(1)帶有“屬性,傾向,相關(guān)”的含義
1)-able, -ible, movable, comfortable, applicable, visible, responsible
2)-al, natural, additional, educational
3)-an, ane, urban, suburban, republican
4)-ant, -ent, distant, important, excellent
5)-ar, similar, popular, regular
6)-ary, military, voluntary
7)-ice, -atie, ical, politic, systematic, historic, physical,
8)-ine, masculine, feminine, marine
9)-ing, moving, touching, daring
10)-ish, foolish, bookish, selfish
11)-ive, active, impressive, decisive
12)-ory, satisfactory, compulsory
13)-il, -ile, -eel, fragile, genteel(文雅的)
(2) 表示“相象,類似”的含義
1)-ish, boyish, childish
2)-esque, picturesque
3)-like, manlike, childlike
4)-ly, manly, fatherly, scholarly, motherly
5)-some, troublesome, handsome
6)-y, milky, pasty
(3) 表示“充分的”含義
1)-ful, beautiful, wonderful, helpful, truthful
2)-ous, dangerous, generous, courageous, various
3)-ent, violent,
(4) 表示由某種物質(zhì)形成,制成或生產(chǎn)的含義
1)-en, wooden, golden, woolen
2)-ous, gaseous
3)-fic, scientific
(5) 表示方向的含義
1)-ern, eastern, western
2)-ward, downward, forward
(6) 表示“倍數(shù)”的含義
1)-ble, double, treble
2)ple, triple
3)-fold, twofold, tenfold
(7) 表示“數(shù)量關(guān)系”的含義
1)-teen, thirteen
2)-ty, fifty
3)-th, fourth, fiftieth
(8) 表示國籍,語種,宗教的含義
1)-an, Roman, European
2)-ese, Chinese,
3)-ish, English, Spanish
(9) 表示“比較程度”的含義
1)-er, greater
2)-ish, reddish, yellowish
3)-est, highest
4)-most, foremost, topmost
(10)其他的含義
-less, 表示否定,countless, stainless, wireless
動詞后綴
1)-ize, ise, 表示"做成,變成,……化“modernize, mechanize, democratize, organize
2)-en, 表示"使成為,引起,使有” quicken, weaken, soften, harden
3)-fy, 表示"使……化, 使成”beautify, purify, intensify, signify, simplify
4)-ish, 表示"使,令” finish, abolish, diminish, establish
5)-ate, 表示“成為……,處理,作用” separate, operate, indicate
副詞后綴
1)-ly, possibly, swiftly, sim