词根:light = light
来自盎格鲁-撒克逊语的light意为light。同义词根有来自拉丁语的lumin(lun),luc/lust和来自希腊语的photo。
同源词:
1. enlightened(给光的en(=give) + light(=light))
adj.开通的;有知识的;摆脱偏见(或迷信)的;文明的
enlighten v.启蒙,使摆脱偏见(或迷信)
enlightenment n.启蒙,教化
My parents are fairly enlightened for country people. 作为下乡人,我父母算是相当开通了。
2. searchlight
n.探照灯;探照灯光束
3. spotlight
n.聚光灯;(the~)公众的关注 v.聚光照明;使突出醒目
come into the spotlight 吸引众人的关注
4. light
n.光;发光体(如蜡烛、灯等);交通信号;照明;火柴、香烟等点火物;脸上的光彩,眼神;名人,权威的人
adj.(地点)有光的,明亮的;(颜色)淡的,浅的;轻微的;轻快的;行李(或负担)轻的;(吃饭)量少的;(食物)易消化的;(酒类)低度的;易醒的;睡得不沉的;轻率的,轻浮的,行为轻佻的;(女子)水性杨化的
adv.轻地;轻装地
v.点火,点燃;使光明,照亮;(~up)点(电灯或煤气灯);(~upon)偶然发现;下(马等);(鸟)停落
light bulb 电灯泡
All the lights went out——there was a power failure. 所有的灯都灭了——停电了。
Can you give me a light,please?能借个火吗?
strike a light 开灯
Light come,light go.来得容易易去得快。
5. lighten
v.(使)发亮,照亮,变亮;使(负担等)减轻
lighten the darkness of the cellar 照亮黑暗的地下室
lighten a ship's cargo/taxes 减轻船上的货物/降低税收
6. lightning
n.闪电,电光
adj.闪电的;极快的;闪电似的
like lightning 闪电般地
lightning strike /operation 闪电式的罢工/工作
lightning beetle (bug)萤火虫
lightning war 闪电战
7. lighter
n.打火机;点火器;点火者;驳船 v.用驳船运送(货物)
snap on a lighter 点着打火机
lighterage n.驳运费
tug with a string of lighters behind it 后面拖着一长串驳船
8. lighthouse
n.灯塔
lighthouse keeper 灯塔看守人
9. lightly
adv.轻轻地;轻微地,稍微地;轻蔑地
push lightly 轻轻地推
lightly friend fish 稍微用油炸过的鱼
10. lights
n.(羊、猪、牛等)肮脏
11. lightsome
adj.轻松愉快的;无忧无虑的;发亮的,光亮的,明亮的
词根词缀:geo-, ge-
【来源及含义】Greek: earth, land, soil; world; Gaia (Greek), Gaea (Latin), "earth goddess"
【相关词根词缀】Available for further enlightenment: the Earth, Words from the Myths.
Cross references of word families related directly, or indirectly, to: "land, ground, fields, soil, dirt, mud, clay, earth (world)":
agra-;
agrest-;
agri-;
agro-;
argill-;
choro-;
chthon-;
epeiro-;
glob-;
lut-;
myso-;
pedo-;
pel-;
rhyp-;
soil-;
sord-;
terr-.
【同源单词】ageotropic, ageotropism, agrogeological, agrogeologist, agrogeology, amphigean