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词根词缀:-able

【来源及含义】Latin: a suffix; expressing capacity, fitness to do that which can be handled or managed, suitable skills to accomplish something; capable of being done, something which can be finished, etc.

【相关描述】A suffix that forms adjectives. The suffix -ible has related meanings; expressing ability, capacity, fitness; capable of, fit for, able to be done, can be done, inclined to, tending to, given to.

This list is only a small sample of the thousands of -able words that exist in English.

【同源单词】abdicable, -able, abolishable, abominable, abradable, acceptable

词根词缀:-ably

【来源及含义】Latin: suffix; able manner, capably

【相关描述】Forming adverbs corresponding to adjectives in -able.

【同源单词】ably, acceptably, accountably, accusably, adaptably, admirably

词根词缀:turb-, turbin-, turbo-, turbu-

【来源及含义】Latin: uproar, commotion, disorderly, agitated, confusion; whirl, whirlwind

【相关词根词缀】 Cross references of word groups that are related, directly or indirectly, to: "air, wind": aello-; aeolo-; aero-; anemo-; atmo-; austro-; flat-, flatu-; phys-; pneo-, -pnea; pneumato-; vent-; zephyro-.

【同源单词】atmospheric turbidity, axial-flow turbine, bioturbation, condensing turbine, cryoturbation, disturb