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后缀-ment含义和用法

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汉:来源于古法语与拉丁语的名词后缀-ment 也经历了被英语同化的过程,所以,它既可以充当原生后缀加在动词词根上,也可以充当派生后缀加在动词上。-ment的意思主要是the act or state or fact of~ing(...的行为、状况或事实),the condition of being ~ed(被...的状况),the product or result of ~ing(...的产物或结果),the cause or means of ~ing(...的原因或手段)等。顺便指出,带-ment的名词,往往有对应的带-mental的形容词。

后缀-ment是抽象名词后缀,也是我们常见到的一个后缀,意为“state,quality,act,that which”。

英:suffix forming nouns, originally from French and representing L. -mentum, which was added to verb stems sometimes to represent the result or product of the action. French inserts an -e- between the verbal root and the suffix (e.g. commenc-e-ment from commenc-er; with verbs in ir, -i- is inserted instead (e.g. sent-i-ment from sentir). Used with English verb stems from 16c. (e.g. merriment, which also illustrates the habit of turning -y to -i- before this suffix).

详细分类如下:

1.表示行为、行为的过程或结果。

1) alignment
n.formation in a line 直线排列 单词alignment中的a=to,at,lign=line
Next summer,all eight planets will be in perfect alignment.
明年夏天,八大行星将呈现完美的直线排列。

2) appeasement
n.soothing;appeasing,eg.by making concessions to potential enemies 安慰,缓和;绥靖主义 ap=ad=to,peas=peace
We learned from World war that appeasement is no way to deal with a dictator.
我们从世界大战中得到的教训是,绥靖政策根本不可能对付独裁者。

3) augment
v.make or become greater;increase 增长,增加 aug=increase
Some 5,000 South Korean soldiers augment the U.S. Army by working directly with them.
大约5000名韩国士兵与美军直接合作,增加了美军的兵力。 2.表示物

1) embarkment
n. 上船,堤岸

2)fragment
n. 碎片
v. 变成碎片
[计算机] 碎片
She dropped the vase on the floor and it broke into fragments.
她把花瓶掉在地上,摔成了碎片。

3)pavement
n. 人行道
The pavement was covered in dogs' excrement.
便道上满是狗屎。

4) equipment
n. 设备,装备,器材
I tried to fix the equipment but I failed.
我想把机器修理好,但是失败了。 3.表示组织、机构

1)government
n. 政府,政体,统治