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词根:tum = to swell(肿胀)

  来自拉丁语的tumēre 意为to swell,同义词根有来自希腊语的bry,以及来自盎格鲁-撒克逊语的bel,bla等。

同源词:

1. contumacious(肿、激动得非常历害的 con<com(=intensive) + tum(=swell))
  adj.反抗的,桀骜不驯的;固执的
  contumacy n.顽抗;蓄意藐视法庭
  The student is exceptionally contumacious. 那个学生太不服管教了。

2. contumelious
  adj.傲慢的,无礼的 *con<com(=intensive)

3. contumely
  n.傲慢,无礼;侮辱性的言行

4. tumescent
  adj.肿胀的 *esc(=becoming)
  tumescence n.肿胀

5. tumid
  adj.(身体的一部分)肿胀的;(文体等)夸张的
  tumidity n.肿胀;夸张

6. tummy
  n.肚子
  tummy button 肚脐

7. tumour
  n.肿瘤,肿块
  benign/malignant tumor 良性/恶性肿瘤

8. tumult
  n.喧嚣,骚动,骚乱
  the tumult of battle 战争的混乱
  in a tumult 心烦意乱地;激动地

9. tumultuous
  adj.吵闹的,喧嚣的;骚乱的,无序的
  tumultuously adv.喧闹地,骚乱地
  tumultuous welcome 热烈的欢迎

10. tumulus
  n.(古墓的)坟头

词根:tum = swell (肿)

tumid 肿胀的

intumescence 开始发胀

词根词缀:tum-, tume-, -tumescence

【来源及含义】Latin: swelling, to swell; swollen

【相关词根词缀】 Cross references of word groups that are related, partially or extensively, to: "blister, bump, swelling": bull-; ichor-; papulo-; pemphig-; puro-; pus-; pustu-; pyo-; suppurant-; vesico-; vesiculo-.

【同源单词】carotid-body tumor, dermoid cyst, detumescence, detumescent, intumesce, intumescence