动词后缀:
1、ate多用于外来词构成动词
deviate背离、偏离,decelerate减速,accelerate加速,degenerate变性,operate操作,手术,defibrillate除颤,vibrate振动、颤动,migrate移动,angulate成角,anticipate预期、期望,abbreviate缩写,antecede在……之前。
2、en形容词构成动词,表示变、加、使……
weaken变弱、变衰弱,soften使……软化,thicken使„变厚,strenghten加强,shorten使„变短,wooden木制的,deepen加深、深化,harden使„变硬,lengthen使……延长,loosen放松、解开,quicken加快、刺激,roughen变粗糙,lighten减轻,sharpen变尖锐。
3、ize加在形容词或名词上,表示……化
neutralize中和,standardize标准化,mineralize矿物质化,repolarize复极化,depolarize去极化,sensitize致敏,metastasize转移。
其他英语单词后缀
1、抽象名词后缀:-ion,-hood, -ic(s), -ism, -ship, -ty
2、副词后缀:-ly,-ward(s), -way(s)
3、形容词后缀:-able/ible,-al/ial,-full, -ic, -ish, -ive, -ly
4、名词后缀:-ability,-acity,-ain,-aire,-ance,-ation,-dom,-ence,-eer,-ine,-kin
5、表示“人”的名词后缀:-ist,-man, -er/or, -ee, -ant
6、表示“小”的名词后缀:-el,-let, -(c)ule