20 crease

■ 詞根考古學

詞根crease來自拉丁語，意為grow，make，表示“增長；產生”。其變形為cre。

■ 單詞拆拆看

decrease = de + crease

釋 [d??kri?s] n./v. 減少

解 de-表示“除去”，crease表示“增長”，除掉增長，即“減少”。

例 Population growth is decreasing each year. 人口增長逐年下降。

ncrease = in + crease

釋 [?n?kri?s] n./v. 增加，提高

解 in-表示“里面”，crease表示“增長”，向里增長，即“增加”。

例 Crime is on the increase. 犯罪活動日益猖獗。

create = cre + ate

釋 [kri?e?t] v. 創造，創作；造成

解 cre表示“產生”，-ate表示“做，造成”，造成產生，即“創造，創作”。

例 The businesses created many jobs in that region. 這些企業在那個地區創造了許多就業機會。

■ 詞匯拓展營

creative [kri?e?t?v] a. 創造性的

creature [?kri?t??r] n. 生物；人；創造物

recreation [?rekri?e??n] n. 娛樂，消遣；休養

procreate [?pro?krie?t] v. 生育，生殖

concrete [?kɑ??kri?t] a. 具體的v. 使凝固n. 混凝土

■ 詞綴一家親

1. de-（除去）　devalue v. 貶值，降低…的價值

2. in-（里面）　indulge v. 沉溺；滿足；放任

3. -ate （做，造成）　frustrate v. 挫敗，阻撓

測驗大比拼

I. 搜索關鍵詞：請將下列單詞的正確形式填入句子中，使句子完整。

1. Bess ? nally ______ that Nancy was right.

2. We shall ?rst look brie? y at the historical ______ of this theory

3. He showed this vast ______ of Napoleonic times.

4. This claim seems to us to be rather ______.

5. The board ______ approved the project last week.

答案： 1. conceded 2. antecedents 3. chronicle 4. dubious 5. unanimously

II. 復習對對碰：請將下列詞匯和英文詞義配對。

A. to sit or lie in a relaxed way, with your body leaning backward

B. the fact of people doing things for enjoyment, when the are not working

C. a formal agreement between two organizations, countries, etc.

D. to make somebody/something less valuable or respected

E. peace and agreement

答案：debase—D; recline—A; accord—C; recreation—B; concord—E

III. 備忘筆記本：請寫出以下詞根、詞綴的含義和相關詞，寫不出來的部分要重點學習、記憶哦！

1. crease _________________________

2. cid _________________________

3. corp _________________________

4. dis- _________________________

5. cess _________________________