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词根词缀:poly-

【来源及含义】Greek: many, much; excessive; abnormal amount, profuse, ample, large quantity; multiple, abundant, numerous

【相关描述】Don’t confuse this poly- with another -poly which means “to sell”.

【相关词根词缀】 Inter-related cross references, directly or indirectly, involving word units meaning "more, plentiful, fullness, excessive, over flowing": copi-; exuber-; hyper-; multi-; opulen-; ple-; pleio-; plethor-; super-; total-; ultra-; undu-.

【同源单词】acrocephalopolysyndactyly, Andra moi ennepe mousa polytropon hos malapolla planchthe, electrodiaphanoscope, fibrous dysplasia, hyperpolysyllabicomania, hyperpolysyllabicsesquipedalianist

词根词缀:sesqui-

【来源及含义】Latin: one and a half; normally used as a prefix; from Latin, semis “half” + que “and”

【相关描述】In chemistry, three atoms or equivalents of the [specified] element or radical are combined with two of another, as in iron sesquioxide, Fe 2O3. Also defined as the proportion of two (of one radical or element) to three (of another).

【同源单词】hippopotomonstrosesquipedalian, hippopotomonstrosesquipedalianism, hippopotomonstrosesquipedalianist, hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia, hyperpolysyllabicsesquipedalianist, sesquialteral