英语名词后缀-age, -ity, -tion均来源于拉丁语。①名词后缀-age意为“state, act, that which, collective, cost, place, position”。②名词后缀-ity意为“state, that which, act, quality”。③英语单词名词后缀-tion意为“state, that which, act, result”。 I.AGE1.state, that which: 表状态,物 2. act: 表行为,动作 3. collective: 表集合 4. cost: 表费用 5. place, position: 表地点;地位,身份 bondage ['bɒndɪdʒ] n. 奴役,束缚 【记】[bond=bind; -age=state 被捆绑的状态] verbiage [‘vɜːbiɪdʒ] n. 冗长;废话;啰嗦 【记】[ verb=word; -i-; -age= collective 言语的集合] II.ITY〔TY,Y〕1.state, that which: 表状态,物 2. act: 表行为,动作 3. quality: 表性质 levity [‘levəti] n. 多变;轻浮;轻率 【记】[lev=light, lift; -ity=act 轻浮的行为] brevity [ ˈbrevəti] n. 简洁,简短;短暂 【记】[brev=short; -ity=that which 短的东西] III. TION 〔SION,ION〕1.state, that which:表状态,物 2. act:表行为,动作 3. result:表结果 audition [ ɔːˈdɪʃn] n. 试听;听力;听觉 【记】[aud=hear; -i-; -tion=that which 听一听的东西 ] caption [ˈkæpʃn] n. 标题;字幕; 说明文字;v. 加上说明;加上标题 【记】[capt=take; -ion=that which 抓住或者采取的东西] |
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