浅谈英语构词法(一)
掌握英语构词法是高中学生应该具备的一项基本技能。它对于帮助学生扩大词汇量,准确地推测文章中词汇的含义具有非常重要的意义。现就英语中常见的三种构词法加以总结说明。
一 . 转化:指由一种词性转化为另一种词性的构词形式。
1. 名词转化为动词:
book ( n 书 v 预定);seat ( n 座位 v 使就位;落座);water ( n 水 v 浇水);shoulder ( n 肩膀 v 负责任)
2. 动词转化为名词:
try ( v 尝试 n 尝试);look ( v 看 n 表情);swim ( v 游泳 n 游泳);dream ( v 做梦 n 梦)
3. 形容词转化为动词:
dirty ( adj 脏的 v 弄脏);slow ( adj 慢的 v 放慢;减慢);right ( adj 正确的 v 纠正);dry ( adj 干的 v 变干);free ( adj 自由的 v 解放;使自由);wrong ( adj 错误的 v 弄错;受委屈)
4. 形容词转化为名词:
dear ( adj 昂贵的 n 喜欢的人 / 物);quiet ( adj 寂静的 n 寂静);total ( adj 全部的 n 总数)
5. 其它词类的转化情况:
Our classroom faces south. ( south: n 南方;南面 adv 向南;朝南)
6. 当英语词汇转化时,转化后的词的读音常有变化。[1][2][3]
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