词根：-gen-, -gener-, -germ-

【词根含义】：生殖,出生

【词根来源】：来源于原始印欧语gen-(生育)在拉丁语中产生的词汇genus(种类),gens(人种),generare(生殖),generalis(全体的,总的,普遍的)和germen(发芽,分枝)等。

【同源单词】：benign, engine, engineer, engineering, gender

词根词缀：-ation, -ization, -isation

【来源及含义】Greek > Latin: a suffix; action, act, process, state, or condition; or result of doing something

【相关描述】Although there are over 1,450 word entries ending with -ation or -ization listed in this unit, there are certainly many more which exist in the English language. At any rate, this unit provides a significant number of -ation and -ization examples for you to see.

【同源单词】abarticulation, abbreviation, abdication, abdominal examination, aberration, abevacuation

词根词缀：genus, genesis-, -gen, -gene, -genesis, -genetic, -genic, -geny, -genous

【来源及含义】Latin: birth, beget; descent, origin, creation, inception, beginning, race, sort; kind, class

【同源单词】aerospace engineering, agenesis, autogenous, benign, benignant, benignantly