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词根:text = to weave

  来自拉丁语的text意为to weave。
  (*拉丁文texere(=to weave)——英文字根字典)

同源词:

1. pretext(事先编织、编造pre(=before) + text(=weave))
  n.借口;托词
  She used her mild cold as a pretext for missing work today.今天她以不怎么严重的感冒为借口没去上班。

2. context
  n.(文章的)上下文;(事件等的)来龙去脉,背景 *con<com(=together)
  contextual adj.上下文的
  in this context 在这种背景下

3. textile
  n.纺织品;编织原料 adj.纺织的 *con<com(=together)
  textile process 纺织过程
  the textile industry 纺织业
  textile art / fabrics编织工艺/纺织品

4. texture
  n.(织物等的)质地,做工;(文艺作品等的)组织;结构
  cloth with a loose /close texture 质地稀松的/紧密的布
  texture of a mineral 矿物的构造
  skin o fine/coarse lexture 细腻/粗糙的皮肤

5. text
  n.正文(相对于注释、图解、插图等);原文;(布道时引用的)圣经的章节;(演说、讨论等的)题目,主题;课文,课本
  too much text and not enough pictures 文字太多,图片太少
  stick to one's text(故事等)没有脱离主题
  speaker's text 演讲者的主题
  algebra text 代数课本

6. textual
  adj.本文的,原文的
  textual errors原文的错误
  textual criticism 校堪

7. subtle
  adj.微妙的;难以捕捉的;敏感的;敏锐的;巧妙的;精妙的;不知不觉间起作用的;狡猾的 *sub(=precisely,under)
  subtle distinction 微妙的区别
  subtle charm 神秘的魅力
  subtle mind 敏锐的思维
  subtle observer /critic 敏锐的观察者/批评家
  subtle tricks 狡猾的手段
  subtle design 精妙的设计
  subtle drug 不知不觉间起作用的药

8. subtlety
  n.微妙;敏感;精巧;细微的差别;微妙之处 *sub(=precisely,under)

9. intertexture
  n.编织;编织物(交互编织) inter- = between

10. tissue
  n.[生理]组织

词根:mell, mel(mil, mol, mar) = honey

  词根mell,mel来自拉丁语的mel,mell意为honey,此外词根mil,mol,mar是他们的变形。

同源词:

1. mellifluous [像峰蜜一样流出来的mell(=honey) + flu (=flow)]
  adj.(嗓音、话语、音乐等)甜美的;柔和的;流畅的
  The mellifluous monotony of train wheels on tracks soothes me.火车车轮碰到轨道发出的柔和而单调的声音让我感到平静。

2. mellow adj.(果实因熟透而)甘甜的,甘美的;(酒)醇香的;(声音、颜色等)柔和的;(因年龄大、经验多而)成熟的;微熏的 v.使柔美,使甘甜,使成熟;(因用大麻等而)愉快忘情的
  mellow wine 醇酒;violin whith a mellow tone 音调柔美的小提琴;mellow judgment 成熟的判断(力)

3. melon n.瓜(尤其指西瓜、甜瓜等);<俚>红利;赃物,横财
  watermelon n.西瓜
  a slice of melon 一块瓜;cut/carve/split melon瓜分巨额利益

4. molasses n.<美>糖蜜 *mol<mel(=honey)

5. mildew n.霉;(植物的)霉病 v.(使)发霉,(使)患上霉病 *mil<mel(=honey)

6. chamomile/camomile n.春黄菊(可药用) *chamo<chame(=earth),mil<mel(=honey)

7. marmalade n.(橘子或柠檬等制成的)果酱 *mar/mal<mel(=honey)

词根词缀:clemen-, clement-

【来源及含义】Latin: mild, calm; calmness, gentleness, placid

【同源单词】clemency, clement, clemently, inclemency, inclement, inclemently

词根词缀:fungi-, fung-

【来源及含义】Latin: mold, mushroom; any of a group of plants including mushrooms, molds, mildews, etc.

【相关词根词缀】 A cross reference of a word group that is related, directly or indirectly, to: "fungus, fungi": myco-.

【同源单词】antifungal, fungal, fungate, fungi, fungicide, fungicole

词根词缀:lept-, lepto-

【来源及含义】Greek: thin, small, fine, delicate, mild; from "peeled, husked"; used primarily in the sense of "abnormally thin, narrow, slender, or delicate"

【同源单词】leptiform, leptocaul, leptocentric, leptocephalia, leptocephalic, leptocephaloid

词根词缀:miti-

【来源及含义】Latin: make mild or gentle; mild, gentle, soft

【同源单词】immitigability, immitigable, immitigably, mitigable, mitigant, mitigate