三.常词根(粘着词根bound root)【andy】说到英语构词法(word formation,常和形态学morphology相提并论),大家很自然地就想到了前缀preffix和后缀suffix(加上中缀infix统称词缀affix),却常常忽视了词根root这一重要概念。为什么呢?因为大多数英语学习者想当然地认为词根就是单词,没有必要再单独学习。其实不然,英语中很有很多词根其本身不是单词,必须和词缀结合才能构成一个有完整意义的单词,这样的词根被称为粘着词根(bound root)。1) aer, ar,含义是“空气,大气”aeroplane, aerial,2) ag, act, ig,含义是“做,动作”active, agent, reaction,3) alt,含义是“高”,altitude,4) alter, altern, altr,含义是“其它,变更”alternate,5) bio, bi, bion,含义是“生物,生命”biology, bionics(仿生学)6) brev, bri, brief,含义是“短”brief, abbreviation, abridge(节略)7) cap, capt, cept, cip,含义是“取,获”capture, except, concept, capacity8) ced, ceed, cess,含义是“行,让步”proceed, succeed, excess(过度)9) centr, centr,含义是“中心”concentrate, eccentric(偏心的)10) clain, clam,含义是“呼喊”claim, proclaim, exclaim11) clos, clud,含义是“闭合”conclude, enclose, include12) col, cult,含义是“耕耘”colony, cultivate, agriculture13) cor, cord,含 20210311