词根：port, portat = to carry（搬运）
来自拉丁语的 portare 意为to carry 运送,携带。异形同义词根有来自拉丁语的fer,lat,ger/gest,veh/vect 和来自希腊语的phor/pher。它的同形异义词根是： port 门 / 分。
同源词：
1. inopportune（ 不是搬运某物的时候的 in(=not) + op<ob(=toward) + port(=carry)）
adj.不合时宜的；不适当的
Why do telemarketers always seem to call at the most inopportune moments?为什么电话销售似乎总是在最不合适的时间打电话呢？
2. importune（向内搬 im<in(=in,into) + port(=carry)）
vt.sb + fro + sth 向...强求；纠缠
importunate adj.胡搅蛮缠的
importunity n.执拗；胡搅蛮缠
I importuned the 911 operator to send an ambulance immediately. 我缠着911接线员要求立即派一辆救护车来。
3. repport（再次、继续搬得很近 r<re(=again) + ap<ad(=near) + port(=carry)）
n.亲密关系；融洽，和谐
I'm afraid i don't have much of a rapport with my new stepchildren. 我和我的继子女之间恐怕没有多少亲密感。
4. portable （port拿，带，-able形容词后缀，可…的） 可携带的，手提的
portability n. 携带；porter n.搬运工；看门人，守卫
This portable cook stove uses small,lightweight tanks of propane. 这种便携式烹饪炉使用的是轻小的罐装丙炕。
5. opportune（向着某物搬的 op<ob(=toward) + port(=carry)）
adj.及时的；时机好的；适宜的
This is an opportune time for me to retire --- at the end of project. 这项工程完成之时也正是我退休的好时机。
6. purport（向前搬 pur<pro(=forth) + port(=carry)）
n.意义，主旨，要旨
vt.意味着;以...为主旨,大意是；声称
A recently announced dietary supplement purports to cure snoring.据称，最近公布的膳食补充品可以治疗打鼾。
7. comport
v.举止，举动；（~with）合适，相称 *com(=together)
comportment n.举止，行为
comport oneself with dignity 举止庄重
His conduct did not comport with his position. 他的行为和他的地位不相称。
8. deport
v.驱逐；(~oneself)举止，举动 *de(=away,intensive)
9. deportation
n.驱逐 *de(=away)
Years ago criminals in England could be sentenced to deportation to Australia. 过去，美国的罪犯曾被驱逐到澳大利亚。
10. deportment
n.行为，举止 *de(=intensive)
Young ladies used to have lessons in deportment. 过去，小姐们经常要接受举止教育。
11. disport
v.（在海边、阳光）玩耍，娱乐 *dis(=away)
12. export
v.输出
n.出口（行业）；出口商品 *ex(=out)
exporter n.出口商
exportation n.出口；输出品
exportable adj.可输出的
13. import
v.输入；意味着
n.输入；意义；重要性；(pl.)进口商品 *im<in(=into)
importer n.进口商
importation n.进口；进口商品
14. important
adj.重要的；重大的；（人）地位高的，有权力的 *im<in(=into)
importance n.重要（性）；重大
of great/no/not much/little importance 极其重要的/不重要的/不太重要的/无足轻重的
15. opportunity
n.机会 *op<ob(=toward)
equality of opportunity 机会均等
Opportunity makes the tief.疏忽招盗贼。
miss a great opportunity 错误良机
16. opportunism
n.机会主义 *op<ob(=toward)
opportunist n.机会主义者
17. report
n.报告；报道；（学校的）成绩单；传闻；声誉，名声；爆炸声，枪声，炮声
v.报告；报道；告发 *re(=again)
reporter n.报告人；记者，新闻通迅员
reportage n.报道文件；新闻报道
reportedly adv.据报道，据说
weather report 天气预报
newspaper reports 报纸报道
report card 成绩单
The report goes that~ 报道称...
of good / evil report 名声好/坏
词根：verb = word（字；词）
来自拉丁语的verb 意为word。同义词根有来自希腊语的lex。
（*拉丁文verbum (word)——英文字根字典）
同源词：
1. verbiage （言语的集合 verb(=word)）
n.冗词
n.[语]verb 动词 verbosity 赘言；冗长
v.verbalize 以言语表达
adj.verbal 言语的；逐字的；动词的 verbose 罗嗦的；冗长的 verbatim 逐字的，一定不差的；(ad.) 逐字地，一字不差地
verbally adv.口头地；作为动词
All that verbiage just to say you're sorry? OK---apology accedpted .你罗嗦这么多就只为说声对不起？好吧，你的道歉我接受了。
2. verbal
adj.言辞的；口头的，口述的；（翻译等）逐字逐句的；动词的
verbally adv.口头地，口述地；作为动词
verbalize v.用言语表达
verbal test 口头测试
verbal communication 言语交际
verbal statement 口头陈述
verbal note 不署名备忘录，口头通告
verbal contract 口头约定
verbal translation 逐字报道一篇讲话
3. adverb
n.[语]副词 *ad(=to,to add)
4. proverb
n.谚语 *pro (=before)
as the proverb goes/runs/says 正如谚语所讲的
(the Rock of )Proverbs基督教《圣经.旧的》中的《箴言》
5. adverb
n.[语]副词 *ad (=to,to add)
6. verbatim
adj./adv.逐字逐句的（地）；一字不差的（地）
verbatim report 一字不差的报告
report a speech verbatim 逐字报道一篇讲话
7. proverbial
adj.谚语的；众所周知的 *pro (=before)
proverbial saying /wisdom 谚语/谚语表达的智慧
8. reverberate
v.使（声音）回响 *re (=again)
reverberation n.回响
reverberant adj.回响的
The roar of the train reverberated in the tunnel.火车的呼啸声在隧道里回响。
9. verbose
adj.冗长的；唠叨的（用太多词语）《-ose 形容词字尾》
verbosity n.冗长；唠叨
词根词缀：esophag-, esophago-
【来源及含义】Greek: gullet, throat [passage from the mouth to the stomach], that which carries food; the path along which food travels from the mouth to the stomach
【相关描述】 Here is a special article about the Neck and Throat.
【相关词根词缀】 Related "eat, eating" word units: brycho-; esculent-; glutto-; phago-; vor-. Cross references related to "neck, throat" word families: cervic-; coll-; guttur-; laryng-; nuch-; trachel-. Cross references of word families that are related directly, or indirectly, to: "food, nutrition, nourishment": alimento-; broma-; carno-; cibo-; esculent-; sitio-; tropho-; Eating Crawling Snacks; Eating: Carnivorous-Plant "Pets"; Eating: Folivory or Leaf Eaters; Eating: Omnivorous.
【同源单词】azygoesophageal, circumesophagal, esophagalgia, esophagalia, esophageal, esophagectasia
词根词缀：ex-, ec-, e-
【来源及含义】Greek: out of, out, outside; away from; used as a prefix
【相关描述】This is a prefix that is supposed to be used with words or roots of Greek origin. The ex- form is used before vowels or h; ec- goes before consonants.
【同源单词】acentric, eccentric, eccentric, eccentric vision, eccentricity, ecclesia
词根词缀：morpho-, morph-, -morphous, -morphically, -morphia, -morphosis, -morphously, -morphy, -morphic, -morphism
【来源及含义】Greek: shape, form, figure, appearance
【相关描述】The Roman god of sleep is Somnus; so, when we are sleepy, we are "somnolent". Sleep walking is "somnambulism" which in Latin means exactly the same thing; that is, "sleepwalking".
The son of Somnus is Morpheus, the god of dreams, indicating that sleep gives birth to dreams. Morpheus goes back through Latin to the Greek word for "form" or "shape" because dreams are forms and shapes developed in the mind while sleeping.
【相关词根词缀】 Inter-related cross references, directly or indirectly, involving word units dealing with "form, shape, appearance": eido-; figur-; form-; icono-; ideo-; imag-; -oid; typo-.
【同源单词】acrostomorphilia, actinomorphic, actinomorphous, actinomorphy, adelomorphous, aeromorphosis
词根词缀：presby-, presbyo-
【来源及含义】Greek: old, relationship to old age, elderly, elder; literally, "he that goes first"
【相关词根词缀】 Related "old; old age, elder" units: gero-; obsolesc-; sen-; veter-.
【同源单词】elder, elder share, presbyasomnia, presbyatrics, presbycardia, presbycusis
词根词缀：zygo-, zyg-, -zygous; zygomatico-
【来源及含义】Greek: yoke, forming pairs; joined, union; or indicating a relationship to a junction; meaning a yoke or crossbar by which two draft animals; such as, oxen could be hitched to a plow or wagon
【同源单词】accessory hemiazygos vein, autozygous, azygoesophageal recess, azygoesophageal, azygogram, azygography