2015年12月26日 星期六

week2 字源

pre-:to say, to tell
ex:preface- A preliminary introducing a book and is usually written by the author.
        predict-To foretell something.

coll-:gether;collect
ex:collaborate- cooperate in an effort

de-: away from 
ex:despondent-overwhelmed with sadness

mor- would die
ex:mortal

fin-:final
ex:finish

bell:negative,means war

ann-、enn-:year 
ex:annual、anniversary 

-ary is a suffix of adjective

ac-:take
ex:acknowledge、access

ambi-:two or more than two
im-:not

-cide:kill
ex:
pesticide:A substance or agent used to kill pests.
genocide:Deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular                                            ethnic group or nation.

Volcano is from the Rome of  Hephaestus-Vulcan (the blacksmith in Greek immortal)

The History of English in 10 Minutes
Three important people in English history
1. William Caxton:He was the first English retailer of printed books
2. King James I:He translate in Hebrew Bible into English
3. Sammul Johnson:he spend about nine years to make an English dictionary 



 
























week 1 字源

prefix:A prefix is an affix which is placed before the stem of a word. Adding it to the beginning of                one word changes it into another word.
suffix:A suffix is an affix which can alter the form placed after the stem of a word

diversity        <=>  universe
di-:seperate            uni-:together


de-:down、away from
ex:decline

-tive can form a noun or an adjective


Psycology is relate with the story of Psyche and Eeros.
Psyche then turn as the symbol of spirits