cat-cattle:能抓老鼠的才配叫猫
【造词理据】源自古日耳曼语词根*kattuz(猫),C同K同音通转,K表手,引申指抓捕,在这里特指能捕捉家中老鼠的猫咪。
【例句】The cat sat in front of the bird cage in an agony of frustration at being so nearand yet so far.
猫无可奈何地坐在鸟笼前,眼看着鸟儿近在咫尺,可怎么也够不着。
【同根词】相关词 bobcat cat-bath catbird catcall catdom caterpillar catfish cat-head catkin cat-lap catling cat-nap catnip catsuit cattail cattish catty catwalk
【造词理据】源自PIE词根*kap-(抓住grasp),C同K同音通转,K表手,引申指抓住、捕捉。
【例句】
He saw that he would not be able to run with the ball, so he signalled for a fair catch.他见自己无法带球向前跑,便举手示意“合法接球”。
【同根词】萋萋accept; anticipate; anticipation; behave; behoof; behoove; cable; cacciatore; caitiff; capablebusker busker; capacious; capacity; capias; capiche; capstan; caption; captious; captivate; captive; captor; capture; ca (n.2) "receptacle;" 高考时间2020具体时间catch; catchpoll; cater; cha (n.1) "a hunt;" cha (v.) "to run after, hunt;" chas; chasur; conceive; cop (v.) "to sieze, catch;" copper (n.2) "policeman;" deceive; emancipate; except; forceps; gaffe; haft; have; hawk (n.); heave; heavy; heft; incapacity; inception; incipient; intercept; intussusception; manciple; municipal; occupy; participation; perceive; precept; prince; purcha; receive; recipe; recover; recuperate; sashay; susceptible.
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【造词理据】cat是前缀cata的变体,表向下的(down),-al是后缀。词根hed源自PIE词根*d-(坐sit),脱落字母S形,表人的坐姿,借指坐。cathedral指坐下的,借指座位,在这里指“主教座堂”,是在主教制的基督教会中,设有主教座位的教堂。
【例句】For a moment it felt as if I had entered a Catholic cathedral.
一时间我仿佛置身于一所天主教堂里。
【同根词】asss; assiduous; assiento; assize; banshee; bet; cathedra; cathedral; chair雅思口语part1; cost; dissident; dodecahedron; Eisteddfod; ephedra; ephedrine; ersatz; icosahedron; int; insidious; nest; niche; nick (n.) "notch, groove, slit;" nidicolous; nidification; nidus; obss; octahedron; piezo-; piezoelectric; polyhedron; posss; presid
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e; reside; saddle; sanhedrim; ance; at; dan; date; (adj.) "calm, quiet;" dative; dentary; derunt; diment; e (n.) "throne of a bishop, archbishop, or pope;" ssile; ssion; t (v.); tt; ttle (n.); ttle (v.); siege; sit; sitz-bath; sitzkrieg; size; soil (n.1) "earth, dirt;" Somert; soot; subside; subsidy; superde; surcea; tanist; tetrahedron; Upanishad.
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【造词理据】-ing是后缀。词根ceil源自PIE词根*kel-(覆盖cover、隐藏hide),C为K同音通转,象形。C形表穹顶、拱顶、顶棚等覆盖物。
【例句】Luminaire provided with a cord, chain, tube, etc. Which enables it to besuspended from a ceiling or other support.
大桥外语带有绳索、链条和管子等附件的灯具,可以安装在天棚或其他支撑物上。
【同根词】Anlm; apocalyp; Brusls; caliology; Calypso; calyx; toefl机经ceiling; cell; cellar; cellular; cellulite; cellulitis; cilia; clandestine; cojones; coleoptera; color; conceal; eucalyptus; 英华国际学校hall; hell; helm (n.2) "a helmet;" helmet; hold (n.2) "space in a ship below the lower deck;" hole; hollow; holster; housing (n.2) "ornamental covering;" hull (n.1) "ed covering;" kil-; kleptomania; occult; rathskeller; supercilious; Valhalla; William.
【讨论】K与H可能在发音上存在着通转,或者二者在构成的单词上有重叠。魔法师倾向于后者,这样C与H开头的单词,各有自己的视角。H表篱笆、栏杆,借指篱笆围起来的房子hou。
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