词根:sort = kind(种类)
来源于拉丁语 sort,sors 种类,有异形同义词根:gen,speci 种类。
助记:无论是宽的,还是扁形板状的,从种类上看,它们都属于同一类别:plat(y) 阔,宽,扁形板状,来源于希腊语platys,如:plat 地图,小块地、platfond 顶棚,天花板。
同源词:
1. sort
v. 分类,整理
n.种类,类别
2. sorter [sort 种类 + -er 名词后缀 → ]
n.分类者;整理者;拣选者
3. consort [con- 共同,一起,全部 + sort 种类 → 不同类别的物种一起生活 →]
n. 配偶,合作,协同,一群乐师,一批乐器
v.交往;一致;符合
4. consortium [ 见上,-ium 名词后缀 →]
n.国际财团;国际性集团;协会
5. assort [as- 强调 + sort 种类 → 把...归类,分到一起→]
v. 相称,相配,协调,把…分类
6. assorted [见上,-ed 后缀 →]
adj. 各式各样的,各色俱全的
7. assortment [见上,-ment 名词后缀 →]
n. 什锦,各式各样东西的混合
8. resort [re- 再 + sort 种类 → 再一次按种类分 →]
v.再分类;重新分类
9. resort
v.常去;诉诸
n.游乐地;诉诸
词根:sol = alone/single, whole/entire (单独的)
【探源】①来源于拉丁语 solus(=alone)/sollus(=entire) 单独的;②来源基础词 solid 实心的,为它的变体,含义为它的引申义,分解为:-sol- 完整的 + -id (a.) 形容词后缀,表示“…的”,完整的一颗钻石当然是实心的,即
实心的 / 固体的 / 结实的 / 稳固的 / 可靠的 / 纯色的
【引申】完整的
【扩展】有同形异义词根:-sol- 安慰 / 太阳,来源于拉丁语 solari,
同源词:
1. console (拥有可以用来安慰的东西 con<com(=with) + sol(=comfort))
vt.安慰
n.控制台,操纵台,仪表板;落地式电视机柜;落地式收音机
consolation n.安慰
consolatory adj.慰藉的,慰问的
consolable adj.可安慰的,可慰藉的
Nothing could console her after daughter's death. 她女儿死后,没有什么能够抚慰她。
2. disconsolate(没有安慰的 dis(=not) + con<com(=with) + sol(=comfort))
adj.因失去...而郁闷的;拒绝接受安慰的,伤心的,忧愁的
disconsolately adv.拒绝接受安慰地,忧愁地
The woman was disconsolate after her miscarriage. 那个女子在流产之后一直郁郁寡欢。
3. solicitous(全身心地大喊的 sol(=entire,along) + cit(=call))
adj.担心的,惦念的
solicitude n.焦虑,焦急;挂念,担心
The nurses have been very solicitous and i really appreciate it. 护士们一直很挂念我,这让我很感激。
4. inconsolable
adj.无法慰藉的,极度伤心的 *in(=not),con<com(=with),sol(=comfort)
inconsolable grief 无法慰藉的悲伤
5. solace
n.安慰(物)v.给...以安慰 *sol(=comfort)
find solace in music 在音乐中寻找慰藉
solace myself with Carlsberg 用嘉士伯酒慰藉自己
6. solatium
n.慰问金 *sol(=comfort)
7. desolate (de- 加强意义,sol 单独,孤寂,-ate 动词、形容词后缀;原义为:" to leave alone,to make lonely,hence to depopulate,to forsake.")
adj.荒废的;无人烟的,荒荒的,荒凉的,不毛的;孤寂的,凄凉的
v.使荒废;使凄凉
desolate wind-swept moorland area 荒凉的、大风肆虐的荒野
desolate-looking girl 看起来楚楚可怜的女孩
desolate life 孤独的生活
8. desolation
n.荒废;荒凉,凄凉;虚墟 *de(=away) ,sol(=alone)
desolation caused by war 战争留下的废墟
9. sole
adj.唯一的,独一无二的,单独的;独占的 n.(袜子、鞋等的)底,底面 v.给(鞋等)装底 *sol(=alone)
solely adv.单独地,只是
sole cause of the accident 引发事故的唯一原因
have the sole right selling the article 拥有该产品独家销售权
solely responsible 独自负责的
rubber-soled boots 橡胶底的靴子
thin-soled shoes 薄底的鞋
10. soliloquy
n.自言自语;(歌剧中的)独白 *sol(=alone),loqu(=say)
soliloquize v.自言自语;独白
11. solitary
adj.孤独的;独居的;唯一的;人迹罕至 *sol(=alone),-ary(= ...的)
solitarily adv.独自一人地;寂寞的
solitary traveler 孤独的旅行者
solitary life 独居生活
solitary confinement 单独监禁
12. solitude (sol(=alone) 单独,-itude 抽象名词后缀)
n.孤独,寂寞,独居;荒凉之地
live in solitude 独自生活
not fond of solitude 不喜欢孤独的
13. solo(sol(=alone) 单独,-o 名词后缀,表示音乐术语)
n.独唱(曲),独奏(曲);单飞;独角戏 adj.单独的 adv.单独地
soloist n.独唱者,独奏者 (同上,-ist 者)
violin/piano solo 小提琴/钢琴独奏曲
fly solo 单飞
his first solo flight 他的首次音飞
14. solemn
adj.严肃的;庄严的,庄重的;宗教上的;正式的 *sol(=whole,entire,sun) ,emn<enn<ann(=year)
solemnly adv.严肃地,庄严地
solemnize v.举行(宗教仪式,特别是婚礼);使严肃
solemn silence /look sight 肃静/严肃的表情/隆重的场面
15. solemnity
n.严肃;庄严;隆重的仪式 *sol(=whole,entire,sun),emn<enn<ann(=year)
The Queen was crowned with all the proper solemnities. 经过一系列的庄严仪式后,女王登上了王位。
16. solicit
v.向...恳求,寻求(某物),央求;(尤其指妓女在公共场合)拉客 *sol(=whole,entire),cit(=call)
solicitation n.恳求;拉客
17. solicitor
n.掮客;<英>初级律师(负责法庭律师和诉讼人之间事务联系的律师);<美>(政府部门或某一城市负责法律事务的)法务官 *sol(=whole,entire),cit(=call)
Solicitor General <英>副检察长
18. soliloquy(sol(i)独,loqu 言,语,-y 名词后缀)
n. 独自;自言自语
19. soliloquize (见上,-ize 动词后缀)
v.自言自语地说;用独白说
soliloquist n.(见上, -ist 者)独白者;自言自语者
后缀:-ling ①[名词后缀]
1、表示小
birdling 小鸟,幼鸟
catling 小猫
pigling 小猪
wolfling 小狼,狼崽
duckling 小鸭
gosling 小鹅
seedling 幼苗,籽苗
princeling 小君主
2、表示与某种事物(或情况)有关的人或动物、具有某种性质的人或动物
starveling 饥饿的人
weakling 体弱的人
hireling 被雇的人
underling 部下,下属
nurseling 乳婴,乳儿
suckling 乳儿,乳兽
fondling 被宠爱者
witling 假装聪明的人
earthling 世人,凡人,俗人
fingerling 一指长的小鱼
cageling 笼中鸟
yearling 一岁的动物
firstling 初产的动物
fatling 养肥备宰的幼畜
worldling 凡人,世俗之徒
youngling 年轻人,幼小,动物,幼苗
②[形容词及副词后缀]
表示状态
darkling 在黑暗中(的)
sideling 斜向一边(的)
词根词缀:agape-
【来源及含义】Greek > Latin: love feast of the early Christians; love, love feast; to love
【相关词根词缀】Related "love, fondness" units: amat-; philo-; vener-; venus.
【同源单词】agapae, Agapanthus, agape, agapeistic, Agapemone, Agapios
词根词缀:amat-, amor-, am-
【来源及含义】Latin: love, loving; fondness for; such as a man for a woman and a woman for a man
【相关词根词缀】This "love" unit is the main source of the words in the ami- or "friend" unit. Related "love, fondness" units: agape-; philo-; vener-; venus.
【同源单词】amateur, amateurish, amateurishly, amateurishness, amative, amatively
词根词缀:mania-, -mania, -maniac, -maniacal, -manic, -manically, -maniacally
【来源及含义】Greek: a specific mental disorder or obsessive preoccupation with something; madness, frenzy; obsession, or abnormal desire for or with something or someone; also, an excessive enthusiasm or fondness for something
【相关词根词缀】 Cross references of word families that are related directly, or indirectly, to: "anger, angry; rage, wrath, fury; rave": fur-, furi-; ira-; lysso-; rab-, rav-.
【同源单词】ablutomania, aboulomania, acromania, acronymania, adipomania, aedoeomania
词根词缀:philo-, phil-, -phile, -philia, -philic, -philous, -phily, -philiac, -philist, -philism
【来源及含义】Greek: love, loving, friendly to, fondness for, attraction to; strong tendency toward, affinity for
【相关描述】These are just a few of the meanings set up for the etymological meanings of philo- which comes to us from Greek.
In biology, there are many words that use philo-, phil- to mean "thriving in such and such a place or situation; or exhibiting a tendency for a specified condition" for its existence.
Other meanings include: "strongly attracted to; such as, an organism that loves or is strongly attracted to something which is specified".
In psychology and psychiatry, -phile, -philia, etc. use this element as a word termination indicating an abnormal craving or attraction to or an affinity for an object as shown by the word stems to which they are affixed.
【相关词根词缀】Related "love, fondness" units: agape-; amat-; vener-; venus.
【同源单词】abrakophile, abrakophilia, abrakophilism, acarophile, acarophilous, acarophily
词根词缀:venat-, vener-
【来源及含义】Latin: to hunt; hunting
【相关词根词缀】Here is an attempt to clarify the different "hunt, hunting" and the "love, fondness" terms: vener-, "love, sexual references"; Names for Groups or "Venery names"; Introduction to Venereal and Other Group Terms or "Venery names"; Venereal Terms or "names for a variety of groups".
【同源单词】venatic, venatical, venatically, venationes, venatious, venator
词根词缀:vener-, venari-
【来源及含义】Latin: love, loveliness, beauty, attractiveness, charm; by extension, "reverence; to worship, to venerate"
【相关词根词缀】Related "love, fondness" units: agape-; amat-; philo-; venus. Here is an attempt to clarify the different "hunt, hunting" and the "love, fondness" terms: venat-, "hunt, hunting"; Names for Groups or "Venery names"; Introduction to Venereal and Other Group Terms or "Venery names"; Venereal Terms or "names for a variety of groups".
【同源单词】venerable, venerate, veneration, venereal, venerealization, venerealize