词根:loqu, locut = to say, to speak 说话
来源于拉丁语 loqui (v.) 说话 意为to say,to speak 说话。词根locu 为 locut 的变体,有异形同义词根: leg,ect 说。同义词根有来自拉丁语的dic/dict,fa/fam/fess,nounc/nunci,or,parl 和来自希腊语的phras,pha/phe/phu等。
同源词:
1. obloquy(和某人对着说 ob(=against) + loqu(=say))
n.谩骂;强烈指责;耻辱
His reputation was damaged by the obloquy heaped upon him in the press. 舆论对他的大肆指责有损他的名声。
2. loquacious(多说的 loqu (=say))
adj.话多的;健谈的
loquacity n.多话,饶舌
She's a loquacious old biddy,as old maids often are. 如同一般的老处女那样,她也是个饶舌的老太婆。
3. circumlocution [circum(=around) 环,绕 + locut 说 + -ion 名词后缀]
n.婉转;委婉的表达
4. colloquial [co<com (=togehter) 一起,共同 +lloqu= loqu 说话 + -ial 形容词后缀]
adj.会话体的,口语体的
5. colloquialism [co<com(=togehter)+ lloqu 说话 + -ial 后缀 + -ism (=speech) 后缀]
n.口语体,会话体
6. colloquy
n.谈话;讨论 *co<com(=togehter)
7. grandiloquent
adj.夸张的;大言不惭的 *gran (=great)
grandiloquent 说话夸张的人
written in a grandiloquent style 用夸张的文笔写成
8. interlocutor
n.对话者 *inter (=between)
9. locution
n.语言风格;惯用语
10. ventriloquism
n.腹语(术);口述 *ventri (=abdomen)
词根:damn (demn, dam) = ourse, harm
来自拉丁语的damn 意为ourse,harm,其元音弱化后变成demn,它的变形为dam。
同源词:
1. indemnity(使不受损害 in(=not) +demn<damn(=harm,curse))
n.保障;损害赔偿;保障物;赔偿物,战败国缴纳的赔偿金(或物资)
indemnify v.保障;赔偿
indemnification n.赔偿;保障
Many people invest in the indemnity provided by a life insurance policy.很多人投资购买人寿保险以获得赔偿金的保障。
2. condemn
v.谴责,指责;宣判...有罪;宣告...不适用;宣告没收(走私物品、财产等);充公;宣告...患有不治之症 *con<com(=together),demn<damn(=harm,curse)
condemnation n.谴责,指责;宣告有罪;没收
condemn a murderer to life imprisonment 判处杀人犯以终身监禁
condemned cell 死刑犯牢房
condemned building 被征用的建筑
3. damn
v.谴责,指责;罚...下地狱;诅咒 n.诅咒;指责;[和否定词一起使用]点点,丝毫 adj.精透的,可恶的;十足的 adv.极其,非常 int. 他妈的,该死的
The book was damned by the critics. 这本书受到了批评家们的谴责。
Damn it!该死的!
don't give a danm 一点也不在乎
not (be) worth a damn 一文不值
Don't be damn silly /a damn fool .别犯傻了!
4. damned
adj.被诅咒的;该死的;遭透的 adv.极其,非常
You damned fool! 你这个十足的笨蛋!
damned hot / funny 极其热/非常好笑
5. damnable
adj.讨厌的,可憎的;该遭天罚的;遭透的
damnable weather 遭糕的天气
6. damnation
n.遭天罚,毁灭;谴责,指责
suffer eternal damnation 永世受罚
7. damage
n.损害,损伤;(pl.)损害赔偿金;<口>费用 v.损害,毁坏 *dam<damn(=harm)
do considerable damage to the crops 严重破坏农作物
furniture damaged by fire 因火灾而受损的家具
词根词缀:flic-, flig-
【来源及含义】Latin: strike, to strike down; to destroy, dashed down, damaged, destroyed
【同源单词】afflict, afflicted, afflictedness, afflicter, affliction, afflictionless