词根:sid(sed, sit), sess(sid) = to sit 坐
词根sid来源于拉丁语的不定式词干 sidere,词根sess来自动名词词干,都意为to sit(坐)或to settle(安定)。sid为元音弱化后形成的词根。sid,sess属于一对同源异形根,反义词根有来自拉丁语的st,stat,stit,sist等。
同源词:
1. assiduous [一直坐着的as<ad(=to,intensive)+sid(=sit)]
adj.“constant or unwearied in application; diligent 刻苦的;勤奋的:He is assiduous in his study 他学习勤奋。
assiduity [as-; sid;-u-;-ity n.]n.刻苦;勤奋
2. preside [before前;sid= to sit 坐;-e- “to sit before others 坐在其他人前面”] v. sit in authority; act as chairman 主持;作会议主席:
to preside at a meeting 主持会议
presider n.(会议的)主席;主持者
presidium n.主席团;常务委员会
3. president v.主持,当权;-ent n.= person 人 →]
n.person chosen to preside over a nation. university or any other organization 总统;大学校长:会长:社长等
presidency n. 总统等的职位或任期
presidential adj. 总统(或校长等)的
4. reside [re-= back,down 回,下;sid = to sit or settle 坐,安放:-e → "to sit backward, to settle down 靠背安坐,安顿下来” →]
v. make one's home at a place 安家,居住:to reside in the city 在城市居住
resident n. 居民
residence n. 居住;住宅
5. subside [sub- = under,down下;sid= to sit or settle 坐,停留:-e →“to settle down 停在下面,停息”→]
v. ①sink down 下沉;沉降:The building subsides gradually. 这座房子逐渐下沉。
②fall into a state of quiet 平息:The wind has subsided 风停了。
subsidence n.下降;沉降;平息
6. dissident [dis-= apart 分开;sid= to sit 坐;-ent n. = person 人世间→ "person who sits apart from others 与别人分开坐的人”→]
n. person openly disagreeing with an opinion; dissenter 持异议者;反对者:political dissidents 持不同政见者
dissidence [dis-; sid; -ence n.] n. 异议;不一致
7. insidious [in- = in 内;sid= to sit 坐;-i-; -ous adj. = like 像……的_→ "like sitting in a hidden place,like setting an ambush 像坐在暗处的,像打埋伏的”→]
adj. ① intended to entrap 伺机为害的:insidious diseases 暗疾
②deceptive; treacherous 暗中为害的;阴险的:an insidious tempter 阴险的诱惑者
insidiousness n. 阴险;狡诈
8. session [sess= to sit 坐;-ion n. = the act or state 表行为或状态 →]
n. ① act of sitting 坐;就座
②sitting or time of sitting, as of a court or public body 开会;开庭;会期;开庭期:plenary session 全体会议
sessional adj. 开会的;开庭的
9. possess [pos(来自potis) = able 能……的;sess= to sit 坐→ "to be able to sit in a place 能坐在一个位置上”→]
v. ① inhabit or occupy 居住于;占据
② have or hold as property own 具有;占有:He possessed landed property 他拥有地产。
③ maintain or control 保持;控制:She was possessed by the desire to be rich 她被发财的欲望所支配。
possessor [possess; -or n.] n.占有人;所有人
possession [possess;-ion n.] n.占有;占有物;财产;领地
possessive [possess; -ive adj.] adj. 占有的 n.[语法]所有格
10. assess [as-(ad-) = to,at在;sess= to sit坐→“(judges in a court) to sit at or sit by(法官等在法庭)就座”→ "to judge or estimate 作判断,估计”→]
v. ①fix the value or profits of 对……进行估价:His property is assessed at one million dollars 他的财产估价为100万元。
② decide the amount of(a tax)征收(税款):to assess a tax of ten pounds 征税10镑
assessment [assess; -ment n.] n.估价;评价
assessor [assess; -or n.] n. 估价财产的人;确定税款的人
assessable [assess; -able a.] adj.可估价的;可征税的
11. sedate [sed=sid坐+ate……的→坐着的,文静的]
adj.文静的
12. consider [con全部+sid坐+er→坐在一起→考虑到]
v.考虑,细想;体谅,顾及;认为,把…看作
13. supersede [从上往下坐下 super(=over)+ sed(=sit)]
vt. 代替;取代
supersession n.取代
Model AE-400x supersedes Model AE-200.模型AE-400X取代AE-200。
14. obsession [妨碍地坐着ob(=in the way)+sess(=sit)]
n.着迷;迷住
obsess v.妄想、固有观念等)萦绕心头,不停地困扰
obsessive adj. 使人着迷的
Eating is my hobby. Shopping is my obsession! 吃东西是我的兴趣,购物让我着迷!
15. sedan
n.箱式小客车(可容纳4人以上);(17 - 18世纪的)轿子
sedan chair 轿子
16. sedimentary
adj.沉渣的,沉淀物的;由沉淀物生成的
sedimentary rocks 沉积岩(如粘板岩、石灰岩等)
17. sedulous
adj.坚忍不拔的;勤勉的,刻苦的;小心周到的
pay him sedulous attention 密切地关注他
18. saddle
n.马鞍; (自行车或摩托车的)车座; 鞍形架,鞍状物; (动物的)脊肉
vt.& vi.给(马)装鞍
vt.使承担
19. possess
v. 持有,拥有;控制;(恶魔、邪念等)缠住,迷住(某人) *pos (=powerful,able)
possess a large fortune 拥有大量财产
be possessed with/by devils 着魔的
be possessed with the idea that someone is persecuting him 着魔地认为有人在迫害他
be possessed by envy 内心充满嫉妒
20. possession
n. 所有;(pl.)所有物;财产 *pos(=powerful,able)
illegal possession of arms 非法持有武器
a man of great possessions 富翁
21. possessive
adj.所有的;所有权的;[语]所有格的;占有欲强的
possessive manner 极具占有欲的态度
possessive adjective/case/pronoun 所有格形容词/所有格/所有格代词
词根:mers, merg = to dip, to plunge
来自拉丁语的merg,mers意为to dip,to plunge。
(*拉丁文mergere(=to sink,to dip),过去分词mersus。—— 英文字根字典)
同源词:
1. immerse(向内浸、浸湿im<in(=into) + mers(=dip,plunge))
vt.sb/sth + in + sth 浸入;使深陷入;使埋首于;给...施浸礼
immersion n.沉浸;专心;浸礼 cf. immerge (=immerse)
He immersed himself in his studies to the detraction of his social life.他因埋头于学业而忽视了社交生活。
2. emerge
v.出现;浮现;(事实、想法等)显现出来 *e<ex(=out)
emergence n.显现,出现
emergent adj.显现的,出现的;新兴的
emergent countries of Africa 非洲的新兴国家
The moon emerges from behind the clouds.月亮出现在云层后面。
3. emergency
n.紧急情况,突然事件 *e<ex(=out)
emergency power 紧急备用动力
emergency exit/ fund 紧急出口/应急奖金
emergency call 紧急呼叫
emergency case/box 急救箱
emergency measures 应急措施
4. submerge
v.把...浸入水中;淹没;潜入水中 *sub(=under)
submergence / submersion 淹没,浸没
submersible adj.能潜入的
5. submerged
adj.浸没的;浸在水中的;陷于贫困的;[海]水下的;水下运行的 *sub(=under)
submerged at high tide 涨潮时被淹没的遇难船只
submerged rocks 暗礁
wreck that is submerged speed 水下行驶速度
submerged tenth 社会的最底层
6. merge
v.(使)合并;(使)渐渐消失
merger n.(公司等的)合并
mergence n.没入;消失
The small banks were merged into one large organization. 那家小银行被并入一家大机构。
His fear was gradually merged into curiosity. 他的恐惧逐渐被好奇心所代替。
7. immerge
v.浸入;使陷入(沉没其中)《im- = into》
词根:mort, mors, mor = death(死)
来自拉丁语的mort,mors,mor意为death。同义词根有来自希腊语的leth,necr,thanat/than等。
(*拉丁文mors(=death),mori(=to die)——英文字根字典)
同源词:
1. immortal(不死im<in(=not) + mort(=death))
adj.不死的;永生的;不朽的
n.不朽的人物
The christian religion claims that the soul enjoys immortal life.基督教主张灵魂不死。
2. mortify(使达到死亡mort(=death))
vt.使蒙受屈辱,使失面子;抑制(情欲等)《-ify = to make》
mortification n.屈辱感;禁欲;苦修
It mortified me to be dressed down by the boss in front of my colleagues. 在同事面前被老板训斥让我感到羞辱难当。
3. mortal(应该死mort(=death))
adj.必死;(伤害、疾病等)致命的;凡人的;不共戴天的;临终的;极度的
n.人;凡人
mortally adv.致命地;非常地
Most Christians believe death is a release from mortal cares.大多数基督教徒相信,死亡是从凡人尘世的烦恼中的解脱。
4. mortality
n.必死性;死亡人数;死亡率
epidemic with a heavy mortality 死亡率很高的传染病
mortality tables (保险的)死亡率统计表
5. mortage
n.抵押(行为);抵押权;抵押契据
v.抵押 *gage(=pledge)
mortgagee n.受抵人
mortgage n.还清抵押
mortgage my house to Citi Bank of $100,000 以10万美元将我的房子抵押给花旗银行
land that may be mortgaged 可以抵押的土地
6. mortician
n.殡仪业者 *ician (=person who)
7. mortuary
n.停尸房,太平间
adj.死亡的;丧葬的 *ary (=place where,pertaining to )
mortuary rites 葬礼
mortuary monument 墓碑
8. post-mortem
adj. 死后的 n.尸体解剖,验尸;事后剖析 *post (=after)
post-mortem examination 尸体解剖
A post-mortem showed that King lvan had been poisoned 验尸结果表明,伊万国王是被毒死的。
9. amortize
v.用偿债基金(sinking fund)分期偿还(债务)*a(=to)
amortization n.(用偿债基金)分期偿还;用以分期偿还的款项
10. morgue
n.停尸房(保存人的尸体的场所,直到身份被确认并被认领);(报纸、电影制片厂等的)资料库
11. moribund
adj.垂死的,濒临死亡的,即将灭亡的 *bund(=tending toward)
12. morbid
adj. 疾病的;不健全的(与死有关的)
morbidity n.病态;不健全
词根:merg
merg =dip,sink沉,没(merg也作mers)
emerge [e-外,merg沉,沉于水中;’由水中浮出”] 浮现,出现
emergence [见上,-ence名词后缀] 浮现,出现
emergent [见上,-ent形容词后缀] 浮现的,出现的,突然出现的,紧急的,意外的
emergency [见上,-ency名词后缀] 突然出现的情况;突然事件,意外之变;紧急情况
emersion [见上,-ion名词后缀] 突然出现的情况;突然事件,意外之变;紧急情况
immerge [im-入内,merg沉] 沉入,侵入
immerse [im-入内,mers沉] 沉浸
imersible [见上,-ible形容词后缀,可…的] 可沉于水中的
submerge [sub-下,merg沉] 沉下,沉于水中,没入水中
submergence [sub-下,merg沉,-ence名词后缀] 沉没,浸没
submergible [sub-下,merg沉,-ible形容词后缀,…的] 可沉入水中的
submersed [sub-下,mers沉, -ed形容词后缀,…的;’沉在水下的”] 在水下的;[植物] 生于水下的,水生的
submersible [sub-下,mers沉,-ible形容词后缀,...的] 可沉于水中的
submersion [见上,-ion名词后缀] 沉没,没入,浸没
demersal [de-向下,mers沉,-al形容词后缀,…的] 居于水底的
emersed [e-外,出mers沉,-ed形容词后缀,...的;’由水中浮出的”] (水生植物等) 伸出水面的