词根词缀：bi-, bin-, bino-, bis-

【来源及含义】Latin: two, twice, double, twofold; a number; it normally functions as a prefix

【相关描述】This bi- is used before s, c, or a vowel. Don't confuse this bi- with another one which means "life".

All words except biennial referring to periods of time and prefixed by bi- are potentially ambiguous. Since bi- can be taken to mean either "twice each" or "every two", a word like "biweekly" can be understood as "twice each week" or "every two weeks".

【同源单词】biacid, biangular, biannual, biannual, biarchy, biarticulate

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：furcat-, furca-

【来源及含义】Latin: fork

【同源单词】bifurcate, bifurcated, bifurcation, bifurcation in biometric fingerscanning, furcate, quadrifurcated