后缀:-ness [名词后缀]
加在形容词之后,构成抽象名词,表示性质、情况、状态
greatness 伟大
friendliness 友好,友善
kindness 仁慈,好意
darkness 黑暗
emptimess 空虚,空洞
likeness 相似,类似
willingness 心甘情愿
softness 柔软
goodness 善行,优良
badness 恶劣,坏
weakness 懦弱,虚弱
tiredness 疲倦,疲劳
bitterness 苦,苦难
holiness 神圣
idleness 懒惰
blindness 盲目
词根词缀:-acrasy, -acrasia, -acratia
【来源及含义】Greek: suffix; weakness, weak; powerless; incontinence, lack of control; impotent
【相关描述】The applications of incontinent and incontinence for this unit refer to: lacking self control, uncontrolled; the inability to restrain the passions or appetites, particularly the sexual appetite; indulging in unlawful lust; unchaste; lewd; and in medicine, unable to restrain natural bodily evacuations.
【同源单词】acrasy, copracrasia, phallacrasia, potacrasia, scoracratia, sitacrasia
词根词缀:scorbuti-, scorbut-
【来源及含义】Latin: pertaining to, or having scurvy [a disease resulting from a deficiency of vitamin C in the body, characterized by weakness, anemia, spongy gums, bleeding from the mucous membranes, etc.]
【同源单词】antiscorbutic, scorbutic, scorbutigenic