词根词缀:sub-, suc-, suf-, sug-, sum-, sup-, sur-, sus-, su-
【来源及含义】Latin: under, below, beneath; used as a prefix as shown in various formats below
【相关描述】The prefix sub- often becomes suc- before c: succumb.
The prefix sub- often becomes suf- before f: suffuse.
The prefix sub- often becomes sug- before g: suggest.
The prefix sub- often becomes sum- before m: sumptuous.
The prefix sub- often becomes sup- before p: suppression.
The prefix sub- often becomes sur- before r: surrogate.
The prefix, sub- is often simplified to su- before sp; as seen in suspect, suspend, suspicion, suspension, et al. Before c, p, and t; it is sometimes formed into sus-.
【同源单词】oversufficient, sub specie, sub voce, subabdominal, subaquatic, subaquatics
词根词缀:subter-
【来源及含义】Latin: under, beneath, secretly, less than; formed from sub-
【同源单词】subterannuating, subterannuation, subterfuge, subterraneal, subterranean, subterraneous
词根词缀:terr-, terra-, -ter
【来源及含义】Latin: earth, dry land, land
【相关描述】This unit presents many words that are used in references having to do with earth and land; that is, the loose, fragmented material that composes part of the surface of this planet that we live on.
Don't confuse this element with other words that are spelled in a similar way; such as, terrify, terrible.
【相关词根词缀】 Cross references of word families related directly, or indirectly, to: "land, ground, fields, soil, dirt, mud, clay, earth (world)": agra-; agrest-; agri-; agro-; argill-; choro-; chthon-; epeiro-; geo-; glob-; lut-; myso-; pedo-; pel-; rhyp-; soil-; sord-.
【同源单词】circumterrestrial, disinter, disinterment, exoterroid, extraterrestrial, extraterrestrial