词根词缀:-ment
【来源及含义】Latin: a suffix; result of, means of, act of; place of action
【相关描述】The suffix -meant is a final word element derived through Middle English and French from the Latin suffix -ment(um), originally used to form agent and action nouns from verbs, now used to form nouns and denominative verbs in several related senses:
The verb combinations show no change in basic form: cement, compliment, lament.
Principal parts: -menting, -mented, -mented.
Related forms: -mentum (singular); -menta, -menti, -ments (plurals).
【同源单词】abolishment, abridgment, accompaniment, accomplishment, accouterment, achievement
词根词缀:pac-, peac-, peas-
【来源及含义】Latin: peace, peaceful, calm, quiet; eased anger or agitation
【相关词根词缀】 Cross references directly, or indirectly, involving "calm, calmness, peace, quiet": plac-; quies-, quiet-; seren-.
【同源单词】Abi in pace, appeasableness, appeasably, appease, appeasement, appeaser