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词根:umbr = shade, to shadow(阴影)

  来源于拉丁语 umbra 阴影 意为shade,to shadow,omber为 umbr 的变体。

同源词:

1. adumbrate(使看起来非常模糊 ad(=to,intensive) + umbr(=shadow))
  vt.勾画轮廓;预示
  adumbration n.轮廓;预示
  adumbrative adj.暗示的;预示的,笼统预示的;轻描淡写的
  The reduced quarterly earnings adumbrate layoffs down the road. 季度收益削减预示着将要裁员。

2. umbrage (-age (n.) 名词后缀, 树下的阴影部分,即树荫 / 荫影)
  n.不快,恼火;
  umbrageous adj.多荫的;成荫的;易怒的
  give /take umbrage at 因...使感到不愉快

3. umbrella (-ella (n.) 表示小,遮掩太阳,使之留下阴影供人遮凉的小工具,即伞)
  n.雨伞;<喻>(政治、经济界等的)保护伞
  under the Conservative umbrella  在保守党的保护下
  umbrella stand 伞架

4. inumbrate (in- 加强意义、-ate (v.) 动词后缀,把阴影投入某物的内部,即投以暗影 / 荫蔽)
  v. 投以暗影 ; 遮暗 ; 荫蔽

5. penumbra (pen- 半、-a (n.) 名词后缀,某物阴影的一半,即半影)
  n. 半影

6. umbra
  n.(太阳黑点的)中央黑暗部分;本影(日蚀时地球和月球的影子)

7. umbral
  adj.阴影的;成荫的

8. somber
  adj.微暗的;暗色的;阴沉的(在阴影下)《so- = sub- (under) + (o)mber = umbr(shadow)》

词根:umbr = shadow 表示“影子”

umbrella n. 伞(umbr+ella小东西→带来影子的小东西)

umbra n. 暗影

umbrage n. 树阴;不愉快(umbr+age状态→影子状态→树阴,不快[心中有影子])

penumbra n. 半影(pen接近+umbra→接近影子的状态→半影)

adumbrate v. 勾画;预示(未来)(ad着重+umbr+ate→着重把[将来]的影子勾画出来)

词根:umbr 阴影

umbrella [umbr阴影,-ella名词后缀,表小;’遮有小阴影之物”] 伞

umbra [umbr影,-a名词后缀] 暗影

umbrage [umbr阴影,-age名词后缀] 树荫,荫影

umbrageous [见上,-ous…的] 浓荫的,阴暗的

umbriferous [umbr影,-i-,fer带有,-ous…的] 有阴影的

adumbral [ad-表示,at,to,umbr影,-al…的] 荫影的,遮日的

adumbrate [ad-表示at,to,umbr影,-ate动词后缀;’画…的影”] 勾画,画…的轮廓,在…上投下阴影

inumbrate [in-加强意义,umbr影,-ate动词后缀] 投以暗影,遮暗,荫蔽

penumbra [pen-半,umbr影] 半影,(日,月食的)半影

词根词缀:-ard, -art

【来源及含义】a suffix which forms nouns that refer to people who regularly engage in some activity, or who are characterized in a certain way, as indicated by the stem or root of the word; originally, which appeared in Middle English in words from Old French where it expressed an intensive degree or with a pejorative or disparaging application

【同源单词】braggard, coward, drunkard, wizard