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词根词缀:-able

【来源及含义】Latin: a suffix; expressing capacity, fitness to do that which can be handled or managed, suitable skills to accomplish something; capable of being done, something which can be finished, etc.

【相关描述】A suffix that forms adjectives. The suffix -ible has related meanings; expressing ability, capacity, fitness; capable of, fit for, able to be done, can be done, inclined to, tending to, given to.

This list is only a small sample of the thousands of -able words that exist in English.

【同源单词】abdicable, -able, abolishable, abominable, abradable, acceptable

词根词缀:deca-, dec-, deka-, dek-

【来源及含义】Greek: ten; a decimal prefix used in the international metric system for measurements

【相关描述】In the metric [decimal] system, deka- is used to show whole units: ten [U.S.] and tenfold [U.K.]; 101 [10]. The metric symbol for deka- is da.

【相关词根词缀】 Related "metric" families: yotta; zetta; exa; peta; tera; giga; mega; kilo; hecto; deci; centi; milli; micro; nano; pico; femto; atto; zepto; yocto.

【同源单词】decachord, decade, decagon, decagonal, decagram, decagramme