| 词汇 | wax |
| 词根词缀 | 词源： 1. wax (n.) "substance made by bees," O.E. weax, from P.Gmc. *wakhsan (cf. O.S., O.H.G. wahs, O.N. vax, Du. was, Ger. Wachs); cognate with O.C.S. vasku, Lith. vakas, Pol. wosk, Rus. vosk "wax" (but these may be from Gmc.). Waxworks "exhibition of wax figures representing famous or notorious persons" first recorded 1796. 2. wax (v.) "grow bigger or greater," O.E. weaxan "to increase, grow" (class VII strong verb; past tense weox, pp. weaxen), from P.Gmc. *wakhsan (cf. O.S., O.H.G. wahsan, O.N. vaxa, O.Fris. waxa, Du. wassen, Ger. wachsen, Goth. wahsjan "to grow, increase"), from PIE *wegs- (cf. Skt. vaksayati "cause to grow," Gk. auxein "to increase"), extended form of base *aug- "to increase" (see augment). Strong conjugation archaic after 14c. 词根记忆： n. 蜡,蜂蜡v.打蜡Axe the tax on taxis. Wax may relax the body.削减出租车的税费.蜂蜡可以使身体放松. |
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