词根:ac, acr, acid = sour(酸的)sharp(锐利的)
来源于拉丁语的分别来源于拉丁语 acidus/acris/acutus/acuere 酸 / 锐利 / 尖锐的。 -acri(d)- / -acer- 为 -acr- 的变体,有异形同义词根:-acu- 尖锐的;与 -acid- 相应的希腊语词根为:-oxy- 酸,如:oxygen 氧、oxylophytes 适酸植物。
(*拉丁文acidus = (to be sour),acer(=sharp)——英文字根字典)
同源词:
1. acuity(尖锐的性格ac(=sharp))
n.尖锐;剧烈;敏锐
acute adj.敏锐的;尖锐的;剧烈的;急性的
acumen n.敏锐;尖锐
Only soldiers with perfect visual acuity can be trained to be fighter pilots. 只有那些视敏度绝好的战士才能被训练成战斗机飞行员。
2. acupuncture
n.针灸,针剌疗法 *punct (=prick)
3. acme
n.顶峰,顶点;鼎盛期
4. acrid
adj.(气味等)刺激的;辛辣的;(言语等)尖刻的,讥讽的
acrid smell of burning feathers 烧羽毛的刺鼻气味
5. acrimony
n.(语言等的)刻薄,辛辣,尖刻
6. acidize
v.用酸处理;使变酸
7. acidulate
v.使略带酸味
8. acidimeter
v.酸定里器《meter = 计量器》
9. acrimonious
adj.辛辣的;尖刻的;剧烈的
词根:mea(me) = to pass
来自拉丁语的mea意为to pass,其变形为me。
同源词:
1. permeate(这里、那里,一一经过、流过 per(=through) + me<mea(=pass,flow))
vt.渗透,浸透;弥漫
permeation n.渗透,浸透;弥漫
permeability n.浸透性,渗透性
permeable adj.可以渗透的
The smell of fish permeated the kitchen for days.连续几天厨房里一直弥漫着鱼腥味。
2. impermeable
adj.不透水的 *im<in (=not),per (=through),me<mea(=pass)
词根词缀:olfacto-, olfact-
【来源及含义】Latin: to smell; pertaining to the sense of smell; scent; to cause to smell at
【相关描述】From Latin olfactorius, from olfactus, olfacere, "to get the smell of, to sniff"; from olere, "to smell" + facere, "to make, to do".
【相关词根词缀】Inter-related cross references, directly or indirectly, involving word units meaning "smell, odor": arom-; brom-; odor-, odori-; osmo-; osphresio-; ozon-.
【同源单词】anterior olfactory nucleus, electro-olfactogram, fila olfactoria, olfact, olfactant, olfactible