词根:greg = flock, gather, mob 群 / 聚结
词根拉丁语gregare(=to collect),grex(=flock 群)。有同类词根:-cumul- 堆积,来源于拉丁语 cumulus,如:accumulate 堆积起来、cumulative 累计;它相应的希腊语词根为:-soro- 堆积,如:soroche 高山病、sororiation 乳房增大。
同源词:
1. egregious(脱离人群的 e<ex(=out) + greg(=flock,mob))
adj.极坏的;异乎寻常的
egregiously adv.极坏地
The bassoon soloist made several egregious mistakes at the recital. 那个低音管独奏会上出现了几次极大的失误。
2. gregarious(因成群而充满的greg(=flock,mob))
adj.群居的,集体的;合群的;爱社会的
I tend to be lost in the shadow of my gregarious friend. 同我善于社交的朋友在一起,我会不知所措。
3. segregate(使脱离于群 se(=away) + greg(=flock,mob))
vt. 分离,隔离;实行种族隔离
segregation n.分离,隔离;种族隔离
segregationist n.各族隔离主义者
You need to segregate the bitch from the other dogs when she's in heat. 当母狗发情时,你需要把它和其他的狗隔离开来。
4. aggregate
v.聚集,集合;总计达 n.合计,总数,总额;(混凝土的)骨料
adj.总计的,合计的 *ag<ad(=to,near)
aggregation n.集合体,集成体
The money collected aggregated $1,000. 筹集的奖金总计1000美元。
in the aggregate 总计
aggregate demand 总需求
5. congregate
v.(使)集合 *con<com(=together)
People quickly congregated around the speaker. 人们很快就聚集到了演说者周围。
6. congregation
n.会集,集合;(教堂的)会众(通常牧师、对歌队除外);(宗教的)集会 *con<com(=together)
7. congregational
adj.(教堂)会众的;集合的;(C~)(基督教)公理会的 *con<com(=together)
8. desegregate
v.废除种族隔离 *de(=reverse the action of),se(=away)
desegregation n.废除种族隔离
desegregate schools Alabama 亚拉巴马州取消种族隔离的学校。
词根词缀:greg-, -gregate, -gregation
【来源及含义】Latin: flock; assemble; gather; come together, get together
【相关词根词缀】 Related "together" units: com-; inter-; struct-.
【同源单词】aggregate, aggregate, aggregate, aggregation, congregant, congregate
词根词缀:nom-, nomo-
【来源及含义】Greek: a meadow; a pasture; an abode; a place for eating; by extension, "distribution of an acute, necrotizing ulcerative process involving mucous membranes of the mouth or genitalia"
【相关描述】Don’t confuse this element with the Greek nomo- which means "law" or another Latin nom- meaning "name".
This element is closely related to nomad- which means “wander, moving around for pasture or grazing for herds or flocks”.
【同源单词】noma, nomocole, nomophile, nomophilous, pronomos
词根词缀:nomad-
【来源及含义】Greek, nomas, nomados, "pasturing, roaming about for pasture" > Latin , nomas, nomdis: wander, moving around for pasture or grazing for herds or flocks
【相关描述】Closely related to nomo-, "a pasture" or "a place for grazing".
【同源单词】nomad, nomadic, nomadical, nomadically, nomadism, nomadize