词根词缀：cern-, cert-, cer-; cret-, creet-, cre-

【来源及含义】Latin: to separate, to sift, to distinguish, to understand, to decide, to determine; separated, separation, to set apart; the glandular extraction or the movement out of a natural substance

【相关描述】Used to express the ability a person has to distinguish, or to perceive, something with the eyes and the mind. Related to crit-; as in criticize, diacritical, critique, etc.

【同源单词】ascertain, ascertainable, ascertainment, certain, certainly, certainty