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词根:col(cul) = neck(脖子)

  词根col 来自拉丁语的col 意为neck。另外,col 还有to filter,large intestine,to fill,glue 等含义。cul 是它的变形。

同源词:

1. accolade(挂丰脖子附近ac<ad(=to ,near) + col(=neck))
  n.称赞;赞赏;(the ~) 骑士爵位的授予典礼
  The poet received a prestigious accolade from the Literary Society. 那位诗人得了文学协会的极高赞誉。

2. collar
  n.领子;(狗、马等的)项圈;(连接两个管子、连杆别车轴等的)箍 *col(=neck)
  blue/white collar workers 蓝领/白领工作者
  collar stud 领扣
  collar bone 锁骨

3. decollation
  n.断头 *de(=down) ,col(=neck)

4. décolleté
  adj. <法>(衣服)低颈露肩的 *de(=down,away),col(=neck)

5. percolate
  v.过滤;(使)渗出;(使)浸透 *per(=through),col(=filter)
  percolator n.(带有过滤器的)过滤式咖啡壶
  Water percolates through sand.水从沙子里渗出来。
  I make coffee by percolating boiling water through ground coffee. 我用沸水滤过咖啡粉的方法煮咖啡。

6. colander
  n.过滤器,(厨房用)滤水器(碗态、有孔,用来过滤或淘洗食物)*col(=filter)
  cullender(=colander)

7. culvert
  n.阴沟;地下电缆管道 *cul<col(=filter)

8. colon
  n.结肠 *col(=large intestine)
  colon cleanse 肠清洗剂

9. colic
  n.(无腹泻的剧烈的)腹痛 *col(=large intestine)

10. colitis
  n.大肠炎 *col(=large intestine),itis(=inflammation)

11. colony
  n.殖民地;侨民;群体;[生]群落 *col(=till)
  colonist n.殖民地开拓者
  the South Korean colony in New York 纽约的韩国侨民
  a colony of artists 一群美术家
  a colony of ants 一群蚂蚁

12. colonial
  adj.殖民地的 n.殖民地居民(尤其指开拓者的子孙)*col(=till)
  colonialism n.殖民政策;殖民主义
  colonialist n.殖民主义者;殖民政策的支持者
 
13. colonize
  v.开拓殖民地 *col(=till)
  colonization n.殖民
  colonizer n.殖民地开拓者

14. neocolonialism
  n.新殖民主义 *neo(=new),col(=till)

15. cultivate
  v.耕种(土地),耕作;栽培;培养 *cul<col(=till)
  cultivated adj.有教养的

16. cultivation
  n.耕作;栽培;培养;修养 *cul<col(=till)
  cultivator n.耕作者,耕耘者,栽培者
  cultivation of the soil 耕种土地

17. culture
  n.文化;教养;修养;栽培;(医学、科学研究用的微生物)培养
  v. 培养(细菌等);栽培,耕作  *cul<col(=till)
  cultured adj.(人)有教养的,有修养的;(兴趣、爱好等)高雅的
  cultural adj.文化的;教养的
  a man of culture 有修养的人
  culture of the mind 心性修养
  culture of cotton 棉花栽培
  silk culture 养蚕
  culture of cholera germs 霍乱菌的培养
  cultured pearl 养殖珍珠

18. collage
  n.拼贴画(用纸、布、照片、金属等的小片粘贴拼合而成)*col(=glue)

19. protocol
  n.(条约等的)草案;议定书;(外交)礼节 *proto(=first),col(=glue)

词根:volv, volu, volut = to roll, to turn

  来自拉丁语的volv,volu,volut 意为 to roll,to turn,所以英语单词中包含volv 和voult 的字母组合即有to roll的含义,在现代社会比较有名的,使此意创造一名牌就是:沃尔沃Volvo 是瑞典著名的汽车品牌,拉丁文的意思是“我

在旋转”。

 (*拉丁文volvere (=to roll,to turn about),过去分词是 volutus。 —— 英文根字典)

同源词:

1. convolution(一起滚 con<com(=together) + volu(=roll,turn))
  n.回旋,卷绕
  convolve v. 卷,缠绕
  convolute v.卷绕
  convoluted adj.缠绕的,回旋的,卷绕的;错综复杂的
  convoluting adj.卷绕的,回旋的
  The convolutions of the small intestines remarkable. 小肠缠绕在一起的样子十分惊人。

2. evolve(滚出外边e<ex(=out) + volv(=roll))
  vi. into + sth 慢慢地发展,逐渐地变化;进化
  vt. 使发展,使展开;进化形成
  evolution n.展开,进展;进化
  evolutionism n.进化论
  evolutionist n.进化论者
  evolutionoary / evolutional 展开的;进化的;民展的
  Many theologians believe the human race is evolving spiritually. 许多神学者都相信从类在精神上是不断进化的。

3. voluble(卷舌的volu(=roll))
  adj.爱说话的,喋喋不休的,健谈的;流利的
  volubility n.健谈,喋喋不休
  volubly adv.流利地;爱说话地;喋喋不休地
  Our voluble tour guide gave us lots of information that,frankly,was boring. 我们健谈的导游为我们提供了不少信息,但说实话也挺让人烦的。

4. voluminous(滚动很多的 volu(=roll))
  adj.(书)卷数多的;(作家)多产的;容积大的,体积大的;长篇大论的,冗长的
  volume n.卷;体积;量;大量;音量
  Shockingly,the FBI kept voluminous files on Rev.Martin Luther King,Jr. (令人震惊的是,美国联邦调查局居然保存着有关马丁.路德.金牧师的大量资料。

5. devolve
  v.把(任务、职责)移交给...,委托 *de(=down)
  When the president is ill,his duties devolve upon the vice-president . 总统生病期间他的职责移交给副总统。
  The work devolved upon him. 这项工作委托给他了

6. devolution
  n.(权力的)转移,委任;权力下放 *de(=down)

7. involute
  adj.错综复杂的,纠缠不清的;[植]内卷的 *in(=into)
  involution n.错综复杂;纠缠;卷入

8. involve
  v.牵连,连累;使陷入(困难等);使成为必要条件或结果;包含 *in(=into)
  involvement n.牵连,连累,卷入;包含

9. involved
  adj.不易懂的;复杂的 *in(=into)
  an involved plot 复杂的情节
  involved sentence 复杂的句子

10. revolve
  v.旋转;细想,反复思考 *re(=agin)
  The earth revolves on its axis. 地球以地轴为中心自转。
  revolve a problem in one's mind 反复思考一个问题

11. revolving
  adj.(周期性)循环的;旋转式的  *re(=again)
  revolving bookstand /chair 旋转书架/转椅
  revolving fund/stage 周转奖金/旋转舞台
  revolving seasons 循环往复的季节

12. revolver
  n.连发左轮手枪;转炉 *re(=again)
  reach for one's revolver 伸手掏左轮手枪

13. revolution
  n.革命,大变革;旋转;[天]公转 *re(=again)
  the English Revolution 英国(光荣)革命,1688
  the American Revolution 美国独立战争
  the French Revolution 法国大革命
  the Chinese Revolution 中国辛亥革命
  the Russian (October) Revolution 俄国十月革命

14. revolutionary
  adj.革命的,革命性的;引起大革命的 n.革命者 *re(=against)
  revolutionary ideas 革命思想
  revolutionary army 革命军
  Bolshevik revolutionary 布尔什维克革命者

15. revolutionize
  v.使革命化;彻底地改革 *re(=against)
  The use of atomic energy will revolutionize the lives of coming generations .原子能的使用引起未来人们生活方式上的巨大变革。

16. counterrevolution
  n.反革命 *counter(=against) ,re(=again)
  counterrevolutionary n.反革命分子

17. revolt
  v.叛乱;(使)不快,(使)厌恶
  n.叛乱,反抗 *re(=against),volt<volu(=roll)
  revolt against their oppressors 反抗压迫者
  scenes that revolted all who them 让所有见到的人都不快的场景
  stir the people to revolt 鼓动人民反抗
  a period of revolt 反抗期
  revolts against oppressions 对压迫的反抗

18. revolting
  adj.令人厌恶的,令人恶心的;反叛的 *re(=against),volt<volu(=roll)
  revoltingly adv.讨厌地
  revolting behavior 令人厌恶的行为
  revolting to our ideas of morality 违背我们的道德观念的
  revoltingly dirty room 脏得让人恶心的屋子

19. volute
  n.(特指爱奥尼亚、科林斯柱顶的)涡形花样,涡形饰

20. voluted
  adj.有涡形装饰的,涡形的
  voluted sea shell 涡形的贝壳

21. volumeter
  n.体积计;容积计《meter = 计量器》

22. circumvolute
  v.缠绕;迂回(绕在周围)《circum- = around》

词根:est, ess, ent = to be(存在)

  来自拉丁语的esse 意to be。

同源词:

1. disinterested(两人之间不存在什么的dis(=not) + inter(=between) + est(=to be))
  adj.无私的;公正的;不关心的
  A trial judge is ,ideally,a disinterested party —— an advocate of neither side. 理想状态下,审判官应当是无私的,不支持双方中任何一方。

2. nonentity(不存在 non(=not) + ent(=to be))
  n.不存在的东西;无足轻重的人
  He's nonentity in the Democratic Party .他在民主党内无足轻重。

3. uninterested
  adj.没有兴趣的;不关心的 *un(=not) ,inter(=between)

4. uninteresting
  adj.无趣的;引不起兴趣的

5. interest
  n.关心;兴趣,趣味;权益;利息;(pl.)利益 v.引起... 的兴趣;引起...的注意 *inter(=between)
  French interests in Algeria 法国在阿尔及利亚的权益
  interest rate 利率
  pay 6% interest on loan 付6%的贷款利息
  annual interest 年利息
  simple /compound interest 单利/复利
  high/low interest 高利/低利

6. interested
  adj.感兴趣的;有利害关系的;有私心的,有偏见的 *inter(=between)
  interested look 感兴趣的表情
  interested spectators 感兴趣的观众们
  interested marriage 利益婚姻
  interested motives 私心

7. interesting
  adj.有趣的;引起兴趣的 *inter(=beween)
  interesting men /books /conversation 有趣的人/书/谈话

8. intestine
  n.(pl.)肠 *int(=within)
  small/large intestine 小肠/大肠
  intestinal disorders 肠疾
  intestinal canal 肠道
  intestinal worm 肠内寄生虫
  intestinal fortitude 勇气,毅力

9. essence
  n.本质,要素;精髓,(从某种物质中提取出来的)精华;香料
  essence of democracy 民主主义的本质
  in essence 本质上
  meat essences 肉精
  essence of peppermint 薄荷精

10. essential
  adj.必要的,不可缺少的;最重要的;本质的,实质的;基本的;精华的 n.(pl.)本质;要素
  essentially adv. 实质上,本来
  Wanted,a good secretary:experience essential 招聘秘书:要求有经验

11. quintessence
  n.精髓,精华;典型;第五元素(earth,air ,fire,water,aether五要素中的第五项,即aether) *quint(=five)
  quintessence of virtue /politeness 美德的典范/讲礼貌的典范

12. entity
  n.实体(与性质等相对),存在

词根:rect, rig = straight(直的), right(公正的;正当的)

  来自拉丁语的rect,rig 意为straight,right。
  (*拉丁文rectus (=right,straight) —— 英文字根字典)

同源词:

1. maladroit(不能直着拉向某物的mal(=bad) + a(=to) + droit<rect(=straight,right))
  adj.不灵巧的,不熟练的,笨拙的
  She is somaladroit in physical education that she resembles a clown! 她在体育课上笨拙得像个小丑!

2. incorrigible(无法一起直着拉走的 in(=not) + cor<com(=togehter) + rig(=straight))
  adj.(坏习惯等)不能被纠正的;无可救药的;根深蒂固的,积习难改的
  The prison guards describe the prisoner as in corrigible.监狱的看守们说罪犯无可救药。

3. rectify(使正确 rect(=right))
  vt.改正;纠正(恶习等),矫正;精馏
  rectification n.改正;精馏
  rectifier n.矫正者;精馏器
  The onboard computer continually rectifies flight path errors.机载电脑不断地纠正航道错误。

4. corrigible
  adj.可改正的;有待改正的 *cor<com(=togehter)

5. dirigible
  n.飞船 *di<dis(=away,apart)

6. corrigendum
  n.(书籍)应更正的错误;勘误表 *cor<com(=together)

7. rigid
  adj.坚硬的;坚固的;不易折断的;严格的;刻板的;严密的
  rigidity n.坚硬;死板;严格
  rigid piece of metal 坚硬的金属片
  rigid disciplinarian 严格的纪律执行者
  rigid rules 严格的规则

8. rigor
  n.严厉;苛刻;严格;苛刻的行为;艰苦;严酷
  rigor mortis 死后僵硬
  rigors of prison life 监狱生活的艰苦
  rigor(s) of the winter in Canada 加拿大冬天的严酷

9. rigorous
  adj.严酷的;苛刻的;严格的,严厉的
  rigorous discipline 严格的纪律
  rigorous search for dutiable goods 对关税货物的严格检查
  rigorous climate 严酷的气候

10. righteous
  adj.正当的;正义的,正直的;公正的
  righteousess n.公正;正当;正直
  the righteous and the wicked 正直的人和邪恶的人
  righteous anger 义愤

11. rightful
  adj.正义的;公正的;正当的;合法的;依法享有权利的
  rightful owner of the land 土地的合法拥有者
  the rightful king 法定的国王

12. rectal
  adj.直肠的

13. rectangle
  n.矩形(正确的角-->直角)《-fy = to make》

14. rectitude
  n.诚实;正直(正确的事物)《-itude 抽象名词字尾》

15. rector
  n.教区牧师;校长(矫正人心的人)

16. rectum = straight intestine
  n.直肠《-um拉丁后缀》

17. correct
  v.改正;校正;医治 adj.正确的;适当的(改正~)《cor- = con- = with》

18. correctitude
  n.品行端正;适宜

19. direct
  v.指导;指引
  adj.直接的;坦白的《di- = dis- =apart》

20. directory
  n.人名住址簿;指南 adj.指导的

21. erect
  v.建立;竖立 adj.直立的;竖起的(笔直向上的)《e- =ex- = out,up》
 
22. erectile
  adj.可建立的;勃起性的《-ile形容词后缀》

23. escort
  v.护卫;护航 n.护卫;护花使者(中途完全不出差错地直接送到)《es- = ex- =out》

24. incorrect
  adj.不正确的;错误的

25. indiect
  adj.间接的;迂回的

词根词缀:ceco-, cec-, caeco-, caec-

【来源及含义】Latin: blind, blind gut [first part of the large intestine, forming a dilated pouch into which open the ileum, the colon, and the appendix vermiformis]; any blind pouch

【同源单词】caecal, caecotomy, cecalcecitis, cecocentral, cecocolic, cecocolon

词根词缀:choledocho-, choledoch-

【来源及含义】Greek: choledochos, from chole, "bile" + dechomai, "to receive"; the common bile duct or tube; conveying bile; containing bile, which is a yellow-green fluid that is made by the liver, stored in the gallbladder, and passes through the common bile duct into the first section of the small intestine or duodenum where it helps to digest fat

【同源单词】choledochal, choledochectasia, choledochectomy, choledochitis, choledochocholedochostomy, choledochoduodenostomy

词根词缀:-cola, -colas; -cole; -colent; -colid; -coline; -colous

【来源及含义】Latin: to inhabit; to live in, to live on, to live among; to dwell; living among, dwelling in; occurring on, occurring in

【相关描述】Suffixes that refer to the location or an area of growth. Used primarily in botanical and biological terminology to indicate a plant or an organism that is characterized by a habitat or place of existence as indicated by the combining root.

The suffix -cole is derived from Latin colere, "to inhabit, to dwell, to live".

Don't confuse this -cole, -cola , "inhabit, live in, dwelling in" unit with the following cole-, coleo- (sheath, scabbard, vagina); coll-, col- (neck); collo-, coll- (glue); colo-, col- (colon, large intestine); and colon-, coln- (farm, settlement) units.

【相关词根词缀】 Related life, live-word units: anima-; bio-; vita-; viva-.

【同源单词】acarocola, acarocole, acarocoline, acarocolous, acrodendrocola, acrodendrocole

词根词缀:cole-, coleo-

【来源及含义】Greek: sheath, scabbard; in medicine, a combining form that means "sheath" or "vagina"

【相关描述】Don't confuse this cole-, "sheath, vagina" unit with the following -cole, -cola, -coles (living among, dwelling in); coll-, col- (neck); collo-, coll- (glue); colo-, col- (colon, large intestine); and colon-, coln- (farm, settlement) units.

【同源单词】coleitis, coleocele, coleocystitis, Coleoptera, coleopterophilous, coleoptosis

词根词缀:coll-, col-

【来源及含义】Latin: neck

【相关描述】Don't confuse this coll-,col-, "neck" unit with the following -cole, -cola, -coles (living among, dwelling in); cole-, coleo- (sheath, scabbard, vagina); collo-, coll- (glue); colo-, col- (colon, large intestine); and colon-, coln- (farm, settlement) units.

【相关词根词缀】 Cross references related to "neck, throat" word families: cervic-; esophag-; guttur-; laryng-; nuch-; trachel-.

【同源单词】accolade, collar, collar, collarbone, collar-crown, decollate

词根词缀:collo-, coll-, colla-

【来源及含义】Greek: glue

【相关描述】Don't confuse this collo, coll-, "glue" unit with the following -cole, -cola, -coles (living among, dwelling in); cole-, coleo- (sheath, scabbard, vagina); coll-, col- (neck); colo-, col- (colon, large intestine); and colon-, coln- (farm, settlement) units.

【同源单词】collagen, collagenase, collaplankton, collenchyma, colloblast, collodion