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词根:rad, ras(raz) = to rub, to scrape(刮擦)

  来源于拉丁语 radere 意为to rub, to scrape 刮擦。其变形为raz,ras。

同源词:

1. erase
  v.擦掉 *e<ex(=out)
  erasure n.抹去;擦掉 [-ure抽象名词后缀]

2. eraser
  n.擦除器(如橡皮、黑板擦等)*e<ex(=out)

3. rase/raze
  v.拆毁,夷平
  city razed by an earthquake 被地震夷为平地的城市

4. abrasive [ab(=away) ras/rad(=scrape)] 刮擦以使脱离、消失
  adj. causing abrasion ;harsh,rough 磨擦的,磨损的;使和别人产生摩擦的;烦人的,恼人的;粗糙的;
  n.substance used for rubbing or grinding down surfaces 磨料
  abrasiveness n. 与人关系上的摩擦;
  abrasion n.磨损,磨耗;
  The texture of a cat's tongue is remarkably abrasive.猫的舌头异常粗糙。

5. rascal
  n.恶棍;(开玩笑愚弄人的)捣蛋鬼

6. rascally
  adj.流氓的,卑鄙的
  rascally trick 卑劣的伎俩

7. rash
  n.疹;短时间内爆发的一连串(多指不愉快的事物)adj.急躁的;鲁莽的,轻率的
  heat-rash 痱子
  come out in a rash 身上生满疹子
  rash act 草率的行动
  rash young man 鲁莽的年轻人

8. rasp
  n.粗锉刀;锉磨声
  v.用粗锉刀锉;刺激,使恼怒;发出刮攘声;发出刺耳的声音;用嘶哑的声音大声说
  rasp one's feelings/nerves 刺激某人的感情,神经
  rasp out orders 用嘶哑的声音大声命令
  rasping voice 刺耳的囔音

9. razor
  n.剃刀;刮须刀

10. raze
  v.(从记忆中)消逝;忘却;摧毁

词根:terr = earth(地)

  来源于拉丁文terra(=earth)。它的同形异源根terr来源于terrére,意为 to frighten,注意两者区别。

同源词:

1. terramycin
  n.土霉菌《mycin = fungus(霉菌)》

2. terraqueous
  adj.由水与陆地合成的《拉丁文aqua = water》

3. terrene
  adj.地球的;陆地的;现世的

4. inter
  v.埋葬,土葬(向地里去) *in(=into),ter<terr(=earth)

5. disinter
  v.挖出;使显现(与埋葬相反)《dis- = contrary》

6. deteriorate
  v.(使)恶化;(使)退化;变质,变坏 *de(=down),ter<terr(=earth)
  deterioration n.恶化,(质量)下降,堕落
  Leather quickly deteriorates in a hot,damp climate. 皮革在闷热、潮湿的环境中很快就会变质。

7. esoteric
  adj.秘传的,秘密的;难解的,深奥的 *eso(=within),ter<terr(earth)

8. extraterrestrial

  n.外星人,天外来客(缩写:E.T.) adj.地球外的 *extra(=outside),ter<terr(=earth)

9. extraterritorial
  adj.治外法权的 extra(=outside)
  extraterritoriality n.治外法权

10. interment
  n.埋葬,土葬 *in(=in),ter<terr(=earth)

11. Mediterranean
  adj.地中海的;(小写)被陆地包围的 n.(the~)地中海 *medi(=middle),ter<terr(=earth)

12. subterranean
  adj.地下的 n.地下洞穴 *sub(=under),ter<terr(=earth)
  subterranean passage/railway(railroad) 地下通道/地铁
  subterranean water 地下水
  subterranean maneuver 地下活动

13. terrace
  n.梯田;倾斜的平地,台地;斜坡上屋前的街巷;(道路中央的)狭长形小园地区
  v.使成梯形地,使成为台地 *ter<terr(=earth)
  terraced fields  梯田
  terraced lawn 梯形草坪
  terraced houses 排房(有时也带有通向后院的小路)

14. terra firma
  n.陆地,大地(有别于海洋、河流)*ter<terr(=earth),firm(=stong)
  glad to be on terra firma again 很高兴能得返陆地

15. terra incognita
  n.未探明地区,未知领域 *ter<terr(=earth),in(=not),co<com(=thoroughly),gn<gno(=knwo)

16. terrain
  n.地形,地势;地带,地域;领域,范围 *terr(=earth)
  difficult terrain for heavy armored vehicles 重装甲车难以行进的地形

17. terrestrial
  adj.地球的,地上的;人间的;陆地的;陆栖的 n.地球上的居民;陆生生物 *ter<terr(=earth)
  terrestrical  globe 地球仪
  terrestrial heat 地热
  terrestrial parts of the world 地球的陆地部分

18. terrier
  n.一种猎狗(小而活泼,会为寻找食物而挖洞)

19. territorial
  adj.领土的;(T~)美国准州的,美国领土的
  territorial waters/air/seas 领水/领空/领海
  territorial issue/expansion 领土问题/领土扩张
  territorial integrity/sovereignty 领土完整/领土主权
  territorial possessions 土地财产
  Teritorial laws 美国领地的法律

20. territory
  n.领土;地域,地区;(动物的)领地,活动范围;(科学等的)领域,范围;美国的准州(未被正式成为州的地区)*ter<terr(=earth)
  South Korean territory 韩国领土
  leased territory 租借地
  Much territory in Africa is desert 非洲的大片地区是沙漠
  territory of biochemistry 生物化学领域
  Until 1959 Hawaii was a Territory,not a State. 直到1959年,夏威夷还只是一个准州,而不是州。

后缀:-ster [名词后缀]

表示人

songster 歌手,歌唱家

youngster 年轻人,小孩

oldster 老人

minister 部长,大臣

punster 爱有双关语者

gagster 开玩笑的人

speedster 超速驾驶者

penster 作者

teenster 十几岁的少年

tonguster 健谈的人

spinster 纺织女

tapster 酒吧间招待员

teamster 卡车司机,赶牲口者

maltster 制造麦芽者

[注]有此词含有贱称、卑称意义

gamester 赌徒,赌棍

trickster 骗子

gangster 匪徒,歹徒

mobster 暴徒,匪徒

rhymester 作打油诗的人,劣等诗人

词根词缀:ciono-, cion-, kiono-, kio-

【来源及含义】Greek: uvula; the small piece of soft tissue that can be seen dangling down from the soft palate over the back of the tongue

【相关描述】Go to the uvul- unit of word families for a more extensive list of uvula words.

【同源单词】cionectomy, cionitis, cionoptosis, cionorrhaphy

词根词缀:cit-, citat-

【来源及含义】Latin: talk, speak, say; to put into quick motion, to excite, to provoke, to call urgently; to summon, to summon forth, to arouse, to stimulate; used in the sense of "stimulating"

【相关词根词缀】Cross references of word families related directly, or indirectly, to: "talk, speak, speech; words, language; tongue, etc.": clam-; dic-; fa-; -farious; glosso-; glotto-; lalo-; linguo-; locu-; logo-; loqu-; mythico-; -ology; ora-; -phasia; -phemia; phon-; phras-; Quotes: Language,Part 1; Quotes: Language, Part 2; Quotes: Language, Part 3; serm-; tongue; voc-.

【同源单词】accite, citable, cital, citation, citatory, cite

词根词缀:clam-, claim-

【来源及含义】Latin: talk, call out, speak, say, shout; make noise, be loud

【相关词根词缀】Cross references of word families related directly, or indirectly, to: "talk, speak, speech; words, language; tongue, etc.": cit-; dic-; fa-; -farious; glosso-; glotto-; lalo-; linguo-; locu-; logo-; loqu-; mythico-; -ology; ora-; -phasia; -phemia; phon-; phras-; Quotes: Language,Part 1; Quotes: Language, Part 2; Quotes: Language, Part 3; serm-; tongue; voc-.

【同源单词】acclaim, acclaim, acclaimed, acclaimer, acclamation, acclamator

词根词缀:dic-, dict-

【来源及含义】Latin: talk, speak, say, tell, declare; to proclaim; to indicate

【相关词根词缀】Cross references of word families related directly, or indirectly, to: "talk, speak, speech; words, language; tongue, etc.": cit-; clam-; fa-; -farious; glosso-; glotto-; lalo-; linguo-; locu-; logo-; loqu-; mythico-; -ology; ora-; -phasia; -phemia; phon-; phras-; Quotes: Language,Part 1; Quotes: Language, Part 2; Quotes: Language, Part 3; serm-; tongue; voc-.

【同源单词】abdicable, abdicant, abdicant, abdicate, abdicate, abdication

词根词缀:fa-, fam-, fan-, fant-, fat-, -fess; fab-, fabul-

【来源及含义】Latin: fari-, "to say, to talk"; telling, speak, say, spoken about; acknowledge

【相关词根词缀】Cross references of word families related directly, or indirectly, to: "talk, speak, speech; words, language; tongue, etc.": cit-; clam-; dic-; -farious; glosso-; glotto-; lalo-; linguo-; locu-; logo-; loqu-; mythico-; -ology; ora-; -phasia; -phemia; phon-; phras-; Quotes: Language,Part 1; Quotes: Language, Part 2; Quotes: Language, Part 3; serm-; tongue; voc-. Cross references of word families that are related directly, or indirectly, to: "divination, diviner; seer, soothsayer, prophecy, prophesy, prophet": augur-; auspic-; Fates in action; futur-; -mancy; omen; -phemia; sorc-, sorcery; vati-.

【同源单词】affability, affable, affableness, affably, confabulate, confabulation

词根词缀:-farious

【来源及含义】Latin: to speak; utterance, expression, manifestation; expressed in a number of ways

【相关词根词缀】Cross references of word families related directly, or indirectly, to: "talk, speak, speech; words, language; tongue, etc.": cit-; clam-; dic-; fa-; glosso-; glotto-; lalo-; linguo-; locu-; logo-; loqu-; mythico-; -ology; ora-; -phasia; -phemia; phon-; phras-; Quotes: Language,Part 1; Quotes: Language, Part 2; Quotes: Language, Part 3; serm-; tongue; voc-.

【同源单词】bifarious, bifariously, multifarious, multifariously, nefarious, nefariously

词根词缀:glosso-, gloss-, -glossa, -glossia

【来源及含义】Greek: tongue; language, speech

【相关词根词缀】Cross references of word families related directly, or indirectly, to: "talk, speak, speech; words, language; tongue, etc.": cit-; clam-; dic-; fa-; -farious; glotto-; lalo-; linguo-; locu-; logo-; loqu-; mythico-; -ology; ora-; -phasia; -phemia; phon-; phras-; Quotes: Language,Part 1; Quotes: Language, Part 2; Quotes: Language, Part 3; serm-; tongue; voc-.

【同源单词】aglossal, aglossia, aglosstomia, ankyloglossia, ateloglossia, baryglossia