词根:flict = to stike 打击
来源于拉丁语 fligere 打击,异形同义词根有来源于拉丁语的bat,cuss,fend/fens(fenc,fest),plain,lid/lis,plaud/plaus(plod,plos,plex) 和来源于盎格鲁-撒克逊语的sla等。
同源词:
1. affliction [向某人一击af<ad(=to)+flict(=strike)]
n.痛苦;苦事;痛苦的事由
afflict v. 使痛苦
She has some affliction that causes her to walk with a limp. 她感到有些疼痛,走路一瘸一拐的。
2. inflict [瞄准打in(=on,against)+flict(=strike)]
vt. sth+on+sth 给予打击;使痛苦;加以处罚等
infliction n. 施加的事物(如痛苦、处罚等)
The tornado inflicted severe damages on the small town. 龙卷风给这个小城镇造成了严重的破坏。
3. conflict
n. 斗争,战斗;冲突 v. 冲突;矛盾 *con<com(=together)
a conflict of interest 利益冲突
wordy conflic利益冲突
the conflict between duty and desire 义务和欲望的冲突
*con<com( = together)
4. conflicting
adj. 抵触的;冲突的 *con<com(=together)
conflicting views 相互矛盾的观点
词根:scal = ladder
词根scal来自拉丁语的sal意为ladder。另外,请注意来自拉丁语的scend/scens/scent/scan 与此词根含义相似,意为 to climb。
同源词:
1. escalate [使通过梯子、向上走e<ex(=out,up) + scal (=ladder)]
vt.使逐步上升,使逐步升级
escalation 逐步上升,逐步扩大
The conflict between the neighbors continues to escalate. 邻居间的矛盾在不断升级。
2. de-escalate v.使(范围、规模、数量等)逐步缩小,使逐步降级 *de(=down),e<ex(=out)
de-escalation (逐步缩小;逐步降级)