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:mini-, minor-, minut-, minu-, min-
【来源及含义】Latin: small, little, less; decline, decrease, diminish; become less, reduce, becoming smaller or shorter
【相关词根词缀】Related "few, small, less, little" word units: micro-;mio-; nano-; oligo-, olig-.
【同源单词】a maximis ad minima, A minimis quoque timendum, admin, admin, administer, administrant