前綴ab-(abs-,a-) = away from,off
1,分離,脫離
abdicate,abduct
2,消失,減少,去除
abscond,abrasive,abrogate
3,表強調[更加,完全,干凈地,不斷地]
abound,abstruse,ablution
另外,前綴AB和一些詞根結合成詞時,往往會受該詞根第一個字母發(fā)音的影響,出現(xiàn)變形。
1,ABS[在輔音字母c,t之前]
abscess,abstract
2,A[在輔音字母m,v之前]
amendment,avert
此外,前綴AB還有一些同義前綴,它們也具有“分離,脫離”的意思。
1,APO
2,DE
3,DIS
4,SE
例詞:
1.abduct [ab(=away) duct(=lead)拉向遠處]
vt. kidnap;carry of a person by force 誘拐女人,孩子;綁架
abduction 誘拐; abductor 誘拐者
ex)The British ambassador to Lebanon was abducted by two large men.
駐黎巴嫩英國大使被兩名大漢綁架了。
2.abominable [ab(=away) om(hom=man)遠離人的面目]
adj. worthy of being hated;very unpleasant 令人厭惡的,討厭的;天氣,飲食等令人不快的,極壞的
abomination 憎惡;abominator 憎惡者;abominate 憎惡
ex)Her taste in clothing is abominable!
她選衣服的品位實在太令人厭惡了!
3.abstain [abs(=from)
vi.from sth/ing hold oneself back;refrain ;voluntarily do without 放棄;棄權;戒絕
abstention 節(jié)制;abstinence節(jié)制;禁欲;戒酒;abstainer 棄權者;戒酒者;abstinent 節(jié)制的;禁欲的
ex)In this age of AIDS,it's wise to abstain from unprotected sex.
在艾滋病盛行的今天,最后是避免沒有安全措施的性行為。
4.abnormal [ab(=from) norm(=rule)遠離常規(guī)的]
adj. not usual;not normal ;irregular;strange 非一般的;不正確的;不規(guī)律的;反常的;變態(tài)的
abnormality 反常;變態(tài);abnormally 反常地
ex)The calm before a thunderstorm sometimes seems abnormal.
暴風雨前的靜寂有時看起來很異常。
5.abound [ab(=intensive) o und(=wave)更加蕩漾]
vi. in/with sth be plentiful;be filled 有許多,大量存在;豐富;茂盛;充滿
abundance 豐富;abundant 豐富的;abundantly 豐富地
ex)This section of town abounds with Italian restaurants.
城市的這個地區(qū)有很多意大利餐廳。
詞根:
duct=lead
deduct 扣除稅金等;de=down;
induct 吸收...為會員,使正式就職;in=into;
seduction 誘惑,唆使;se=away;
om<hom=man
homage 尊敬;homicide 殺人;cid=kill;
Homo Sapiens 人類;sap=wise;
tain=hold
attain 到達,達成;at<ad=to,near
retain保留,保持;雇傭;re=again
sustain 支撐;撫養(yǎng);sus<sub=under
norm=rule
enormity 極惡,重罪;e<ex=out
normal 正常的,標準的
normative 標準的,規(guī)范的
und=wave
redound 起作用,產生影響;回報;red<re=again,back
redundant 多余的,過多的;red<re=again
undulation 波動,起伏
6.abduct [ab(=away) duct(=lead)拉向遠處]
vt. kidnap;carry of a person by force 誘拐女人,孩子;綁架
abduction 誘拐; abductor 誘拐者
ex)The British ambassador to Lebanon was abducted by two large men.
駐黎巴嫩英國大使被兩名大漢綁架了。
7.abominable [ab(=away) om(hom=man)遠離人的面目]
adj. worthy of being hated;very unpleasant 令人厭惡的,討厭的;天氣,飲食等令人不快的,極壞的
abomination 憎惡;abominator 憎惡者;abominate 憎惡
ex)Her taste in clothing is abominable!
她選衣服的品位實在太令人厭惡了!
8.abstain [abs(=from) tain(=hold)分離拿住]
vi.from sth/ing hold oneself back;refrain ;voluntarily do without 放棄;棄權;戒絕
abstention 節(jié)制;abstinence節(jié)制;禁欲;戒酒;abstainer 棄權者;戒酒者;abstinent 節(jié)制的;禁欲的
ex)In this age of AIDS,it's wise to abstain from unprotected sex.
在艾滋病盛行的今天,最后是避免沒有安全措施的性行為。
9.abnormal [ab(=from) norm(=rule)遠離常規(guī)的]
adj. not usual;not normal ;irregular;strange 非一般的;不正確的;不規(guī)律的;反常的;變態(tài)的
abnormality 反常;變態(tài);abnormally 反常地
ex)The calm before a thunderstorm sometimes seems abnormal.
暴風雨前的靜寂有時看起來很異常。
10.abound [ab(=intensive) o und(=wave)更加蕩漾]
vi. in/with sth be plentiful;be filled 有許多,大量存在;豐富;茂盛;充滿
abundance 豐富;abundant 豐富的;abundantly 豐富地
ex)This section of town abounds with Italian restaurants.
城市的這個地區(qū)有很多意大利餐廳。
詞根:
duct=lead
deduct 扣除稅金等;de=down;
induct 吸收...為會員,使正式就職;in=into;
seduction 誘惑,唆使;se=away;
om<hom=man
homage 尊敬;homicide 殺人;cid=kill;
Homo Sapiens 人類;sap=wise;
tain=hold
attain 到達,達成;at<ad=to,near
retain保留,保持;雇傭;re=again
sustain 支撐;撫養(yǎng);sus<sub=under
norm=rule
enormity 極惡,重罪;e<ex=out
normal 正常的,標準的
normative 標準的,規(guī)范的
redound 起作用,產生影響;回報;red<re=again,back
redundant 多余的,過多的;red<re=again
undulation 波動,起伏
11.absolve [ab(=from) solv/solu(loosen)放開使脫離責任、罪]
vt.sb of sth declare someone free from guilt or punishment寬恕,宣布...無罪
absolution 免除,寬恕,免罪;免除...的責任
舉例:Children usually absolve their parents when they reach adulthood.
孩子們在長大成人之后通常會免除父母對自己的責任。
12.abstemious [abs<ab(=away,from) tem(=cut)砍斷使分離]
adj. not eating and drinking too much;frugal 飲食有度的;樸素的
abstemiousness 節(jié)制
ex)Being abstemious,the old gentleman wasted little money onentertaining。
那位老紳士特別節(jié)儉,幾乎沒有在娛樂方面浪費過錢。
13.abject [ab(=from) ject(=throw)分開扔掉]
adj. miserable;contemptible;mean 悲催的,絕望的;下流的,卑鄙的;下賤的
abjection 卑賤,卑劣,卑屈;abjectly 悲慘地,卑劣地
舉例: The prisoner of war was kept in abject circumstances.
那個戰(zhàn)服被關押在悲慘的環(huán)境中。
14.ablution [ab(=intensive,away,off) lu(=wash)洗得干干凈凈]
n. the act of washing one's body or a part of it as a religious ceremony(作為一種宗教儀式的)沐浴,凈體
abluent 清洗的,洗潔劑
舉例:The Aztecs often performed ritual ablution on victims prior to their sacrifice.
阿芝臺客人在祭獻之前往往要舉行一個為祭品沐浴的儀式。
15.abrogate [ab(=away) rog(=ask)要求消失]
vt. abolish laws,customs,etc.廢除法律、習慣等;撤退,廢棄;
abrogation 廢止
舉例:Congress abrogated many of the lax bankruptcy laws.
議會廢除了許多不嚴謹?shù)钠飘a法。
詞根:
solv/solu=loosen
dissolve融化;溶解;解散;dis=apart
resolve 決心;解決;re=against,intensive
solvent溶媒;解決方法;可溶解的;有補償能力的;
tem<tom=cut
antomy解剖學;ana=up
atomize使粉碎;a=not
appendectomy盲腸手術;ap<ad=add;pend=hang;ec<ex=out
ject=throw
adjective形容詞;ad=add
conjecture推測;con<com=with
eject逐出;噴射;e<ex(=out)
lu=wash
dilute稀釋,沖淡;di<dis=away
undiluted未稀釋的;un=not;di<dis=away
rog=ask
arrogant傲慢的;ar<ad=add
interrogation質問,審問;inter=between
prorogue休會;pro=forward
16.abstruse [abs<ab(=intensive,away) trus(=thrust)]用力刺
adj. deep in meaning;difficult to understand深奧的;難以理解的;
abstruseness深奧的;難以理解的;
舉例:For most people,the field of theoretical physics is decidedly abstruse .
對大部分人來說,理論物理學確實很難。
17.avocation [a<ab(=away) voc(=voice,call)]遠離上天所賦予的作為天職的工作
n. an occcupation besides one's regular work;hobby副業(yè);業(yè)余愛好;
舉例:I am a poet,but only by avocation。
我寫詩,不過只是業(yè)余愛好。
18.aberration [ab(=from) err(=wander)]分開徘徊
n. the state of being abnormal; an abnormal act; failure of rays to focus 脫離常規(guī);越軌;像差(焦點不準確而造成的物象模糊)
aberrant脫離常規(guī)的;越軌的;
舉例:An aberration in the lens caused the telescope to reveal a flawed image.
鏡頭出現(xiàn)了像差,導致望遠鏡上的圖像有些走樣。
19.abortive [ab(=from) ort<ori(=arise)]從產生的地方脫離
adj. unsuccessful;born before grown enough to live失敗的;流產的,墮胎的
abortion流產,墮胎,妊娠中止;失??;abortionist非法為人墮胎者;abort流產;失敗
舉例:The soldiers made an abortive attempt to rescue the hostages.
士兵們試圖救出人質,但是沒有成功。
20.abrasive [ab(=away) ras/rad(=scrape)]刮擦以使脫離、消失
adj. causing abrasion ;harsh,rough 磨擦的,磨損的;使和別人產生摩擦的;煩人的,惱人的;粗糙的;
n.substance used for rubbing or grinding down surfaces 磨料
abrasiveness 與人關系上的摩擦;abrasion 磨損,磨耗;
舉例:The texture of a cat's tongue is remarkably abrasive.
貓的舌頭異常粗糙。
詞根:
trus=thrust
intrusion侵入;in=into;
obtrusive不自量力、多管閑事的;ob=in the way;
protrusion伸出,隆起;pro=forth;
voc=voice,call
convocation(會議的)召集;con<com=together;
equivocal模棱兩可的;equ=same,equal;
vocalize說,發(fā)出聲音;
err=wander
errand跑腿;
erratic古怪的,善變的;
unerring沒錯的,正確的;un=not
or=arise
aborigine土著居民;ab=away;
orient使適應;使朝向一定的方向;
original獨創(chuàng)的;最初的;
erase擦掉;e<ex=out;
eraser橡皮;e<ex=out;