1. 名词后缀
1)-or/er/ess/crat/cis:做某件事情或职业的人或物:worker, debtor
2)-acy, 表示性质,状态,境遇 democracy, accuracy, diplomacy
3)-ance, -ence表示性质,状况,行为,过程,总量,程度 importance, diligence, difference, obedience
4)-ancy, -ency, 表示性质,状态,行为,过程 frequency, urgency, efficiency,
5)-bility, 表示动作,性质,状态 possibility, flexibility, feasibility,
6)-dom, 表示等级,领域,状态 freedom, kingdom, wisdom
7)-hood, 表示资格,身份, 年纪,状态 childhood, manhood, falsehood
8)-ion, -sion, -tion, -ation, -ition, 表示行为的过程,结果,状况 action, solution, conclusion, destruction, expression, correction
9)-ism, 表示制度,主义,学说,信仰,行为 socialism, criticism, colloquialism, heroism
10)-ity, 表示性质,状态,程度 purity, reality, ability, calamity
11)-ment, 表示行为,状态,过程,手段及其结果 treatment, movement, judgment, punishment, argument
12)-ness, 表示性质,状态,程度 goodness, kindness, tiredness, friendliness
13)-ship, 表示情况,性质,技巧,技能及身份,职业 hardship, membership, friendship
14)-th, 表示动作,性质,过程,状态 depth, wealth, truth, length, growth
15)-tude, 表示性质,状态,程度 latitude, altitude
16)-ure, 表示行为,结果 exposure, pressure, failure, procedure,
17-grapy, 表示学,写法 biography, calligraphy, geography
18)-ic, ics, 表示学法 logic, mechanics, electronics, linguistics
19)-ology, 表示学论biology, zoology, technology
20)-nomy, 表示学术 astronomy, economy, bionomy
2. 形容词后缀
带有属性,倾向,相关的含义
1)-able, -ible, visible, flexible
2)名词-ish, foolish, bookish, selfish
3)-ive, active, sensitive, productive
4)-like, manlike, childlike
5)名词-ly, manly, fatherly, scholarly, motherly
6)-some, troublesome, handsome
7)-ful, beautiful, wonderful, helpful, truthful
8)-ous, dangerous, generous, courageous, various
9)-ent, violent
10)-most, foremost, topmost
11)less, 表示否定,countless, stainless, wireless
3. 动词后缀
1)-ize, ise, 表示做成,变成,化modernize, mechanize, democratize, organize
2)-en, 表示使成为,引起,使有 quicken, weaken, soften, harden
3)-fy, 表示使化, 使成beautify, purify, intensify, signify, simplify
4)-ish, 表示使,令 finish, abolish, diminish, establish
5)-ate, 表示成为,处理,作用 separate, operate, indicate
4. 副词后缀
-ly:badbadly坏地/恶劣地,carefulcarefully小心地
-wise:clockclockwise顺时针方向的;likelikewise同样地
-wards:outoutwards向外面地,northnorthwards向北方地
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