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词根:psych(o) = soul, mind 灵魂, 精神, 心理

  来源于希腊语 psykhe 心理,-psycho- 为 -psych- 的变体。有异形同义词根:-ment-/-phren- 精神,分别来源于拉丁语 mentis 和希腊语,前者为它对应的拉丁语词根。

    另一来源说: 源于一则美丽的古罗马传说:凡人少女Psyche和爱神丘比特Cupid相恋,每晚在一座宫殿里相会。Cupid一再嘱咐不要探究他的身份,不要窥看他的容貌。Psyche忍不住好奇,一天夜里在他熟睡时点上蜡烛偷看,方知与她相爱之人竟是众神中最俊美的爱神。她惊喜交加,手不禁一颤,一滴烛油滴落,Cupid顿时惊醒,旋即离去,从此不见。Psyche 悲恸欲绝,悔恨不已,开始四处漂泊,寻找情人。后经历了无数折难之后终于与Cupid重聚,结为夫妇,并成为灵魂、精神之神。
  送给大家一句话:Love could not dwell where there is no trust. (Cupid离开Psyche时如是说)

同源词:

1. psychic  [psych 心理,精神,-ic ...的]
  adj. 心理的,精神的

2. psychology  [psych 心理,精神,-logy (n.) 名词后缀,表示“…学”]
  n. 心理学

3. psychologist  [-ist ...学者]
  n.心理学者

4. psychopathy  [psych 心理,精神,pathy 病;“关于心理或精神上的疾病”→]
  n. 心理病态,精神变态

5. psychopathic  [见上,-ic ...的]
  adj. 心理病态的,精神病态的

6. psychopathology  [psycho 心理,pathy 病,-ology ...学]
  n.心理病理学,精神病理学

7. psychobiology  [psycho 心理,bi 生物,-ology ...学]
  n.心理生物学,生物心理学

8. psychotherapy  [psycho 心理,therapy 疗法]
  n.心理疗法,精神疗法

9. psychotic  [psych 精神,-otic 形容词后缀,患...的]
  adj.精神病的;患精神病的

10. psychometrics  [psycho 心理,metr 测量→测验,-ics ...学]
  n.心理测验学

11. psychoneurosis  [psycho 精神,neur 神经,-osis 表示疾病]
  n. 精神(性)神经病

12. psychoneurotic  [psycho 精神,neur 神经,-otic ...的]
  adj. 精神(性)神经病的

13. psychophysics  [psycho 心理,physics  物理学]
  n.心理物理学

14. psychophysiology  [psycho 精神,-osis 表示疾病]
  n.精神病,精神变态

15. zoopsychology  [zoo 动物,psych 心理,-ology ...学]
  n. 动物心理学

16. panpsychism  [pan- 泛、psych 精神,-ism (n.) 名词后缀,表示“…论”]
  n. 万有精神论,泛心论

词根:tain, ten, tin, tent = hold 握, 持, 守

  这四个词根非常重要,在这四个词根中,ten 是基本的形式,词根 -ten- 来源于拉丁动词 tenere 不定式词干,意为to hold保持,-tent- 来自该词的动名词词干,-tin- 是 -ten- 在某些前缀之后的音变形式,tin是元音弱化后的形式。而 -tain- 是 -ten- 的重读形式,是从法语借用到英语后的形式,它也是这些词根中构词能力最强的一个。另外,-tin- 也可以理解为:由词根 -tain- 脱落元音 a 而成,如:pertain 适合、continent 自制的、pertinency血肿。

1. abstain  [abs-=ab-离(from),tain握,持,守;“go hold(or keep) oneself from”] [抓住自己脱离某物abs<ab(=from) +tain(=hold)] 
  vi.from+sth 戒除;弃权;有意回避;戒,避免,避开
  abstention n. [见上,ten=tain,-tion名词后缀-->] 戒除
  abstinence n. [见上,ten=tain,-ence名词后缀-->] 节制,禁欲
  abstainer n.[见上,ten=tain,-er 名词后缀,表示人-->] 节制者;戒酒者
  abstinent adj. [见上,ten=tain,-ent 在些表示形容词后缀-->] 节制的,禁欲的 
  In this age of AIDS.it's wise to abstain from unprotected sex.(在这个艾滋病盛行的年代,最好避免无保护措施的性行为o)

2. attainment [在近处拥有at<ad(=to.near) + tain ( = hold)]
  n. 达到;获得;( pl.)学识,才能
  attain v. 达到;到达
  attainable adj.可达到的
  His attainment of a Pulitzer Prize gave him a sense of satisfaction.(获得普利策奖使他感到满足)

3. countenance [一起抓coun<com(= together) + ten ( = hotd) ]
  vt. 儿支持,赞间;鼓励
  n. 面容,脸色;支持.
  Our teacher does not countenance tardiness in the classroom.(我们老师不允许上课迟到)

4. malcontent [不能一起、全部拥有mal(= bad) + con<com ( - together) + ten ( = hold)]
  adj. 不平的,不满的;反抗的
  n. 不满者;反抗者
  Don'l take his comments seriously; he's just an old malcontent. (不要太在意他的批评,他只不过是个心怀不满的老人。)

5. pertain [抓牢 per ( = intensive) + tain ( = hold)]
  vi. to+sth 从属,附属;有关;适合,符合
  perlinent adj.有关的;适当的
  pertinence n. 恰当,适当
  pertinentiy adv.适当地
  He wrote a report on current copyright law as it pertains to email.(他写了一份有关当前版权法的报告,主要涉及与电子邮件相关的内容。)

6. pertinacious [抓牢的 per(=intensive,)+tin<ten(=hold)]
  adj. 顽固的,执拗的;坚持的
  pertinacity n. 抗拗,顽固;坚持
  Anti-abortionists are one of the most pertinacious interest groups in America. 反堕胎主义者是美国最顽固的利益集团之一。

7. retentive [拿在后边的re(=back.again)+ten(=hold)]
  adj. 保持的,有保持力的;记性好的
  retain v. 保持,保留;记住
  retention n. 保持,保留;记忆力
  retainer n. 保持者;仆人,家臣;(律师等的)聘用定金
  I used to have a retentive memory,but it's weakened with age.(我以前记忆力很好,可年龄越大,记性越差.)

8. sustain [sus-=sub-下,tain握,持;“在下面支持”]
  vt. 支撑,维持;遭受、蒙受(损失等);经历,承受;养育,扶养;【律】确认,认可
  sustenance n. 生计;食物;营养;维持
  During the lean years.egg sales alone sustained our farm.(年景不好时,我们只能靠卖鸡蛋来维持农场。)

9. tenable [ten持,握,守,保有,-able形容词后缀,可…的] [可维持的或保持的ten(=hold)]
  adj.(学术等)站得住脚的;(要塞、阵垃等)可抵抗住进攻的;(官职或职位)可保持的
  tenability n.站得住脚;可防守;可维持
  One tenable explanation is that your tiredness is caused by chronic fatigue syndrome.(一个合理解释是,你的疲劳是由慢性疲劳综合征引起的。)

10. container [见上,-er表示物]
  n.容器;集装箱(用于货物运输的大金属箱) *con<com(=together)
  contain v. [con-共同,tain握,持“to hold together,to hold within fixed limits”] 容纳,包含,内装

11. containment
  n. 遏制(政策);牵制  *con<com(=together, intensive)
  containment policy(遏制政策)
 
12. content
  n.(p|.)(具体的)内容;(pI.)(书籍等的)目录;含量;要旨 *con<com(=together)
  table of contents(目录)
  contents of a statement(声明的内容)
  moisture content of the gas(气体的湿度)
  Sugar content Of milk(牛奶的舍糖量)

13. continence
  n.自制;(特指性欲的)节制  *con<com(=together)
 
14. continental  [见上,-al形容词后缀,…的] 大陆的,大陆性的
  adj. 大陆的,大陆性的;(C~)欧洲大陆的 *con<com(=together)
  continental breakfast【(喝咖啡、吃面包的)欧洲大陆式早赛)
  Continental Congress(【史】大陆会议)
  continental drift(大陆漂移)
  continental shelf(【地】大陆架)

15. continual
  adj. 多次重复的,频繁的;连续的  *con<com(=together)
  continually adv.(频繁地:不间断地)
  continual interruption(不停的干扰)
  continual invitation(频繁的邀请)

16. continuance [见上,-ance 名词后缀]
  n. 继续,持续;持续的时间
  during the conrinuance of the war(战争期问)
  continuance of prosperity(繁荣的持续)
  continuation n. 继续,持续;续篇*con<com(=together) exciting continuation of the story(激动人心的故事续篇)
 
17. continuity  [见上,con<com(=together),-ity 名词后缀]
  n. 连续(性):电影分镜头剧本;广播节目的申词
  There is no continuity Of subject in a dictionary.(字典里各主题之间没有连续性。)

18. continuous
  adj. 连续的,不断的 *con<c}om(=together)
  continuously adv.(接连地,连续地)
  continuous performance(连续上演)
  continuous group(连续群)

19. detain
  v. 留住;拘留,扣留 *de(- down.away)
  detainee n. 被拘留者 *de(=down.away)
 
20. detention [de- 表示"去掉,变坏,离开,变慢,向下"等 ten 握,持,守 -tion 名词后缀,-->守在那里不让他(她)离开-->]
  n. 留住;拘留,扣留
 

21. entertain [enter<inter(=between),tain,握,持,守,守在他(她)们之间--> 招待他(她)们-->]
  v. 招待,款待;使欢乐
  entertainer n. [见上,-er 表示人的后缀]
 
22. entertainment [见上,*enter<inter(=between) , -ment 名词后缀]
  n.招待,款待;娱乐;演艺 
  entertainment expenses (招待费)
  musical entertainment(音乐会)
  give entertainment to(招待、款待某人)

23. lieutenant [lieu(=place, left),ten 守,持,握,-ant 名词后缀表示人,--> 守在上级前面,辅助上级工作-->]
  n. 中尉,少尉;代理官员;副职官员,助理官员
  lieutenant colonel(陆军中校) 
  lieutenant governor(<芙)副州长)
  police lieutenant(警队的中尉,少尉)

24. maintain [main=man手,tain握,持;“to hold in the hand, to keep up,to uphold”]
  v.保持,保存,维持,坚持,供养
  maintainable adj. [见上,-able形容词后缀,可…的] 可保持的,可维持的
  maintenance n. [见上,ten=tain,-ance名词后缀] 保持,维持,坚持 maintenance order((法院下达的)生活费支付令,供养令)  cost of maintenance(维修费)maintenance man(维修工)

25. obtain  [ob-加强意义,tain握,持;“to get hold of by effort” ,保有一定的权利是为了获取更大的利益,即取得 / 获得]
   v. 取得,得到,买到
   obtainable  adj. [见上,-able形容词后缀,可…的] 可获得的,可取得的,可买到的

26. retinue
  n.随员 *re(=again, back)

27. tenacious  [ten握,持,执,守,-acious形容词后缀,这个后缀是后缀-ous 的扩展形式,意思跟-ous完全一样,都表示:…的]
  adj. 紧握的,坚持的,固执的,顽强的
  tenacious of life 生命力顽强的
  tenacious memory 很强的记忆力
  tenacious foe 顽固的敌人

28. tenancy  [见上,-ancy表示行为,情况]
  n.租赁,租用,租佃

29. tenacity  [见上,-acity名词后缀,表示性质]
  n. 紧握,坚持,固执,顽强
  tenacity of purpose 意志的顽强

30. tenant [ten持,握→握有,占有,-ant者;“房屋、田地等的占有者”]
  n. 房客,(房间等的)承租人,租户,佃户
  evict tenants for non-payment of rent 赶走没有交房租的房客
  tenant right 承租人权利
  tenant farmer 佃农

31. tenement [见上,-ment 名词后缀]
  n.廉价公寓;【律】保有物

32. tenet
  n.主义;信条;教义,教理

33. tenor
  n.进程,(尤指生活的)一般趋向;(演说等的)要旨,主旨,大意
  even tenor Of one's life(平坦的人生历程)
  get the tenor of what was being said(理解所讲的大意)

34. tenure
  n.(官职等的)占有;任期;(大学教授等的)终身职位
  tenure Of the president(总统的任期)

35. untenable
  adj.防守不住的;(论据等)站不住脚的

36. sustenance  [见上,ten=tain,-ance名词后缀]
  n.支持,维持,供养,粮食,食物

37. continue  [con-共同,一起,tin退,持;“把前后各种事物保持在一起”→使连在一起,使相连]
  v.连续,继续,使连续,使继续

38. continued  [见上,-ed形容词后缀,…的]
  adj.连续的,继续的

39. continent [con-共同,一起,tin握,持,-ent表示物;“保持连在一起的陆地”]
  n. 大陆,陆地,大洲

词根:mens = to measure

  来自拉丁语的mens 意为 to measure,同义词根来自拉丁语的meter,metr。

同源词:

1. commensurate(大小、尺寸相互一致的 com(=with) + mens (=measure))
  adj.成比例的;均衡的,相应的;同量的
  commensurable adj.可用同一单位度量的
  Salary for the position will be commensurate with prior experience and ability. 这个职位的薪水将与以往的工作经验和能力成比例。

2. immense(无法测量的 im<in(=not) + mens(=measure))
  adj.广大的,巨大的;无限的;极妙的,优秀的
  immensity n.无限;广大;巨大
  immensely adv.无限地;非常
  There is an immense gulf of enmity between my trother and me. 我哥哥和多之间矛盾很深。

3. commensurable
  adj.可度量的 *com(=with)
  Their achievements are not commensurable.他们的成就不可相提并论。

4. dimension
  n.(长、宽、厚、高等的)尺寸;(pl.)大小,规模;范围;重要性;<口>(女性的)胸围,腰围,臀围;[数]维 *di<dis(=away,apart)
  What are the dimensions of the room ? 这个房间有多大?
  building of great dimensions 庞大的建筑物
  dimensions of the probem 问题的重要性
  of one dimension 一维的,线性的
  of two dimensions 二维的,平面的
  of three dimensions 三维的,立体的

5. dimensional
  adj. ...维的;尺寸的
  3D(three-dimensional)figures (三维图形)
  two-dimensional space 二维空间
  three-dimensional films /picture 立体电影/三维图像

词根:crep = to rattle

  来自拉丁语的crep 意为to rattle 。

同源词:

1. decrepit(出声变小的de(=down) + crep(=rattle))
  adj.老弱的;衰老的,衰朽的
  decrepitude n.衰老,衰朽
  Believe it or not,the decrepit old woman across the street baked this bread!信不信由你,这个面包是街对面的那个老奶奶烤的!

2. discrepancy(分别出声 dis(=apart) + crep(=rattle))
  n.(陈述、言语的)不相符,不一致;矛盾
  discrepant adj.相差的,有差异的,矛盾的
  There is an obvious discrepancy between his kind words and cruel deeds. 他亲切的话语和他残忍的行为显然是自相矛盾的。

3. crepitate
  v.发出爆裂声
  crepitation n.爆裂声

词根:rap, rav(rep) = to take, to snatch(攫取)

  来自拉丁语的rap,rav意为to take,to snatch。rap中元音弱化后变成rep。同义词根有来自拉丁语的prehend/prehens,pris,cap/capt/cept/ceiv(cip,cup,ceit),empt/em,sump/sumpt,lab/lep等。
  (*拉丁文rapere(=to snatch,to seize,to grasp)——英文字根字典)

同源词:

1. surreptitious(向下抓住、采用的sur<sub(=under) + rep<rap(=take)
  adj.秘密的;鬼鬼祟祟的
  That handsome dude over there is stealing surreptitious glances at you.那边那个帅哥正在向你暗送秋波呢

2. ravage(被抢夺或被夺取的状态 rav(=take,seize)
  n.破坏;荒废;(pl.)破坏后的残迹
  vt.破坏,使荒废;(军队等)劫持
  The lion ravaged the zebra until nothing was left but bones.狮子将一匹斑马吞食得只剩下骨头。

3. rape
  n./v.抢夺;强奸
  rapist n.强奸犯

4. rapaclous
  adj.(尤其指对金钱)贪婪的,掠夺的
  rapacity n.贪婪

5. rapid
  adj.(速度)快的;陡峭的
  n.(pl.)急流
  rapidity n.迅速,急速
  rapidly adv.快地,迅速地

6. rapine
  n.抢夺,掠夺

7. rapt
  adj.着迷的,埋头的
  with rapt attention 全神贯注地
  rapt in a book埋头读书的

8. rapture
  n.狂喜,高兴;着迷
  rapturous adj.狂喜的
  go into raptures over着迷于...

9. enrapture
  v.使狂喜 *en(=make)

10. raven
  n.渡鸦(通常被看做不吉利的鸟)
  adj.(毛发等)乌黑的
  v.掠夺
  raven locks 乌黑的头发
 
11. ravening
  adj.空腹觅食的;狼吞虎咽的
  ravening wolf 觅食的饿狼

12. ravenous
  adj.狼吞虎咽的,非常饥饿的;贪婪的
  ravenous appetite 极好的胃口
  ravenous hunger 极度的饥饿
  ravenous for power贪图权力的

13. ravine
  n.峡谷

14. ravish
  v.使狂喜;使陶醉;掠夺
  ravishingly adv.狂喜地;陶醉地
  ravishment n.陶醉;狂喜
  ravishing view 令人陶醉的景色
  ravished with her beauty 被她的美貌逮住

词根词缀:ad-

【来源及含义】Latin: prefix; to, toward, a direction toward, addition to, near, at; and changes to: ac-, af-, ag-, al-, an-, ap-, aq-, ar-, as-, at- when ad- is combined with certain words that begin with the letters c, f, g, l, n, p, q, r, s, and t

【相关描述】The form ad- appears in this form before a vowel and before the consonants d, h, j, m, and v. It is simplified to a- before sc, sp and st.

Before c, f, g, l, n, p, q, r, s, and t; ad- is changed to ac-, af-, ag-, al-, an-, ap-, aq-, ar-, as-, and at-.

In other words, the d of ad usually changes into the same letter as the first letter of the following root or word when it is a consonant: ad-fix becomes affix, and ad-sign becomes assign; therefore, making a double consonant.

Another example includes: attract as with ad-tract (drawn towards); so it has a double t. On the other hand when ad- precedes a vowel, as with adapt, it is simply ad-apt, with one d. For the same reason, there is only one d in adore and adumbrate, because ad- has combined with orare and umbra each of which starts with a vowel.

So, remember: since these Latin words begin with vowels and not consonants, the d of ad does not double as shown in the previous examples.

【同源单词】a capite ad calcem, Ab ovo usque ad mala, Ab uno ad omnes, Abiit ad majores, abjure, accede

词根词缀:bromo-, brom-

【来源及含义】Greek: stench, stink, bad odor; unpleasant bodily odor; bromine

【相关描述】Be careful not to confuse this "stink", "bad odor" group with another unit of broma words meaning "food".

There is also a Chemical Element: bromine which requires special attention.

【相关词根词缀】Inter-related cross references, directly or indirectly, involving word units meaning "smell, odor": arom-; odor-, odori-; olfacto-; osmo-; osphresio-; ozon-.

【同源单词】bromhidrosis, bromidrosiphobia, bromidrosiphobia, bromohyperhidrosis, bromomenorrhea, bromopnea

词根词缀:obscen-

【来源及含义】Latin: offensive, disgusting, foul, loathsome, repulsive

【相关描述】Etymology is of obscenus is unknown. There is no authoritative agreement as to the true origin of this Latin element.

【同源单词】antiobscenity, nonobscene, obscene, obscenely, obsceneness, obscenities

词根词缀:pago-, pag- (cold, freezing)

【来源及含义】Greek: cold, frost, freezing; fixed or hardened; united

【相关描述】Be aware that there is another Greek pago- unit that refers to a "peak"; however, it is used by biologists and ecologists in the restricted sense of "foothill".

【相关词根词缀】 Cross references of word families that are related directly or indirectly to "winter, freezing, frost, and/or cold": algid- (cold, chilly); cheimo-, chimo- (winter, cold); crymo-, krymo- (cold, chill, frost); cryo-, kryo-; (cold, freezing); psychro- (cold); rhigo- (cold, frost; shiver).

【同源单词】pagon, pagophagia, pagophile, pagophilia, pagophilous, Pagophilus

词根词缀:pago-, pag- (peak)

【来源及含义】Greek: a "peak", but used by ecologists in the restricted sense of "foothill"

【相关描述】Be aware that there is another Greek pago- unit that refers to "ice".

【同源单词】pagophilous, pagophily, pagophyte