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词根:test = witness(证据)

 来自拉丁语的testis意为 witness。

同源词:

1. detest(在眼前看到脱离正常的事物 de(=from) + test(=witness)
  vt. 厌恶,憎恶
  detestation n.厌恶,憎恶
  detestable adj.令人厌恶的
  Many children detest the taste of Brussels sprouts. 许多小孩子都讨厌芽甘蓝的味道。

2. attest
  v.证明,证实,是...的证据;(使)发誓 *at<ad(=to)
  attest a signature 证明签名是真的
  fests which attest to his strength of will 可证明他坚强意志的功绩

3. contest
  n.竞争,竞赛;争论,论战,争辩 v.竞赛,争夺,竞争;争辩 *con<com(=together)
  contestant n.竞争对手,竞争者
  beauty / musical /speech contest 选美比赛/音乐比赛/演讲比赛
  three-round featherweight contest (拳击)三轮的次轻量级选手比赛

4. intestate
  adj.未留遗嘱的 *in(=not)
  die intestate 死时未留遗嘱

5. pretest
  n.预备考试 *pre(=before)

6. protest
  v.抗议,提出异议;断言,主张 n.抗议,异议;主张 *pro(=forth,forward)
  protest movement 抗议运动
  protest march 抗议游行

7. protestation
  n.断言,声明,主张 *pro(=forth,forward)
  protestations of innocence /friendship 声明无罪/友好宣言

8. protestant
  adj. 新教的,新教徒的 n.新教徒
  protestantism n.新教,新教教义
  Protestant Reformation 新教改革

9. testament
  n.遗嘱;(T~)(基督教的)圣约书(Old/New Testament)
  testamentary adj.遗嘱的,据遗嘱的

10. testamur
  n.(英国大学)考试及格证书
  testate
  adj./n. 留有遗嘱的(人)
  testator n.立遗嘱者
  testatix n.女遗嘱人

11. testicle
  n.(pl.)睾丸  *cle(=small)

12. testify
  v.作证,证实,是...的证据,证明 *ify(=make)

13. testimonial
  n.(能力、资格等的)证明书,推荐信;感谢信,表扬信;奖状,纪念品

14. testimony
  n.[律]证词;(信仰等的)声明
  give false testimony 作伪证
  His poverty is a testimony to his innocence. 他的穷困证明他是清白的。

15. test
  n.正文;原文(被编织的)

16. textile
  adj.织物的 n.织物(的原料)

17. textual
  adj. 本文的;原文的

18. texture
  n.质地;组织;构造

19. textural
  adj.质地的;组织上的

20. context
  n.上下文;某事的前后关联(使和本文在一起的)《con- = together》

21. contextual
  adj.上下文的;依前后关系的

22. contexture
  n.组织;构造(共同织成)

23. subtle
  adj.阴险的;微妙的;敏锐的(织法的精细)《sub- = beneath,closely》

24. pretext
  n.藉口(眼前所编的话)《pre- = before》

25. subtlety
  n.聪明;精微;阴险

26. tissue
  n.[生理]组织

前缀:be-

① 构成动词,表示"使…成为"

beguile 欺骗(be+guile欺骗)

belie 掩盖(be+lie说慌)

bequeath 遗留给,传下(be+queath要求→要求给某人→遗留给)

besiege 围攻(be+siege包围→包围起来)

beware 注意(be+ware注意)

befriend 友好对待(be+friend朋友)

befool 欺骗(be+fool笨蛋→使人成笨蛋→欺骗别人)

befall 降临;发生(be+fall掉下→掉下来→发生)

belittle 小看(be+little小→小看人)

bewilder 使…迷惑(be+wilder迷惑)

② 构成一些介词

before 在前面(be+fore前面)

beneath 在下面(be+neath下面)

词根词缀:foss-, fossili-, fossil-, fossor-

【来源及含义】Latin: to dig, digging; dug out, dug up from beneath the surface; ditch, trench

【同源单词】efossion, fossa vesicae biliaris, fossette, fossil, fossil city, fossil energy

词根词缀:hypo-, hyp-

【来源及含义】Greek: under, below, beneath; less than; too little; deficient, diminished; used as a prefix

【同源单词】acoustic hypoesthesia, acrohypothermia, acrohypothermy, adenohypophysis, adenohypophysitis, angiohypotonia

词根词缀:infra-, infero-, infer-

【来源及含义】Latin: under, below, beneath

【同源单词】anteroinferior, inferior, inferiority, inferiorly, infernal, infernally

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:sub-, suc-, suf-, sug-, sum-, sup-, sur-, sus-, su-

【来源及含义】Latin: under, below, beneath; used as a prefix as shown in various formats below

【相关描述】The prefix sub- often becomes suc- before c: succumb.

The prefix sub- often becomes suf- before f: suffuse.

The prefix sub- often becomes sug- before g: suggest.

The prefix sub- often becomes sum- before m: sumptuous.

The prefix sub- often becomes sup- before p: suppression.

The prefix sub- often becomes sur- before r: surrogate.

The prefix, sub- is often simplified to su- before sp; as seen in suspect, suspend, suspicion, suspension, et al. Before c, p, and t; it is sometimes formed into sus-.

【同源单词】oversufficient, sub specie, sub voce, subabdominal, subaquatic, subaquatics

词根词缀:subter-

【来源及含义】Latin: under, beneath, secretly, less than; formed from sub-

【同源单词】subterannuating, subterannuation, subterfuge, subterraneal, subterranean, subterraneous

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