il前綴來源於拉丁語in。今天用思維導圖列出il前綴詞的分類,以及il前綴詞的構詞和用法,形成立體記憶。每個詞所給出的例句對大家學習和理解這些詞很有幫助,達到詞不離句。一起來學習一些吧:
1.放在同輔音詞根前,表示「不,無」
★illegal[li:gl]非法的(形容詞)(ril + legal 合法的)
He joined an illegal organisation.
他參加了一個非法的組織。
It is illegal and could endanger other people's lives.
這是非法的,可能會危及他人的生命。
It's illegal for you to keep weapons.
你存有武器是不合法的。
★illegible [ledbl]難讀的、難辨認的(形容詞)
(il不,無+ legible 可讀的、易讀的)
an illegible signature
難以辨認的籤名
You must take much care of your handwriting,it's so illegible.
你得特別注意書寫,你的字跡太潦草了。
The ink had faded so that many words were illegible.
因墨水褪色了,許多字跡都很難讀。
★illiterate[ltrt]不識字的、文盲的(形容詞)
(il不,無+ literate 認字的)
computer illiterate
計算機盲
The old man was rough and illiterate.
這個老人不但粗魯而且還不識字。
★illogical[ldkl]不合邏輯的(形容詞)(il不,無+ logical 邏輯的)
This statement is illogical.
這句話不合邏輯。
This said to be illogical really.
這就真的說不通了。
He is often illogical.
他常說些不合邏輯的話。
★illimitable['lmtbl]無限的(形容詞)
(il 不,無+ limit 限制 + able……的)
The illimitable ocean /space]
浩渺無邊的海洋/太空
This gives him illimitable opportunity.
這會給他無限的機會。
★illiberal[lbrl]心胸狹隘的、小氣的(形容詞)
(il 不,無+ liberal 心胸寬的、慷慨的)
His views are markedly illiberal.
他的觀點非常狹隘。
2.表示「向內;進入」
★illustrate[lstret]說明,闡明(動詞)(il 向內;進入+ lustr 光 + ate 做,造成,使…… →讓光亮照進〔令人模糊的事物〕內部)
The example of the United States illustrates this point.
美國的例子證明了這一點。
To illustrate my point , let me tell you a little story.
為了說明我的觀點,讓我來給你們講個小故事。
Let me give another example to illustrate this difficult point
我再舉個例子來說明這個難點。
★illuminate[lu:mnet]照亮;使明白(動詞)
(il 向內;進入+ lumin 光 + ate 做,造成,使……→進入光明)
No streetlights illuminated the street.
這條街上沒有照明的路燈。
The earth is illuminated by the sun.
太陽照亮地球。
I would illuminate the darkness with my light;
我會用我的光明來照徹黑暗;
They use games and drawings to illuminate their subject.
他們用遊戲和圖畫來闡明他們的主題。
★illusion幻覺、幻想;錯覺(名詞)
(il 向內;進入+ lus 玩弄 + ion表示狀態→有被玩弄的〔幻覺〕)
The idea of absolute personal freedom is an illusion.
絕對個人自由的觀念是一種幻想。
Mirrors in a room often give an illusion of space.
房間裡的鏡子常給人一種空間增大的錯覺。