词根:cast = to throw (投掷)
*中古英文cast(=to throw)。
同源词:
1. cast v.掷;抛;投;铸造;指定演员,分配角色;脱落;加起来;投射(目光);投(票);预测
n.演员阵容;投掷;铸造(物);搭便车;[医]固定用敷料
2. broadcast vt.广播;撒播;散布 n.广播;播种 adj.广播的;普遍的
3. forecast v.,n.预测;预报《fore =before》
4. outcast n.被逐出者;流浪者 adj.被弃的;无家可归的
5. overcast adj.多云的;阴暗的;忧郁的 v.使阴暗《over- = above》
6. telecast v.以电视播送 n.电视播送《tele = far off》
词根:cast, cest, chast = pure(纯洁)
词根cast来自拉丁语的cast 意为pure。cest,chast是它的变形,同义词根有来自希腊语的cath。
同源词:
1. chaste adj.(想法、言行等)正派的,高尚的;守贞节的;(文风等)简洁朴实的;纯洁的 *chast<cast(=pure)
2. caste n.印度的世袭阶级;(排他的)社会团体;种姓;等级制度
3. castigate [使拉走得干干净净cast(=pure) + ig(=drive)]
vt.严惩;严厉批评;责打
castigation n. 惩罚;责打
The sergeant castigated the private for not shining his shoes.因为没有擦鞋子,中土严厉地批评了卫兵。
4. chastity n.正派,高尚;纯洁;简洁 *chast<cast(=pure)
chastity belt 贞节带
5. chasten v.通过惩罚使(犯错误的人)改正(或变得更好);磨炼(人);使缓和,遏制;使(文章等)简洁朴实 *chast<cast(=pure)
6. chastise v.惩罚;责骂 *chast<cast(=pure)
7. incest n.乱伦 *in(=not),*chast<cast(=pure)
incestuous 乱伦的
词根:cast = pure, 表示“纯洁”
caste n. 种姓制度
chaste a. 纯洁的(chast=cast)
castigate v. 惩罚;严厉批评(cast+igate表动词→使…纯洁→惩罚[错误])
词根词缀:cast-
【来源及含义】Latin: pure, cut off, to cut off from, separated
【相关描述】A reference to "a race of men" is from Latin casto, "chaste" from castus, "pure, cut off, separated"; past participle of carere, "to be cut off from" (and related to castrate and -cest-).
【相关词根词缀】 Related cutting-word units: castrat-; -cise, -cide; -ectomy; mutil-; put-; sec-, seg-; temno-; -tomy; trunc-.
【同源单词】caste, castigate, castigation, castigatory, chaste, chastely