词根:ol, od = smell
来自拉丁语的ol,od意为smell。
同源词:
1. redolent(强烈地散发气味的 red<re(=intensive) + ol(=smell))
adj.芳香的,有...气味的;使想起...的
redolence n.香气,芳香
The small restaurant was redolent of curry and cumin.小饭馆里散发着咖喱和小茴香的香味。
2. olfactory
adj.嗅觉的 *fact(=make)
olfactory nerves 嗅觉神经;olfactory organs 嗅觉器官
3. malodorous
adj.恶臭的 *mal(=bad)
4. odorous
adj.芳香的
5. odour
n.(好闻的或者不好闻的)气味;名声;意味
6. odoriferous
adj.散发着芳香的 *fer(=carry)
词根词缀:condyl-, condylo-
【来源及含义】Greek: knuckle, knuckle-like knob, knob
【同源单词】condylar, condyle, condylectomy, condylion, condyloid, condyloma acuminatum
词根词缀:insulino-, insulin-, insula-, insulo-, insul-, isle
【来源及含义】Latin: island; derived from insul[a], "island" [used here in reference to the islands [islets] of Langerhans, irregular structures in the pancreas that produce the protein hormone insulin which is secreted into the blood where it regulates sugar metabolism]
【同源单词】aisle, circuminsular, ethological isolation, insular, insularism, insularity