词根:tort 扭
extort [ex-出,离去,tort扭;’扭去”,;扭去”→夺去,夺走] 强取,逼取,敲诈,勒索
extortion [见上,-ion名词后缀] 强取,逼取,敲诈,勒索
extorioner [见上,-er表示人] 强取者,勒索者
tortuous [tort扭→扭弯,扭曲→弯曲,-uous形容词后缀,…的] 扭曲的,弯弯曲曲的,拐弯抹角的
tortuosity [见上,-osity名词后缀] 曲折,弯曲
torture [tort扭→扭弯→折→折磨,-ure名词后缀] 拷打,折磨,严刑,痛苦;[转为动词] 拷打,使痛苦,拷问,折磨,刑讯;[扭→扭歪] 歪曲,曲解
torturer [见上,-er者] 拷打者,拷问者,虐待者
torment [见上,tor(t)+ment] 痛苦,折磨,使痛苦
torturous [见上,-ous…的] 使痛苦的,充满痛苦的
contort [con-加强意义,tort扭→扭弯] 扭歪,扭弯,曲解
contortion [见上,-ion名词后缀] 扭弯,扭歪,曲解
contortionist [见上,-ist表示人;’扭弯身体的人”] 善作柔体表演的杂技演员
distort [dis-离,tort扭;’扭离正形”] 弄歪(嘴脸等),使变形,歪曲,曲解(事实)
distortion [见上,-ion名词后缀] 弄歪,变形,歪曲,歪形
distortionist [见上,-ist表示人;’善画歪形的人”] 漫画家;[‘扭歪身体的人”] 柔体表演者
tortoise [tort扭→扭曲] 乌龟(乌龟的脚是扭曲的)
retort [re-回,tort扭;’扭回”→打回] 反击,回报,反驳
retortion [见上,-ion名词后缀] 扭回,扭转,反击,报复
tortile [tort扭,-ile形容词后缀,…的] 扭转的,扭弯的
torsion [tors=tort扭,-ion名词后缀] 扭转,扭力
词根词缀:amnio-
【来源及含义】Greek: "bowl", or "lamb"
【同源单词】amniocardiac, amniocele, amniocentesis, amniochorial, amniochorion, amniochorionic
词根词缀:chorio-, chori-
【来源及含义】Greek: skin, membrane, leather; protective fetal membrane
【相关词根词缀】 Cross references directly, or indirectly, involving the "skin": callus-; cicatri- (scar); cori-; cuti-; hymen-; lepido- (scab, scale); papulo- (pimple); psoro- (itch, mange); pustu- (blister, pimple); rhytid- (wrinkle); scabio- (mange, itchy); sebo- (grease, oil).