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

词根词缀：phras-, phra-, -phrasia, -phrase, -phrastic

【来源及含义】Greek: talk, speak, say

【相关词根词缀】Cross references of word families related directly, or indirectly, to: "talk, speak, speech; words, language; tongue, etc.": cit-; clam-; dic-; fa-; -farious; glosso-; glotto-; lalo-; linguo-; locu-; logo-; loqu-; mythico-; -ology; ora-; -phasia; -phemia; phon-; Quotes: Language,Part 1; Quotes: Language, Part 2; Quotes: Language, Part 3; serm-; tongue; voc-.

【同源单词】angophrasia, aphrasia, bradyphrasia, bradyphrasis, bradyphrenia, choreophrasia