词根:lin, lign = line
来自拉丁语的lin,lign 意为 line。
同源词:
1. delineate(好好地描写de(=intensive) + lin(=line))
vt.画...的轮廓;描述
delineation n.画轮廓;描述
The CEO delineated the company's 5-year growth plan at the shareholder's meeting. 首席执行官在股东大会上描绘了公司的五年发展计划。
2. line
n.线、绳,索;电话线;(人或物体的)行,列;(脸上的)皱纹;(手掌的)手纹;运输线;运输公司,航空公司;路线;方针;(行动、处理的)方式,方法;家系,家世;(书写或印刷的字符的)行;(用堡垒、战壕等连接的
)战线,防线;营地;[军](二列)横队;行业;(商品的)种类
v.在...上画线;使起皱纹;使排成行,沿...排列;装衬里;中饱私囊
draw a line 画线
fishing lines 钩鱼线
line busy. (电话)通话中
hot line 热(指两政府首脑之间随时联系的电话线或电报线路)
a line of trees 一排树
form a line 排成一队
deep lines on her face 她脸上深深的皱纹
Korean Air Lines 大韩航空
communication lines 交通线路;通信线路
follow the party line 服从党的路线
descendant of King David in a direct line 大卫王的直系后裔
the last of his line 他最后的血脉
Page 5,line 10 第五页第十行
road lined with police 排满警察的路
read between the lines 体会言外之意
Hard linest !倒霉
lined face 布满皱纹的脸
fru-lined gloves 用毛皮作衬里的手套
He has lined his purse well. 他中饱私囊,赚了不少钱。
3. linage
n.和数;按行数的搞费计算法;(报刊等处)接行数计算的广告费
advertizing linage 按行数计算的广告费
4. lineage
n.血统,血系
5. lineal
adj.直系
lineal descendant / heir 直系后裔/继承者
词根:poster = coming after
来自拉丁语的poster 意为coming after。
同源词:
1. preposterous(本来应该在后面的东西跑到前面的pre(=before) + poster(=coming after))
adj.前后颠倒的;反常的;不合理,荒谬的
preposterously adv.荒谬地,不合理地
He makes the preposterous claim that he is the best tennis player in the city.他很荒唐地说自己是本市最出色的网球选手。
2. posterior
adj.(时间、顺序)较晚的,以后的 n.臀部(=buttocks)
kick his posterior 踹他的屁股
3. posterity
n.子孙,后裔,后代
plant trees for the benefit of posterity 为了造福后代而植树
4. postern
n.暗道;后门;边门;私人出入口
postern door /gate 后门
词根:fus, fut, fund, found = to pour
来自拉丁语的fus,fut,fund,found意为 to pour。同义词根为chem。
(*拉丁文fundere(=to pour),过去分词为fusus——英文字根字典)
同源词:
1. profuse(向前倾泻、倾到的pro(=forth) + fus(=pour))
adj.丰富的;浪费的,奢侈的;毫不吝惜的,慷慨的
profusion n.丰富;慷慨;浪费,奢侈
profusely adv.毫不吝惜地;丰富地
The profuse stand of douglas fir trees perfumes the air with pine scent.茂密的花旗松的松香弥漫在周围的空气中。
2. affusive(向外倾泻的ef<ex(=out) + fus(=pour))
adj.过分热情的;喷出,溢出的
effuse v.使流出;流露
effusion n.流出;流露
effusively adv.过分热情地
I find effusive praise embarrassing,but i do appreciate it all the same.虽然过分热情的称赞会让我有些不知所措,但我仍然对此表示真心感谢。
3. irrefutable(不能往回倒的ir<in(=not) + re(=back) + fut(=pour))
adj.无法反驳的
I attended a seminar on the "irrefutable Laws of Leadership".我参加了一个有关“无可辩驳的领导法则”的研讨会。
4. confuse
v.搞乱,使混乱;使糊涂 *con<com(=together)
confusing adj.令人困惑的
confusedly adv.困惑地;混乱地
I got confused.我困惑了。
5. confusion
n.混乱;糊涂 *con<com(=together)
confusion! 混乱!
confusion worse confounded 乱上加乱
in the confusion of the moment 在片刻的混乱中
6. defuse
v.拆去(炮弹等的)引信,使失去爆炸性;使镇定,缓和 *de(=reverse the action of )
defuse a situation/crisis使用情况缓和/平息危机
7. diffuse
v.使(热气体等)散开;传播(知识、消息等),散布
adj.冗长的;扩散的 *dif<dis(=away,apart)
diffusion n.散布;普及,传播;扩散
8. infuse
v.注入(思想、活力等);泡(茶、药等);鼓舞 *in(=in)
infuse soldiers with fresh courege 让士兵们鼓足勇气
infuse herbs 泡药草
infusion n.灌,注入;鼓舞;泡制;注入物 *in(=in)
9. refuse
v.拒绝;不肯;不愿 n.废物,垃圾 adj.废物的,扔掉的 *re(=back)
refuse dump (垃圾回收处)
refuse consumer 垃圾焚烧器
refuse collector 垃圾工人
10. refusal
n.拒绝;推辞;(pl.)优先取舍权,优先购买权 *re(=back)
give her a flat refusal 断然地拒绝地
11. suffuse
v.遍布;(液体、色彩等)充满 *suf<sub(=under)
suffusion n.充溢,布满;(脸上的)红晕
eyes suffused with tears泪汪汪的眼睛
12. transfuse
v.[医]输血,注射(生理盐水等);使(液体、色彩等)渗入;灌输(思想等);倾注 *trans(=throught)
transfusion n.倾注;输血 *trans(=through)
13. fuse
v.熔化;保险丝烧坏
n.(炮弹等的)导火索,(用于爆破等的)导火线;熔丝
The light has fused.保险丝烧断了,灯不亮了。
time fuse 定时导火索
fuse wire 保险丝,熔丝
fusion n.熔解;(政党等的)联合,合作;(核)聚变
14. refund
v.归还;偿还 n.返还;偿还(金)*re(=back)
refund the cost of postage 归还邮费
obtain a refund of a deposit 得到返还押金
15. confound
v.混淆;使混乱;挫败 *con<com(together)
confound right and wrong 混淆了对与错
Don't confound the means with the ends.不要混淆手段和目的。
16. confounded
adj.狼狈的;困惑的;<口>讨厌的;无理的 *con<com(=together)
confoundedly adv.非常地
confoundedly hot 非常热
confounded lie无理的谎言
You're a confounded nuisance!你真是个让人讨厌的家伙!
17. foundry
n.铸造厂;玻璃厂
type foundry 活字铸造厂
18. confute
v.驳倒 *con<com(=intensive)
confutation n.驳斥,驳倒
19. refute
v.驳斥,反驳 *re(=back)
refutation n.驳斥,反驳
refutable 可以驳斥的
refute an argument /an opponent 驳斥一个论点/对手
20. futile
adj.无用的,无益的,无效果的;没出息的;愚蠢的
futility n. 无用,无益;无益的事
the futility of life 人生的无用
futile attempt 徒劳的尝试
21. perfuse
v.使充满;撒满;洒遍(完全注入)《per- =thoroughly》
22. circumfuse
v.散布;围绕;充溢(注入四周)《circum- = around》
circumfusion n.周围浇灌
词根:grat (grac) = thankful, pleasing(喜好)
词根grat来自拉丁语的grat意为thankful,pleasing 等。grac是它的变形。
(*拉丁文gratus(=pleasing),gratia(=favour)——英文字根字典)
同源词:
1. gratuitous adj.免费的,无报酬的;没有理由的(作为感谢而做的grat(=thank,pleasing))
gratuity n. 遗散费;(军人的)退役金
Your gratuitous cruelty is abominable.I've had enough!你那无端的残忍在令人生厌,我已经受够了!
2. ingratiate vt.(~oneself)使满意,讨好,迎合 (使对方感到好感in(=in) + grat (=thank,pleasing,favor))
Despite my lack of credentials,I ingratiated myself with the hiring manager.虽然我不够资格,但我逢迎了招聘主管,使其对我满意。
3. congratulate v.祝贺 *con<com(=together)
congratulatory adj.祝贺的 congratulatory letter/telegram 贺信/贺电
4. congratulation n.祝贺;庆贺;(pl.)祝词 *con<com (=together)
Congratulations !祝贺;offer one's congratulations to 对...说祝贺的话
5. ungrateful adj.忘恩负义的,不知感谢的 *un (=not)
6. grateful adj.感谢的,感激的;令人高兴的,令人愉快的
I am grateful to you for your kindness.谢谢你的好意。
grateful letter 感谢信;trees that afford a grateful shade 有宜人荫凉的大树
7. gratis adv./adj.免费地(的)
be admitted gratis 免费入场
8. gratitude n.感谢,谢意
in token of my gratitude 为表达我们的一片谢意
9. grace n.优雅;好意,恩惠;(饭前、饭后的)谢恩祈祷;(神的)恩宠;慈悲;阁下,阁下夫人;(票据等的)宽限期
v.使优雅;使增光
graceful adj.优雅的 graceful dancer 优雅的舞蹈家;graceless难看的;粗俗的,不知礼的;graceless behavior 粗俗的行为;gracious 亲切的;慈悲的;her gracious Majesty the Queen 女王陛下
10. disgrace n.丢脸,耻辱;失宠
v.使丢脸,玷污;使失宠 *dis(=not)
disgraceful 可耻的;disgraceful behavior可耻的行为
11. ingrate n.忘恩负义的人 (in- = not)
ingratitude n.忘恩负义
12. ingratiate v.讨好;逢迎(使高兴向着某人)《in- = toward》
ingratiation n.讨好;巴结
词根词缀:arbor-, arbori-
【来源及含义】Latin: tree, trees
【同源单词】arbor, arbor vitae, arboraceous, arboreal, arborean, arboreous
词根词缀:dendro-, dendr-, dendri-, -dendria, -dendrite, -dendritic, -dendra, -dendron
【来源及含义】Greek: tree, tree-like structure; trees
【同源单词】acrodendrophilous, adendric, Argyrodendron, axodendritic, cytodendrite, dendral
词根词缀:phello-, phell-
【来源及含义】Greek: cork, bark; cork tree; inner bark of trees
【同源单词】phellem, Phellodendron, phelloderm, phellodermal, phellogen, phellogenetic
词根词缀:put-, puta-, -pute, -puter, -puting, -putate, -putation, -putative
【来源及含义】Latin: putatus past participle of putare: to think over, consider, reckon, count; to trim, prune, lop, cut, clean, clear, unmixed
【相关描述】From Latin, puto-, putare: literally; especially of trees, "to lop, to prune" and "to cleanse, to clear"; then (1) "to clear up, to settle"; especially, of accounts; (2) "to reckon, to estimate, to value"; (3) "to consider, to hold, to believe, to think".
【相关词根词缀】 Related cutting-word units: cast-; castrat-; -cise, -cide; -ectomy; mutil-; sec-, seg-; temno-; -tomy; trunc-.
【同源单词】account, account, accountability, accountable, accountably, accountant