趣词首页 公众号 小程序

词根:-li-, -lig-, -ly-

【词根含义】:捆,约束

【词根来源】:来源于拉丁语动词ligo, -are, -avi, -atus(捆,约束)。

【同源单词】:alliance, allied, liability, liable, reliability

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:lig-

【来源及含义】Latin: tie, bind

【同源单词】alliance, alligate, alligation, alloy, ally, disoblige