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：form-, -form, forma-, format-

【来源及含义】Latin: shape, structure, figure, outer appearance, composition, to compose; visual appearance; spacial arrangement; to develop or to acquire; to produce

【相关词根词缀】 Inter-related cross references, directly or indirectly, involving word units dealing with "form, shape, appearance": eido-; figur-; icono-; ideo-; imag-; morpho-; -oid; typo-.

【同源单词】acariform, Acariformes, Accipitriformes, aciculiform, aciform, acinaciform

词根词缀：mal-, male-, mali-

【来源及含义】Latin: bad, badly, harsh, wrong; ill; evil; abnormal, defective; used primarily as a prefix

【相关描述】This combining form has no etymological connection to "male", meaning "man" or "masculine"; despite what some women may think.

【相关词根词缀】Inter-related cross references, directly or indirectly, involving word units meaning "bad, wrong": caco-, kako-; dys-; mis-; pessim-; sceler-.

【同源单词】benediction, benevolence, grand mal seizure, mala fide, mala fide, Mala ultro adsunt