词根词缀:-ous, -ious, -eous
【来源及含义】Latin: full of or having the qualities of; in chemistry, a suffix denoting that the element indicated by the name bearing it, has a valence lower than that denoted by the termination -ic; as, nitrous, sulphurous, etc., as contrasted with nitric, sulphuric, etc.
【相关描述】Only a small number of the hundreds of examples are presented because there are just too many to include at this time.
【同源单词】abdominous, abiogenous, ablepharous, abstemious, acanthaceous, acanthocephalous
词根词缀:peti-, pet-, -pit-
【来源及含义】Latin: to aim at, aim for, go toward; to seek, seek out, ask, request; strive after
【同源单词】Ad perpetuam rei memoriam, appetence, appetency, appetent, appetently, appetite