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：serv-, -serve

【来源及含义】Latin: servare, to watch, to keep safe, to protect, to maintain; to preserve

【相关描述】Don't confuse this serv-, -serve with another Latin serv- which means "servant" or "slave".

【同源单词】archaeological conservancy, Arte conservatus, astronomical observatory, behavioral observation audiometry, conservation, conservation