词根:sent, sens = to feel感觉
分别来源于拉丁语 sensum/sentire(sentire 的过去分词sensus) 意为to feel感觉,它们属于一对同源异形根 。同义词根有来自希腊语的path,pati,(a)esthes/(a)esthet 和来自拉丁语的pat/pass。
同源词:
1. sentiment [sent感觉→感情,情绪,-i-,-ment名词后缀]
n.感情,情绪,思想感情,意见
sentiment checked by reason 受理性压制的情感
sentiment of pity 怜悯之情
public sentiment 公众情绪
2. sentimental [见上,-al形容词后缀,…的]
adj.情感(上)的,伤感的,多愁善感的
3. consent [con-同,共同,sent感觉→感觉→意识,意见;’共同的意见”]
n.同意,赞同 v.同意,准许
age of consent 承诺年龄(指法律上被认为可以进行性行为或结婚的年龄)
4. consenter [见上,-er者]
n.同意者,赞同者
5. consentient [见上,-i-,-ent形容词后缀,…的]
ajd.同意的,赞成的,一致的
6. consentaneous [见上,consent同意,-aneous形容词后缀,…的]
adj.同意的,一致的
7. consensus [con-同,共同,sens感觉,认识,意见,-us名词后缀;’共同的认识”]
n. 共识,意见一致
consensual adj.在双方同意下成立的
The budget committee reached consensus about cutting costs 10% next year. 预算委员会达成一致意见,将明年的开支将明年的开支减少10%。
8. consensual [见上,-ual形容词后缀,…的]
adj.(法律)经双方同意的
9. dissent [dis-分开→不同,sent感觉→意见,想法分别不同-->]
vi.不同意,持不同意见,持异议
n.不赞成,异议
dissension n.意见分歧;纷争
dissenter n.不赞成者,反对者;不信奉英国国教的人
Voices of dissent are welcomed in a true democracy. 真正的民主欢迎反对的声音。
10. dissension [见上,t→s,-ion名词后缀]
n.意见分歧,和各,争论,纠纷
11. dissenter [见上,-er者]
n.不同意者,反对者,持异议者
12. dissentient [见上,-i-.-ent形容词后缀,…的]
adj.不同意的
13. resent [re-相反,sent感觉,感情;’反感”]
vt.对…不满,怨恨
I resent all these encroachments on my valuable time. 我不满所有这些占用了我的宝贵时间的行为。
They resent foreign interference in the internal affairs of their country. 他们憎恶对他们国家内政的外来干涉。
I deeply resent the insinuation that I'm only interested in the money. 我对他人旁敲侧击地说我只对金钱感兴趣十分反感。
I resent comments on the impracticality of small cars. 我反对说小骄车不实用的说法。
I resent his dictatorial manner. 我痛恨他的独断作风。
14. resentful [见上,-ful形容词后缀,…的]
adj.不满的,忿恨的
15. resentment (re(=again,back,against) + sens(=feel) + ment名词后缀,再一次痛彻心扉的感受 -->)
n.不满,忿恨,怨恨
resent v.愤慨;怨恨
resentful adj.愤慨的,怨恨的
I felt a lot of resentment when i was passed over again for a promotion. 又一次没能晋升,我很愤怒。
16. sententious(使感受的 sens(=feel)
adj.说教的;爱用警句的;简洁的
sentence n.句子;判决
She gave the standard sententious commencement speech-nothing special. 她的毕业典礼致词是标准的说教性的,毫无特别之处。
17. presentiment [pre-先,预先,sent感觉,-i-,-ment名词后缀]
n.预感
I've had a presentiment all day that something extraordinary is going to happen. 我一整天都感觉有什么特别的事要发生。
18. sense (sens感觉+e→n.感官;感觉;判断力;意义 v.觉得,意识到)
n.感官;感觉;意识;鉴赏力;意义;理智;道理;见识;官能(指视觉、听觉、味觉、触觉);辨别力;思想;(pl.)理智
v.感觉到;意识到;察觉到
19. sensibility [sens感觉,-bility名词后缀,…性,感觉的名词形式-->]
n.敏感性,感受性,感觉(力),触觉
20. sensitive [sens感觉,-itive形容词后缀,…的]
adj.敏感的,神经过敏的
sensitivity n.敏感性;灵敏度
sensitize v.使变得敏感;使具有感光性
sensitive to light 对光敏感的
sensitive skin 敏感性皮肤
sensitive nerve in a tooth 牙齿的敏感神经
sensitive to criticism 对批评敏感的 cf. oversensitive 过分敏感的
21. sensation [sens感觉,-ation名词后缀]
n. 引起轰动的事件,轰动效应;感觉(力)
create a great sensation 引起很大的轰动
sensational adj. 感觉的 [见上,-al形容词后缀,…的]
22. sensory [sens感觉,-ory形容词后缀,…的]
adj. 感觉的;传递感觉的
sensory organs 感觉器官
sensory nerves 感觉神经
sensual adj.肉体的;性感的;沉溺于感觉享受的,耽于酒色的
sensuality n.好色;喜爱感官享受
sensual life 耽于酒色的生活
sensual lips 性感的嘴唇
23. sensuous [sens感觉,-uous形容词后缀,…的]
adj.感官方面的,感觉上的;给感官以快乐的
24. senseless [sense感觉,-less无…的]
adj. 愚蠢的;不省人事的,无感觉的,无知觉的,无意义的
senseless idea 愚蠢的想法
fall senseless to the ground 昏倒在地
25. nonsense [non-无,sense感觉,意识→意义;’无意义”的话]
n. 胡说,废话,胡闹
26. insensible [in-无,不,sensible感觉的]
adj.无感觉的,失去知觉的
27. insensitive [in-无,sens感觉,-itive形容词后缀,…的]
adj.感觉迟钝的
28. hypersensitive [hyper-过于,sens感觉,-itive形容词后缀,…的]
adj.过敏的
29. oversensitive [over-过于]
adj.过分敏感的
30. sentitize [sens感觉,-it-,-ize使…]
v.使敏感,变敏感
31. desensitize [de-除去,消除,见上]
v.使不敏感,使脱敏
32. desensitization [见上,-ation名词后缀,表示情况,状态]
n.脱敏(现象)
32. desensitizer [见上,-er表示物]
n.脱敏药,脱敏剂
33. extrasensory [extra-超,sens感觉,-ory形容词后缀,…的]
adj.超感觉的
34. assent [as-=to,sent感觉→意识,意见;’go join one’s sentiment or opinion to another’s”(使自己的意见与别人的意见统一起来)]
v.同意,赞同,赞成
assentation n. 赞同,随声附和 [见上,-ation名词后缀]
With your assent,i'd like to close the shop early today. 如果您同意的话,今天我想早点关店门。
35. assentor [见上,-or表示人]
n.同意者,赞成者
36. assentient [见上,-i-,-ent形容词后缀,…的]
adj.同意的,赞成的
37. sentence [sent感觉,-ence名词后缀;表达一种感觉或意义的一组单词]
n. 句子
38. scent (scent=sent感觉→ n.气味,香味;香水 v.嗅猎;察觉)
n.气味,香味;香水
v.嗅猎;察觉
词根:clud, clus(clos, clois, claus, clot) = to shut(关闭)
clud,clus是同源异形根,来源于拉丁动词claudere意为to shut(关闭)。clud来自不定式词干claud,常见于英语动词;clus 来自动名词词干claus,多见于相应的名词和形容词。clos,clois,claus,clot 是它们的变形。
同源词:
1. conclusive(一起关闭的 con<com(=together) + clus(=shut) + -ive)
adj.决定性的;确凿的;最终的
conclude v.下结论
conclusion (conclude 的对应名词:conclus = to conclude 结束,决定;-ion n. = the act or result 表示行为或结果 --> " the act result of concluding 结束,决定的行为或结果" -->)n.结论
conclusively adv.决定性地,最终地
The investigator presented conclusive evidence that the criminial was guilty. 那位调查员出示了确凿的证据,证明那个犯人有罪。
2. preclude(事先关上、关押起来pre(=before) + clud(=shut))(pre预先,提前+clud关闭+e→提前关闭→阻止)
vt. 阻止,妨碍;排除;防止
preclusion n.排除;妨碍;防止
preclusive adj.排除的;妨碍的;防止的
Some medical conditions preclude getting facial cosmetic surgery. 某些医疗条件妨碍脸部整形手术的进行。
3. recluse(不露面,躲在里面过着封闭的生活 re(=back) + clus(=shut))
n.脱离世俗的人;隐遁者
adj.脱离世俗的,隐遁的
My aunt is agoraphobic and something of a recluse. 我姑姑有广场恐惧症,活得像个隐士。
4. seclusion(脱离,过着封闭的生活se(=away) + clus(=shut))
n.隔绝;隐退,隐遁
seclude v.隔绝;使隐退 (se分开+clud关闭+e→分开关→隐居的)
secluded adj.隔绝的;隐退的;偏僻的
She went into seclusion after the traffic death of her toddler. 自从她那蹒跚学步的孩子死于车祸后,她便过起了隐居的生活。
5. exclude (ex-(=out 外) + clud(=to shut关闭) + -e --> " to shut out 关在外面 " )
v.拒绝(接纳);排斥;排除(可能性)*ex(=out)
exclusion n.拒绝;排除
exclude all possibility of doubt 排除一切怀疑的可能性
6. exclusive
adj.排除的,除外的;孤傲的;(集团、团体)排他的;(商品)独家经营的;独占的,唯一的 *ex(=out)
exclusively adv.专有地;排他地;独占地
exclusive economic zone 专属经济区(缩写:EEZ)
exclusive right 专有权
7. include (in- (= in 内) + clud (= to shut 关闭) + -e -->" to shut in 关闭在内 " -->)
v.包含,算入 *in(=in)
inclusion n.包含,算入
This atlas contains fifty maps,including six of North America. 这本地图册共由50幅地图组成,其中包含6张北美地图。
postage included 包含邮资
8. including
prep. 包含,包括 *in(=in)
There are seven of us including myself. 把我算在内共有7个人。
9. inclusive
adj. (~of)包括的,包含的
inclusively adv.包括地,在内地
five inclusive of the driver 包括司机共5个人
10. disclose (dis分开,打开+clos关闭+e→把关的打开→揭发)
v.揭露,暴露,揭开,透露;分开 *dis(=not)
refuse to diclose one's name and address 拒绝透露姓名和地址
11. disclosure
n.暴露,透露;公开;被揭发的事 *dis(=not)
12. enclose (en进入+clos关闭+e→被关起来→包围)
v.围绕,(用围墙或栅栏等)围起来;封(信);放入(纸袋、包裹),封入 *en(=in)
A check for 50 dollars is enclosed. 附上一张50美元的支票。
Enclosed please find a check for 50 dollars . 请收下附上的50美元支票。
13. enclosure
n.围绕;围栏;(特指随信一起)封入;封入之物
enclosure of common land 用围栏圈起一块公有土地
14. close (close=clos关闭→靠拢→近的→接近)
v.闭(眼);关(门、窗等);收起(伞);合上(书);封闭(通道、入口、小孔);关闭(店铺等);结束,终止;商定(交易);靠拢,密集
n.(期限的)结束,(活动等的)终止;(四周围住的)场地;院子;死胡同
adj.(空间、时间上)接近的;(关系)密切的,亲密的;(在比赛中)势均力敌的,差异微小的;密集的;缜密的,周密的;吝啬的;(天气)闹热的;(房间等)通风不畅的,(空气)污浊的;隐藏的,非公开的
adv.接近地;紧密地;紧紧地
close a deal 成交
close call/thing/shave 侥幸脱险
close cut 捷径
close friend 密友
close relatives 近亲
close election/contest/match /finish 势均力敌的选举/竞争/比赛/结局
You are very close. 你已经接近正确答案了。
in close order 以密集队形
15. closed
adj.关闭的,密闭的,密封的;非公开的;排他性的
Closed today. 今日停业
closed-door 秘密的,非分开的 <-->open-door 公开的
closed primary 仅由一个政党的成员参加的预选
16. closing
adj.结尾的,结束的;闭会的 n.密封,封闭;终结,结束;结算
closing date 截止时间
closing address 闭幕词
17. closeness
n.接近;密集;亲密
the closeness of a resemblance 非常想像
18. closely
adv.密集地,紧紧地;接近地;精密地;精密地
listen closely 倾听
closely contested election 势均力敌的选举
19. closure (clos关闭+ure表名词→close的名词)
n.结束;终止;封闭;关闭
pit closures 闭坑
20. closet (clos关闭+et小东西→关的小东西→壁橱)
n. 壁橱;(旧用法)私室;书斋;厕所 adj.私人的;空谈的;关起门来的;秘密的
v.把...引进私室密谈 *et(=small)
closet thinker/strategist 纸上谈兵的空想家/战略家
closet theory 空谈理论
He was closeted with his advisor for two hours. 他和他的导师密谈了两小时。
21. cloture
n.结束;截止 v.结束辩论 *clot<clos(=shut)
22. cloister
n.修道院;(修道院、大教堂等的后院围成四角形的)有房顶的回廊;(the ~)隐居生活
v.使居于修道院中 *clois<clos(=shut)
live a cloistered life 过修道院的隐居生活
23. clause
n.(合约、法律文书等的)条目,条款;[语]从句
penal clause 处罚条款
clause by clause 逐条地
subordinate clause 从句
24. claustrophobia
n.幽闭恐怖(症) *phob(=fear)
25. mare clausum
n.领海(<-->mare liberum 公海) *mar(=sea)
26. occlude (oc一再+clude=clud关闭→一再关起来不畅通→堵塞)
v.闭塞,堵塞
词根:act, ag = to do, to drive (做, 驱使)
词根 ag 来自拉丁动词 agere 的词干部分,意思相当于英语的 to do (做)或to drive(驱使)。act 是个英语核心单词,其实它的前身 act 是ag的同源异形词根,来自agere(过去分词actus) 的动名词形式 actum 的词干部分,基本含义也是to do 或to drive。
同源词:
1. act
n.行为;法案;一幕
v.
同源词:
1. do something 行动:to act at once 立刻行动;2. function 起作用:The brakes wouldn't act. 刹车失录。3.take part in a play or film 扮演:Who is acting Hamlet ? 谁演哈姆雷特?
actor n.男演员;行动者
actress n.女演员
re-act v.重做,再做;重演,再演
overact v.演得过于夸张
2. action
n. 1. process of doing,or deed 行动,活动:Actions speak louder than words. 行动比语言更有说服力。
2. result of doing ,or effect 作用:the action of an acid on metal 酸对金属的作用
3. charge 诉讼:to bring an action against someone 起诉某人
actionable adj.可控诉的
3. active (act = to do 做;-ive adj.= able 会......的)
adj.able to do 活跃的,积极的:Although he is over 70,he is still active. 他虽然年过70,但依然很活跃。
activate v.使活动
activism n.[哲]能动主义;积极,活跃
activist n.活动分子,积极分子
activity n.能动性;活跃;[复]活动
4. actual(act = to do 做;-u-;-al adj.= the act or fact 表行为或事实)
adj.existing in fact;real 实际的;现实的:the actual amount of money 实际金额
actualist n.现实主义者
actuality n.事实,现在情况;现实性
actualize v.实行,使现实化
5. actuate(act = to do 做;-u-;-ate v.=to make or cause 使......)
v. cause to do 驱动,激励:What motives actuated her ? 什么动机驱使她这样做的?
actuation n.驱动,激励;开动
6. exact (ex- = out 出;act = to drive 驱使-->“to drive out;driven out 逼出来(的)”)
v.demand or obtain by force 强求,索取:He exacted obedience from his students. 他强要学生服从他。
adj.correct and without mistake 准确的,精确的:to be exact in conduct 行为一丝不苟
exacting adj.苛求的,严厉的;强索的
exaction adj.强索的;勒索;榨取
exactutude n.精确(性);严格,严谨
7. react (re- = back 回返;act = to do 做)
v.
同源词:
1. do or act in reply 反应:She was slow to react. 她反应迟钝。
2. do against 反动,反作用:to react against oppression 反抗压迫
reaction n.反应;反作用;反动
reactor n.引起反应的人或物;[原]反应堆
reactive adj.反应的;反动的
8. interact (inter- = between 在......之间;act = to do 做 --> “to do between two things 在两者之间互动”)
v.have an effect on each other 互相作用,互相影响:All things are inter-related and interacted on each other. 一切事物都是互相联系又互相影响的。
interaction n.相互作用;相互
interactant n.[化]反应物
interactive adj.互相作用的;[计]交互的
9. transact(trans- = across or through 穿过;act = to drive 驱使 --> “to drive through 使通过”)
v. carry on;manage 执行,办理:He transacted some business at bank. 他在银行处理了一些事务。
transaction n.办理,处理;交易,业务
transactor n. 办事人,处理者
10. enact
vt.制定法律, 扮演, 颁布 *en(=in)
11. exactitude
n. 正确;精密;严正《-itude 抽象名词后缀》
12. inaction
v.不活动;懒散;怠惰《in- = not》
inactive adj.不活动的;不活泼的;懒惰的
13. agent
n.代理人;代理商;动作者;原动力(做的人)
14. agile
n.动作的敏捷;机敏
15. agitate
v. 震动;煽动
16. agitation
n.摇动;激动的状态;煽动
17. agitator
n.煽动者;游说者
18. agony
n.极大的痛苦;精神上的激动(缠绕心头)
19. cogent
adj.强有力的;使人信服的(劝动另人一起去)《co- = com- = together》
20. cogitate
v.思考;计划;设计
21. cogitable
adj.可思考的;可想象的
22. exigent
adj.急切的;紧急的;所需极多的(驱逐出去)《ex- = out;ig = act = to act》
23. prodigal
adj.浪费的;挥霍的
n.浪费者;浪子《拉丁文 prodigere = to drive forth》
词根:orn = to decorate(装饰), to furnish(装备)
来自拉丁语的orn 意为to decorate;*拉丁文ornare(= to furnish)。
同源词:
1. ornate [装饰的orn(= decorate)]
adj.(装饰、文体)华丽的;过分修饰的;注重修辞的《-ate形容词字尾》
This wallpaper is too ornate for me;I want something simpler.这种壁纸对我来说太华丽了,我想要简单点的。
2. ornament n.装饰(品);增添光彩的人(或物) v.装饰,修饰
ornamentation n.装饰;装饰品 church with no ornamentation 没有装饰品的教堂
altar rich in ornament 装饰华丽的祭坛 He is an ornament to his profession.他是一个为行来增光的人。
3. ornamental adj.装饰的;装饰品的
4. adorn v.装饰 (向...装饰) *ad(= to)
adornment n.装饰;装饰品
5. ornamentalist n.装饰家;设计家
词根:gram
gram =write,something written of drawn 写,画,文字,图形
grammar [gram写,文字,m重复字母,-ar名词后缀;关于’文字的法则] 语法,文法
grammarian [见上,-ian名词后缀,表示人] 语法学家,文法家
grammatical [见上,-atical形容词后缀,…的] 语法的,属于语法上的
diagram [dia-对穿,gram画;’上下左右对穿画线”] 图解,图表
diagrammatic [见上,-atic形容词后缀,…的] 图表的,图解的
telegram [tele远,gram写,文字;’从远方通过电波传来的文字”] 电报
program [pro-在前面,gram写-书,表,单;’写在前面的说明文字”] 节目单,戏单,说明书,大纲,方案
cryptogram [crypto隐,秘密,gram写,文字] 密码,密码文,暗记
parallelogram [parallel平行的,gram图形;’对边平行的图形”] 平等四边形
gram [gram写→刻写;在重量计上所’刻写”的一个符号→重量单位] 克(国际重量单位)
kilogram [kilo-千,gram克] 千克,公斤
gramophone [gram写→记录,-o-,phon声音;’记录声音”的仪器] 留声机
phonogram [phon声音,-o-,gram文字] 音标文字,表音符号;唱片,录音片
hologram [holo全,gram画,图形] 全息图
seismogram [seismo地震,gram画,图形] 地震图
electrocardiogram [elector电,cardi心,-o-gram图] 心电图
词根:memor
memor =memory记忆
memory [memor记忆,-y表示情况,状态,行为] 记忆,记忆力,回忆,纪念
memorize [memor记忆,-ize动词后缀,使…] 记住,熟记
memorable [memor记忆,-able形容词后缀,可…的] 难忘的,值得纪念的
memorial [memor记忆,-ial形容词后缀,…的] 记忆的,纪念的;[转为名词] 纪念物,纪念日,纪念碑,纪念仪式
immemorial [im-不,无,memorial记忆的;’无法记忆的”] 无法追忆的,太古的,远古的
memorandum [memor记忆,回忆,-andum=-and(-end)名词后缀,表示物;’以备回忆之物”,’something to be remembered”] 备忘录
commemorate [com-加强意义,memor记忆→纪念,-ate动词后缀,做…事] 纪念
commemoration [见上,-ion名词后缀,表示事物] 纪念,纪念会,纪念物
commemorable [见上,-able形容词后缀,可…的] 值得纪念的
commemorative [见上,-ative表示有…性质的] 纪念性的
remember [re-回,再,member=memor记忆] 想起,回忆起,记得,记住
rememberable [见上,-able形容词后缀,可…的] 可记得的,可记起的,可纪念的
rememberance [见上,-ance表示情况,状态,行为] 回忆,记忆,记忆力
misremember [mis-错,remember记住,记忆] 记错
disremember [dis-不,remmber记得] 忘记
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:-ade
【来源及含义】Latin: suffix; forming nouns and verbs; an action done; the product of or a result of some kind of material or a process of doing something
【同源单词】accolade, aquacade, arcade, autocade, brigade, cannonade
词根词缀:-an
【来源及含义】Latin: suffix; indicating a person who specializes in something
【同源单词】herbarian, librarian, logician, mercenarian, pedestrian, pyrotechnian
词根词缀:-arian
【来源及含义】Latin: a suffix forming adjectives from nouns ending in -ary; a person who, a thing that; a person who is a part of something, pertaining to one's state or condition; a person who has a connection with or belief in the stated subject; an advocate of something; a native or inhabitant of someplace; someone of a certain age
【同源单词】abecedarian, acararian, acarian, agrarian, alphabetarian, altitudinarian