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: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
词根词缀:vari-
【来源及含义】Latin: different, diversity, change, changing
【相关描述】Believed by some etymologists to be from varus, "bent, knock-kneed; to bend, to turn, to twist".
【相关词根词缀】 Inter-related cross references, directly or indirectly, involving word units meaning "another, other, different, alternating, varied, changing": ali-; allo-; alter-; allelo-; hetero-; mut-; poikilo-; reciproc-.
【同源单词】divaricate, electrically variable coil, electrophoretic variants, geomagnetic secular variation, geomagnetic variation, idiovariation