詞根學習第十彈,今天AAE(美國英文學院,American Academy of English,簡稱AAE)要分析的詞根是:miss(=send, cast),表示「送、放出」。
詞根miss來源於拉丁語的missus,意為送、派,可變形為mis和mess,但今天我們只分析詞根miss的用法。
1. missile [miss(=send)送+ ile可作名詞後綴,表示物]
n. 投擲物,發射物,飛彈
例句:
The plane was shot down in error by a missile.
一枚飛彈誤將那架飛機擊落。
2. mission [miss(=send)送+ion名詞後綴]
n. 派遣;使命;代表團
例句:
There is an enormous sense of mission in his speech and gesture.
他的一言一行都帶著強烈的使命感。
3. missionary [mission使命+ary代表人→(肩負傳教)使命]
n. 教士
例句:
His father was a missionary for nearly two decades.
他的父親當了近20年的傳教士。
4. commission [com共同+miss(=send)送+ion名詞後綴]
n. 委員會;委任
例句:
The commission appointed an investigator to conduct that incident.
委員會委派了一個調查員處理此事。
5. dismiss [dis分開+miss(=send)送出]
v. 解散;罷免;解僱;消除
例句:
She claims she was unfairly dismissed from her post.
她聲稱自己被無理免職。
延伸學習:
dismission(名詞)開除,免職,解散
6. remiss [re不+miss(=send)送]
adj. 怠慢的,疏忽的
例句:
I was remiss not to greet you as you came in.
我怠慢了,在您進來的時沒跟您打招呼。
7. remission [re再+miss(=send)送+ion名詞後綴]
n. 寬恕;赦免;緩解
例句:
Remission of sins is promised to those who repent.
悔罪者可得到赦免。
8. emissive [e出+miss(=send)送+ive形容詞後綴]
adj. 發出的,放射的
例句:
The emissive frequency of the general frequency modulation broadcast transmitter is fixed.
一般的調頻廣播發射機,發射頻率是固定的。
9. emission [e出+miss(=send)派+ion名詞後綴]
n. 發出,放射
例句:
The emission of gases such as carbon dioxide should be stabilized at their present level
二氧化碳等氣體的排放應該穩定在當前水平。
10. emissary [e出+miss(=send)派+ary表示人]
n. 使者,密使
例句:
This is my most trusted emissary.
這是我最信任的使者了。
11. permission [per始終+miss(=send)送+ion名詞後綴]
n. 允許
例句:
He asked permission to leave the room.
他請求準許離開房間。
12. permissive [per始終+miss(=send)送+ive形容詞後綴]
adj. 準許的;縱容的
例句:
The permissive parent attempts to behave in a non-punitive, acceptant, and affirmative manner.
寬容型父母試圖表現出不懲罰、接納和肯定的樣子。
13. submission [sub下面+miss(=send)送+ion名詞後綴]
n. 屈服;歸順;提交的文件、建議等
例句:
A written submission has to be prepared.
必須準備一份書面報告。
14. submissive [sub下面+miss(=send)送+ive形容詞後綴]
adj.順從的;馴順的
例句:
Rather than being submissive or aggressive, it's healthier to be assertive.
比起服從或者挑釁,自信堅定要更健康有益。
15. transmission [trans橫過、越過+miss(=send)送+ion名詞後綴]
n. 轉送;傳達
例句:
The letter was delayed in transmission.
這封信在傳遞中被耽誤了。
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