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词根:pred, preda = to plunder(掠夺), to prey(掠食)

  来自拉丁语的pred 意为to plunder。

  (词根preda来源于拉丁文praeda (=to prey,to plunder)——英文字根字典)

同源词:

1. depredation (完全掠夺de(=intensive) + pred(=plunder))
  n.破坏;掠夺
  depredate v.蹂躏;掠夺
  The hurricane left a path of depredation over hundreds of miles. 台风留下了数百英里的破坏痕迹。

2. predatory
  adj.掠夺的;掠夺成性的;(动物)以捕食其他动物为生的,食肉的
  predatory tribesmen 掠夺成性的部落成员
  predatory incursions 掠夺性入侵
  predatory birds 食肉鸟

3. predator
  n.掠夺者;食肉动物

4. predacious
  adj.捕食性的;食肉的

5. prey
  n.掠食;牺牲者 v.捕食;掠夺(捕获物)

词根词缀:harpago-, harpag-; harpacto-, harpact-; harpaxo-, harpax-

【来源及含义】Latin: seize, snatch, plunder; grappling hook, drag; seizure, robbery, rapine, booty; ravish

【同源单词】harpacticid, harpacticoid, Harpacticoida, harpactophagous, harpago, Harpagomyia splendens

词根词缀:pil-

【来源及含义】Latin: to gather, to pillage, to plunder, to rob, to steal, to snatch, to heap up (as stones) and to carry off

【相关描述】Don't confuse the words in this pil- unit with the pil-, pilo- or "hair" group of words.

【同源单词】compellation, compilation, compilatory, compile, compiled, compilement

词根词缀:pilo-, pil-, pili-

【来源及含义】Latin: hair

【相关描述】Don't confuse the words in this pilo-, pil- group with the pil- or "plunder, heap up" unit.

【相关词根词缀】 Links to other hair-related units: alopec-; barba-; Beards; capillaro-; chaeto-; cirro-; coife; crino-; Hair & Beard Styles; hirsute; pogo-; tricho-; villi-.

【同源单词】capillaceous, capillary, caterpillar, depilate, depilatory, depilous

词根词缀:plagiar-

【来源及含义】Latin: a literary thief; "plunderer, oppressor, kidnapper" [one who "abducts the child or slave of another"]; then by extension, to take and use the thoughts, writings, etc. of someone else and represent or claim them as one's own

【同源单词】plagiarhythm, plagiarism, plagiarist, plagiaristic, plagiarization, plagiarize

词根词缀:pred-

【来源及含义】Latin: booty, plunder, pillage, ravage

【同源单词】depredate, depredation, depredator, depredatory, obligate predator, predacious