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词根:light = light

  来自盎格鲁-撒克逊语的light意为light。同义词根有来自拉丁语的lumin(lun),luc/lust和来自希腊语的photo。

同源词:

1. enlightened(给光的en(=give) + light(=light))
  adj.开通的;有知识的;摆脱偏见(或迷信)的;文明的
  enlighten v.启蒙,使摆脱偏见(或迷信)
  enlightenment n.启蒙,教化
  My parents are fairly enlightened for country people. 作为下乡人,我父母算是相当开通了。

2. searchlight
  n.探照灯;探照灯光束

3. spotlight
  n.聚光灯;(the~)公众的关注 v.聚光照明;使突出醒目
  come into the spotlight 吸引众人的关注

4. light
  n.光;发光体(如蜡烛、灯等);交通信号;照明;火柴、香烟等点火物;脸上的光彩,眼神;名人,权威的人
  adj.(地点)有光的,明亮的;(颜色)淡的,浅的;轻微的;轻快的;行李(或负担)轻的;(吃饭)量少的;(食物)易消化的;(酒类)低度的;易醒的;睡得不沉的;轻率的,轻浮的,行为轻佻的;(女子)水性杨化的
  adv.轻地;轻装地
  v.点火,点燃;使光明,照亮;(~up)点(电灯或煤气灯);(~upon)偶然发现;下(马等);(鸟)停落
  light bulb 电灯泡
  All the lights went out——there was a power failure. 所有的灯都灭了——停电了。
  Can you give me a light,please?能借个火吗?
  strike a light 开灯
  Light come,light go.来得容易易去得快。

5. lighten
  v.(使)发亮,照亮,变亮;使(负担等)减轻
  lighten the darkness of the cellar 照亮黑暗的地下室
  lighten a ship's cargo/taxes 减轻船上的货物/降低税收

6. lightning
  n.闪电,电光
  adj.闪电的;极快的;闪电似的
  like lightning 闪电般地
  lightning strike /operation 闪电式的罢工/工作
  lightning beetle (bug)萤火虫
  lightning war 闪电战

7. lighter
  n.打火机;点火器;点火者;驳船 v.用驳船运送(货物)
  snap on a lighter 点着打火机
  lighterage n.驳运费
  tug with a string of lighters behind it 后面拖着一长串驳船

8. lighthouse
  n.灯塔
  lighthouse keeper 灯塔看守人

9. lightly
  adv.轻轻地;轻微地,稍微地;轻蔑地
  push lightly 轻轻地推
  lightly friend fish 稍微用油炸过的鱼

10. lights
  n.(羊、猪、牛等)肮脏

11. lightsome
  adj.轻松愉快的;无忧无虑的;发亮的,光亮的,明亮的

后缀:-ness [名词后缀]

加在形容词之后,构成抽象名词,表示性质、情况、状态

greatness 伟大

friendliness 友好,友善

kindness 仁慈,好意

darkness 黑暗

emptimess 空虚,空洞

likeness 相似,类似

willingness 心甘情愿

softness 柔软

goodness 善行,优良

badness 恶劣,坏

weakness 懦弱,虚弱

tiredness 疲倦,疲劳

bitterness 苦,苦难

holiness 神圣

idleness 懒惰

blindness 盲目

词根词缀:achlyo-, achly-, achlys-, achlu-

【来源及含义】Greek: mist, dimness, darkness

【同源单词】achluophobia, Achlya, achlys

词根词缀:calig-

【来源及含义】Latin: darkness, dark

【同源单词】caligation, caliginosity, caliginous, caliginously, caliginousness, calligrapher

词根词缀:lygo-, lyg-

【来源及含义】Greek: shadow, shadowy; shade, darkness; twilight; gloomy

【相关词根词缀】Other related "dark; shadow, shade; black" units: melan-; nigri-; nocti-; nycti-; scoto-; skio-; umbra-.

【同源单词】lygomania, lygophil, lygophile, lygophobia

词根词缀:nycti-, nyct-, nycto-, nyc-

【来源及含义】Greek: night; a relationship to darkness, dark

【相关词根词缀】Other related "dark; shadow, shade; black" units: lygo-; melan-; nigri-; nocti-; scoto-; skio-; umbra-. Another related "night" unit: nocti-.

【同源单词】epinyctal, epinyctis, geonyctitropism, nychthemeron, nyctalopia, nyctamblyopia

词根词缀:scot-, scoto-, skot-, skoto-

【来源及含义】Greek: darkness; blindness

【相关词根词缀】Other related "dark; shadow, shade; black" units: lygo-; melan-; nigri-; nocti-; nycti-; skio-; umbra-.

【同源单词】angioscotoma, angioscotomas, angioscotometry, scotia, scotobacterium, scotobiological