词汇 | philistine |
词根词缀 | 词源: "person deficient in liberal culture," 1827, originally in Carlyle, popularized by him and Matthew Arnold, from Ger. Philister "enemy of God's word," lit. "Philistine," inhabitants of a Biblical land, neighbors (and enemies) of Israel (see Philistine). Popularized in Ger. student slang (supposedly first in Jena, late 17c.) as a contemptuous term for "townies," and hence, by extension, "any uncultured person." Philistine had been used in a humorous fig. sense of "the enemy" in Eng. from c.1600. 词根记忆: n. 市侩(philist菲力斯人→市侩阶层)[-ine②表名词,"人或女人"①表形容词,"…的"③表名词,"状态,药物等"] 词根词缀: philistine philistine n 市侩(philist菲力斯人…市侩阶层) -ine (1) 表形容词,”…的” elephantine n 如象的,巨大的(elephant大象) porcine n 猪的(porc猪+ine) canine n 狗的(can狗+ine) saturnine n 阴沉的(saturn土星+ine) marine n 海的(mar海+ine) serpentine n 蜿蜒的(serpent蛇+ine) pristine n 纯洁的,新鲜的(prist[=first]+ine) (2) 表名词,”人或女人” philistine n 市侩(philist菲力斯人…市侩阶层) libertine n 放荡者(liberty自由+ine) figurine n 小塑像(figure形体,塑像+ine) heroine n 女英雄(hero英雄+ine) concubine n 情妇(con共同+cub睡+ine) (3) 表名词,”状态,药物等” doctrine n 教条,教义(doctr教导+ine) discipline n 纪律(disciple门徒,学徒…门徒必须听说…纪律) famine n 饥荒(fam饿+ine,参考:famish挨饿) routine n 常规(rout[=route常走的道路]+ine) caffeine n 咖啡因(caffee咖啡+ine) vaseline n 凡士林(由标名转化而来) iodine n 碘(iod碘+ine) antifebrine n 退烧冰(anti反+febt热+ine) |
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