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词根:-plac-

【词根含义】:高兴,安慰

【词根来源】:来源于拉丁语动词plac.o, plac.are, plac.avi, plac.atus(平静,满足)和plac.eo, plac.ere, plac.ui, plac.itus(高兴,满足)。

【同源单词】:placable, placate, pleasant, please, pleased

词根:-fa-, -phe-, -pha-, -fe-

【词根含义】:说

【词根来源】:-pha-和-phe-来源于希腊语,而-fa-和-fe-来源于拉丁语。由-fa-和-fe-衍生的词根还有: ① -fab- 说,寓言,传说 (来源于拉丁语fabula寓言,传说); ② -fam- 名声,名誉 (来源于拉丁语fama流言,名誉 ← 说的人多了,就有名声了); ③ -fant- 说 (来源于拉丁语infans, infantis, m婴儿 ← 婴儿是不能说话的,所以带有否定前缀in-); ④ -fat- 命运 (来源于拉丁语fatum神的话语 → 神说的是命中注定的); ⑤ -fess- 表白 (来源于拉丁语动词fateor, fateri, fassus, sum表白,承认)。

【同源单词】:defamatory, defame, fable, fabulist, fabulous

词根:phag = eat 吃

  词根 phag来源于希腊语。它相应的拉丁语词根为:edi,vor 吃,它们分别来源于拉丁语 edere,vorare,如:edible 可食的。

同源词:

1. polyphagous  [poly- 多 + phag 吃 + -ous ...的 →]
  adj. 多食性的,杂食的

2. dysphagia  [dys- 困难,不良 + phag 吃 + -ia (n.) 表示疾病 → 吃饭困难的病症→]
  n.咽下困难

3. geophagy  [geo 土地 + phag 吃 + -y (n.) 名词后缀 → 喜欢,有吃土的爱好 →]
  n.食土 ( 癖 )

4. hippophagous  [hippo 马 + phag 吃 + -ous (a.) 表示“…的” → 很喜欢吃马肉的 → ]
  adj. 食马肉的

5. zoophagous  [zoo 动物 + phag 吃 + -ous (a.) 表示“…的” → 喜欢吃动物肉的 → ]
  adj.吃动物的,食肉的

6. xylophagous  [xylo  木 + phag 吃 + -ous (a.) 表示“…的” → 喜欢吃木头的 → ]
  adj. 吃木的,蛀木的

7. phytophagous  [phyto 植物 + phag 吃 + -ous ...的 →喜欢吃植物的 → ]
  adj. 食植物的

8. phyllophagous  [phyllo 叶 + phag 吃 + -ous ...的  → 喜欢吃叶子的  → ]
  adj.食叶的,以叶为食的

9. anthropophagy  [anthropo 人 + phag 吃 + -y 名词后缀  → 喜欢吃人肉的 → ]
  n.食人肉的习性

10. anthropophagous  [见上,-ous ...的  → ]
  adj.食人肉的

词根:pel, puls(peal) = to drive

  词根pel,puls来源于拉丁语 pellere(=to drive),过去分词为pulsus —— 英文根字典,意为 to drive ,这二个词根它们属于一对同源异形根,前者是此词的不定式词干,后者是此词的动名词词干。这对词根在英语中构词很有规律:前者加上前缀构成动词,后者则构成相应的名词和形容词。它们的变形为peal。同义词根有来自拉丁语的ig/ag/act 和flig。此外,来自拉丁语的意为 to lead 的duc/duct(du),men(mean) 以及来自希腊语的 agog 也有近似的含义。

同源词:

1. dispel(远远地驱逐或者分别撵 dis(=away) + pel(=drive))
  vt. 驱走;驱散
  My father always told me that a glass of cold water dispels nightmares. 我爸爸经常跟我说一杯凉水可以赶走噩梦。

2. impel(在里面驱赶im<in(=in) + pel(=drive))
  vt. sb + to do 驱使;迫使;催促;推进
  impulse n.推动(力);(内心的)冲动
  impulsion n.冲动;推进
  impeller n.叶轮
  impulsive adj.冲动的;由冲动造成的
  He has billions,but fear impels him to earn more money. 他虽已有数十亿的财产,但恐惧驱使他去赚取更多的钱。

3. expulsion(向外撵、驱赶ex(=out) + puls(=drive))
  n.驱逐,逐出;排除;除名,开除
  expel v.赶出,驱逐
  Disobedience of the rules will result in immediate expulsion from school. 违反校规的结果就是立即被学校开除。

4. repellent(向后驱赶re(=back) + pel(=drive))
  adj.击退的;令人不愉快的,令人厌恶的
  n.驱虫剂
  repel v.驱赶;使不愉快
  repulse v.反击,击退;拒绝,回绝;(n.)击退;拒绝
  repulsive adj.令人厌恶的,令人不愉快的;击退的
  repulsion n.击退;厌恶,反感
  That woman has a repellant personality. I abhor her. 那个女人的性格令人反感,我很讨厌她。

5. appeal
  v.上诉;恳求;有吸引力 *ap<ad(=toward,to),peal<pel(=drive)

6. appellate
  adj.上诉的;受理上诉的 *ap<ad(=to,toward)
  appellate court 受理上诉的法院

7. compel
  v.迫使,强迫 *com(=with,together)

8. compulsion
  n.强迫,强制 *com(=with,together)

9. compulsive
  adj.强制性的,强迫的 *com(=with,together)
  compulsory education 义务教育
  compulsory service 义务兵役
  compulsory execution 强制执行
  compulsory purchase 强制性购买

10. propel
  v.推进 *pro(=forward)

11. propellant
  adj.推进的 n.推动者(物);(枪炮的)发射火药;(火箭等的)推进燃料 *pro(=forward)

12. propeller
  n.推进器;螺旋桨 *pro(=forward)

13. pulse
  n.脉搏;有节奏的跳动 v.搏动;起伏(促使血液流通的振动)

14. pulsate
  v.跳动;搏动
  pulsation n.跳动;搏动

15. repeal
  v.废除(法律等),废止;撤销 *re(=back)

词根:pac, peas, pact = peace 和平

  词根pac来源于拉丁语 pax/pacis 和平,词根paci,peac 是词根pac的变体;词根peas来源于拉丁语的peas;词根pact可追溯到原始印欧语根*pag-,它的原始含义是固定,后来pact演变出同意,达成一致的含义,双方意见达成一致了,就没有矛盾,也就和平了。在此基础上,演变出来一系列的单词,诸如peace(和平),pacific(和平的,太平的)及appease(安抚,平息)等等;甚至连pay与此根也有一些关联:pay的原义为“ to pacify or appease ”,通过给某人一些钱来安抚他。后来转指“支付,偿还”。payday就是安慰员工的时候,即 “发薪日”。Page也来源于此。同类词根(和平时代很安全):saf,sav, 安全/救,其中,词根sav 也可以理解为是根据辅音的交替规律由saf变来的, 属于单辅音交替规律, 如:safely 安全。
 
  反义词根有意为war的来源于拉丁语的bell,mar和来源于法语的guerr。

同源词:

1. appease [给某人以和平、平静、和解ap<ad(=to)+peas(=peace)]
  vt. 安慰,使镇定;满足;让步
  appeasement 安慰;姑息;让步 cf. unappeasable adj. 难以满足的;无法平息的
  A cookie at 5:00 will appease hungry children before dinnertime. 晚饭之前孩子们会很饿,5点钟的时候给他们一块饼干,可以哄住他们。

2. pacify [使变得乎和pac(=peace)]
  vt. 使平息;安抚;平定
  pacificacion  n. 和解;平定
  The teacher pacified the frightened children with soothing words. 老师用抚慰的话语使受惊吓的孩子平静。

3. pacific
  adj. 和平的;和解的;(大海等)平静的;温和的;太平的:太平洋的
  *fic(=make)
  pacific era  和平年代
  the Pacific Ocean  太平洋
  the Pacific States (美国)太平洋沿岸的州(加利福尼亚州、俄勒冈州、华盛颁州等)
  Pacific Standard Time  太平洋标准时间 ,比  East Standard Time  (东部时间)晚3个小时

4. pacification
  n. 和解;平定 *fic(=make)

5. pacifism
  n. 和平主义
  pacifist n.和平主义者

词根:plac (plais), pleas = to please, to soothe, peace

  来源于拉丁语的placēre(有的书籍上认为来源于拉丁语的placere) 意为 to please,to soothe,peace,它的变形为plais。

同源词:

1. complaisant(使完全快乐的 com(=intensive) + plais<plac(=please))
  adj.讨好的;彬彬有礼的;顺从的
  complaisance n.彬彬有礼;讨好
  The very rich often receive exceptionally complaisant service from their factotums. 勤杂工对富人的服务往往格外殷勤。

2. implacable(无法安抚的 im<in(=not) + plac(=soothe,peace,please))
  adj.不能安抚的,难以平息的;毫不宽容的
  She could never quiet the implacable jealousy of her husband. 她无法平息丈夫的妒忌之心。

3. placate(使变得和平plac(=peace))
  vt.安抚,平息
  placable adj.可安抚的;温和的;宽容的
  placability n.易安抚;温和;宽容
  placatory adj.安抚的;怀柔的
  It's not easy to placate an enraged customer. 平息一们顾客的怒火并不是件容易的事。

4. complacent
  adj.自我满足的 (完全被取悦)*com(=intensive,completely)
  complacency n.自满;得意
  with a complacent smile/air 面带着满意的微笑/满意的态度

5. complacence
  n.自我满足,沾沾自喜 *com(=intensive,completely)
  complacency(=complacence)

6. placid
  adj.宁静的;温和的;沉着的 *id(=having the quality of )
  placidity n.温和;沉着;宁静
  placid lake 宁静的湖水

7. placebo
  n.安慰剂(不含药性,仅为加强病人康复的希望)

8. please
  v.取悦;使高兴;喜欢;愿意;请
  pleased adj.高兴的;满意的;愉快的
  pleasing adj.愉快的;令人喜欢的;可爱的
  pleasant adj. 愉快的;快活的;友善的
 
9. pleasantry
  n.诙谐;幽默;开玩笑《-ry 名词字尾》

10. pleasure
  n.快乐;乐趣;享乐;愿望;爱好

11. displease
  v.使不快;使厌烦;触怒(使不高兴)《dis- =not》
  displeasing adj. 不愉快的
  displeasure n.不愉快;不满;生气

12. unpleasant
  adj.令人不愉快的;讨厌的《un- = not》

词根:pet (pit, peat) = to rush, to seek, to strive

  来自拉丁语的pet 意为to rush,to seek,to strive,它的变形为pit,peat。

  (*拉丁文petere (=to fly,to seek)——英文字根字典)

同源词:

1. impetus(在内部猛冲 im<in(=in) + pet(=rush))
  n.推动力,促进;刺激
  I don't think he has the impetus to complete in the 3-mile race.我认为他没有完成3公里赛跑的动力。

2. perpetual(一直寻找的per (=through,throughout) + pet(=seek,strive))
  adj.永久的,永恒的;连续不断的
  perpetuate v.使永远存在
  perpetuity n.永远,不朽;终生养老金
  perpetuation n. 永存,不朽
  perpetually adv.永久地
  Maintaining a state of perpetual inner peace is a truth seeker's goal. 永远保持内心的平静是真理追寻者的目标。

3. propitious(为事先求得、获得而费心思的 pro(=before,forward) + pit<pet (=seek))
  adj.顺利的,形势有利的;慈悲的
  Economic conditions are propitious for starting a new business now.现在的经济状况利于开展新的生意。

4. propitiate(事先求得 pro(=before) + pit<pet(=seek))
  vt.劝解;安慰,抚慰;取悦
  propitiation n.劝解;安慰
  propitiatory adj.劝解的;安慰的
  I propitiated my offended wife with gift of roses. 我用玫瑰作礼物取悦我生气的妻子。

5. impetuous
  adj.激烈的,猛烈的;(言行)鲁莽的;冲动的 *im<in(=in),pet(=rush)
  impetuosity n.激烈;鲁莽的言行
  impetuous remarks 冲动的话
  impetuous charge/gale 猛袭/狂风

6. petulant
  adj. 性急的;易怒的;任性的 *pet(=rush)
  petulance n.性急;任性 *pet(=rush)

7. appetite
  n.食欲;欲求,欲望;爱好 *ap<ad(=to),pet(=seek)
  appetizer n.开胃食品,开胃饮料(或酒)
  have a big appetite 胃口大
  appetite for power 权力欲
  carnal/sexual appetite 性欲

8. appetizing
  adj.美味可口的;促进食欲的 *ap<ad(=to),pet(seek)
  appetizing smell from the kitchen 从厨房里飘来的诱人的香味

9. centripetal
  adj.向心的 *centr(=center),pet(=seek)
  centripetal force 向心力

10. compete
  v.竞争;比赛;对抗 *com(=together),pet(=seek)
  compete with/against others for a prize 和他人竞争奖项
  compete with /against other countries in trade 和他国进行贸易战争

11. competence
  n.胜任,能力;[律]权限 *com(=together),pet(=seek)
  his competence in handling money 他掌管钱财的能力

12. competent
  adj.(人)有能力的,胜任的;合格的;足够的;充足的 *com(=together),pet(=seek)
  competent player 有能力的选手
  competent knowledge of English 足够的英语知识

13. competition
  n.竞争;(较量知识、力量等的)比赛 *com(=togehter),pet(=seek)
  trade competition between countries 国家间的贸易竞争
  keen competition for a job 激烈的求职竞争
  boxing/chess competitions  拳击比赛/国际象棋比赛

14. competitive
  adj.竞争的;比赛的;有竞争力的 *com(=togehter),pet(=seek)
  competitive games 比赛
  competitive prices 有竞争力的价格
  competitive coexistence 竞争共存

15. competitor
  n.竞争者,竞争对手 *com(=togehter),pet(=seek)
  incompetence / incompetency n.不适当;无能力;无资格
  incompetent to teach science 不适合当理科教师的

16. petition
  n.请愿,恳求;申请;请愿书;(向法院递交的)诉状
  v.向...请愿,恳求;申请 *pet(=seek)
  petitioner n.请愿者;申请人;(特指)离婚诉讼的原告
  petition to the king 上呈给国王的请愿书
  petition of bankruptcy 破产申请
  petition of appeal 起诉书
  petition of revision 上诉状
  the Petition of Right 权利请愿

17. repetition
  n.重复,反复;背诵 *re(=again),pet(=seek)
  repetitive /repetitious 重复的,反复性的
  the repetitive work of a factory's production line 工厂生产线上的重复性的工作
  after numerous repetitions  在反复多次之后

18. repeat
  v./n.重复,反复 *re(=again),pet(=seek)
  repeated adj.反复的,重复的,再三的
  repeating adj.反复的;循环的;连发的
  repeatedly adv.反复地,多次地
  repeat performance 重演

词根:phras, pha, phe, phu = to say, to speek

  来自希腊语的phras 意为to say,to speek,具有相同含义的还有来自希腊语的pha,phe,phu。同义词根有来自拉丁语的dic/dict,fa/fam/fess,locut/loqu,nounc/nunci,or,parl等。


同源词:

1. paraphrase (向旁边说 para(=beside) + phras(=say))
  n.解释;意译
  vt.解释;意译
  You should footnote the original source even when you paraphrase a passage. 即使是解释某一段文章,也应该加上脚注,标明出处。

2. phrase
  n.短语;惯用语;措词

3. phrasing
  n.说法,措词

4. aphasia
  n.失语症 *a<an(=not,without)

5. blaspheme
  v. 口出恶性言,辱骂;亵渎 *blas (=fult)
  blaspheme the name of God 亵渎上帝之名

6. blasphemous
  adj.不敬的,亵渎的 *blas(=fault)

7. blasphemy
  n.对神的不敬,亵渎;侮慢的言行 *blas (fault)


8. emphatic
  adj.加强语气的;强调的;明确的;肯定的 *em<en(=intensive)
  emphasis n.强调
  emphatic gesture/opinion 坚决的姿态/意见
  emphatic person 语气强烈的人
  emphatic denial 断然的否定

9. euphemism
  n.委婉语;委婉的表达 *eu(=good)

10. eupuism
  n.华丽的措辞(或文章) *eu(=good)

11. prophecy
  n.预言(能力)*pro(=forward,before)

12. prophesy
  v.预言 *pro(=forward,before)

13. prophel
  n.先知,预言家;主张人,提倡者 *pro(=forward,before)
  prophetic n.预言的;预言家的
  the Prophets 基督教《圣经.旧约》中的先知书

词根:phan (phen, fan) = to show, to appear

  词根phan来自于希腊语的phan(英文字根字典:phan来源于希腊语的phantazein) 意为to show , to appear,其元音弱化后变成phen。fan也是其变形,同义词根有来自拉丁语的monstr。

同源词:

1. diaphanous adj.(衣服等的布料)透明的;半透明的;模糊不清的[通过某物可见的 dia(=through + phan (=show,appear)]
  The diaphanous curtains are lovely but don't afford much privacy.透明的窗帘虽然好看,但是私密性较差。

2. phantom n.幻影;幽灵;(P~)鬼怪式飞机 adj.幽灵的;幻觉的
  phantom ships 幽灵船;phantom order 虚拟订货(政府订购军火等的须经正式批准执行方生效的长期协议);phantom tumor 幻想瘤;假性瘤

3. phantasm n.幻影;幽灵 [浮在眼前的东西]
  phantasmal adj.幻影(似)的;幽灵(似)的;n.phantasmagoria 变幻无常的幻觉(梦中、发高烧时出现)

4. phenom n.(体育界等的)杰出人才 *phen<phan (=appear)

5. phenomenon n.现象;奇才;奇迹 *phen<phan(=appear,show)

6. phenomenal adj.现象的;关于现象的;感觉到的;惊人的,杰出的 *phen<phan(=appear,show)
  phenomenal world [哲]现象世界;phenomenal memory 惊人的记忆力

7. phenotype n.[生]表现型(指一个生物体的可观测性状)(genotype遗传型)*phen<phan(=appear,show)

8. fantasia n.幻想曲;集成曲 *fan<phan(=appear,show)

9. fantasy n.空想,幻想;幻想的产物;幻想曲 *phen<phan(=appear,show)

10. fantastic;-tical adj.空想的;怪诞的;(计划、想法等)不现实的;令人吃惊的;极好的 *fan<phan(=appear,show)
  Fantastic dreams/shapes/fashions 奇怪的梦/模样/时尚;Christina's a really fantastic girl!克里斯蒂真是个出色的女孩!

11. fancy n.(没有根据的)想像,幻想;爱好,嗜好
         adj.空想的,想像的;装饰的;花式的;花哨的;杂色的;别致的;精致的;精选的;
         v.空想的,想像;喜欢 *fan<phan(=appear,show)
  I have a fancy that she will not come.我猜她不会来了;fancy cake 花式蛋糕;fancy goods 花哨商品;fancy button 装饰性的纽扣;fancy ball/dress化装舞会

12. fanciful adj.陷入空想的,想像的,充满幻想的;不现实的;奇异的 *fan<phan(=appear,show)
  fancied adj.空想的,想像的 fancied grievances 无限据的不满
  fanciful writer 富于幻想的作家;fanciful drawings 奇异的画

13. fancier n.(附在名词后)爱好者;(展览或观赏型动、植物的)育种者 *fan<phan(=appear,show)
  bird/dog/rose fancier 鸟/狗/玫瑰的育种者

14. phase n. 方面;阶段;时期 v.使配合;分段实施 [眼睛所能看到的情况]

词根:prag-, pract- = to do, act 做事

  来自希腊语的prag,pracit意为to do ,business。

同源词:

1. pragmatic adj.实际的;实用主义的;实干的(不管什么都做的prag(=do,business))
  pragmatism n.实用主义 pragmatist n.实用主义者
  The pragmatic decision is to forgo the vacation and study.务实的决定是放弃休假去学习。

2. practice n.实行;实施;实践;常规,惯例;习惯;练习;(医生、律师的)业务;诉讼手续 v.练习;实习;习惯做...;从事(职业)
  practiced adj.熟练的;老练的
  practice teacher (本人是学生的)实习教师;put a plan into practice 将计划付诸实施;practice medicine/law行医/做律师

3. practical adj. 实际的;实用的;(比起理论)注重行动的;实践的;事实上的,实际上的
  practically adv.实际地;实用地;事实上;几乎;have practically no fine weather 几乎没有好天气;practicality 实用性;实际事物;Let's get down to practicalities.让我们老虎一下实际;practical joke玩笑;恶作剧

;practical English 实用英语 ;practical knowledge 实用知识;ideas that appeal to practical minds 讲求实用义的想法

4. practicable adj.适用的;能实行的;可通行的
  practicably adv.可实行地
  practicability n.可行性
  methods that are not practicable 不可行的方法;mountain pass that is practicable only in summer只能在夏天通行的山路。

5. practitioner n.开业者(尤指医生、律师等);从业者;实践者;(基督教科学派的)信仰疗法术士
  general practitioner (缩写:GP)(普通医生(相对于专科医生而言))

词根:phag = eat, 表示“吃”

zoophagous a. 吃动物的,食肉的(zoo动物+phag吃+ous)

phytophagous a. 食植物的(phyto植物+phag+ous)

anthropophagous a. 食人肉的(anthropo人+phag+ous)

词根:plac = to please, 表示“取悦, 使满意, 使平静”

placate v. 安慰,抚慰(plac+ate→使…平静)

placid a. 平静的(plac+id)

implacable a. 不平静的;难以安慰的(im不+placable能平静的)

complacent a. 自满的,自得的(com加强语气+plac+ent→被取悦→自满的)

placebo n. 安慰药(plac+ebo药品→平静的药→安慰药)

complaisant a. 讨好的(com加强语气+plais[=plac]+ant→让[别人]满意→讨好的)

词根:plat = flat, 表示“平坦”

plate n. 盘子(盘子中间是平的)

plateau n. 平顶;高原(plat+eau 表名词→平坦地)

platform n. 月台;讲台(plat+form形状→形状平的地方→平台,月台)

platitude n. 陈词滥调(plat+itude状态→[语言]平坦→陈词滥调)

词根:par, pear = come in sight, 表示“看见”

apparent a. 显而易见的(ap+par+ent→一再能看见→显而易见)

transparent a. 透明的;明白的(trans穿过+par+ent→穿过去能看见→透明的)

transparency n. 透明度

ppear v. 出现(ap+pear→看见了→出现了)

disappear v. 消失(dis不+appear出现→不出现→消失)

词根:phan = show, 表示“显示”

phantom n. 显现;幽灵(phan+tom)

sycophant n. 马屁精(eyco[=flg无花果]+phant→显示无花果→献上无花果→拍马屁)

diaphanous a. 透明的(dia对面+phan+ous→对面能显示出来)

词根:plas = mold (模式)

plaster 膏药

plastic 可塑的

protoplast 原物型

词根:phag

anthropophagous [anthropo人,phag吃,-ous…的] 食人肉的

anthropophagy [见上,-y名词后缀] 食人肉的习性

dysphagia [dys-困难,不良,phag吃,咽,-ia名词后缀] 咽下困难

zoophagous [zoo动物,phag吃,-ous…的] 吃动物的,肉食的

phyllophagous [phyllo叶,phag吃,-ous…的] 食叶的,以叶为食的

phytophagous [phyto植物,phag吃,-ous…的] 食植物的

polyphagous [poly-多,phag吃,-ous…的] 多食性的,杂食的

词根词缀:pac-, peac-, peas-

【来源及含义】Latin: peace, peaceful, calm, quiet; eased anger or agitation

【相关词根词缀】 Cross references directly, or indirectly, involving "calm, calmness, peace, quiet": plac-; quies-, quiet-; seren-.

【同源单词】Abi in pace, appeasableness, appeasably, appease, appeasement, appeaser

词根词缀:pago-, pag- (peak)

【来源及含义】Greek: a "peak", but used by ecologists in the restricted sense of "foothill"

【相关描述】Be aware that there is another Greek pago- unit that refers to "ice".

【同源单词】pagophilous, pagophily, pagophyte

词根词缀:pare-, pari-, pear-

【来源及含义】Latin: to come forth, to be visible, to come in sight

【相关词根词缀】 Cross references of word families that are related directly, or indirectly, to: "appear, visible, visual, manifest, show, see, reveal, look": blep-; delo-; demonstra-; opt-; -orama; phanero-; phant-; pheno-; scopo-; spec-; vela-, veal-; video-, visuo-.

【同源单词】apparency, apparent, apparently, apparition, appear, appearance

词根词缀:pel-, -pell, -pellent, -peal

【来源及含义】Latin: push, beat, strike, knock, drive

【相关描述】Don't confuse this pel- unit with another pel- group meaning "mud, earth, clay".

【相关词根词缀】 Cross references of word families that are related directly, or indirectly, to: "push, shove, thrust": osmo-; puls-; trud-.

【同源单词】appeal, appealable, appealer, appealingly, appealingness, appellant

词根词缀:phaco-, phac-, phako-, phak-

【来源及含义】Greek: lentil [bean]; lens of the eye

【相关描述】So called because the lens of the eye resembles a lentil bean in appearance or shape.

【相关词根词缀】 Related references to "eye" or "eye part" word families: blepharo-; core-; corneo-; eye, eyes; irido-; lenti-, lens-; lenticulo-; ocelli-; oculo-; op-, -optic; ophthalmo-; pupillo-; retino-; uveo-.

【同源单词】angiophakomatosis, erysiphake, ophthalmometer, ophthalmophacometer, phacoanaphylactic uveitis, phacoanaphylaxis

词根词缀:phago-, phag-, -phage, -phagi, -phagic, -phagically, -phagia, -phagism, -phagist, -phagic, -phagous, -phagy

【来源及含义】Greek: eat, eating; to consume, to ingest; relationship to eating or consumption by ingestion or engulfing

【相关词根词缀】 Related "eat, eating" word units: brycho-; esculent-; esophago-;glutto-; vor-. Cross references of word families that are related directly, or indirectly, to: "food, nutrition, nourishment": alimento-; broma-; carno-; cibo-; esculent-; sitio-; tropho-; Eating Crawling Snacks; Eating: Carnivorous-Plant "Pets"; Eating: Folivory or Leaf Eaters; Eating: Omnivorous.

【同源单词】acreophagist, acreophagous, acreophagy, acridophage, actinophage, adelphophagy

词根词缀:phanero-, phaner-, -phane, -phan, -phanic, -phanous,-phany

【来源及含义】Greek: to show; to make visible, to manifest, to open

【相关词根词缀】 Cross references of word families that are related directly, or indirectly, to: "appear, visible, visual, manifest, show, see, reveal, look": blep-; delo-; demonstra-; opt-; -orama; pare-; phant-; pheno-; scopo-; spec-; vela-, veal-; video-, visuo-.

【同源单词】allophane, autophanous, cellophane, diaphane, diaphaneity, diaphanography

词根词缀:phant-, phanta-, phas-; -phasic, -phant

【来源及含义】Greek: manifest; show, appear, make appear, make visible, display; visible; to show [through], to shine [through]; illustrious

【相关词根词缀】 Cross references of word families that are related directly, or indirectly, to: "appear, visible, visual, manifest, show, see, reveal, look": blep-; delo-; demonstra-; opt-; -orama; pare-; phanero-; pheno-; scopo-; spec-; vela-, veal-; video-, visuo-.

【同源单词】anaphase, aphanite, aphantic, aphantobiont, biphasic, biphasic sleep

词根词缀:plac-, placi-, -plais

【来源及含义】Latin: to please, to satisfy; peace, peacefulness; calm, calmness

【相关词根词缀】 Cross references directly, or indirectly, involving "calm, calmness, peace, quiet": pac-, peac-; quies-, quiet-; seren-.

【同源单词】complacence, complacent, complacently, complaisance, complaisant, complaisantly

词根词缀:plag-, plagu-, plague-

【来源及含义】Greek > Latin: strike, stroke, blow, wound; beat the chest; lament loudly [while beating the chest]; pestilence

【同源单词】black plague, bubonic plague, pestis minor, plague, plague, plagueful

词根词缀:plano-, plan-, plani-

【来源及含义】Latin: flat, even, level, smooth

【同源单词】explain, explainable, explainer, explanation, explanatory, pedoplania

词根词缀:plano-, plan-, -plany, -plania

【来源及含义】Greek: passively drifting, wandering, or roaming; planet or planets

【相关描述】The planets are shown in this unit with images and links for details about each planet.

【相关词根词缀】 A cross reference of word units that are related, directly or indirectly, to the: "moon": Calendar, Moon Facts; Chemical Element: selenium; Gods and Goddesses; luna, luni-; Luna, the earth moon; menisc-; meno-; Planets in Motion; seleno-.

【同源单词】angioplany, aplanogamete, diplanetism, exoplanet, extrasolar planet, interplanetary

词根词缀:platy-, plat-, platino-, platt-

【来源及含义】Greek: broad, wide; flat, level

【同源单词】absorber plate, amalgamation table, electroless plating, electroplate, electroplating, electroplaxes

词根词缀:po-, poo-, -poa-

【来源及含义】Greek: grass, a grassy place; meadow, meadows

【同源单词】Poa, Poaceae, poaceous, poad, poic, poocole

词根词缀:prav-

【来源及含义】Latin: crooked, crookedness; perverted, vicious, wicked; borrowed through Old French depraver or directly from Latin depravare, "to corrupt"; from de, "completely" + pravus, "crooked"

【同源单词】depravation, deprave, depraved, depravedly, depravedness, depravement

词根词缀:pray, preca-

【来源及含义】Latin: to ask, to entreat; ask earnestly, entreaty, beg; request, petition, pray, prayer

【同源单词】deprecate, deprecation, deprecative, deprecatory, imprecate, imprecation

词根词缀:pre-, prae-

【来源及含义】Latin: before [both in time and place]

【相关描述】The prefix prae- can actually be substituted for pre- because both of them are different spellings for the same prefix meaning "before".

【相关词根词缀】 Related before-word units: ante-; antero-; anti-; pro-. Related "time" units: aevum, evum; archaeo-, archeo-; Calendars; chrono-; horo-; Quotes: Time; tempo-.

【同源单词】preacquaint, preacquaintance, preagonal, pre-agricultural, preamble, preambular