000 000 000 000 001]. The metric symbol for atto- is a.
【相关词根词缀】 Related "metric" families: yotta; zetta; exa; peta; tera; giga; mega; kilo; hecto; deka; deci; centi; milli; micro; nano; pico; femto; zepto; yocto.
【同源单词】attoampere, attofarad, attogram, attoscience, attosecond, attotesla