构词法 第 1 页 共 6 页 一、概说 英语主要有三种构词法: 1)转化(Conversion):由一个词类转化为另一词类
water(名)水 — water(动)浇水 2)合成(Compounding):由两个或更多的词合成一个词
wood(木)+ cut(刻)— woodcut(木刻) 3)派生(Derivation):通过加前缀或后缀构成另一个词
happy — unhappy(加前缀) 二、转化 词性的转化
有时意思没有太大变化: 这类名词常可和一动词构成短语,表示一个动作,如: have a look (chat, talk, wash, swim, rest, try, quarrel, smoke, lie, read, dream, run, fight, walk, ride, drink, laugh, dance, bathe, wish, win, fear, love, shave, debate, dispute, interview, taste, etc
) make a study (guess, visit, call, survey, jump, slip, change, search, stay, start, answer, reply, remark, fight, arrest, appeal, purchase, sacrifice, demand, show, deal, an attempt, an attack, an advance, etc
) 有时意思有一定的变化: He was about the same build as his brother
他的体形和他哥哥差不多
Last year’s catch was four times that of 1986
去年的捕鱼量为 1986 年的四倍