英语词根

• 词根词缀：-ative 【来源及含义】Latin: a suffix; tending to 【同源单词】 acceleratory , accumulative , agglomerative , agglutinative , agitative , alterative
• 词根词缀：-ation, -ization, -isation 【来源及含义】Greek Latin: a suffix; action, act, process, state, or condition; or result of doing something 【相关描述】Although there are over 1,450 word entries ending with -ation or -ization listed in this unit, there are certainly many more which exist in the English language. At any rate, this unit provides a significant number of -ation and -ization examples for you to see. 【同
• 词根词缀：-atic 【来源及含义】Greek Latin: a suffix; pertaining to; of the nature of 【同源单词】 acousmatic , aerobatic , aquatic plant , enneatic , erratic , fanatic
• 词根词缀：athro- 【来源及含义】Greek: collective 【同源单词】 athrocyte , athrocytosis , synathroisis
• 词根词缀：athero-, ather- 【来源及含义】Greek: groats, meal, porridge; soft, pasty materials 【相关描述】This element used to mean "of or pertaining to a sebaceous cyst" and "of or pertaining to arteriosclerosis", the "thickening of the arteries". 【同源单词】 atherectomy , atherogenesis , atherogenic , atheroma , atheromatous , atherome
• 词根词缀：ath-, athl- 【来源及含义】Greek: struggle, a contest [in war or in sports], to contend for a prize; physical activity, rigorous self-discipline or training 【同源单词】 ascesis , ascetic , ascetic , asceticism , athlete , athletic
• 词根词缀：-ate (office of) 【来源及含义】Latin: a suffix; office of, office holder 【同源单词】 cardinalate , consulate , delegate , diaconate , directorate , emirate
• 词根词缀：atelo-, atel-, ateli- 【来源及含义】Greek: imperfect, incomplete 【同源单词】 atelectasis , atelectatic , atelencephalia , atelesis , atelia , atelia
• 词根词缀：-ate (to do) 【来源及含义】Latin: a suffix; to do, to make, to cause, or to act upon; to do something with 【同源单词】 abbreviate , abdicate , abdicate , abnegate , accelerative , accentuate
• 词根词缀：ataxo-, ataxia- 【来源及含义】Greek: disorder, without order 【同源单词】 acroataxia , angioataxia , ataxaphasia , ataxia , ataxiadynamia , ataxiagram
• 词根词缀：atav- 【来源及含义】Latin: grandfather; ancestor; father of a great-grandfather 【同源单词】 atavism , atavistic , atavistically , uncle
• 词根词缀：astut-, astu- 【来源及含义】Latin: artful, cunning; shrewd, crafty 【同源单词】 astucious , astucity , astute , astutely , astuteness , Virtute non astutia
• 词根词缀：astro-, astr- 【来源及含义】Greek: star, stars, star shaped; also pertaining to outer space 【同源单词】 apastron , archaeoastronomer , archaeoastronomy , astro-alchemist , astrobiology , astroblast
• 词根词缀：astrapo-, astrap- 【来源及含义】Greek: lightning; the Greek verb strapto means "to hurl" 【相关词根词缀】;Cross references of word groups that are related, directly or indirectly, to: "lightning and/or thunder": ; bronto- , cerauno-, kerauno- , fulgur- , tonitro-, tonitru- . 【同源单词】 astraphobia , astraphobiac , astrapomancy , astrapomania , astrapomaniac , Astrapotherium magnum
• 词根词缀：astragalo-, astragal- 【来源及含义】Greek: anklebone, talus ball of ankle joint; dice, die [the Greeks made these from ankle bones] 【同源单词】 astragalar , astragalectomy , astragalocalcanean , astragalofibular , astragalomancy , astragaloscaphoic
• 词根词缀：astheno-, asthen-; -asthenia, -asthenic 【来源及含义】Greek: without strength 【同源单词】 angiasthenia , angioasthenia , antasthenic , asthenia , asthenic , asthenobiosis
• 词根词缀：-aster, -astering, -asterism, -astery, -astress, -astry 【来源及含义】Latin: something that is inferior, small, or shallow; expressing incomplete resemblance 【同源单词】 criticaster , hereticaster , historiaster , Latinitaster , logicaster , mathematicaster
• 词根词缀：aster-, -aster, -astrous 【来源及含义】Greek: star, stars 【同源单词】 aster , aster yellows , asteria , asterial , asteriated , asterion
• 词根词缀：-ast 【来源及含义】Greek Latin: a suffix; one who; forms nouns from verbs in - ize ; nouns denoting the adherent of a certain doctrine, principle, or custom 【同源单词】 agelast , chiliast , enthusiast , euthanasiast , fantast , gymnast
• 词根词缀：aspido-, aspid- 【来源及含义】Greek: shield; one who is armed with a shield 【同源单词】 anaspid , aspidate , aspidistra , aspidium , aspidomancy , aspis
• 词根词缀：aspergillo-, aspergill- 【来源及含义】Latin: to sprinkle, to scatter 【相关描述】A reference to fungi and to the diseases caused by them. 【同源单词】 aspergillar , aspergilloma , aspergillosis , aspergillum , aspergillus
• 词根词缀：asper- 【来源及含义】Latin: rough; difficulty 【同源单词】 Ad astra per aspera , asperate , asperation , asperity , exasperate , exasperated
• 词根词缀：-asis 【来源及含义】Greek Latin: a suffix; used in medicine to denote a state or condition of 【同源单词】 ancylostomiasis , angiectasis , angiochalasis , angioelephantiasis , angiotelectasis , anisakiasis
• 词根词缀：-ase 【来源及含义】Greek: a suffix indicating an enzyme 【相关描述】From Greek diastasis and then (diast)ase, separation, interval [from dia-, through, apart, plus stasis, a standing]; an amylase that converts starch to maltose. Added to the name of a substance it usually indicates an enzyme that hydrolyzes that substance; for example, proteinases hydrolyze proteins and asparaginase hydrol
• 词根词缀：asco-, asci-, asc-, ascidi-, ascid- 【来源及含义】Greek: little bag, bag; bladder, pouch; bladder like, sac like; from leather bag, wine skin 【同源单词】 Aschelminthes , asci , ascian , ascidate , ascidial , ascidian
• 词根词缀：ascari-, ascarid- 【来源及含义】Greek: worm; maw-worm; intestinal worm 【相关词根词缀】;A cross reference of other word family units that are related directly, or indirectly, with: "insects, bugs, worms; invertebrates" : ; aphidi- , api- , culci- , Dung Beetle Survival , Dung Beetles Important , Eating Worms , entomo- , formic- , Guinea worms , helmintho- , insecto- , Insects: Importance , isopter- ,
• 词根词缀：-ary 【来源及含义】Latin: a suffix; a person who, a place where, a thing which, or pertaining to; connected with; having the character of; apparatus 【相关描述】The following examples of this suffix represent a very small number of those that exist in other parts of this lexicon. 【同源单词】 ablephary , ablutionary , aboriginary , admaxillary , adversary , agynary
• 词根词缀：artio- 【来源及含义】Greek: even, matching; even number 【同源单词】 artiodactyl , Artiodactyla , artiodactyle , artiodactylous , artiodactyls
• 词根词缀：articul-, artic- 【来源及含义】Latin: joint, divide into joints, segment into joints; speak distinctly 【同源单词】 abarticular , abarticulation , article , articular , articulary , articulate
• 词根词缀：arthro-, arthr- 【来源及含义】Greek: joint, pertaining to the joints or connecting bone structures 【同源单词】 alloarthroplasty , amphiarthrodial , amphiarthrosis , anarthrous , arthal , arthralgia
• 词根词缀：arteriolo-, arteriol- 【来源及含义】Greek Latin: windpipe, artery; arteriole, "small artery" 【同源单词】 arteriola , arteriolae , arteriolar , arteriole , arteriolonecrosis , arteriolonephrosclerosis
• 词根词缀：arterio-, arteri-, arter- 【来源及含义】Greek Latin: artery, arteries; blood vessels, veins, or windpipe 【同源单词】 arteria , arterial , arterialization , arteriarctia , arteriectasia , arteriectasis
• 词根词缀：art-, arti- 【来源及含义】Latin: skill, handicraft, trade, occupation, art 【同源单词】 art , Arte conservatus , arte et animo , arte et labore , Arte , artes
• 词根词缀：arseno-, arsen- 【来源及含义】Greek Latin: yellow orpiment [pigment of gold]; arsenic trisulfide, having a lemon-yellow color and a resinous luster; used as a pigment 【同源单词】 arseniasis , arsenic , arsenotherapy
• 词根词缀：ars-, ard- 【来源及含义】Latin: fire 【相关词根词缀】;Cross references of word groups that are related, directly, indirectly, or partly to: "fire, burn, glow, or ashes" : ; -bust , cand-, cend- , caust-, caut- , crema- , ciner- , ether- , flagr- , flam- , focus, foci- , fulg- , gehenna- ; ; ign- , phleg- , phlog- , pyreto-, -pyrexia , pyr- , spod- (ashes; waste), volcan- . 【同源单词】 a
• 词根词缀：arrheno-, arrhen- 【来源及含义】Greek: male 【同源单词】 arrhenoblastoma , arrhenogenic , arrhenoid , arrhenokaryon , arrhenoplasm , arrhenotocia
• 词根词缀：aromo-, arom- 【来源及含义】Greek Latin: fragrance, odor, spice 【相关词根词缀】Inter-related cross references, directly or indirectly, involving word units meaning "smell, odor" : ; brom- , odor-, odori- , olfacto- , osmo- , osphresio- , ozon- . 【同源单词】 aroma , aromatherapist , aromatherapy , aromatic , aromatical , aromaticity
• 词根词缀：arm- 【来源及含义】Latin: weapon; implement of war 【相关描述】Don't confuse this element with another English "arm", meaning "upper limb" of the body. 【同源单词】 alarum , arm , arm , armada , armadillo , armament
• 词根词缀：-arium, -ariom- 【来源及含义】Greek: a suffix; little, small 【同源单词】 terrarium
• 词根词缀：-arium (s), -aria (pl) 【来源及含义】Greek Latin: a suffix; a place for; abounding in or connected with something; a place containing or related to that which is specified by the root 【同源单词】 aquarium , armamentarium , aspidarium , caldarium , cinerarium , clavicular notch
• 词根词缀：arithmo-, arith- 【来源及含义】Greek: number 【同源单词】 arithmancy , arithmocracy , arithmocratic , arithmogram , arithmograph , arithmography
• 词根词缀：aristo-, arist- 【来源及含义】Greek: best 【同源单词】 aristarchy , aristocracy , aristocrat , aristocratic , aristocratical , aristocratically
• 词根词缀：arist-, aristi- 【来源及含义】Latin: awn or beard of grain; ear of grain 【同源单词】 arista , aristate , aristulate
• 词根词缀：arid- 【来源及含义】Latin: to be dry; lacking enough water for things to grow, dry and barren; by extension, not interesting, lifeless, dull 【相关词根词缀】Cross reference of another word family related to: "dry": ; xer-, xero- . 【同源单词】 areal , arid , arid-agriculture , aridity , aridly , aridness
• 词根词缀：-arian 【来源及含义】Latin: a suffix forming adjectives from nouns ending in -ary ; a person who, a thing that; a person who is a part of something, pertaining to one's state or condition; a person who has a connection with or belief in the stated subject; an advocate of something; a native or inhabitant of someplace; someone of a certain age 【同源单词】 abecedarian , acararian , acarian ,
• 词根词缀：-aria 【来源及含义】Latin: a suffix; related to or connected with 【同源单词】 liparia , luminaria , militaria , rhyparia , solaria , talaria
• 词根词缀：argyro-, argyr- 【来源及含义】Greek: silver 【同源单词】 argyanthous , argyremia , argyria , argyrism , argyron , argyrophil
• 词根词缀：argo- 【来源及含义】Greek Latin: passive, unworkable, slow; a- , "without, not" + ergon , "work" 【相关词根词缀】;Cross references related to "work, toil" word families: ; ergasio- , ergo- , labor- , oper- , pono- , urg- . 【同源单词】 argamblyopia , argodromile , argon , argonon , argotaxis
• 词根词缀：argill-, argillo- 【来源及含义】Greek Latin: clay 【相关词根词缀】;Cross references of word families related directly, or indirectly, to: "land, ground, fields, soil, dirt, mud, clay, earth (world)" : ; agra- , agrest- , agri- , agro- , choro- , chthon- , epeiro- , geo- , glob- , lut- , myso- , pedo- , pel- , rhyp- , soil- , sord- , terr- . 【同源单词】 argillaceous , argillaceous rock , argill
• 词根词缀：argento-, argent-, argenti- 【来源及含义】Latin: silver 【同源单词】 argent , argentation , argenti , argentic , argentiferous , Argentina
• 词根词缀：areo-, are- 【来源及含义】Greek: of, or pertaining to "god of war", Ares or Mars, used primarily in astronomy 【相关词根词缀】;Related "war, war-like" or "battle" word units:; belli- , -machy , milit- . 【同源单词】 areography , areology , Areopagite , Areopagus , Ares
• 词根词缀：areo- 【来源及含义】Greek: thin, slight, weak; small space 【同源单词】 areometer , areometric , areometry
• 词根词缀：arena, areni- 【来源及含义】Latin: harena ; sand, sandy place, sea-shore; place of combat [literally, "place strewn with sand"] 【相关词根词缀】Other related "sand" units: ; amatho- ; ; ammo- ; ; silico- ; ; thino- . 【同源单词】 arena , arenaceous , arenarious , arenicole , arenicolite , arenicolous
• 词根词缀：-ard, -art 【来源及含义】a suffix which forms nouns that refer to people who regularly engage in some activity, or who are characterized in a certain way, as indicated by the stem or root of the word; originally, which appeared in Middle English in words from Old French where it expressed an intensive degree or with a pejorative or disparaging application 【同源单词】 braggard , coward , drunkar
• 词根词缀：arcto-, arct- 【来源及含义】Greek: of the bear, bear [the animal]; or the north, northern 【相关词根词缀】;Related "bear, bears (animals)" word units: ; Berserk ; ; ursi- . 【同源单词】 antarctic air , antarctic anticyclone , Antarctic bottom water , Antarctic Circumpolar Current , Antarctic , Antarctical
• 词根词缀：archaeo-, archeo-, archae-, arche-, archa-, archi-, -arch 【来源及含义】Greek: original [first in time], beginning, first cause, origin, ancient, primitive, from the beginning; most basic 【相关词根词缀】;Related "time" units: ; aevum, evum , Calendars , chrono- , horo- , pre- , Quotes: Time , tempo- . 【同源单词】 antarchism , archaebacterium , archaeoastronomer , archaeoastronomy , archaeobacterium , archaeofauna
• 词根词缀：arch, -archic, -archical, -archism, -archist, -archy 【来源及含义】Greek: govern, rule; ruler, chief [first in position] 【同源单词】 anarch , anarchic , anarchism , anarchist , anarchy , antimonarchy
• 词根词缀：arch-, archi-, -arch 【来源及含义】Greek Latin: chief, principal leader, first [in position or rank] 【相关词根词缀】Cross references of word families related directly, or indirectly, to: "master, lead, leading, ruler, ruling, govern": ; -agogic , agon- , -crat , dom- , gov- , magist- , poten- , regi- , tyran- . 【同源单词】 archabbey , archangel , archbishop , archdeacon , archdiocese , archduchy
• 词根词缀：arc, arc-, arci-, arch, arch- 【来源及含义】Latin: arcus , bow, a curved structure 【同源单词】 arc , arc lamp , arcade , arcaded , arch , arched
• 词根词缀：arbuscu-, arbusc- 【来源及含义】Latin: shrub 【同源单词】 arbuscle , arbuscular
• 词根词缀：arbor-, arbori- 【来源及含义】Latin: tree, trees 【同源单词】 arbor , arbor vitae , arboraceous , arboreal , arborean , arboreous
• 词根词缀：arbitr-, arbit- 【来源及含义】Latin: consider, judge; spectator, listener, witness; originally, "decided by one's own discretion or judgment" 【同源单词】 Ad arbitrium , arbiter , arbitrable , arbitrage , arbitrager , arbitral
• 词根词缀：arano-, aran- 【来源及含义】Latin: spider 【相关词根词缀】;Cross references of word families that are related directly, or indirectly, to: "spider; arachnoidea" : ; acaro- , arachno- , mite, mites . 【同源单词】 Aranea , Araneae , araneid , Araneida , Araneidae , araneidan
• 词根词缀：aracho-, arachi-, arachid-, araki- 【来源及含义】Greek Latin: legume; peanut 【同源单词】 arachibutyrophobia , arachic , arachidonic acid , arachin , Arachis hypogaea , arachis oil
• 词根词缀：arachno-, arachn- 【来源及含义】Greek: spider; the arachnoidea; when used in medicine this Greek element refers to a membrane, veins, or any web-like structure in the body 【相关词根词缀】;Cross references of word families that are related directly, or indirectly, to: "spider; arachnoidea" : ; acaro- , arano- , mite, mites . 【同源单词】 arachnactis , Arachne , arachnean , arachnephobia , arach
• 词根词缀：ara- 【来源及含义】Latin: suitable for plowing; to plow 【同源单词】 arability , arable , arableness , inarable
• 词根词缀：-ar 【来源及含义】Latin: a suffix; pertaining to, of the nature of, like; denoting an agent 【同源单词】 adumbrellar , allobar , altar , altar , alveolar , amphistylar
• 词根词缀：aquil- 【来源及含义】Latin: eagle; referring to or like an eagle 【同源单词】 accipitrine , Aquila , aquiline , Aquilo , eagle , eagle
• 词根词缀：aqua-, aquatic-, aqui-, aqu-, -aquatically, aque-, -aqueous 【来源及含义】Latin: water, watery solution 【相关词根词缀】;Cross references of word families that refer to "water" : ; hydat- , hydro- , hygro- . 【同源单词】 alluvial aquifer , aqua , aqua exclusa , aqua potabile , aqua regia , aqua weed cutter
• 词根词缀：apt-, ept- 【来源及含义】Latin: fit, fitted, suited, suitable, appropriate; join, fasten 【同源单词】 adapt , adapt , adaptability , adaptable , adaptableness , adaptably
• 词根词缀：apodyso-, -apodys-; -dyso, -dys, -dysis; -ecdysi- 【来源及含义】Greek: undress, disrobe; take off, strip, lay bare; shed, molt 【同源单词】 anecdysis , anecdysis , apodyserotic , apodysis , apodysophilia , diecdysis
• 词根词缀：apo-, ap-, aph- 【来源及含义】Greek: from, away from, asunder, separate, separation from, derived from 【同源单词】 ahydrotaxis , aphorism , aphydrotactic , apobiosis , apobiotic , apocalypse
• 词根词缀：apico-, apic- 【来源及含义】Latin: top, cap, tip, apex 【同源单词】 apical , apically , apicectomy , apicoectomy , apiculus , periapical
• 词根词缀：api- 【来源及含义】Latin: bee 【相关描述】Kim Hubbard; E. Cole, An English Dictioinary, 1677 【相关词根词缀】;A cross reference of other word family units that are related directly, or indirectly, with: "insects, bugs, worms; invertebrates" : ; aphidi- , ascari- , culci- , Dung Beetle Survival , Dung Beetles Important , Eating Worms , entomo- , formic- , Guinea worms , helmintho- ,
• 词根词缀：aphro-, aphr- 【来源及含义】Greek: foam, froth 【同源单词】 aphrite , aphrizite , aphrodita , aphrodite , aphrolite
• 词根词缀：aphidi-, aphid-, aphis 【来源及含义】Latin: a plant louse; a plant sucking insect 【相关词根词缀】;A cross reference of other word family units that are related directly, or indirectly, with: "insects, bugs, worms; invertebrates" : ; api- , ascari- , culci- , Dung Beetle Survival , Dung Beetles Important , Eating Worms , entomo- , formic- , Guinea worms , helmintho- , insecto- , Insects: Importance , isop
• 词根词缀：apex- 【来源及含义】Latin: summit, tip, top, point 【同源单词】 apex , apex cordis , apex linguae , apex nasi , apexcardiogram , apexcardiography
• 词根词缀：apert-, aperi- 【来源及含义】Latin: to open, to uncover 【同源单词】 aperient , ap , aperitifs , aperitive , apertural , aperture
• 词根词缀：apeir-, apeiro- 【来源及含义】Greek: boundless, infinite 【同源单词】 apeiron , apeirophobia
• 词根词缀：apate-, apat- 【来源及含义】Greek: deceit, fraud; deceitful, deceptive, illusory, wily 【同源单词】 apatetic , apatetic coloration , apatite , Apatosaurus
• 词根词缀：aorto-, aort-, aortico- 【来源及含义】Greek: lower extremity of the windpipe; by extension, extremity of the heart, the great artery 【同源单词】 aorta , aortae , aortal , aortectomy , aortic , aorticopulmonary
• 词根词缀：anxi- 【来源及含义】Latin: anxius , solicitous, uneasy, troubled in mind 【相关词根词缀】Inter-related cross references, directly or indirectly, involving the "mind, mental" word units: ; anima- , deliri- , hallucina- , menti- , moro- , noo- , nous , phreno- , psych- , thymo-2 . 【同源单词】 angst , antianxiety , anxiety , anxiolytic , anxious , anxiously
• 词根词缀：anu-, ana-, an-, anal-, ano- 【来源及含义】Latin: ring, an iron ring for the feet ; circle; (so called because of its form); usually the posterior opening of the alimentary canal through which undigested food is voided; the anus 【相关词根词缀】;A cross reference of other word family units that are related directly, indirectly, or partially with: "opening, hole, cavity, tract, tube" : ; alveolo- , antro- , celo
• 词根词缀：antro-, antr- 【来源及含义】Greek: cave, cavern; in medicine, of or pertaining to a [bodily] cavity or sinus; a term in anatomical nomenclature, especially to designate a cavity or chamber within a bone 【相关词根词缀】;A cross reference of other word family units that are related directly, indirectly, or partially with: "opening, hole, cavity, tract, tube" : ; alveolo- , anu- , celo- , coelio- ,
• 词根词缀：antiqu- 【来源及含义】Latin: old 【同源单词】 antique , antiquity
• 词根词缀：anti-, ant- 【来源及含义】Greek: against, opposed to, preventive; used as a prefix 【相关描述】Don't confuse this anti - ("against, preventive") with the anti - which means "before". 【同源单词】 anecdote , antacid , antagonism , antagonistic symbiosis , antagonize , Antarctic
• 词根词缀：anti- 【来源及含义】Latin: before; used as a prefix 【相关描述】Don't confuse this anti - ("before") with the anti - which means "against, opposed to". 【相关词根词缀】;Related before -word units: ; ante- , antero- , pre- , pro- . 【同源单词】 anticipant , anticipatable , anticipate , anticipation , anticipatory , anticus
• 词根词缀：anthrop-, anthropo-, -anthrope, -anthropic, -anthropical, -anthropically, -anthropism, 【来源及含义】Greek: man; human beings, mankind; including, males (man, men; boy, boys) and females (woman, women; girl, girls); all members of the human race; people, humanity 【相关词根词缀】Links to other units that include the topic of "man", "mankind" : andro- , homo- , vir- .Related "people, human" word units: ; demo- , ethno- , ochlo- ; ; popu- ; ; publi- . 【同源单词】
• 词根词缀：anthraco-, anthrac-, anthra- 【来源及含义】Greek: coal, charcoal, carbuncle; carbon-dioxide 【同源单词】 anthracaemia , anthracene , anthracite , anthracitic , anthracnose , anthracobionic
• 词根词缀：antho-, anth-, anthero-, anther-, -antherous, -anthemous, -anthic, -anthous, -anthus, 【来源及含义】Greek: flower, flowers; blossom, blossoms; that which buds or sprouts 【同源单词】 acranthous , aianthous , amaranth , amaranthine , amblyanthus , amphanthium