词根：-ton-

【词根含义】：声音

【词根来源】：来源于希腊语tonos(拉伸,弹性→声音),其语义的转移来自于“张紧琴弦以发声”的概念,在拉丁语中为tonus(声音),进入古法语为ton。

【同源单词】：intonation, monotone, monotonous, monotony, tone

前缀：il-, in-, ir-, im-

【词根含义】：不,无,非;入,向内

【词根来源】：(il-用于l前;im-用于b, m, p前;ir-用于r前;in-用于其它情况)   来源于拉丁语in。

【同源单词】：illegal, illegality, illegitimate, illiterate, illogical

词根词缀：-ation, -ization, -isation

【来源及含义】Greek > Latin: a suffix; action, act, process, state, or condition; or result of doing something

【相关描述】Although there are over 1,450 word entries ending with -ation or -ization listed in this unit, there are certainly many more which exist in the English language. At any rate, this unit provides a significant number of -ation and -ization examples for you to see.

【同源单词】abarticulation, abbreviation, abdication, abdominal examination, aberration, abevacuation

词根词缀：tono-, ton-, -tonia, -tonic, -tonous, -tony (sound)

【来源及含义】Greek > Latin: sound, tone; [Greek tonos, "that which is stretched, a stretching, a straining, a pitch of the voice, a musical note"]

【同源单词】aerotonometer, aerotonometry, atonal, atonic, barytone, detonate