唔知你有冇試過Reading exam嘅時候睇唔明入面嘅字呢?想要更加順暢咁睇明一篇文章嘅話,就一定要跟Wall Street English學下suffix啦!Suffix又名接尾詞、後綴、字尾、語尾、詞尾,在詞匯學係指跟在詞語後嘅詞綴。英文單字嘅結構萬變不離其中,一齊學下 suffix ,輕鬆估出生字大概嘅意思,唔洗再驚睇唔明字詞意思啦!
Noun Suffix
1. Acy – state or quality
False + acy = Fallacy 謬論
Private + acy = Privacy 隱私
Delicious + acy =Delicacy 精致(美食)
2. Ism – doctrine, principles or belief
Critical + ism = Criticism 批評
Optimistic + ism = Optimism 樂觀主義
Narcissistic + ism = Narcissism 自戀
3. Ity – quality or degree of
Pure + ity = Purity 純度
Serene + ity = Serenity 寧靜
Odd + ity = Oddity 古怪
4. Ment – an action or resulting state
Punish + ment = Punishment 懲罰
Refresh + ment = Refreshment 茶點
Develop + ment = Development 發展
Adjective Suffix
1. Ic – relating to
Centre + ic = Centric 中心的
Icon + ic = Iconic 標志性的
Poem + ic = Poetic 詩意的
2. Less – without something
Fear + less = Fearless 無所畏懼的
Care + less = Careless 粗心的
Hope + less = Hopeless 絕望的
3. Ful – full or notable of
Care + ful = Careful 謹慎的
Beauty + ful = Beautiful 美麗的
Respect + ful = Respectful 尊敬的
Verb Suffix
1. En – become
Soft + en = Soften 軟化
Wide + en = Widen 擴大
Strength + en = Strengthen 加強
2. Ize / ise – to cause or become
Visual + ize = Visualize 可視化
Concept + ize = Conceptualize 概念化
Human + ize = Humanize 人性化
以後再見到唔明點解嘅字嘅時候,就可以從以上幾個方向去推測大概嘅意思,見到唔識嘅字都唔洗慌張啦!