-able/ible 出现在第二类后缀中,-able后缀的形容词属英语体系的字:-ible后缀的形容词则来自拉丁体系。前者数量大,后者数量少,主要的是下面这些,可以特别留意:
accessible, apprehensible, audible, compatible, contemptible, convertible, corrigible, destructible, digestible, divisible, defensible, edible, eligible, exhaustible, fallible, feasible, flexible, forcible, horrible, illegible, intelligible, negligible, perceptible, possible, responsible, resistible, sensible, suspectible, tangible, terrible, visible.
现在顺便把名词、动词和副词主要后缀提出,作为参考:
⑴名词后缀
-ment, -t, -ture, -ion/-ition, -al, -ance, -ent, -er, -ant 等。这些名词后缀都要加到适当的动词上,如:arrangement, restraint, fixture, celebration, extension, competition, renewal, assistance, resident, exporter, attendant.
-ness, -y/-ty/-ity, -th, -ce/-cy 等,可以加到适当的形容词上如:darkness, kindness, honesty, loyalty, simplicity, truth, warmth, importance, absence, ungency, efficiency.
⑵动词后缀:
加到名词上的有 -en, -ise/-ize, -fy, -ate,如:frighten, apologise, beautify, motivate.
加到形容词上的有 -ise/-ize, -en,如:modernise, realise, brighten, weaken.
⑶副词后缀:
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