词根：-hospit-, -host-

【词根含义】：客人,主人,敌人

【词根来源】：来源于拉丁语hospes, hospitis, m(陌生人,敌人),其词干形式-hospit-进入古法语为hostel,在现代法语中变为hotel后,同时具有“客人”和“主人”的意义。

【同源单词】：hospitable, hospital, hospitality, host, hostage

词根词缀：-able

【来源及含义】Latin: a suffix; expressing capacity, fitness to do that which can be handled or managed, suitable skills to accomplish something; capable of being done, something which can be finished, etc.

【相关描述】A suffix that forms adjectives. The suffix -ible has related meanings; expressing ability, capacity, fitness; capable of, fit for, able to be done, can be done, inclined to, tending to, given to.

This list is only a small sample of the thousands of -able words that exist in English.

【同源单词】abdicable, -able, abolishable, abominable, abradable, acceptable

词根词缀：hospit-, hosp-, host-

【来源及含义】Latin: guest, host

【同源单词】hospice, hospitable, hospitableness, hospitably, hospital, hospitaler