英文字根词源.doc

英文字根词源1 alt, 拉丁文altus, “high”词例: altar exalt altitude altimeter2 alter/ali, 拉丁文alter, “other”词例: alter alternate alternativealtruism alien alienate alias alibi3 am, 拉丁文amare, “to love”词例: amateur amatory amiableamicable amour amorous enamored enemy enmity4 angl/angul, 拉丁文angulus, “angle” 词例: angular equiangularquadrangular rectangle5 anim, 拉丁文anima, “breath”,“soul” 词例: animal animate inanimate magnanimous unanimous6 ann, 拉丁文annus, “year”词例: annals anniversary annuityannual biannual centennial perennial Anno Domini (A.D.)7 anthrop, 拉丁文anthropos, “human being”词例: anthropology anthropoidmisanthrope philanthropy8 apt/ept, 拉丁文aptus, “fit”词例: apt aptitude aptness adapt adept adaptation inapt9 aqua, 拉丁文aqua, “water”词例: aquarium aquatic aqueduct10 art, 拉丁文art, “art” 词例: artistic artless artifact artificial artisan11 aud, 拉丁文audire, “to hear”词例: audible inaudible audienceauditorium audiphones auditionauditor auditory12 aug,拉丁文augere, “increase”词例: auction augment august13 avi, 拉丁文avis, “bird”词例: avian aviary aviation 14 band/bond, 梵文bhand, “bind”词例: bandage bondage boundcontraband boundary15 bar, 拉丁文barra, “bar”词例: barrister barrel barrier barrage embargo embarrass16 bell, 神话人物Bellona, “war”词例: bellicose belligerent rebel17 bio, 希腊文bios , “life”词例: biology autobiography biosphere antibiotic symbiosis18 brev, 拉丁文brevis, “short”词例: brevity brief abbreviate abridge abridgment19 calc, 拉丁文calculus, “lime;stone” 词例: calcify calcium calculate calculable calculus chalk20 camp, 拉丁文campus, “plain;field” 词例: campus champion campaign campfire decamp21 cand, 拉丁文candidus, “white;bright” 词例: candle candela candid candidate candidacy incandescent22 cant/chant/cent, 拉丁文canere, “to sing” 词例: cant cantata chantdescant enchant accent accentuate23 cap, 拉丁文caput, “head”词例: cape capital capitalism capitalize capsize captain cabbagedecapitate precipitate 24 cap/cep/cip/ceive, 拉丁文capere, “take; seize”词例: capable capacious capacitycaption captivate captive captivitycapture acceptable conceive conception deceive deceit deception exceptional inceptionintercept perceive perceptive precept receiver receipt receptaclereceptive recipient susceptible anticipate participate participleemancipate25 car, 拉丁文carrus/carrere, “car; to run”词例: cargo carry career carriagecarrier cart charge chariot26 carn, 拉丁文caro, “flesh”词例: carnage carnal carnivalcarnivore reincarnate carnation27 cast, 拉丁文casten,“to throw”词例: broadcast forecast outcastovercast28 cav, 拉丁文cavus, “hollow”词例: cave cavernous cavity concave excavation excavator29 cede/ceed/cess, 拉丁文cedere,“to go; to proceed” 词例: accede access accession antecede antecedent ancestor cedecessation cession concedeconcession exceed exceedinglyexcess excessive incessant intercede intercession precede precedence precedent proceed process procession recede recessrecession retrocede secedesecession succeed necessary30 cent,拉丁文centum, “hundred”词例: century centennial centigrade centimeter centuplecentuplicate percentage31 centr/center, 希腊文kentron拉丁文centrum词例: eccentric egocentric epicenter ethnocentric centrifugal centripetal concentrate heliocentric32 cern/cret, 拉丁文cernere, “toseparate; to observe”词例: concern discern discreetdiscrete discretion excrete secretsecretary secrete33 cert, 拉丁文certus, “certain;sure” 词例: ascertain certaintycertify certificate concert34 chron, 希腊文chronos, “time”词例: chronic chronicle chronograph chronological anachronism synchronize35 cide/cise,拉丁文caedere, “cut”词例: concise decide decisiveexcise excision incise incisive pesticide precise suicide homicide36 circ/cyc, 拉丁文circus, “circle;ring” 词例: circular circulate circuit circuitous circus encirclecycle cyclone encyclopedia37 cite, 拉丁文citare, “to call”词例: citable citation excite incite recite recital recitation resuscitate solicit solicitor 38 claim/clam, 拉丁文clamare, “to shout or cry out”词例: claimant clamor clamorousacclaim declaim disclaim exclaimproclaim reclaim reclamation39 clin/cliv, 拉丁文clinare, “tobend or lean” 词例: acclivity decline declinationdeclivity incline inclinationproclivity recline climax40 clud/clos/clus,拉丁文claudere,“to shut or close”词例: closet closure concludedisclose disclosure encloseexclude exclusive include occludepreclude recluse seclude41cognis/gnos,拉丁文congnoscere,“to know”词例: agnostic cognition cognitivecognizance diagnose diagnosisignore prognosis recognize42 cord, 拉丁文cor, “heart” 词例: core accord accordanceaccording cordial concord courage discord discordant discourage encourage record43 corp, 拉丁文corpus, “body”词例: corps corpse corporalcorporation corporeal corpulentcorpus corpuscle incorporate44 cosm, 希腊文kosmos, “。