hepta- = seven heptagon七角形
sept- = seven September(古罗马七月) 九月
八
octa- = eight octagon八角形
九
十
deca- = ten decagon十角形
十分之一
deci- = one tenth decimeter
百
hecto- = hundred
千
kilo- = thousand kilogram kilowatt
千分之一
milli- = milligram
宏macro- = macrocosm
微micro- = microcosm
小mini- = little minibus miniskirt
多multi- = multiparty多党的
poly- = many polysyllable多音节词
共同co-(变体有col- com- con- cor- )cooperation collaboration compassion contemporary correspond
再re- = again rewrite rebuild
3·后缀
最常见的形容词后缀有:
1. -ble:包括:-able : readable lovable knowable inflammable -ible : sensible resistible conductible 名词一般是-ability -ibility:inflammability sensibility
2.- al包括:-al : personal national 名词一般是-ality:personality nationality -ial :
presidential dictatorial -ical : typical symbolical biological (一般由结尾为-y的名词派生而来)
3. -an包括:-an republican American -ean : European -ian : Egyptian Canadian (名词和形容词同形)
4. - ar包括:-ar : similar solar -ular : globular
5. - ed : colored gifted retired
6. -ern : eastern western
7. -ese : Chinese Japanese(名词和形容词同形)
8. -fold :表示倍数twofold manyfold
9. -ful : useful skillful
10. -ic包括:-ic : atomic historic -istic : artistic realistic -tic : dramatic romantic
11. - ile : infantile fertile
12. - ing : changing developing
13. - ior :exterior interior
14. -ish :childish reddish English