19. Aqua — (L) Water
Aquarium (a tank of water where fish are kept as pets)
20. Bene — (L) Good
Benevolent (wanting good things for people, generous, kind)
21. Chron — (G) Time
Chronological (organized by time of occurrence)
22. Bio — (G) Life
Biology (the study of living things)
23. Theo — (G) God
Theology (the study of religion)
24. Phone — (G) Sound
Telephone (a device used to talk with other people)
25. Omni — (L) All
Omniscient (knowing everything)
26. Sens/Sent — (L) Feel
Sentimental (emotional, attaching emotional value to things)
27. Terr — (L) Earth
Terrarium (a container for land animals kept as pets, often containing rocks, dirt or sand)
28. Vid/Vis — (L) See
Visible (able to be seen)
29. Auto — (G) Self
Automatic (happens on its own)
30. Poly — (G) Many
Polyglot (person who can speak many languages)
除了这些常见的词根,很多前缀、后缀的含义也都是固定的。
如,常见的前缀:
1. ad — (L) to, attached to
2. amphi — (G) both, about, around
3. andro — (G) man, male
4. semi — (L) half
5. non — (L) not
6. pre — (L) before
7. inter — (L) between
8. anti — (G) against, opposed
9. co — (L) with, together
10. mono — (G) one, single, alone