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词根:ol, od = smell

  来自拉丁语的ol,od意为smell。

同源词:

1. redolent(强烈地散发气味的 red<re(=intensive) + ol(=smell))
  adj.芳香的,有...气味的;使想起...的
  redolence n.香气,芳香
  The small restaurant was redolent of curry and cumin.小饭馆里散发着咖喱和小茴香的香味。

2. olfactory
  adj.嗅觉的 *fact(=make)
 olfactory nerves 嗅觉神经;olfactory organs 嗅觉器官

3. malodorous
  adj.恶臭的 *mal(=bad)

4. odorous
  adj.芳香的

5. odour
  n.(好闻的或者不好闻的)气味;名声;意味

6. odoriferous
  adj.散发着芳香的 *fer(=carry)

词根词缀:condyl-, condylo-

【来源及含义】Greek: knuckle, knuckle-like knob, knob

【同源单词】condylar, condyle, condylectomy, condylion, condyloid, condyloma acuminatum

词根词缀:insulino-, insulin-, insula-, insulo-, insul-, isle

【来源及含义】Latin: island; derived from insul[a], "island" [used here in reference to the islands [islets] of Langerhans, irregular structures in the pancreas that produce the protein hormone insulin which is secreted into the blood where it regulates sugar metabolism]

【同源单词】aisle, circuminsular, ethological isolation, insular, insularism, insularity