
阅读碰到不认识的词,查字典太慢。其实英语单词很多是"拼"出来的,把前后缀拆开就能猜个大概。
常见否定前缀
- un-:happy → unhappy,able → unable
- dis-:like → dislike,agree → disagree
- im-/in-:possible → impossible
常见表人后缀
- -er:teach → teacher,work → worker
- -or:act → actor,visit → visitor
- -ist:art → artist,science → scientist
常见形容词后缀
- -ful:care → careful,help → helpful
- -less:care → careless,hope → hopeless
- -y:rain → rainy,wind → windy
- -ly(副词):quick → quickly
常见名词后缀
- -tion:act → action
- -ment:develop → development
- -ness:happy → happiness
猜词示范
看到 unbelievable:un- 不 + believe 相信 + -able 能……的 = 难以置信。
口诀:前缀改意思,后缀改性;否定 un dis im,-er -or -ist 是人;-ful -less 反义兄弟,生词拆一拆。