enthusiasm-overwhelm：机遇就是比别人向前多走了一步
【造词理据】en-是in-变体，表里面（=in），-sm，-ia是后缀，词根thus源自希腊词根theos（神=god）。T形表十字架，借指基督教、宗教，抽象指宗教概念，这里指对神的狂信，引申指热情。
【例句】It's amazing how much energy and enthusiasm he brought to this project.
他为这个项目投入的精力和热情之多让人惊讶。
【同根词】apotheosis; atheism; atheous; Dorothy; enthusiasm; fair (n.) "a stated market in a town or city;" fanatic; ferial; feast;fedora; -fest; festal; festival; festive; festoon; Festus; fete; fiesta; henotheism; monotheism; pantheism; pantheon; polytheism;profane; profanity; Thea; -theism; theist; theo-; theocracy; theodicy; Theodore; Theodosia; theogony; theology; theophany;Theophilus; theosophy; theurgy; tiffany; Timothy.
【讨论】以上同根词都源自PIE词根*dhes-，表放置（set、put），后用来表宗教概念。另外还有一种假设，认为源自希腊词根theos，表神（god）。魔法师采用了后者。
【造词理据】疑为拟声词，模仿植物（如豆荚）成熟果实裂开的声音，借指成熟的，这里指指收割成熟的作物。
【例句】For I was afraid of you, because you are a harsh man: you withdraw what you did not deposit, and you reap what you did not sow.
我原是怕你，因为你是严厉的人；没有存放的要提取，没有播种的要收割。
【同根词】ripe。
【造词理据】由bene+fit组成。词根bene表“好（good）”，源自PIE词根*deu-（做do），拟声词，指示意某人做事的哼声，这里特指做好事，引申指好的。词根fit源自PIE词根*dhe-（做set），拟声。魔法师认为fit中F表义更符合英语造词视角，F表木栓、木钉，引申指拴住、钉住、制作。benefit指做好事，引申指使受益、有利于，也指益处、成效。
【例句】Profit sharing is often done through making shares of company stock part of theemployee benefit package.利润分配通常是通过使股票的公司股票的员工福利。
【同根词】
bene的同根词：beatific; beatify; beatitude; Beatrice; beau; beauty; Bella; belle; beldam; belladonna; belvedere; bene-; benedict;Benedictine; benediction; benefactor; beneficiary; benefice; beneficence; benefit; benevolent; benign; bonanza; bonbon; bonhomie;bonito; bonjour; bonny; bonus; boon (adj.); bounty; debonair; embellish.
fit的同根词：abdomen; abscond; affair; affect (v.1) "make a mental impression on;" affect (v.2) "make a pretense of;" affection;amplify; anathema; antithesis; apothecary; artifact; artifice; beatific; benefice; beneficence; beneficial; benefit; bibliothec;bodega; boutique; certify; chafe; chauffeur; comfit; condiment; confection; confetti; counterfeit; deed; deem; deface; defeasance;defeat; defect; deficient; difficulty; dignify; discomfit; do (v.); doom; -dom; duma; edifice; edify; efface; effect; efficacious; efficient;epithet; facade; face; facet; facial; -facient; facile; facilitate; facsimile; fact; faction (n.1) "political party;" -faction; factitious; factitive;factor; factory; factotum; faculty; fashion; feasible; feat; feature; feckless; fetish; -fic; fordo; forfeit; -fy; gratify; hacienda;hypothecate; hypothesis; incondite; indeed; infect; justify; malefactor; malfeasance; manufacture; metathesis; misfeasance;modify; mollify; multifarious; notify; nullify; office; officinal; omnifarious; orifice; parenthesis; perfect; petrify; pluperfect;pontifex; prefect; prima facie; proficient; profit; prosthesis; prothesis; purdah; putrefy; qualify; rarefy; recondite; rectify; refectory;sacrifice; salmagundi; samadhi; satisfy; sconce; suffice; sufficient; surface; surfeit; synthesis; tay; ticking (n.); theco-; thematic;theme; thesis; verify.
【造词理据】op-是ob-的变体，表向前（=toward），-ity，-un是后缀，词根port源自PIE词根*prtu-（通道=a going、passage）。P为Ph省略轻音h产生，Ph与F同音[f]通转，F表木栓、木钉，引申指固定身体的脚（foot），在这里指用脚走、通过，借指通过的地方，即通道、山口、港口、港湾。port原指避风港，后比喻指得到庇护的机会、机遇。
【例句】Only now, at the beginning of his administration, does President Obama havethe opportunity to transform perceptions.奥巴马总统只是到了现在，即自己主政初期，才有机会转变人们的观感。
【同根词】port（n）、ford。
【造词理据】over-表“超出（=above、across）”，词根whelm源自PIE词根*kwelp-（弧形、拱形=arch），脱落字母K为C的同音[k]通转,C与G同源通转，G形表包围，引申指弧形、拱形，这里指完全覆盖的，即淹没的、压倒。
【例句】As you are being hugged the warmth and love seem to overwhelm you and you simply blend in with The Creator for a few minutes.
当你被拥抱的温暖和爱似乎压倒你，你只是在与造物主融合了几分钟。
【同根词】whelm、gulf。
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单词成就英语，英语照见未来