TOEFL常见词根词缀.doc
,.词根词缀前缀:A=放在单词或者词根前,等于negative(否定)=not, withoutamnesty大赦,特赦,amoral 非道德的apathy冷漠,漠不关心asymmetry不对称放在单词前,表示“在,的” asleep, asideab,abs-=from, away from, off 加在词根前,表示“相反,变坏,离去”abnormal变态的,不正常的abortion流产,堕胎ab-, ac-, ad-, af-, ag-, an-, ap-, ar-, as-, at-加在同辅音字母的词根前,表示“一再”等加强意。accompany, accomplish, affirm, attractad=to, at, for ad-加在单词或词根前,表示“做,加强” adapt 使适合,使适应 addict使沉溺,使热衷ambi=on both sides, about, around: ambidextrous两手都很灵巧 ambient周围的 ambiguous含糊的,不明确的amphi=on both sides,around :amphibian水路两栖an-在词根前,表示“不,无”:anonymous 匿名的,anarchism 无君主义ante=before :antecedent在先的 antechamber来宾接待室 antedate提前的日子 anticipate预期anti=against, opposite toanti-communist反共的 Antarctic南极的apo- 表示“离开,远离” apogeeauto=selfautobiography自传 autocracy专制政治autogamy 自体生殖(gamy=marriage)autonomy自治区be-构成动词,表示“使成为”befall, befriend, behold构成介词,beside, behind, below, before, beneathbene=well, goodbenefaction恩惠 benefactor恩人beneficial有益的 benign良性的bi=double, twobicameral两院制的 bicolored两色的bigamy重婚的bilingual双语的by-“在旁边,副的”: byroad, byway, byworkco-表示“共同”,通常放在元音词根前。coeducation, cohabit, coexist, coincidecircum=around, round aboutcircumference圆周 circumstance环境 circulate流通com(con)=together, withcombine联合,结合 commingle混合compose组成,构成coeducationcoexist共存 cohabitation同居contra=againstcontradict否认,反驳 contrary相反contrast对比 counterbalance对抗力counterfeit伪造品counter-表示“反对,相反” counteract, counterbalancecol-, cor-在同辅音词根前,表示“共同”: collapse, colleague, collectde=down, downward表示分离的时候(away, from):Deform 使残废,使丑陋 Derive 获得,得来,起源表示否定的时候:Demerit 过失,短处 表示加强的时候:Demonstrate 证明,示范 devastate 使荒废,毁灭de的另外用法:decode 译码 deface伤毁 deficit 赤字deca-=ten: decade十年 decagon十角形 decimal十进制 decimeter分米di-表示“两个,双”: dichromatic, dioxide表示“使变成,分开,离开”: digestdemi-=half : demigoddi-=double,twice: dilemma 进退两难 diploma双学位dia- 表示“穿过,二者之间”: dialogue, diameterdia-=through, between, acrossdiagnosis=between+knowledge 诊断diagonal=through+angle对角线diameter=through+meter直径dif- 和辅音重复表示“不,否定,分开”differ, difference, diffidentdis-=除去,剥夺,反对,否定disadvantage不利,缺点,损失disannul 取消,废弃disband 解散disconsolate哀伤的,忧闷的dismember割断四肢,使四分五裂duo-=two, doubledozen一打,12个duplicate完全相同的,复制的dys-表示“坏,不良”dyspepsia, dyslexia, dysfunctione-,ef- 表示“出,出来”: evaluate, elongate, elaborateem-,en- 表示“进入之中,包围”: embrace, embed, empathy表示“使进入状态”:empower, embitter, embody epi-表示“在上,在周围,在后面epidermal, epidemic, epigrameu-=welleuphemism 委婉的说法euthanasia 安乐死ex-=out of, fullyelaborate=用心地做,苦心经营execute实现,执行exempt免除exert运用,实施exhale呼出,呼气exhilarate使兴高采烈,使快活exo-表示“外部的,外面”exogamy, exoticextra-=beyongextracurricular课外的extrajudicial法庭外的extravagant奢侈的,过度的fore-=beforeforearm前臂foremost最先的,首要的forth-=towardsforthcoming即将出现的,forthright一往直前地,直路kilo-=thousandkilocalorie大卡kilohertz千赫kilovolt千伏kilowatt千瓦hemi-=halfhemicycle 半圆hemisphere 半球hetero-= other, differentheterodyne 异齿形的?heterosexual 异性爱的人homo-=samehomosexual 同性恋的人hyper-=above,beyondhyperacidity 胃酸过多症hyperactive 极度活跃的,过分积极的hypermilitant 极端好战的hypersensitive 过度敏感的hypersonic 超音速的hypertension 高血压的hypertrophy 肥胖,异常发达hypo-=underhypocrisy 伪善,矫饰hypotension 低血压hypothermia 低体温hypothesis 假说,假设in-=in,into,oninborn 天生的,天赋的incubate=on+lie+ate= 孵蛋,孵化,筹划induce=towards+to lead=引诱,说服,招致infect=in+to make 传染inflate= in+to blow 使膨胀,使得意,使物价上涨intoxicate=into+poison+ate=使醉,使陶醉,使中毒im-=in,intoimmerge=into+to sink 浸,沉入immigrate= into+to wander 移民emigrate 迁居impediment= in+foot+ment 妨碍,阻碍impinge=in+to strike 撞击,侵犯implicate=in+to fold 牵连,暗示,使纠缠explicate 说明,解释i(n)-=negative=notinaccessible 不能亲近的,不能得到的inadequate 不适当的,不充分的 inaudible 听不见的indecisive 缺乏决心的,优柔寡断的insane 疯狂的invaluable 无价的,非常珍贵的illegitimate 违法的,私生的illiterate未受教育的人,不和逻辑的inter-=between,amongintercept=between+catch 中途拦截,截获interlude=between+to play间奏曲,中间interstellar=between+star星际的intra-,intro-=within,inward(与extra-相反)intraparty 党内的intravenous静脉内的,静脉注射的introspect 内省introvert使内向,使内省iso-=equalisochronal同一时间的,等时性isotherm等温线isotope同位素macro-=large, long macrocosm=large + universe 大宇宙,总体macroeconomics 总体经济学,宏观经济学macrometeorology大气象学macroscopic= large+ scop (to look)+ic (al) 肉眼可见的mal(e)-=badly,ill (与bene 相反)maladjustment调节不善,适应不应maladminstration经营不善,恶政malediction= badly + to speak 诅咒,诽谤malformation奇形怪状,畸形malignant= bad+ to produce恶性的 (benigant 良性的)malnourished营养失调的mege= large, million megadeath百万人的死亡megalopolitan大都市的megaphone扩音器的,传声筒megaton 一百万吨,megavolt 百万伏特, megawatt百万瓦特meta-=among, with, after( 一般表示变化,主要用在科学用语中)metabolism= after+ to throw+ ism 新城代谢metagenesis 世代交替metaphor隐喻metaphysical形而上学,非物质的metonymy 换喻micro-=small microbiology 微生物学microeconomics 具体经济学,微观经济学microscope显微镜microwave微波milli-=thousand, thousandthmilligram毫克millimeter毫米mis-=wrong, bad, illmisadvise 给予错与的劝告misapply 误用misapprehend误解,想错misarrange 排列错误misconduct 行为不检mono-=single, sole, alonemonochrome= single+ color 单色画,单色的monocracy= alone + rule独裁政治monogamy= alone+ marriage 一夫一妻制(polygamy 一夫多妻制)monolingual=single+ language 只用一种语言的monotheism= single + god 一神论monotonous= single+ tone+ ous-单调的,无变化的multi-=many, muchmultiform 各种形式的,多种的multilingual 使用多种语言的multiply 增加,繁殖,乘multipurpose 多目标的,用途广大的ne-= negative= notnescience 无知,不可知论naught= nought= nothingnay=no null= not anyneo-=newneoclassicism 新古典主义neofascism 新法西斯主义neoimpressionism 新印象主义non-= not nonaggression 不侵略,不侵犯noncombustible= not+ together+ to burn+ ible 不容易燃烧的nonconformity 不顺从,不一致noncooperation 不合作nonpartism 无党派的,客观的,无偏袒 nonverbal 不使用文字的,非语文的omni-表示“全部,到处”omnipresent, omnipotent, omniscienceob-= as, towards, at, before, upon, over, about, near, againstobfuscate= over + to darken 使暗,使困惑obituary= near + to go+ uary 形容词词尾 讣告,死亡的object= towards, against+ to throw 反对,拒绝;物体,目标,对象obstacle= over, against+ to stand+ cle 名词词尾 障碍物obtain= near, close to+ to hold 在身边occupy= at+ to seize 占有,占领 octa-, octo-=eight, eighthoctagon=eight+ angle 八角形octahedron= eight+ side 八面体octopus= eight+ foot 章鱼octuple= eight+ to fold八倍omni-= allomnibus 公共汽车omnicompetent=all+ competent 能干的 有全权的omniscient= all + knowing 无所不知的omnivorous= all+ to eat+ ous 杂食的out-= out, beyondoutdo 凌驾,胜过outgrow 生长速度超过的outlaw 被放逐的outrival 胜过over-= above, across, beyondoveract 动作过度overbridge 天桥,路桥overcome 击败,压倒overcrust 以外皮或外壳包裹的overhaul 彻底检查,分解检查pan-(to) = allpanacea= all+ cure, remedy 万灵药pan-American 全美洲的panorama 全景,全图pantheism 泛神论para-= beside, beyond, against, contraryparachute= against+ fall 降落伞parasol= against+ sun 阳伞palsy= para- (beside) + lsy (to loosen) 使麻痹pen-= almostpeninsula= almost + island 半岛penultimate= almost+ last 倒数第二的penumbra = almost + shadow 半影部penta-= fivepentagon= five + angle 五角形pentarchy= five+ rule 五头政治,五国联盟per-= through, thoroughly, awayperform= thoroughly+ form( to furnish) 实行,供给perfunctory= away+ to perform+ ory 敷衍的,表面的,草率的permanent= through+ to remain+ ent 永久的,不变的,耐久的,常设的perpendicular = through+ to weigh+ lar 垂直的,直立的persecute= continually+ to follow 迫害,困惑,烦恼persevere= through+ properly to make to stand 固执,持久peri-= around, round about pericardium= around+ card(heart)+ -ium 心包,心囊perimeter= around+ to measure 周围,周长,周边periphrase = round+ to speak 拐弯抹角地说poly-= manypolycentric= many+ center 多中心的,多元的polygamy= many+ marriage 一夫多妻polygon=many+ angle 多角的polytheism= many+ god+ ism多神论post-=after, behind postdate= 把日期填迟posterity 子孙,后裔postscript= after+ to write (p.s.) 附笔,后记pre-= beforeprecaution 预防preface= before+ to speak 作序,写前言,开始preliminary= before+ threshold 门槛 初步,开端prescribe= before+ to write 规定,开药方pro-= for, before, forth, forwardproceed= before+ to go 继续进行,开始procure= for, in behalf of+ cure( to take care of) 取得, 获得,说服prominent= forth+ to jut 突出+ent 突出的,显著的pseudo-= falsepseudocarp= false+ fruit 假果pseudoclassicism= 伪古典主意pseudonym= false+ name 假名,笔名pseudoscience= 假科学quadr(i)-= fourquadrilingual=four+ language 四国语言的quadruple= four time+ to fold 四倍的quasi-= partlyquasi-contract 准契约quasi-judicial 准司法性的quasi-official 半官方的re-= again, backreconcile= again+ concile 使和谐 和解,复交,调停reiterate= again+ to repeat 反复地说或做,重述remorse= again+ to bite 悔恨,懊悔retract= back+ to draw 缩回,放回,撤回retrieve= again+ to find 取回,恢复,更正revive= again+ to live 苏醒,复活revoke= back+ to call 取消,废止, 宣告无效retro-= backwardretroact=backward+ to act 反动,反作用retroflex= backward+ to bend 反曲的,翻转的retrograde= backward+ to go 后退,倒退,退化,退步retrospect= backward+ to look 回顾se-=away, apartsecede= apart+ to go 脱离,退出seclude= apart+ to shut 隔离,使隐居secrete= apart+ to separate 分泌semi-=halfsemiannual 半年的semicolon 分号semiconscious 半意识的semifinal 半决赛semitropical 亚热带的sept-= sevenseptember 九月(是罗马日历的七月)septilateral= seven+ later( side) 七边的step-= orphanedsepbrother异父异母的兄弟stepmother, stepfathersub-= undersubconscious= under+ aware 潜意识的subdivide= under+ to divide 再分,细分submarine= under+ marine( sea) 海下面的,潜水艇,水手submerge= under+ to dip 淹没,埋伏subscribe= under+ to write 签名,签署,捐助substitute= under+ to place 代替,取代,替换super-= above, oversuperabundant= above+ abundant 充足的 = 过多的,过剩的,多余的superficial= above+ fici( face )= 表面的,表皮的,肤浅的superior 较好的,优秀的,占优势的supernatural 超自然的,不可思议的surpass= to pass over 凌驾, 超越, 胜过syn-= with, togethersynchronism= together+chron(time)+ -ism= 同时发生的,并发syndrome= together+ drome (to run) = 综合症状,习性synonym=together+ name= 同义词synthesis= together+ putting= 综合,合成symbiosis= together+ life+ sis 共同,共存sympathy= together+ feeling 同感,共鸣,同情,怜悯symphony= together+ sound= 交响乐tele-= far offtelecommunication=far off+ together+ to make= 远距离通讯telegram= far off+ writing= 电报telepathy=far off+ feeling= 心心相传trans-=beyond, across, overtransaction= across+ to drive+ ion 办理,处理,交易transfer= across+ to carry 调职, 移动,让渡transform 变形,变质transparent= through+ to appeal 透明的,明白的traitor= across+ to give+ or = 卖国贼tranquil= beyond+ quil(rest) 平静的,安静的tri-= three, threefoldtriangle= three+ angle 三角形tricar三轮汽车trichord= three+ string 三弦乐器trigonometry= three+ angle+ measure 三角学triunity=three+ unity(一体)= 三位一体twi-= twotwice 二度, 二回, 二倍twist卷缠, 合股线,编织ultra-= beyondultra 极端的,过度的ultramodern 极现代化的ultrared 红外线的ultrasonic= beyond+ sound 超音波的un-= nounambiguous= not+ ambiguous 含糊的= 明白的unattainable= not+ attainable 可到达的=难达到的un-= the reversal of an actionunarm= 卸除武器,放下武器unburden= 解除负担, 使轻松unbutton 解开纽扣unearth 挖掘, 掘出,揭发unveil 取下面纱,揭露under-= beneathunderage未成年的underdeveloped 发展不全的, 低度开发的underestimate 评价过低的undermine在下面挖掘,破坏基础,在暗中损坏uni-=oneunique唯一的unite 单元,联合universal 宇宙的,全体的unanimous= one+ mind+-ous 意见一致的,全体一致的up-=up, aloftuphold举起,支持,鼓励upright正直的,诚实的uprise 升起,站起upsurge 上升,向上涌vice-=in place of 副的vice-chancellor 大学副校长vice- minister 副部长vice-president 副总统with-=against, backwithdraw= to draw back 取回,撤回withhold= to hold back 抑制,拒绝withstand= to stand against 抵抗,对抗后缀:1, -ability 表名词,“能,性质”possibility2, -able 表形容词,“可的”believable3, -aceous, -acious 表形容词,“有特征的”delicious4, -acity 表名词, “有倾向”capacity5, -acy 表名词, “性质, 状态”privacy6, -age 表名词, “状态, 总称”, “场所”, “费用”percentage, village, cottage, postage7, -ain 表名词 “人”captain8, -aire 表名词 “人”millionaire9, -al 表形容词 “的”personal, continental, rural10, -ality 表名词 “状态,性质”personality, nationality11, -ally 表副词 “地”dramatically12, -an 表名词和形容词 “人”American, Roman13, -ance, ence 表名词, “性质,状况”difference14, -ancy 表名词 “性质, 状况”vacancy, redundancy15, -ant, -ent 表形容词 “的”distant, different16, -ar 表形容词 “的”familiar表名词, “人”liar, beggar17, -ard 表名词, “不好的人”bastard, coward, laggard18, -arian 表名词, “的人”vegetarian, 19, -ary 表形容词, “的” imaginary, elementary20, -ate 表动词, “做, 造成”graduate, frustrate21, -atic 表形容词, “有性质”diplomatic22, -ation 表名词 “行为, 过程, 结果”election, production23, -ative 表形容词 “有倾向”active24, -ator 表名词, “做事的人或物”dictator, generator25, -atory 表形容词, “有性质”explanatory26, -cy 表名词 “性质, 状态”privacy27, -dom 表名词 “状态”freedom28, -ee 表名词 “被动的或主动的人”employee, examinee29, -eer 表名词 “人员”engineer30, -el 表名词 “人或物”novel, channel31, -en 表动词 “变成”shorten, darken32, -ency 表名词 “状态,性质”efficiency33, -ent 表形容词, “的”excellent表名词 “人”student, resident34, -eous 表形容词, “有的”courteous, 35, -er 表名词 “人”mutter, chatter, waver36, -ern 表形容词, “方向的”eastern, western, southern37, -ery 表名词 “场所”, “行为”nursery, rosery, robbery, bravery38, -esque 表形容词 “如的”picturesque39, -ess 表名词 “女性”poetess, goddess, actress40, -et, -let 表名词, “小东西”circlet, booklet41, -etic 表形容词, “属于的”theoretic, energetic42, -ette 表名词, “小的东西或状态”kitchenette43, -ety 表名词 “状态”anxiety44, -eur 表名词 “人”amateur, entrepreneur45, -faction 表名词 “达到的状态”satisfaction46, -fold 表形容词或副词 “双重”threefold47, -form 表形容词, “有状态的”uniform48, -ful 表形容词, “有的”beautiful, wonderful表名词 “满, 量”handful, spoonful49, -hood 表名词, “时期, 性质”childhood, boyhood50, -ial 表形容词 “有的”judicial, beneficial51, -ian 表名词 “某种人”historian, librarian52, -ibility 表名词 “具备性质的”sensibility, possibility53, -ible 表形容词 “能的”possible, credible54, -ic 表形容词, “的”scientific, fantastic55, -ics 表名词, “学科, 学术”physics, mathematics56, -id 表形容词, “如的”valid, humid57, -ific 表形容词, “产生的”scientific, terrific58, -ify 表动词, “化”purify, clarify59, -ile 表示形容词 “的”juvenile, fertile表示名词 “物体”missile60, -ine 表形容词, “的”, 表名词 “状态, 药物”elephantine, discipline, routine61, -ing 表名词, “状态”feeling, learning表形容词 “正的”62, -ion, -tion, -sion 表名词 “动作或状态”production, union, decision63, -ior, “较的”superior, junior64, -ious “的”curious, spacious65, -ise , -ize 表动词 “化”memorize, advertise66, -ish 表形容词 “像一样”foolish, selfish表动词 “造成” 67, -ism 表名词 “主义, 宗教”socialism, capitalism表示 ”学术或学术流派”modernism68, -ist 表名词 “表示信仰者, 专家或从事人”communist69, -istic 表形容词, 由 ist+ic 构成, 表示 “的”artistic70, -ite 表形容词, “有的”polite, 71, ition 表名词, “行为过程, 状态”definition, 72, -itude 表名词, “性质, 状态”attitude, 73, -ity 表名词, 指具备某种性质probability74, -ive 表形容词, 根据不同的单词结尾可分-sive, ative, ive, itivepassive, active, 表名词, “人或物”detective, locomotive75, -ization 表名词, 来自-ize+ation“化或发展过程”modernization, organization76, -less 表形容词, “无的”helpless, careless77, -like 表形容词, “像一样”dreamlike, childlike78, -ling 表名词, “小东西或某种人”duckling, gosling, darling headmost, outmost79, -ly 表形容词, 通常加在名词后timely, lively, friendly表副词, 通常放在形容词后greatly, briefly, mainly80, -ment 表名词, “行为或结果”movement, agreement81, -most 表形容词, “最的”82, -ness 表名词, “性质, 状态”kindness, business的”83, -ory 表形