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:trans-, tran-, tra-
【来源及含义】Latin: across, through, over, beyond, on the far side of; most often used as a prefix
【相关描述】Don't confuse the tra- in this element with another tra- in "drag" or "draw". Trans- becomes tra- before the consonants -d, -j, -l, -m, -n, and -v.
【同源单词】acetyltransferase, allogenic transformation, allotransplantation, Amphora transformed into, autocholecystotransversecolostomy, autologous transfusion
词根词缀:xeno-, xen-, -xenic, -xenism, -xenist, -xenous, -xeny
【来源及含义】Greek: foreign, foreigner; alien; different; extraneous; strange, stranger; and by extension, guest
【相关描述】The "x" in xeno- is pronounced "z"; "zeno". Greeks are said to have considered any stranger a "guest" and modern Greek includes xenodocheion a "guest house" or "house for guests" or its modern version of "hotel".
The etymological meaning usually denotes some aspect of a relationship involving guests or visitors of some kind.
【相关词根词缀】 Related "foreign, strange" word families: allotrio-; barbar-.