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后缀-hood 含义、词源和例词
hood
后缀-hood 来源于古英语，它一般加在名词后面（有时也加在形容词后面），构成抽象名词。其主要意思是the state or quality of being ～（...的状态或性质）和the character or status of ～（...的身份或资格）。此外，还可以表示 a group or body of～s (...的集体）与a concrete instance of～(...的实例）。
下面各举一代表性词例说明-hood的上述用法。
1.boyhood [boy + -hood →]
n.男孩时代，少年时代；男孩们，少年们
ex)He often told us his boyhood adventures. 他常常把自己少年时代的奇遇告诉我们。
The boyhood of the nation produces the leaders of the future. 国家未来的领导就出自当今的少年之中。
2.priesthood [priest n.教士；-hood →]
n.教士的身份；教士的职位;全体教士
ex)He was admitted to the priesthood. 他被授予教士的职位。
He was regarded as an example of the priesthood of Spain. 他被视为全西班牙教士的楷模。
以下是-hood加在形容词后面的两个例子。
1.falsehood [false adj.假的；-hood → “假的实例”→]
n.假话，谎言
ex)His oral reports to the FBI were laced with falsehoods. 他给中央情报局的口头是用谎言编织成的。
2.likehood
n.可能；可能性
ex)Is there any great likelihood of rain this evening? 今晚下雨的可能性大吗？
下面各举一代表性词例说明-hood的上述用法。
1.boyhood [boy + -hood →]
n.男孩时代，少年时代；男孩们，少年们
ex)He often told us his boyhood adventures. 他常常把自己少年时代的奇遇告诉我们。
The boyhood of the nation produces the leaders of the future. 国家未来的领导就出自当今的少年之中。
2.priesthood [priest n.教士；-hood →]
n.教士的身份；教士的职位;全体教士
ex)He was admitted to the priesthood. 他被授予教士的职位。
He was regarded as an example of the priesthood of Spain. 他被视为全西班牙教士的楷模。
以下是-hood加在形容词后面的两个例子。
1.falsehood [false adj.假的；-hood → “假的实例”→]
n.假话，谎言
ex)His oral reports to the FBI were laced with falsehoods. 他给中央情报局的口头是用谎言编织成的。
2.likehood
n.可能；可能性
ex)Is there any great likelihood of rain this evening? 今晚下雨的可能性大吗？
