​巧记单词：学会词缀(affix)，事半功倍-Suffix（高频后缀）

巧记单词：学会词缀(affix)，事半功倍-Suffix（高频后缀）

上次整理了常用的英语前缀巧记单词：学会词缀(affix), 事半功倍-Prefix（高频前缀），今天为大家整理一下常用的后缀。
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概念解析；后缀可以用于哪些词后？后缀的功能性分类记忆表 (Verb makers/ Adjective makers / Adverb makers)

什么是后缀？

A suffix is a morpheme that is added to the end of a word to change its meaning or to form a new word. In linguistics, a suffix is also called a postfix or a suffixal morpheme. Suffixes can indicate tense, number, gender, case, and other grammatical categories, as well as meaning such as the condition, quality, or action associated with the word. For example, the suffix "-able" can be added to the word "read" to form "readable," which means "able to be read."

“Suffix” 的意思是词缀，是一种附加在单词结尾的语素，用于改变单词的意思或形成新单词。在语言学中，后缀也称为后缀词素。后缀可以表示时态、数、性别、格和其他语法范畴，以及与单词相关的条件、质量或行动等含义。例如，后缀“-able”可以添加到单词“read”中，形成“readable”，意思是“可读的”。

The most central root in the word "activate" is "act". "Act" is a common root that means "to do" or "to perform". "Active" is an adjective formed from "act" and the suffix "-ive", which means "characterized by" or "tending to". "Activate" is a verb formed from "active" and the suffix "-ate", which means "to make something happen" or "to put into action".

在 "activate" 这个单词中，最核心的词根是 "act"。 "act" 是一个常见的词根，表示 "行动" 或 "做" 的意思。 "active" 是由 "act" 和 "-ive" 后缀组成的形容词，表示 "活跃的" 或 "积极的"。 "activate" 则是由 "active" 和 "-ate" 后缀组成的动词，表示 "使活跃" 或 "激活" 的意思。

后缀可以用于哪些词性的单词？

后缀可以用于名词、动词、形容词和副词等各种词性的单词。例如，可以用 "-ness" 后缀将形容词转化为名词，如 "happy" 变成 "happiness"；也可以用 "-ly" 后缀将形容词转化为副词，如 "quick" 变成 "quickly"。不同的后缀有不同的功能和用途，可以根据需要进行选择和使用。

后缀的分类 categorized by their functions:

Note: Some suffixes can function as both noun and adjective suffixes, or as both verb and adjective suffixes.