词根:tort(tor) = to twist(卷缩)
来自拉丁语的tort 意为to twist,它的变形为tor。
(*拉丁文torquere(=twist) —— 英文根字典)
同源词:
1. distortion(用力拧dis(=intensive) + tort(=twist)
n.曲解,歪曲;变形,扭曲
distort v.歪曲,使变形
distorted adj.歪曲的
What he says is a distortion of the truth. 他的话是对事实的歪曲。
2. extort(扭曲使出来ex(=out) + tort (=twist))
vt. sth + from + sb 敲诈,强求,逼取;强夺,强取
extortion n.强求,强夺;勒索钱财
extortionate adj.勒索的;强求的
The Mafioso extorted money from an old widow to pay her husband's debt. 黑手党成员微个老寡妇勒索钱财以偿还她丈夫的债务。
3. tortuous(扭曲的tort(=twist))
adj.弯曲的,曲折的;不正直的,不坦率的;绕圈子的
My arms are tired from steering along this tortuous mountain road .沿着这条曲折的山路开车,我的胳膊很累。
4. contort
v.扭曲,歪曲(意义)*con<com(=together)
face contorted with pain 因疼痛而扭曲的脸
contort a word out of its ordinary meaning 曲解词义
5. contortion
n.(特指脸、身体的)扭曲,歪曲;扭曲状态 *con<com(=together)
contortionist n.(身体可以自由弯曲的)柔体杂技演员
contortions of an acrobat 杂技演员的软功
6. retort
v.(特指对指责、挑战等)回嘴;反击,报复 n.回嘴,反驳;蒸馏器;曲颈瓶;(提纯水银等使用的)干馏釡 *re(=back)
retort insult for insult 以牙还牙
retort an argument 反驳观点
make an insolent retort 傲慢地回嘴
7. tort
n.侵权行为
8. tortoise
n.陆龟,乌龟
Hare and Tortoise 龟兔赛跑
tortoiseshell 龟甲,鳖甲
9. torture
n.拷问;折磨,痛苦 v.拷问;折磨;歪曲
torturer n.拷打者
torture politics 酷刑政治
instruments of torture 刑具,刑架,拷问工具
tortured with anxiety 困焦虑而备受折磨
10. torch
n.火把,火炬;照明物;(焊接用)喷灯,喷抢
torchlight n.火炬之光
torchlight procession 火炬游行
torch race (古希腊的)火炬接力赛跑
torch of Hymen 爱情
11. torment
n.(身体、精神上的)剧痛;苦恼 v.使痛苦,折磨;烦扰
torments of jealousy 因嫉妒而痛苦
tormented with neuralgia/hunger/mosquitoes 受神经痛的折磨/受饱的折磨/受蚊子的烦扰
12. tornado
n.龙卷风;旋风;飓风
13. torpedo
n.鱼雷,水雷 v.用鱼雷攻击(破坏);使彻底完蛋,破坏(政策、制度等)
torpedo boat 鱼雷艇
torpedo tube 鱼雷发射管
Who torpedoed the Disarmament Conference ? 谁破坏了裁军会议?
词根词缀:chordo-, chord-, cordo-, cord-
【来源及含义】Greek: khorde, "gut string" [of a lyre]; used in an extended sense to mean "sinew, flexible rod-shaped organ, string, cord"; Latin: chorda, "related notes in music, string of a musical instrument, cat-gut" via Old French, corde, "rope, string, twist, cord"
【同源单词】anemochord, cephalochordata, chordata, chordectomy, chorditis, chronic subglottic laryngitis
词根词缀:helico-, helic-, helici-, heli-, helix-
【来源及含义】Greek: spiral, coil; twisted, bent; spiral-shaped; a coil; by extension, "snail"
【相关词根词缀】Other "coil" words are at this spiro- unit.
【同源单词】helical, helicase, heliciform, helicine, helicity, helicobacter
词根词缀:ile-, ileo-
【来源及含义】Greek > Latin: groin, flank, lower part of the body; gut, bowels, abdomen, loins
【相关描述】A combining form that denotes the ileum or the lower section of the small intestine.
From Greek eileos, verbal of eilein, to roll or twist up tightly; once used interchangeably with ilium, but later referred to the entire intestine; the last division of the small intestine.
【同源单词】gastroileostomy, ileocecal, ileocecostomy, ileocecum, ileocolic, ileocolitis
词根词缀:plic-, pli- plect-, plec-, plici-, -plex, -plexity, -plexus, -ple, -pli, -plic, -plicat, -plicit, -plicate, -plication, -ply
【来源及含义】Latin: plicare, plecare, to fold, bend, curve, turn, twine, twist, interweave, weave
【相关词根词缀】 Inter-related cross references involving word units meaning "bend, curve, turn": diversi-; diverticul-; flect-, flex-; gyro-; meand-; streph-; stroph-; tors-; tropo-; verg-; vers-; volv-.
【同源单词】accomplice, app, appliableness, appliably, appliance, applicability
词根词缀:scolio-, scoli-, skoli-
【来源及含义】Greek: curvature, curved, twisted, crooked, bent
【同源单词】rachioscoliosis, scoliokyphosis, scoliolordosis, scoliometer, scoliosciometry, scoliosis
词根词缀:spiro-, spir-, spira-, spirat-, -spire, -spiring, -spiration, -spirational (breath)
【来源及含义】Latin: breath of life, breath, breathing; mind; spirit, "soul"; courage
【相关描述】Don't confuse this spiro-, with another spiro- meaning "coil, twisted".
【相关词根词缀】 Word units related to breath and breathe: hal-; pneo-; pneumato-; pneumo-; psych-.
【同源单词】antiperspirant, aquatic respiration, aspirant, aspirate, aspirate, aspiration
词根词缀:spiro-, spir-, spiri-
【来源及含义】Greek, speira > Latin, spira: coil, coiled; twisted, turning
【相关描述】The Greek speira refers to anything which is wound or wrapped around something. In the plural, speirai, it includes the twisted folds or coils of a serpent or of a net; therefore, it refers to anything which is coiled, wreathed, or twisted; such as, a coil of a snake.
Careful, there is another spiro- which means "breath of life; breathing, breath".
【相关词根词缀】There are other "coil" words at this helico- unit.
【同源单词】conchospiral, spiradenitis, spiradenoma, spiral, spiral, spiral
词根词缀:streph-, strepho-, strep-
【来源及含义】Greek: to twist, to turn
【相关词根词缀】 Inter-related cross references involving word units meaning "bend, curve, turn": diversi-; diverticul-; flect-, flex-; gyro-; meand-; -plex; stroph-; tors-; tropo-; verg-; vers-; volv-.
【同源单词】boustrophedon text, strephosymbolia, strephotome
词根词缀:strepto-, strepsi-
【来源及含义】Greek: a twisting, to twist; easily bent or twisted, like a chain
【同源单词】streptobacilli, streptococcal, streptococci, streptococcicide, Streptococcus, streptodermatitis