词根:flagr, flam = to burn(燃烧), flame(火焰)
词根flam来源于拉丁语的flamma 意为flame,词根flagr来源于拉丁语的flagrare 意为 to burn。 同义词根有来自拉丁语的arid,caust/caut,torr,来自希腊语的ether,以及来自盎格鲁-撒克逊语的burn/bran。
同源词:
1. conflagration(彻底地燃烧con<com(=throughly,intensive) + flagr(=burn))
n.火灾
A devastating conflagration destroyed thousands of acres of forest. 一场毁灭性的火灾烧毁了数千英亩森林。
2. inflammable(在某物上面燃烧的 in(=on) + flam(=burn))
adj.易燃的;易激动的,易怒的
inflame v.点火;激怒;使发炎
inflammation n.发炎;点火
inflammatory adj.激动的;发炎的
inflammable children's clothes have been outlawed for sale in American. 在美国,出售易燃性儿童服装是违法的。
3. flagrant
adj.(罪行、罪犯等)穷凶极恶的,明目张胆的;凶恶的,恶名昭著的
flagrant offenses /sinners 凶恶的罪行/罪犯
4. flambeau
n.火把,装饰用的大烛台 *beau(=pretty)
5. flamboyant
adj.绚烂的,华丽的,艳丽的;炫耀的 *boy(=float) 《古代法文 flambe = to flame(燃烧)》
flamboyance n.绚烂,艳丽
6. flamingo
n.火烈鸟,红鹤
7. flame
n.(pl.)火舌,火焰;耀眼的光辉,光芒;热情;<谑>情人
v.燃烧;勃然大怒;使成火红色
in flames 燃烧着
flame projector /thrower 火焰喷射器
the flames of sunset 落日的余晖
flame of anger /indignation /enthusiasm 怒火/愤怒/如火的热情
old flame 旧情人
The hill flames with azaleas. 杜鹃花映红了山。
hillsides flaming with the colors of fall 被秋色染红的山坡
His anger flamed out. 他怒火冲天。
8. flaming
adj.着火的,燃烧的;灼热的;极端的,惊人的
flaming sun 灼人的太阳
You flaming idiot! 你这个大笨蛋!
9. effulgent
adj.灿烂的;光辉的(发出光亮)《ef- = ex- = out》
词根词缀:flam-
【来源及含义】Latin: fire, burn, blaze
【相关词根词缀】 Cross references of word groups that are related, directly, indirectly, or partly to: "fire, burn, glow, or ashes": ars-, ard-; -bust; cand-, cend-; caust-, caut-; crema-; ciner-; ether-; flagr-; focus, foci-; fulg-; gehenna-; ign-; phleg-; phlog-; pyreto-, -pyrexia; pyr-; spod- (ashes; waste); volcan-.