careless-carrier:车行天下不忌水陆
【造词理据】-less是否定后缀。care源自PIE词根*gar-(惊声尖叫cry out)。拟声词,模仿尖叫声,借指关怀、关心他人。
【例句】It was really careless of you to do such a wrong thing.
这个错事你实在是太不小心了。
【同根词】garrulous care careful carry carrier carriage
【同根词】源自PIE词根*kerp-(采集、采摘)。C与K同音通转,K表手,指采集的羊毛,后指用采集的羊毛编织成的毯子。
【例句】The only problem is that it has carpet from wall to wall, so people would have to be careful not to spill things.唯一的问题是房子里的地毯是连着墙的,所以人们就得小心别把东西搞的到处都是。
【同根词】carpe diem; carpel; carpet; carpo- (1) "fruit;" excerpt; harvest; scarce; scarcity.
【造词理据】-age是后缀。car源自PIE词根*kers-(跑run)。car最早用来指运货马车。K为C的同音通转,C表骆驼,引申指行走、跑、移动,这里指可以移动的车、汽车、轿车、车厢。
【例句】When the train came in, Michael boarded it first and without knowing it, droppedhis ticket on the platform as he got into the carriage.
他们来到车站买好了车票,火车进站后,米歇尔先上了车,他们走进车厢时不小心将自己的车票掉在了月台上。
【同根词】car; career; cargo; caricature; cark; carpenter; carriage; carrier; carry; charabanc; charette; charge; chariot; concourse; concur; concurrent; corral; corridor; corsair; courant; courier; course; currency; current; curriculum; cursive; cursor; cursory; discharge; discourse; encharge; excursion; hussar; incur; intercourse; kraal; miscarry; occur; precursor; recourse; recur; succor.
【造词理据】-er是后缀,i是后缀-y为了与-er连接的变化。词根car见careless。carrier指运输的人、承运人、载体等。
【例句】
Everything from boxes of pencils to an aircraft carrier is to be cleared out in anemergency fire sale.
小到一盒盒铅笔,大到一艘航空母舰,都在清仓大甩卖。
【同根词】见careless。
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单词成就英语,英语照见未来