confess：承认，供认，坦白，忏悔

来源于拉丁语动词comfateri(承认)的过去分词confessus,comfateri由前缀com-(加强意义)和fateri(承认)组成。fateri为拉丁语fari(说)的派生词。

-fe-说→ -fess-表白词根词缀：con-共同 + -fess-表白

confess：坦承

con-, 强调。-fess, 说，交谈，词源同phone, profess.

• commedia dell'arte
• commemorate
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• commence
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• commend
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• commensal
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• comment
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• commerce
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• commercialize
• commingle
• commiserate
• commissar
• commissariat
• commissary