compete-complete:竞争就是看谁跑得快
【造词理据】com-前缀,表“一起”,词根pet/ pete源自PIE词根*pet-(追逐、飞奔),P为F通转,F表木栓、木钉,引申指拴住,再引申指固定身体的脚foot,这里指借脚(foot)指走路、奔跑。compete指一起奔跑,即比赛、对抗。
【例句】Still, they face a tough challenge in trying to compete in a market well know forits ability to produce knock-off footwear.
尽管如此,他们面临着艰巨的挑战,必须努力在一个以生产仿制鞋出名的市场上竞争。
【同根词】potamo- ptero- appetence appetite asymptote centripetal compete feather impetus peccadillo pen peripeteia perpetual petitioner petulant propitiation ptosis repeat symptom petition
【造词理据】-ition是后缀,见compete。
【例句】
He said, "the competition among regions should be a friendly atmosphere. "
他说,“地区间的竞争氛围应该是友好的”。
【同根词】见compete。
【造词理据】-or是后缀,见compete。
【例句】It used to be that if a bank had a large client in one area, it would not take on another that was a direct competitor.
过去的做法是:如果一家银行在一个地区有一个大客户,它不会为这家客户的直接竞争对手服务。
【同根词】加compete。
【造词理据】com-是前缀,起强调作用,词根plete源自PIE词根*pele-(充满、装满的),P为F通转, F表木栓、木钉,引申指拴住、塞满。compelte指强调完全装满的、完成的、结束、使完整。
【例句】
A good habits will not be easy to complete, he must establish a long-term goals,one step at a time of action.
一个好习惯的养成不会是轻而易举的,要想完成他,就得确立长远的目标,一步一个脚印的行动起来。
【同根词】accomplish; complete; compliment; comply; depletion; expletive; fele; fill; folk; full (adj.); gefilte fish; hoi polloi; implement; manipulation; nonplus; plebe; plebeian; plebiscite; pleiotropy; Pleistocene; plenary; plenitude; plenty; plenum; plenipotentiary; pleo-; pleonasm; plethora; Pliocene; pluperfect; plural; pluri-; plus; Pollux; poly-; polyamorous; polyandrous; polyclinic; polydactyl; polydipsia; Polydorus; polyethylene; polyglot; polygon; polygraph; polygyny; polyhedron; polyhistor; polymath; polymer; polymorphous; Polynesia; polyp; Polyphemus; polyphony; polysemy; polysyllabic; polytheism; replenish; replete; supply; surplus; volkslied.
【讨论】通过同根词,完全可以证明P与F之间的通转。
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