4.3.1后缀-ette=small【P80】

【说文解字】【-ette=small小（后缀）】

(1) cassette [kɑ:'set] n. 盒式录音带 【cas=case盒子，e脱落，s衍生字母；“小盒子”】

(2) case [keis] n.  箱， 盒；套子，鞘；架子，框子；情形，情况；案例；（语法）格

(3) bookcase ['bukkeis] n. 书架， 书柜

(4) briefcase ['bri:fkeis] n.公文包【brief [bri:f] n.摘要，简报  a.简短的 ；“放摘要、简报等文件的盒子”】

(5) suitcase ['sju:tkeis] n. 手提箱【suit [su:t] n. 衣服，套装，case箱子；“盛衣服的箱子”】

(6) base [beis] n.根基，底部；（支持、收入、力量等的）基础；基地， 根据地

(7) vase [vɑ:z] n. 花瓶

(8) cigarette [sigə'ret] n. 香烟【cigar [si'gɑ:] n. 雪茄（音译词）；“比雪茄小的烟”；tobacco [tə'bækəu] n. 烟草】

(9) novelette [ˏnɔvә'let] n.中篇(或短篇)小说【novel ['nɔvəl] n. （长篇）小说  a. 新奇的，新颖的】

【经典例句】

1. I rewound the cassette and played her voice back to her.我把录音带转回去, 把她的声音放给她听.

2. The rule does not hold in this case.这规则在这种情况下不适用.

3. Shall we put the bookcase against the wall? 我们是要把书柜靠着墙吗？

4. I lost, erm, my briefcase yesterday on the number seventy-two.呃,在路汽车上我把我的公文箱弄丢了.

5. Please tell me what happened in brief, don't go into details.扼要地告诉我发生了什么，不必讲得太详细.

6. Could you keep an eye on my suitcase for a moment? 你能给我照管一会儿手提箱吗？

7. Behind him came a rather short man in a black business suit.随后跟进一个穿了一身黑色商人服装的矮小个子.

8. Many languages have Latin as their base.许多语言都以拉丁语为基础.

9. I arranged the flowers in the vase as soon as I came back home.一回到家里，我就把花在花瓶里插好.

10. "Would you like a cigarette?""No,thank you.I'm a non-smoker."“你要不要抽支烟?”“不,谢谢你,我(是个)不抽烟(的人).”

11. He took a seat and lit a cigar. 他坐了下来, 点燃了一只烟.

12. A large amount of money is spent on tobacco every year.每年在烟草上花去大量的钱.

13. The novelette took a year to write altogether, from start to finish.这部中篇小说从动笔到定稿, 前后用了一年时间.

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