发布时间： 2016年04月22日
词根词缀法是科学有效的背单词方法，并且一旦掌握，受益无穷。考研英语词汇5500，要记住并不容易，大家需要多重应用方法来巧计。下面是新东方在线整理的21组常见的后缀，我们来了解下。
▶-an
electrician n.电工;电气技师
E.g. The electrician took the houselights down.
电工将剧场中观众席上的灯光减弱了一点。
physician n. [医]医师，内科医师
E.g. He prefers to be a surgeon rather than a physician.
他喜欢当外科医生而不愿作内科医生。
▶-ant,-ent
applicant n.申请人
E.g. The job applicant must have good verbal skills.
应聘这份工作的人必须具有良好的语言表达技能。
correspondent n.通信者
E.g. The newspaper has a foreign correspondent.
这家报纸有个外国通讯记者。
▶-ard
coward n.懦夫，懦弱的人
E.g. She accused her husband of being a coward.
她指责自己的丈夫是个胆小鬼。
drunkardn.酒鬼，醉汉
E.g. That drunkard flung out the empty bottle.
那个醉汉把空瓶扔了出来。
▶-ee
employee n.雇员
E.g. The boss dismissed that employee.
老板解雇了那个雇员。
examinee n.应试者
E.g. It required that every examinee put down his/ her name on the answer sheet.
要求所有考生都把自己的姓名写在答题纸上。
▶-eer
pioneer n.开拓者，先锋
E.g. Li Dazhao was a pioneer of the Chinese revolution.
李大钊是中国革命的先驱。
volunteer n.志愿者
E.g. She now helps in a local school as a volunteer three days a week.
她现在作为一名志愿者每周三天在当地一所学校帮忙。
▶-er, -or
manufacturer n.制造商
E.g. All the goods are labelled with the address of the manufacturer.
所有商品均标明了生产厂家的地址。
survivor n.幸存者
E.g. Officials said there were no survivors of the plane crash.
官方说这次飞机失事无一人生还。
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▶-ese
Chin(a) ese→Chinese n.中国人;汉语
E.g. Remember you are a Chinese wherever you go.
不论你到哪里，记住你是中国人。
Japan ese→Japanesen.日本人;日语
E.g. Not only did he speak English well, but he spoke Japanese more easily.
他不但英语说得好，就连日语也讲得轻松自如。
▶-(r)ess
host ess→hostess n.女主人
E.g. The hostess gave us a cordial greeting.
女主人热忱地欢迎我们。
act ress→actress n.女演员
E.g. The famous actress is now appearing at the Capital Theatre.
目前这位著名女演员正在首都剧场演出。
▶-ian
logic ian→logician n.逻辑学家
E.g. As the founder of pragmatism, firstly and mostly Peirce was a logician.
作为实用主义的鼻祖，皮尔士首先和主要是一位逻辑学家。
mathematic ian→mathematician n.数学家
E.g. Einstein is identified with a higher mathematician.
爱因斯坦被列为高等数学家。
▶-ist
drama (t)ist→dramatist n.剧作家
E.g. Shakespeare is, by common consent, the greatest English dramatist.
莎士比亚被公认是英国最伟大的剧作家。
dent ist→dentist n.牙科医生
E.g. The dentist told the boy not to eat too many sweets.
牙医告诫这男孩不要吃太多糖果。
▶-ster
young ster→youngstern.年轻人
E.g. That youngster works with a will.
这小伙子干活有股傻劲儿。
gang ster→gangster n.歹徒
▶-al
approv(e) al→approvaln.同意，认可
E.g. They voiced their approval of the plan.
他们对这项计划表示赞成。
arriv(e) al→arrivaln.到达，到来
E.g. The arrival of him sparkled to the party.
他的到来使聚会变得生动活泼了。
▶-age
short age→shortagen.缺乏，不足
E.g. The shortage of oil will probably drive prices up.
石油短缺很有可能迫使价格上涨。
shrink age→shrinkage n.收缩
E.g. There has been much shrinkage of the clothes in the wash.
这些衣服洗后已缩了很多。
▶-ance, -ence
import ance→importance n.重要性
E.g. The conference underscored the importance of modern industry.
会议强调了现代工业的重要性。
confid(e) ence→confidence n.自信心
E.g. Tom blames his lack of confidence on his mother.
汤姆把他的缺乏信心归咎于他母亲。
▶-ency
consist ency→consistency n.连贯性，一致性
E.g. There’s always a lack of consistency in matters of foreign policy.
外交政策总是缺乏连贯性。
urg(e) ency→urgency n.紧迫性
E.g. In case of urgency, call the police.
一旦发生紧急情况，打电话给警察。
▶-cy
bankrupt cy→bankruptcy n.破产
E.g. His failure knelled the bankruptcy of the company.
他的失败宣告了公司的破产。
diploma cy→diplomacy n.外交
E.g. The government is placing its faith in international diplomacy.
政府对国际外交关系充满信心。
▶-dom
free dom→freedomn.自由
E.g. She bartered away her freedom for wealth.
她为财富而出卖了自由。
wis(e) dom→wisdomn.智慧
E.g. In this way they brought into full play the initiative, wisdom and power of the masses.
这样他们就使群众的积极性、智慧和力量都充分发挥出来。
▶-ery
slav(e) ery→slaveryn.奴隶制
E.g. The slavery was overthrown after the Civil War in U.S.A.
在南北战争结束之后，美国的奴隶制被废除了。
brav(e) ery→bravery n.勇敢
E.g. The soldier deserves the award for his acts of bravery.
这名战士应为他的英勇行为受奖。
▶-hood
man hood→manhood n.男子气概
E.g. Her new-found power was a threat to his manhood.
她最近具有的能力对他的男子汉气概是个威胁。
neighbor hood→neighborhood n.邻里
E.g. What happened in the factory is being whispered about the neighborhood.
工厂里发生的事正在附近居民中私下传说。
▶-sion, -tion
deci(de) sion→decision n.决定，决心
E.g. I don't think his decision is wise in reality.
实际上，我觉得他的决定并不明智。
descri(be) (p)tion→deion n.描写，描述
E.g. The scenery is beautiful beyond deions.
那风景美丽得难以形容。
▶-ity
matur(e) ity→maturity n.成熟
E.g. His performance was full of maturity and poise.
他的表现成熟而稳健。
visible ity→visibility n.能见度，可见性
E.g. Dense fog is covering roads in the north and visibility is very poor.
浓雾笼罩了北部的公路，能见度很低。
E.g. The police are hard on the track of the gangster.
警察正在追踪那名匪徒。
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