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comContents复合法(Compounding)1转化法(Conversion)2拟声法的定义和特点英语复合词(compoundwords)是由两个或两个以上的自由词素构成,表达单一的语义概念,如:broadcast()birth-control()laptop()rainfall()waterfall()fireproof()seagreen()downstairs()自第二次世界大战以来,复合法生成新词所占的比例是所有构词法中最大的,它灵活、生动
复合法(Compounding)广播计划生育手提电脑降雨量瀑布防火的象海一样绿的在楼下,往楼下复合词还具有简明形象的特点,如:aschoolchild(vs
achildattendingschool)anadult-onlyfilm(vs
afilmwhichissuitableforadultsonly)towindow-shop(vs
tolookatgoodsinshopwindowswithoutintendingtobuythem)另用复合词,往往涉及到比喻:sky-highfat-headfatcatsky-scrapercouchpotato复合词在写法上一般有三种形式:连写式,松散式和连字符式
连写式:basketballmailboxbreakthroughoutbreakchairman松散式:generaleducationsecretarygeneral(vs
generalsecretary)primeministerDreamTeam连字符(hyphen)式:short-handedsnow-white(vs
SnowWhite)man-made