词根:coc, coct = to cook, to mature
同源词:
1. concoct(放在一起做饭、烹饪con<com(=together) + coct(=cook))
vt.调制;调和;编造;图谋
concoction n.混合(物),调和(物);编造
Policemen say that speeders often concoct hilarious excuses for speeding. 警察说超速驾驶的人往往会编造一些可笑的借口。
2. precocious(早一点成熟的pre (=before) + coc(=mature,cook))
precocity n.早熟
She's a precocious tot. She could already read at 3.她是个早慧的孩子,三岁的时候就会识字读书了。
3. decoct
v.煎,熬 *de(=intensive,down)
decoction n.熬;煎制的药剂
词根:coct = cook, 表示“煮, 调配”
concoct v. 编造,虚构(con全部+coct→全部是调配出来的→编造)
decoct v. 煎,熬(de强调+coct→不断煮→煎熬)
precocious a. 早熟的(pre提早+coc+ious→提早熟→早熟的)
precocity n. 早熟(pre+coc+ity)
词根词缀:coct-, cocto-
【来源及含义】Latin: to cook, to boil; to prepare; to digest
【相关词根词缀】Closely related to the coqu-, cocu- family of "to cook, to ripen" words.
【同源单词】coction, coctoantigen, coctoimmunogen, concoct, concocted, concocter