ped,pod【L,GK】=foot 脚,足
词根来源
在常用词pedal,peddle,expedite和pedestrian中,可以找到词根ped,它来自拉丁名词pes的属格pedis,意思相当于英语的foot(脚,足)【格林定律中拉丁语p和英语(日耳曼语)的f对应】。pod是拉丁词根ped在希腊语中的对应词根。注:格林定律(Grimm's law),又译格林姆定律或格里姆定律,是一项用来描述印欧语语音递变的定律,由德国语言学家雅各布·格林(Jakob Grimm)提出。
常见单词
pedal ['pedl]
【ped=foot脚,足;-al=belonging to属于...的】→ belonging to the foot
Ⅰa. of the foot 脚的,足的
Ⅱn. the part of a bicycle or machine pushed by the foot(自行车或机器的)脚踏板
Mothers spent their evening pressing the pedals of a sewing machine.
妈妈们整晚都在踩缝纫机。
pedology [pɪ'dɑlədʒi] 土壤学;婴儿学为什么是土壤学呢?因为我们双脚踩着的是土地啊!为什么是婴儿学呢?因为ped有一个异源同形根,也就是来自希腊语中的ped,意为boy,child,表示“男孩,儿童”,具体派生词文末见~peddle ['ped(ə)l]
【ped= foot 脚,足;-le= to keep doing表连续动作】→ to keep doing sth on foot
v.①sell by going on the street 沿街叫卖,兜售
②try to make people believe 宣扬,散播
◈peddler ['pedlə] n. 不法商贩;毒贩
Coca—Cola and PepsiCo are peddling healthier drinks, such as bottled water.
可口可乐和百事可乐正忙于推销更健康的饮料,如瓶装水。
expedite ['ekspɪdaɪt]
【ex-=out;ped= foot;-ite= to do】→ to get one’s feet outv.①send out or set out on a journey 派出;出发② make sth happen quickly or easily 促进;加快
◈expeditious [,ekspɪ'dɪʃəs] a.迅速而有效的
The builders promised to expedite the repairs.
建筑商答应加速修理。
biped ['baɪped]
【bi-=two;ped=foot】→ two feet
n. animal with two legs 两足动物
◈bipedal a.两足动物的;(动物)用后两脚行走的
A biped is a creature with two legs.
两足动物指的是有两只脚的动物。
异源同形
ped【GK】=boy or child,表示“男孩,小孩”,引申为教育encyclopedia[ɪnˌsaɪkləˈpiːdiə] n.百科全书pedant ['ped(ə)nt]n.学究;迂夫子
pedagogic [,pedə'gɒdʒɪk]
a.教学法的
pediatrician [ˌpiːdiə'trɪʃn]
n.儿科医生
寻根探词
pedestrian [pə'dɛstrɪən]
n. 步行者,行人;a. 人行的,为行人而设的
impede [ɪm'piːd]
v.阻碍
impedance [ɪm'piːd(ə)ns]
n.【物理】全电阻;阻抗
centipede ['sentɪpiːd]
n.蜈蚣
pedicure ['pedɪkjʊə]
n. 修脚;足疗
ped在希腊语中对应的词根是pod,我们来看以下派生词:tripod ['traɪpɑd] a. 三脚架;三角凳
decapod ['dekəpɒd] n. 十足目动物 【deca-=ten】podiatry [pə'daɪətri] a.足医学podagra [pɒ'dægrə] n.足通风;通风 【agra=trap】
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