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词根:coc, coct = to cook, to mature

同源词:

1. concoct(放在一起做饭、烹饪con<com(=together) + coct(=cook))
  vt.调制;调和;编造;图谋
  concoction n.混合(物),调和(物);编造
  Policemen say that speeders often concoct hilarious excuses for speeding. 警察说超速驾驶的人往往会编造一些可笑的借口。

2. precocious(早一点成熟的pre (=before) + coc(=mature,cook))
  precocity n.早熟
  She's a precocious tot. She could already read at 3.她是个早慧的孩子,三岁的时候就会识字读书了。

3. decoct
  v.煎,熬 *de(=intensive,down)
  decoction n.熬;煎制的药剂

词根词缀:coqu-, cocu-, coc-

【来源及含义】Latin: to cook, to prepare food, to ripen, to digest, to turn over in the mind

【相关词根词缀】Closely related to the coct- family of words.

【同源单词】biscuit, cook, cooker, cookery, cuisine, kitchen