词根词缀:cilio-, cili-, cil-
【来源及含义】Latin: the eyelid or its outer edge; hairs growing on the edges of the eyelids, eyelashes
【同源单词】ciliariscope, ciliarotomy, ciliary, ciliastatic, Ciliata, ciliate
词根词缀:-ous, -ious, -eous
【来源及含义】Latin: full of or having the qualities of; in chemistry, a suffix denoting that the element indicated by the name bearing it, has a valence lower than that denoted by the termination -ic; as, nitrous, sulphurous, etc., as contrasted with nitric, sulphuric, etc.
【相关描述】Only a small number of the hundreds of examples are presented because there are just too many to include at this time.
【同源单词】abdominous, abiogenous, ablepharous, abstemious, acanthaceous, acanthocephalous
词根词缀:super-, supra-, sur-
【来源及含义】Latin: above, over, more than; excessive
【相关描述】Sur- is a form of super- formed through the French and shouldn't be confused with another assimilated sur- form that comes from sub- and means: "under, below, beneath".
In some words, super- is amplified to mean: "on top of; higher in rank or position than; superior to; greater in quality, amount, or degree than others of its kind; to a degree greater than others of its kind; to a degree greater than normal; extra, additional".
【相关词根词缀】 Related "above, over, beyond the normal, excessive" word units: epi-; hyper-; ultra-, ult-. Inter-related cross references, directly or indirectly, involving word units meaning "more, plentiful, fullness, excessive, over flowing": copi-; exuber-; hyper-; multi-; opulen-; ple-; pleio-; plethor-; poly-; total-; ultra-; undu-.
【同源单词】anterosuperior, archaeological survey, beta-gamma survey meter, costosuperior, cybersurfer, electromagnetic surveying