词根：pred, preda = to plunder（掠夺）, to prey（掠食）

  来自拉丁语的pred 意为to plunder。

  （词根preda来源于拉丁文praeda (=to prey,to plunder)——英文字根字典）

同源词：

1. depredation （完全掠夺de(=intensive) + pred(=plunder)）
  n.破坏；掠夺
  depredate v.蹂躏；掠夺
  The hurricane left a path of depredation over hundreds of miles. 台风留下了数百英里的破坏痕迹。

2. predatory
  adj.掠夺的；掠夺成性的；（动物）以捕食其他动物为生的，食肉的
  predatory tribesmen 掠夺成性的部落成员
  predatory incursions 掠夺性入侵
  predatory birds 食肉鸟

3. predator
  n.掠夺者；食肉动物

4. predacious
  adj.捕食性的；食肉的

5. prey
  n.掠食；牺牲者 v.捕食；掠夺（捕获物）

词根词缀：harpago-, harpag-; harpacto-, harpact-; harpaxo-, harpax-

【来源及含义】Latin: seize, snatch, plunder; grappling hook, drag; seizure, robbery, rapine, booty; ravish

【同源单词】harpacticid, harpacticoid, Harpacticoida, harpactophagous, harpago, Harpagomyia splendens

词根词缀：pil-

【来源及含义】Latin: to gather, to pillage, to plunder, to rob, to steal, to snatch, to heap up (as stones) and to carry off

【相关描述】Don't confuse the words in this pil- unit with the pil-, pilo- or "hair" group of words.

【同源单词】compellation, compilation, compilatory, compile, compiled, compilement

词根词缀：pilo-, pil-, pili-

【来源及含义】Latin: hair

【相关描述】Don't confuse the words in this pilo-, pil- group with the pil- or "plunder, heap up" unit.

【相关词根词缀】 Links to other hair-related units: alopec-; barba-; Beards; capillaro-; chaeto-; cirro-; coife; crino-; Hair & Beard Styles; hirsute; pogo-; tricho-; villi-.

【同源单词】capillaceous, capillary, caterpillar, depilate, depilatory, depilous

词根词缀：plagiar-

【来源及含义】Latin: a literary thief; "plunderer, oppressor, kidnapper" [one who "abducts the child or slave of another"]; then by extension, to take and use the thoughts, writings, etc. of someone else and represent or claim them as one's own

【同源单词】plagiarhythm, plagiarism, plagiarist, plagiaristic, plagiarization, plagiarize

词根词缀：pred-

【来源及含义】Latin: booty, plunder, pillage, ravage

【同源单词】depredate, depredation, depredator, depredatory, obligate predator, predacious