词根词缀:a-, an-
【来源及含义】Greek: prefix; no, absence of, without, lack of; not
【相关描述】These prefixes are normally used with elements of Greek origin, a- is used before consonants and an- is used before vowels.
It affects the meanings of hundreds of words.
There are too many words that use these prefix elements to list all of them on this site; however, there are significant examples listed in this and the other units where they exist.
【同源单词】abacterial, abaptism, abarognosis, abasia, abiocoen, abiogenesis
词根词缀:bio-, bi-, -bia, -bial, -bian, -bion, -biont, -bius, -biosis, -bium, -biotic, -biotical
【来源及含义】Greek: life; living, live, alive
【相关描述】Don’t confuse this element with another bi- which means "two".
【相关词根词缀】 Related life, live-word units: anima-; -cole; vita-; viva-.
【同源单词】abiatrophy, abiocoen, abiogenesis, abiogenetic, abiogenetically, abiogenic
词根词缀:-ic
【来源及含义】Greek: a suffix; pertaining to; of the nature of, like; in chemistry, it denotes a higher valence of the element than is expressed by -ous
【同源单词】abdominocystic, abdominopelvic, abdominoscopy, abdominothoracic, abiogenetic, abiogenic