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下面分四大類分別講解一些常見后綴及其含義:一、名詞后綴 常見的此類后綴及其具體含義如下: 1.ster,eer,er(or)意為:從事某種職業(yè)或參與某種活動的人 (person engaged in an occupation or activity不)例 詞:gamester,gangster,songster,engineer,profiteer,mountaineer,auctioneer,driver,teacher,director,actor,professor 2.let意為:小或者不重要的東西(small,unimportant things)例詞:booklet,leaflet,starlet 3.ette意為:1)小的東西(small)例詞:cigarette2)假的東西(imitation)例詞:leatherette3)女性(female)例詞:usherette 4.ess意為:女性(female)例詞:actress,poetess,hostess 5.hood意為:時期(status;etc.)例詞:boyhood,childhood,manhood 6.ship意為:才能,狀態(tài),資格,品質(zhì)等(skill,state,condition,status,quality)例詞:leadership,friendship,membership,lectureship,sportsmanship 7.ful意為:量(the amount which noun contains)例詞:cupful,handful,mouthful,spoonful 8.tion,ion意為:1)狀態(tài),行動等(state;action;etc.)例 詞:action,oppression,possession,education,starvation2)機構(gòu)等 (institution;etc.)例詞:organization,foundation 9.ment意為:狀態(tài),行動等(state;action;etc.)例詞:movement,enslavement,pavement 10.a(chǎn)l意為:動作(action)例詞:arrival,refusal,revival,recital,removal 11.a(chǎn)ge意為:程度,數(shù)量等(extent;amount;etc.)例詞:wastage,coverage,acreage,shrinkage,breakage,hostage 12.ness;ity(ty)意為:狀態(tài),品質(zhì) (state;quality;etc.)例 詞:happiness,usefulness,selfishness,kindness,rapidity,activity,sanity,changeability 13.ism意為:道義,主義,學(xué)說等(doctrine of,practice of)例詞:idealism,impressionism,absenteeism,racism二、動詞后綴 常見的此類后綴及其具體含義如下: 1.ify意為:轉(zhuǎn)為,變?yōu)椋╰o turn into,to make or bee)例詞:beautify,diversify,simplify 2.ize;en意為:使……,變得…… (to make or bee;to make into)例 詞:modernize,popularize,legalize,hospitalize,symbolize,ripen,widen,heighten,threaten 3.a(chǎn)te意為:增加,使……(give or add,make or bee)例詞:originate,hydrogenate,validate,differentiate三、形容詞后綴: 常見的此類后綴及其具體含義如下: 1.ful意為:充滿,有(full of;having;giving;etc.)例詞:useful,pitiful,hopeful,helpful,forgetful,thankful,fearful 2.less意為:沒有,無(without;not giving)例詞:speechless,childless,harmless,hopeless,meaningless 3.ly意為:有……品質(zhì)的(having the qualities of)例詞:beastly,manly,brotherly,friendly 4.like意為:像……的(like)例詞:childlike,statesmanlike,tigerlike 5.y;ish意為:像……一般的(some what like)例詞:meaty,sandy,silky,hairy,leafy,watery,foolish,girlish,blackish 6.some意為:像……一樣的;引起……的;有……品質(zhì)的(like;causing;having the quality of)例詞:troublesome,burdensome,wholesome,tiresome,bothersome 7.a(chǎn)ble(ible)意為:能……的;可以……的(able to be;capable)例詞:changeable,readable,drinkable,fortable,expansible,convincible