Compound words 合成词Derivatives 派生词Short forms 缩略词P6 由两个或两个以上的词合成为一个新词
通过加前缀或后缀构成另外一个词
Word formation: Derivative 派生词incurableprefixstemsuffix++To change the meaning of the wordTo change the speech( 词性 ) of the word inter-- international tele– telephone, telegraph, television co— coworker, cooperate super— supermarket, superstar, supermanbetweenfartogether trans— translate, transplant, transport sub— subway bio— biology, bioengineering, biophysics e– e-mail, e-school un- /in- /im- /non- unhappy impoliteacrossunderof lifeelectronicnot Some common suffixes1
For nouns(to change the speech)- er/or - ist- ness- tion- ment2
For verbs-enenrichenlargeenable3
For adj
- ful- ous- able- y-ed4
For adv
-ly 1
______ Many countries import most of the oil they use
______He studied biophysics at