一. 类别:英语构词法主要有:合成法,转化法,派生法,混成法,截短法和词首字母缩略法。
二. 定义与精讲
1. 转化法:英语中,有的名词可作动词,有的形容词可作副词或动词,这种把一种词性用作另一种词性而词形不变的方法叫作转化法。
(1)动词转化为名词
①很多动词可以转化为名词,大多数情况下,意思没有多大的变化,Let's go out for a walk.
②有时意思有一定变化,如:He is a man of strong build.
③有的与一个动词和不定冠词构成短语,表示一个动作,Let's have a swim.
(2)名词转化为动词
①很多表示物件,Did you book a seat on the plane? 你订好飞机座位了吗?
②身体部位,Please hand me the book.请把那本书递给我。
③某类人的名词可以用作动词来表示动作,She nursed her husband back to health.
④某些抽象名词也可作动词。We lunched together.我们在一起吃了午餐。
3)形容词转化为动词:有少数形容词可以转化为动词。We will try our best to better our living conditions.
4)副词转化为动词:有少数副词可以转化为动词。Murder will out.(谚语)恶事终必将败露。
5)形容词转化为名词
①表示颜色的形容词常可转化为名词,You should be dressed in black at the funeral.
②某些形容词如old, young, poor, rich, wounded, injured等与the连用,表示一类人,作主语时,谓语用复数如下:The old in our village are living a happy life.
2.派生法:在词根前面加前缀或在词根后面加后缀构成一个与原单词意义相近或截然相反的新词叫作派生法。
1)前缀:除少数前缀外,前缀一般改变单词的意义,不改变词性;后缀一般改变词类,而不引起词义的变化。
(1)表示否定意义的前缀常用的有dis-, il-, im-, in-, ir-, mis-, non-, un-等,在单词的前面加这类前缀常构成与该词意义相反的新词。例如:
appear出现→disappear消失 correct正确的→incorrect不正确的
lead带领→mislead领错 stop停下→non-stop不停
(2)表示其他意义的前缀常用的有a-(多构成表语形容词), anti- (反对;抵抗), auto- (自动), co- (共同), en- (使), inter- (互相), re- (再;又), sub- (下面的;次;小), tele- (强调距离)等。例如:
alone单独的 antigas防毒气的 autochart自动图表
cooperate合作 enjoy使高兴 internet互联网 reuse再用
subway地铁 telephone电话
2)后缀:英语单词不仅可以通过加前缀构成新词,也可加后缀构成新词。后缀通常会改变单词的词性,构成意义相近的其他词性;少数后缀还会改变词义,变为与原来词义相反的新词。
(1)构成名词的后缀常用的有-ence,-(e)r/ -or (从事某事的人),-ese (某地人),-ess (雌性),-ful (一……),-ian (精通……的人),-ist (专业人员),-ment (性质;状态),-ness (性质;状态),-tion(动作;过程)等。
differ不同于→difference区别 write写→writer作家
Japan日本→Japanese日本人 act表演→actress女演员
mouth口→mouthful一口 music音乐→musician音乐家
(2)构成动词的后缀常用的有-(e)n (多用于形容词之后),-fy (使……化),-ize (使……成为)。例如:
wide→widen加宽 beauty→beautify美化 pure→purify提纯
real→realize意识到 organ→organize组织
(3)构成形容词的后缀常用的有-al,
-able (有能力的),-(a)n(某国人的),-en (多用于表示材料的名词后),-ern (方向的),-ese(某国人的),-ful,-(ic)al,-ish,-ive,-less (表示否定),-like (像……的),-ly,-ous,-some,-y (表示天气)等。例如:
nature自然→natural自然的 reason道理→reasonable有道理的
America美国→American美国的 China中国→Chinese中国人的
gold金子→golden金的 east东→eastern东方的
child孩子→childish孩子气的 snow雪→snowy雪的
(4)构成副词的常用后缀有-ly (主要用于形容词之后表示方式或程度),-ward(s) (主要用于表示方位的词之后表示方向)。例如:
angry生气的→angrily生气地 to到→towards朝……,向……
east东方→eastward向东
(5)构成数词的后缀有-teen (十几),-ty (几十),-th (构成序数词)。例如:
six六→sixteen十六→sixteenth第十六 four四→forty四十→fortieth第四十
常见词缀一览表
A、名词后缀
词缀 含义 例词
-er 人或工具 teacher cooker
-or 人 actor visitor
-ist ……者,……家 artist communist
-man 人 postman Frenchman
-(i)an 人;……国人 musician American
-eer ……者,……家 engineer mountaineer
-ee 受……者 employee trainee
-ese ……地方/国人 Chinese Japanese
-mate 有……关系的人 workmate roommate
-ance 性质或状态 appearance attendance
-ence 行为或性状 difference independence
-ing feeling greeting
-tion education information
-sion television revision
-ment 行为的结果/方式 development equipment
-age carriage marriage
-dom 状态;领域 freedom kingdom
-ness 性质;状态 happiness loneliness
-graph 文字;书写 telegraph autograph(亲笔签名)
-hood 身份;地位;生活状况 girlhood childhood
-ics 学科或某种活动 politics physics
-phone 重视声音的工具 telephone microphone(麦克风)
-ship 状态;身份;职务
friendship -mate 有……关系的人 workmate roommate
-ism ……主义 Marxism Leninism(列宁主义)
-ery discovery slavery
-al arrival
B、形容词后缀
词 缀 含 义 例 词
-able 显示……性质或特点的
可被……的,适于……的 comfortable suitable
-ible 显示……性质或特点的
可被……的,适于……的 terrible horrible(恐怖的)
-al ……的,有……性质的 national musical
-ant 有……性质的,人 servant important
-ent 有……性质的 different intelligent(聪明的)
-ary 有……性质的 necessary ordinary
-ive 有……倾向的;有……性质的 active native
-y 多……的,有巨……的 easy cloudy
-ed (感到)……的 excited disappointed
-ing (令人)……的 exciting disappointing
-ese ……地方或国家的 Chinese Vietnamese(越南的)
-ful 充满……的,具有……性质的 careful beautiful
-ian ……地方或国家人的 Asian Australian
-ish 像/有点……一样的 selfish childish
-less 没有……的 freeless, careless
-like 像……的 godlike childlike
-ly 具有……性质或特点的;第……次的 lovely yearly(每年一次的)
-ous 具有……性质的 famous desirous
-en 用……做成的 woolen wooden
-some 易于……的;会引起……的 troublesome tiresome(厌烦的)
-er 较……的 happier luckier
-est 最……的 happiest luckiest
-ory satisfactory
C、动词前缀
词 缀 含 义 例 词
un- 不,非,无 unimportant, unlucky
im- 不,非,无 impossible
in- 不,非,无 incorrect
ir- 不,非,无 irregular
il- 不,非,无 illegal
non- 不,非,无 non-smoking, non-stop
a- ……的 afraid, asleep
D、动词前缀
词 缀 含 义 例 词
en/em- 使……变成;置于……上 endanger, enjoy
dis- 不,非,无 dislike disagree
mis- 误 ,错 mislead misunderstand
re- 重新;又;再 recall, rewrite
a- 使…… arise(使上升)
E、动词后缀
词 缀 含 义 例 词
-en 使变成 richen, sadden
-ise/ize 使成为;变成 memorize, computerize(用电脑储存)
- (i)fy 使成为 beautify terrify
F、副词后缀
词 缀 含 义 例 词
-ly ……地 quickly immediately
-er 较……地 faster harder
-est 最……地 fastest hardest
G、其他前缀
词 缀 含 义 例 词
anti- 反对,对抗 anti-Japanese antitank
bi- 每……两次的/地 bi-monthly bicycle
tele- 远距离的 telephone television
ex- 前任的;向外 ex-ife exclaim
fore- 预先;在前面的 foretell forecast
pre- 预先 prepare prefix(前缀)
post- 在……之后的 postgraduate(研究生)
inter- 在……之间 internet international
micro- 微小的 microwave microphone
super- 超过 supermarket
techn(o) - 与技术有关的 technology
well- 适当地;完全地 well-known well-written
self- 自己,自身,自我,自动 self-service self-confidence
trans- 转移;移植 transplant translate
kilo- 千 kilometer kilogram
milli- 千分之 milligram millimeter
co- 共同,同等 co-operate co-education
tri- 三,三个 tricycle tricolour
com/con/col/cor- 连同,一同 conduct combine
multi- 多 multiple
under- 在……下面;不足;次于 underground underestimate(低估)
over- 在……上面;过多 overhead overwork
centi- 百分之 centigrade centimeter
H、其他后缀
词 缀 含 义 例 词
-self 亲自 myself, oneself
-cent 百分之 percent
-meter 米 centimeter, kilometer
3. 合成法
(1)合 成 名 词 | |
构成方式 | 例词 |
名词+名词 | weekend周末 |
名词+动词 | daybreak黎明 |
名词+动名词 | handwriting书法 |
名词+及物动词+er/or | pain-killer止痛药 |
名词+介词+名词 | editor-in-chief总编辑 |
动词+名词 | typewriter打字机 |
动名词+名词 | reading-room阅览室 |
现在分词+名词 | flying-fish飞鱼 |
形容词+名词 | gentleman绅士 |
副词+动词 | outbreak爆发 |
介词+名词 | afternoon下午 |
代词+名词 | she-wolf母狼 |
(2)合 成 形 容 词 | |
构成方式 | 例词 |
名词+形容词 | snow-white雪白的 |
名词+现在分词 | English-speaking讲英语的 |
名词+to+名词 | face-to-face面对面的 |
名词+过去分词 | man-made人造的 |
数词+名词 | one-way单行的 |
数词+名词+形容词 | two-year-old两岁的 |
数词+名词+ed | five-storeyed五层的 |
动词+副词 | see-through透明的 |
形容词+名词 | high-class高级的 |
形容词+名词+ed | noble-minded高尚的 |
形容词+形容词 | light-blue浅蓝色的 |
形容词+现在分词 | good-looking相貌好看的 |
副词+形容词 | ever-green常青的 |
副词+现在分词 | hard-working勤劳的 |
副词+过去分词 | well-known著名的 |
副词+名词 | fast-food专门提供快餐服务的 |
介词+名词 | downhill下坡的 |
(3)合 成 动 词 | |
构成方式 | 例词 |
名词+动词 | sleep-walk梦游 |
形容词+动词 | white-wash粉刷 |
副词+动词 | overthrow推翻 |
(4)合 成 副 词 | |
构成方式 | 例词 |
形容词+名词 | hotfoot匆忙地 |
形容词+副词 | everywhere到处 |
副词+副词 | however尽管如此 |
介词+名词 | beforehand事先 |
介词+副词 | forever永远 |
(5)合 成 代 词 | |
构成方式 | 例词 |
代词宾格+self | herself她自己 |
物主代词+self | myself我自己 |
形容词+名词 | anything任何东西 |
(6)合 成 介 词 | |
构成方式 | 例词 |
副词+名词 | inside在……里面 |
介词+副词 | within在……之内 |
副词+介词 | into进入 |
1)截头telephone→phone aeroplane→plane omnibus→bus
2)去尾
mathematics→maths co-operate→co-op
examination→exam kilogram→kilo
laboratory→lab taxicab→taxi
3)截头去尾influenza→flu refrigerator→fridge prescription→script
5. 混合法(混成法):混合法,即将两个词混合或各取一部分紧缩而成一个新词。后半部分表示主体;前半部分表示属性。
news broadcast→newscast新闻广播
television broadcast→telecast电视播送
smoke and fog→smog烟雾
helicopter airport→heliport直升飞机场
6. 首尾字母缩略法:首尾字母缩略法,即用单词首尾字母组成一个新词。读音主要有两种形式,即各字母分别读音;作为一个单词读音。
very important person→VIP (读字母音)要人;大人物 television→TV (读字母音)电视
Testing of English as a Foreign Language→TOEFL托福
三. 巩固练习
1. That man was ________enough not to tell the manager that he would not do the job.
A. care B. careful C. careless D. carelessness
2. The soldier died for saving the child,so his________ is heavier than Mount Tai.
A. die B. dead C. died D. death
3. The child looked ________at his brother who was badly wounded.
A. sadly B. sadness C. sadly D. sad
4. He is an expert at chemistry. We all call him a ________.
A. chemistry B. chemical C. chemist D. physician
5.The three- ________chair isn’t suitable for a young child. He may fall off.
A. legging B. legged C. legs D. leged
6. Stephenson became the________railway engineer in the world.
A. lead B. leader C. leading D. leadership
7.When the teacher praised him for working out the maths problem,Jack looked________about at his classmates.
A. proud B. proudly C. pride D. pridely
8.To everyone’s ________,the girl finished the job quite well.
A. satisfied B. satisfactory
C. satisfying D. satisfaction
9.—What are you doing here?
—Oh,my teacher asked me to write a passage about ________in English.
—You can write________passage in English?
A. 600 words;a 600-words B. 600-word;a 600-words
C. 600 words;a 600-word D. 600 words;a 600-words
10. No one should enter the spot without the________of the police.
A. permit B. permission
C. permitting D. permittence
11. You must come with us to the police ________.Our head is waiting for you.
A. headquarters B. headline
C. headmaster D. headache
12.Letting that animal escape was no accident;you did it ________.
A. intend B. intention C. intentionally D. intentional
13. The shop owner welcomed all the guests with a________ smile.
A. practice B. practice C. practical D. practiced
14. The________ordered him to pay a $100 fine.
A. judger B. judgment C. judge D. judgement
15. My TV is out of order. Can you tell me what is the________news about Iraq War?
A. lately B. latest C. later D. latter
16. The Great Wall is more than 6000 li in ________.
A. longer B. length C. long D. longing
17.To my ________,I passed the exam easily.
A. joy B. joyful C. joyless D. joyness
18. Canada is mainly an________country.
A. English-speaking B. speak-English
C. spoken-English D. English-spoken
19. How________ he is! He is always acting________. He is really a ________.
A. foolish;foolishly;fool B. fool;foolish;fool
C. foolish;fool;fool D. foolishly;foolish;fool
20. The necklace that she lost is very expensive. It’s of great ________.
A. valuable B. value C. valueless D. unvaluable
21. There were________fish in the river in South America.
A. in danger B. Danger C. dangerous D. dangerless
22.The letter “b” in the word “doubt” is________.
A. sound B. silent C. silence D. sounded
23. The child looked at me________.
A. stranger B. strangely C. strange D. strangeless
24.The black people were against slavery and fought for their________bravely.
A. free B. freely C. freedom D. frees
25. What you said sounded________ but in fact it was untrue.
A. reasonable B. reasonful C. reasonless D. unreason
26. We have to learn ________technology from other countries.
A. advance B. advancing C. advantage D. advanced
27. The children live in a village ________.They come here almost every day.
A. nearby B. near C. nearly D. near by
28.Mr Black is an ________in the army,not an ________in the government. You can not easily find him in his________.
A. official;officer;office B. officer;office;official
C. official;official;official D. officer;official;office
29.You’d better give up smoking if you want to keep ________.
A. health B. healthy C. healthily D. healthier
30.________ speaking,I didn’t do it on purpose.
A. Honestly B. Honest C. Honesty D. Dishonest
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