词根词缀:homo-, hom-, hum-
【来源及含义】Latin: human beings, mankind; literally, "man, men"; however, it now also includes, "woman, women" or all of humanity
【相关描述】This Latin homo- is related to humus, "earth" or "born" and so it is said to mean "earthly being" or "born of the earth" and it refers to all of humanity. Don't confuse this Latin homo- with the Greek homo- that means "same" or "equal".
【相关词根词缀】Links to other units that include the topic of "man", "mankind":
andro-;
anthropo-;
vir-.
【同源单词】ad hominem, Anno humanae salutis, Anno humanae salutis, argumentum ad hominem, Artes, Christo et humanitati
词根词缀:super-, supra-, sur-
【来源及含义】Latin: above, over, more than; excessive
【相关描述】Sur- is a form of super- formed through the French and shouldn't be confused with another assimilated sur- form that comes from sub- and means: "under, below, beneath".
In some words, super- is amplified to mean: "on top of; higher in rank or position than; superior to; greater in quality, amount, or degree than others of its kind; to a degree greater than others of its kind; to a degree greater than normal; extra, additional".
【相关词根词缀】 Related "above, over, beyond the normal, excessive" word units: epi-; hyper-; ultra-, ult-. Inter-related cross references, directly or indirectly, involving word units meaning "more, plentiful, fullness, excessive, over flowing": copi-; exuber-; hyper-; multi-; opulen-; ple-; pleio-; plethor-; poly-; total-; ultra-; undu-.
【同源单词】anterosuperior, archaeological survey, beta-gamma survey meter, costosuperior, cybersurfer, electromagnetic surveying