后缀:-y ①[形容词后缀]
表示多...的、有...的、如...的、属于...的(大多数加在单音节名词之后)
rainy 下雨的
windy 有风的
sunny 阳光充足的
hilly 多小山的
rosy 玫瑰色的
woody 树木茂密的
snowy 多雪的
silvery 似银的
smoky 多烟的
bloody 血的,流血的
watery 多水的,如水的
silky 丝一样的
wintery 冬天(似)的
sleepy 想睡的
earthy 泥土似的
greeny 略呈绿色的
trustry 可信赖的
homey 像家一样的
inky 有墨迹的
hairy 多毛的
icy 似冰的,多冰的
wordy 多言的
woolly 多羊毛的
cloudy 多云的
[注]在以y或o为结尾的词之后,则作-ey,如skyey天空的,天蓝色的,clayey(多)粘土的,mosquitoey蚊子多的
②[名词后缀]
1、构成抽象名词,表示性质、状态、情况、行为
difficulty 困难
discovery 发现
soldiery 军事训练
inquiry 询问,打听
burglary 夜盗行为
bastardy 私生子身份
mastery 精通,掌握
beggary 乞丐生涯,行乞
modesty 谦虚,虚心
jealousy 妒忌,猜忌
injury 伤害,损害
monotony 单音,单调
2、表示人或物
lefty 左撇子
fatty 胖子
darky 黑人
oldy 老人
newsy 报童
nighty 妇女(或孩子)穿的睡衣
towny 城里人,镇民
shorty 矮子
cabby 出租车驾驶人
smithy 铁匠,锻工
sweety 糖果,蜜饯
parky 公园管理人
whitey 白人
3、表示小称及爱称(在一部分词中与-ie通用)
doggy (=doggie)小狗
pitggy (=piggie)小猪
kitty 小猫
missy 小姑娘,小姐
daddy 爸爸,爹爹
granny (=grannie)奶奶
aunty (=auntie) 阿姨
maidy 小女孩
词根词缀:aqua-, aquatic-, aqui-, aqu-, -aquatically, aque-, -aqueous
【来源及含义】Latin: water, watery solution
【相关词根词缀】 Cross references of word families that refer to "water": hydat-; hydro-; hygro-.
【同源单词】alluvial aquifer, aqua, aqua exclusa, aqua potabile, aqua regia, aqua weed cutter
词根词缀:ichor-
【来源及含义】Greek: fluid [distinct from blood] that flows through the veins of the gods; by extension, "watery part of blood or milk," used in the sense of "thin, serous or sanious fluid, especially from a wound or sore"
【相关词根词缀】Cross references of word groups that are related, partially or extensively, to: "blister, bump, swelling": bull-; papulo-; pemphig-; puro-; pus-; pustu-; pyo-; suppurant-; tum-; vesico-; vesiculo-.
【同源单词】ichor, ichorhemia, ichoroid, ichorous, ichorous pus, ichorrhemia
词根词缀:pemphig-, pemphi-
【来源及含义】Greek: pemphix, "blister"; blistering skin diseases or a swelling of the skin that contains watery fluid and is caused by burning or irritation; a bump or small swelling on or beneath the skin
【相关词根词缀】 Cross references of word groups that are related, partially or extensively, to: "blister, bump, swelling": bull-; ichor-; papulo-; puro-; pus-; pustu-; pyo-; suppurant-; tum-; vesico-; vesiculo-.
【同源单词】benign familial chronic pemphigus, bullous pemphigoid, erythematous pemphigus, pemphigoid, pemphigus contageosus, pemphigus erythematosus
词根词缀:sero-, ser-, seri-
【来源及含义】Latin: serum, whey; watery substance; serum, in connection with serum
【相关描述】Used primarily in the extended sense of "clear animal fluid".
【相关词根词缀】Serum, whey words: oro-, orrho- unit.
【同源单词】autoserotherapy, chemoserotherapy, mucoserous, seroconversion, seroculture, serodiagnosis