词根词缀:a-, ab-, abs-
【来源及含义】Latin: prefix; from, away, away from
【相关描述】This prefix is normally used with elements of Latin and French origins (abs- usually joins elements beginning with c, q, or t).
The form ab- is regularly used before all vowels and h; and it becomes a- before the consonants m, p, and v. The prefix apo- has similar meanings.
This list is a very small sample of the multitudes of a-, ab-, abs- prefixes that are available in dictionaries and those in this unit are only meant to present a few examples.
【同源单词】abampere, abampere centimeter squared, abampere per square centimeter, abarticular, abarticulation, abbreviate
词根词缀:-ability
【来源及含义】Latin: suffix; expressing ability, capacity, fitness, or "that which may be easily handled or managed"
【相关描述】Just a few examples out of hundreds of words presented as the noun forms of -able; forming nouns of quality from, or corresponding to, adjectives in -able; the quality in an agent that makes an action possible. The suffix -ible has related meanings.
【同源单词】absolute permeability, absorbability, accountability, achievability, acquirability, adaptability
词根词缀:-ity
【来源及含义】Latin: suffix used to form abstract nouns expressing act, state, quality, property, or condition corresponding to an adjective
【同源单词】abnormality, absorbability, acclivity, acerbity, acridity, acrity
词根词缀:sorb-, sorpt-
【来源及含义】Latin: to suck in, to swallow; to take in
【同源单词】absorb, absorbability, absorbable dusting powder, absorbable gelatin film, absorbable gelatin sponge, absorbable ligature