词根：men (mean) = to lead
来自拉丁语的men 意为 to lead，它的变形为mean。同义词根有来自拉丁语的duct/duc(du) 以及来自希腊语的agog。此外，意为to drive 的来自拉丁语的ag/ig/act /plus(peal)等也具有近似的含义。
同源词：
1. demeanor（很好地引导自己de(=intensive) + mean<men(=lead)）
n.举动，行为
demean v.使表现；贬低...的身份
Her professional demeanor is reserved and cultured. 她工作时言语矜持，举止文雅。
2. misdemeanor
n.轻罪 *mis(=bad) ,de(=down) ,mean<men(=lead)
3. amenable
adj.顺从的；对...负有义务（或责任）的；经得起检验的 *a<ad(=to)
amenable to kindness / advice /reason/flattery 易受好意感动的/能听从劝告的/通情达理的/易为吹捧所动的
amenable to the law 服从法律的
4. commence
v.开始，着手 *com(=together,with)（请注意：这里的com是一个前缀，要与词根com区分开来）
The performance will commence soon. 演出马上就要开始了
commence studying political science 开始学习政治学
5. commencement
n.开始，开端；（大学等的）毕业典礼；学位授予仪式 *com(=together,with)
The commencement ceremony was held on May 20,1990. 毕业典礼于1990年5月20日举行。
Thirtieth Commencement 第30届毕业典礼
6. promenade
n.散布，漫步；骑马；散步场所，海滨人行道；（大学、高中等的）舞会（也作prom）
v.散步；带（某人）散步 *pro(=forward,forth)
promenade concert （听众站立或走动着听的）散步音乐会
promenade deck 散步甲板（供一等舱乘客使用）
Senior Prom 毕业班舞会
promenade his wife along the sea-front 带着他的妻子在滨海区散步
词根词缀：glen-, glean-
【来源及含义】Latin: to make a collection; to gather what is left after the reapers
【同源单词】glean, gleanable, gleaned, gleaner, gleanings, ungleaned
词根词缀：meand-
【来源及含义】Greek: winding; from a winding river; by extension, curving, walking around slowly, drifting, wandering, roaming, going around aimlessly
【相关词根词缀】 Cross references of word families that are related directly, or indirectly, to: "river, stream": amni-; fluvio-; oceano-; potamo-; ripari-. Inter-related cross references involving word units meaning "bend, curve, turn": diversi-; diverticul-; flect-, flex-; gyro-; -plex; streph-; stroph-; tors-; tropo-; verg-; vers-; volv-.
【同源单词】meander, meander, meander line, meandered, meanderer, meandering
词根词缀：oceano-, ocean-
【来源及含义】Greek > Latin: "the great river encompassing the whole earth"; hence, the "great Outward Sea" [as opposed to the "Inward" or Mediterranean]; the ocean
【相关词根词缀】Inter-related cross references, directly or indirectly, involving the "sea" and the "ocean" bodies of water: abysso- (bottomless); Atlantic; batho-, bathy- (depth); bentho- (deep, depth); halio-, halo- (salt or "the sea"); mare, mari- (sea); necto-, nekto- (swimming); pelago- (sea, ocean); plankto- (drifting); thalasso- (sea, ocean). Cross references of word families that are related directly, or indirectly, to: "river, stream": amni-; fluvio-; meand-; potamo-; ripari-.
【同源单词】Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, bio-oceanography, Indian Ocean, ocean, ocean energy
词根词缀：speleo-, spele-, spelaeo-, spelae-, spel-, -spelean, -spelaean
【来源及含义】Greek > Latin: cave, cavern
【相关词根词缀】 Related "cave, cavern" word sources: cav-, cavern; spelunc-, spelunk-; stalac-, stalag-; troglo--.
【同源单词】biospeleologist, biospeleology, spelean, spelencephalia, speleobiologist, speleobiology