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时间: 2004-12-4 15:01

作者: mick 标题: Harry's words GUIDE:Roots

When we began to study English,most of us had problems on
remembering words.That's natural to us ESL(English as a Second
Language) learners.In this article,I just want to share my opinions
with those who want to improve their English.
   When you meet  a  word  that you've never seen before,maybe
you'll come to the quentions:how can I get the meaning of the word?
Someone may say:look it up in your dictionary.But surpose you are
taking an exam,how can you do that?In fact,in an exam,even if you are
allowed to refer to the dictionary,you don't have enough time to do
that.
      Before discuss this issue,let's think about another question:
when you meet a new chinese word,what will you do to get the meaning?
Most of us may just make a guess from its context,or from its root,and
then read on.GET THE MEANING FROM THE ROOTS.That's the key.When you
mastered the catalog,you'll find it no longer a problem recognizing
new words.
      How can we master the catalog?The answer is easy:
      There are many roots in English.If you pay enough attention to
them,in several days you'll be able to remember them.After that period,
when you meet a new English word,in most circumstances,you'll be able
to guess its meaning with easy.
      In the rest of this article I'll introduce some common roots
to you.

-acr- comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "sharp."This meaning
      is found in such words as: ACERBIC,ACRID,ACRIMONIOUS,EXACERBATE

-acro-  comes from Greek,where it has the meaning "high."This meaning
      is found in such words as:ACROBAT,ACRONYM,ACROPHOBIA

-act- comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "to do,move".It is re-
      lated to the root -ag-.This meaning is found in such words as:
      ACT,ACTION,EXACT,INEXACT,TRANSACT

-ag- comes from Latin and Greek,where it has the meaning "to move,go,do"
      This meaning is found in such words as:AGENDA,AGENT,AGILE,AGITATE,
      AGOG,EXAGGERATE

-agon-  comes from Greek,where is has the meaning "struggle,fight".This
      meaning is found in such words as:AGONIZE,AGONY,ANTAGONIST,PROTAGO-
      NIST

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-agr- comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "farming;field".This
meaning is found in such words as:AGRICULTURE,AGRONOMY.

-alesc- comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "grow,develop".This
meaning is found in such words as:ADOLESCENCE,ADOLESCENT,
COALESCE.

-alg- comes from Greek,where it has the meaning "pain".This meaning
is found in such words as:ANALGESIC,NEURALGIA,NOSTALGIA.

-ali- comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "other,different."
This meaning is found in such words as:ALIAS,ALIBI,ALIEN,
ALIENATE.

-alti- comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "high;height."This
meaning is found in such words as:ALTIMETER,ALTITUDE,ALTO,EXALT.

-am- (1)comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "love,like".This
meaning is found in such words as:AMIABLE,AMOROUS,AMOUR,PARA-
MOUR.

-am- (2)comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "take out;come out"
This meaning is found in such words as:EXAMPLE,SAMPLE.

-ambl- comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "walk".This meaning is
found in such words as:AMBLE,AMBULANCE,AMBULATE,CIRCUMAMBULATE,
PERAMBULATOR.

-ampl- comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "enough;enlarge".This
meaning is found in such words as:AMPLE,AMPLIFY,AMPLITUDE.

-andro- comes from Greek,where it has the meaning "male;man."This mea-
ning is found in such words as:ANDROGYNOUS,ANDROID,POLYANDRY.

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-anima- comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "spirit,soul."This
meaning is found in such words as:ANIMATE,ANIMATED,ANIMOSITY,
ANIMUS,INANIMATE.

-ann- comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "year."This meaning is
found in such words as:ANNALS,ANNUVERSARY,ANNUAL,ANNUITY,BIANNUAL
SEMIANNUAL,SUPERANNUATED.

-anthro- comes from Greek,where it has the meaning "man,human."This meaning
is found in such words as:ANTHROPOCENTRIC,ANTHROPOID,ANTHROPOLOGY,
ANTHROPOMORPHISM,MISANTHROPE.See -andro-.

-apt- comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "fit,proper."This meaning
is found in such words as:ADAPT,APT,APTITUDE,INEPT.

-arch- (1)comes from Greek,where it has the meaning "chief;leader:ruler."
This meaning is found in such words as:ANARCHY,ARCHBISHOP,ARCHDIOCESE,
HIERARCHY,MATRIARCH,MONARCH,MONARCHY,PATRIARCH.

-arch- (2)is also used to form nouns that refer to persons who are the
most important,most notable,or the most extreme examples of(the
following noun):archenemy(=the most important enemy);archconservative
(=the most extreme example of a conservative).

-arch- (3)also appears with the meaning "first,earliest,original,oldest
in time."This meaning is found in such words as:ARCHAEOLOGY,ARCHAIC
ARCHAISM,ARCHETYPE.

-arm- comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "weapon."This meaning
is found in such words as:ARMADA,ARMAMENT,ARMS,DISARMAMENT.

-astro- or -aster-,comes from Greek,where it has the meaning "star;heavenly
body;outer space."These meaning are found in such words as:ASTER,
ASTERISK,ASTEROID,ASTROLOGY,ASTRONOMY,ASTRONAUT,ASTRONAUTICS,
DISASTER.

-ahtl- comes from Greek,where it has the meaning "contest,prize."This meaning
is found in such words as:ATHLETE,ATHLETICS,PENTATHLON.

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-aud- comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "hear."This meaning is found
in such words as:AUDIBLE,AUDIENCE,AUDIO,AUDIT,AUDITION,AUDITORIUM,
INAUDIBLE.
-bat- comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "beat,fight."This meaning is
found in such words as:BATTALION,BATTEN,BATTLE,COMBAT.
-bell- comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "war."This meaning is found in
such words as:ANTEBELLUM,BELLICOSE,BELLIGERENCE,BELLIGERENT.
-bene- comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "well."This meaning is found
in such words as:BENEDICTION,BENEFACTOR,BENEFICENT,BENEFICIAL,BENEFIT,
BENEVOLENT.
-biblio- comes from Greek,where it has the meaning "book."This meaning is
found in such words as:BIBLE,BIBLIOGRAPHER,BIBLIOGRAPHY,BIBLIOPHILE.
-botan- comes from Greek,where it has the meaning "plant,herb."This meaning
is found in such words as:BOTANICAL,BOTANIST,BOTANY.
-brev- comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "short."This meaning is found
in such words as:ABBREVIATE,ABRIDGE,BREVITY,BRIEF.
-cad- fall."This meaning is found in
such words as:CADENCE,CADENZA,DECADENT.See -cide-.
-caut- comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "care;careful."This meaning is
found in such words as:CAUTION,CAUTIOUS,CAVEAT,PRECAUTION,PRECAUTIONARY.
-cede- comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "go away from;withdraw;yield."
This meaning is found in such words as:ACCEDE,ANTECEDENT,CEDE,CONCEDE,PRE-
CEDE,PRECEDENT,RECEDE,SECEDE.See -ceed-.

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-ceed- comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "go;move;yield."It is related t
o
-cede-.This meaning is found in such words as

ROCEED,SUCCEED.
-ceive- comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "get,receive."This meaning
is found in such words as:CONCEIVE,DECEIVE,PERCEIVE,TRANSCEIVER.
-cent- comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "one hundred."This meaning is f
ound
in such words as:CENT,CENTENNIAL,CENTIGRADE,CENTIMETER,CENTIPEDE,CENTURY,
PERCENT.
-cep- comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "get,receive,take."This meaning
is
found in such words as:ACCEPT,ANTICIPATE,PERCEPTION,RECEPTION.See -cent-.
-cern- comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "sepatate;decide."These meaning
s
are found in such words as:CONCERN,DISCERN.
-cert- comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "certain;sure;true."This meanin
g is
found in such words as:ASCERTAIN,CERTAIN,CERNTIFICATE,CERTIFY,CONCERT,
DISCONCERTED.
-cess- comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "move,yield."It is related to -
cede-.
This meaning is found in such words as:ACCESS,ACCESSIBLE,ACCESSORY,CESSION,
PROCESS,PROCESSION,RECESS,RECESSION,SUCCESS,SUCCESSION.
-chron- comes from Greek,where it has the meaning "time."This meaning is found
in such words as:ANACHRONISM,CHRONIC,CHRONICLE,CHRONOLOGY,SYNCHRONIZE.
-cide- (1)comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "kill;cut down."This meaning
is
found in such words as:GENOCIDE,GERMICIDE,HERBICIDE,HOMICIDE,INSECTICIDE,
MATRICIDE,PATRICIDE,SUICIDE.
-cide- (2)comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "fall,happen."It is related
to -cad-.
This meaning is found in such words as:ACCIDENT,INCIDENT.

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-chor- comes from Greek,where it has the meaning "sing,dance."
This meaning is found in such words as:CHOIR,CHORAL,CHORD,
CHOREOGRAPH,CHOREOGRAPHY,CHORISTER,CHORUS.

-chrom- comes from Greek,where it has the meaning "color."
This meaning is found in such words as:CHROMATIC,CHROMOSOME,
MONOCHROME.

-cise- comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "cut(down)."It is
related to -cide(2)-.This meaning is found in such words as:
CIRCUMCISE,DECISIVE, INCISION,INCISIVE,INCISOR,PRECISE,SCISSORS.

-claim- comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "call out;talk;
shout."This meaning is found in such words as:ACCLAIM,CLAIM,CLAMOR,
EXCLAIM,PROCLAIM.

-clos- comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "close."This meaning is
found in such words as:CLOISTER,CLOSE,CLOSET,DISCLOSE,ENCLOSE.

-cord- comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "heart."This meaning is
found in such words as:ACCORD,CONCORD,CONCORDANCE,CORDIAL,DISCORD.

-corp- comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "body."This meaning is
found in such words as:CORPORA,CORPORAL,CORPORATION,CORPS,CORPSE,
CORPUS,CORPUSCLE,INCORPORATE.

-cosm- comes from Greek,where it has the meaning "world,universe;order,
arrangement." This meaning is found in such words as:COSMETIC,COSMIC,
COSMOPOLITAN,COSMOS, MICROCOSM.

-cour- comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "run,happen."It is related
to -cur-.This meaning is found in such words as:CONCOURSE,COURIER,
COURSE,DISCOURSE,RECOURSE.

-cred- comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "believe."This meaning is
found in such words as:CREDENCE,CREDENTIAL,CREDIBLE,CREDIT,CREDO,
CREDULOUS,CREED,INCREDIBLE.

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-culp- comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "blame."This meaning
   is found in such words as:CULPABLE,CULPRIT.

-cum- comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "with."It is used between
   two words to mean "with;combined with;along with":A GARAGE-CUM-WORKSHOP
   (=a garage that is combined with a workshop).

-cur- comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "run;happen."These meanings
   are found in such words as:CONCUR,CONCURRENT,CURRENT,CURRICULUM,CURSIVE,
   CURSOR,CURSORY,OCCUR,OCCURRENCE,RECUR,RECURRENCE.See -cour-.

-cura- comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "help;care."This meaning
   is found in such words as:ACCURATE,CURABLE,CURATE,CURATIVE,CURATOR,
   CURE,MANICURE,PEDICURE,SECURE,SINECURE.

-cycle- comes from Greek,where it has the meaning "cycle;circle;wheel."
      This meaning is found in such words as:BICYCLE,CYCLE,CYCLO,CYCLONE,
      CYCLOTRON,RECYCLE,TRICYCLE.

-dec- comes from Latin and Greek,where it has the meaning "ten."This meaning
   is found in such words as

ECADE,DECATHLON,DECENNIAL,DECIMAL,DECIMATE.

-dece- comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "correct,proper."This meaning
is found in such words as

ECENT,INDECENT.

-dent- comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "tooth."This meaning is found
in such words as

ENTAL,DENTIFRICE,DENTIST,DENTISTRY,DENTURE.

-derm- comes from Greek,where it has the meaning "skin."This meaning is found
in such words as

ERMATITIS,DERMATOLOGY,DERMIS,HYPODERMIC,PACHDERM,
   TAXIDERMY.

-dict- comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "say,speak."This meaning is
   found in such words as:BENEDICTION,CONTRADICT,DICTATE,DICTATOR,DICTION,
   DICTIONARY,DICTUM,EDICT,PREDICT.

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-doc- comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "to teach."This
meaning is found in such words as

OCILE,DOCTOR,DOCTRINE,
DOCUMENT.
-dox- comes from Greek,where it has the meaning "opinion,idea,
belief."This meaning is found in such words as

OXOLOGY,
ORTHODOX.
-drom- comes from Greek,where it has the meaning "run;a course for
running."This meaning is found in such words as

ROMEDARY,
PALINDROME,SYNDROME.
-du- comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "two."This meaning
is found in such words as

UAL,DUEL,DUET,DUO,DUPLEX,DUPLICATE,
   DUPLICITY.
-duc- comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "to lead."This meaning
   is found in such words as:ABDUCT,ADDUCE,AQUEDUCT,CONDUCIVE,
   CONDUCT,DEDUCE,INDUCTION,INTRODUCE,OVIDUCT,PRODUCE,PRODUCTION,
   REDUCE,REDUCTION,SEDUCE,SEDUCTION,VIADUCT,DEDUCT,DUCAL,DUCT,DUKE,
   EDUCATE,INDUCE.
-dur- comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "hard;strong;lasting."
   These meaning are found in such words as

URABLE,DURATION,DURESS,
   DURING,ENDURE.
-dyn- comes from Greek,where it has the meaning "power."This meaning is
   found in such words as:DYNAMIC,DYNAMISM,DYNAMITE,DYNAMO,DYNASTY.
-equa- or -equi-,comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "equal;the
   same."This meaning is found in such words as:EQUABLE,EQUAL,
   EQUALIZE,EQUILIBRIUM,EQUINOX,EQUITY,EQUIVOCAL,INEQUALITY,INEQUITY.
-fac- comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "do;make."This meaning
   is found in such words as:BENEFACTOR,DEFACTO,FACSIMILE,FACT,FACTION,
   FACULTY,MANUFACTURE.See -fec-,-fic-.
-face- comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "form;face;make".It is
   related to -fac-.This meaning is found in such words as:DEFACE,
   FACADE,FACE,FACET,FACIAL,SURFACE.

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-fec- comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "do;make."It is related
   to the root -fac-.This meaning is found in such words as:AFFECT,
   DEFECATE,DEFECT,EFFECT,INFECT.
-fed- comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "group;league;trust."
   This meaning is found in such words as:CONFEDERATE,FEDERAL,
   FEDERATION.
-fend- comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "strike."This meaning
   is found in such words as

EFEND,DEFENSE,DEFENSIVE,FEND,
   INDEFENSIBLE,INOFFENSIVE,OFFEND,OFFENSE,OFFENSIVE.
-fer- comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "carry."This meaning is
   found in such words as:CONFER,DEFER,DIFFER,FERRY,INFER,PESTIFEROUS,
   PREFER,TRANSFER.
-fic- comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "make,do."It is related
   to -fac- and -fec-.This meaning is found in such words as:BENEFICIAL,
   CERTIFICATE,FICTION,HONORIFIC,HORRIFIC,PACIFIC,PROLIFIC.
-fid- comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "faith;trust."This meaning
   is found in such words as:CONFIDE,CONFIDENCE,FIDELITY.
-fin- comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "end;complete;limit."
   This meaning is found in such words as:CONFINE,DEFINE,DEFINITE,
   DEFINITION,FINAL,FINALE,FINANCE,FINE,FINISH,FINITE,INDEFINITE.
-fix- comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "fastened;put;placed."
   This meaning is found in such words as:AFFIX,FIXATION,INFIX,PREFIX,
   SUFFIX.
-flat- comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "blow;wind."This meaning is
   found in such words as

EFLATE,INFLATE.
-flect- comes from Latin,where it has the meaning "bend."It is related to
-flex-.This meaning is found in such words as

EFLECT,GENUFLECT,
INFLECT,REFLECT.

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