1、在英语构词法中某些名词、动词，或形容词后加后缀构成具有抽象含义的名词。1.-age 表示“状态、行为、身份及其结果、总称”。如：courage 勇气marriage 婚姻2.-ance,-ence 表示“性质；状况；行为；过程；总量；程度”。如：importance重要性diligence勤勉，勤奋difference不同之处independence独立性3.-dom 表示“等级，领域，状态”。如：freedom自由kingdom王国4.-hood 表示“资格；身份；年纪；状态”。如：childhood 少儿时期adulthood 成年时期fatherhood 父亲的身份5.ice表示“行为；
2、性质；状态”。如：justice 正义service 服务6.-ing 表示“动作的过程或结果”。如：building建筑物writing写作learning学习understanding理解7.-ion,-sion,-tion,-ition,-ation 表示“行为的过程、结果、状况”。如：action行动conclusion结论destruction破坏 recognition 认出8.-ity 表示“性质；状态，程度”。如：reality现实ability能力gravity重力 possibility可能性9.-ment 表示“状态、过程、手段及其结果”。如：movement运动 jud
3、gment判断10.-ness 表示“性质;状态;程度”。如：goodness善良，美德kindness仁慈friendliness友好，和睦11.-or,-our 表示“动作；性质；状态”。如：favor恩惠,好事error错误12.-ship 表示“情况；性质；技巧、技能及身份，职业”。如：hardship艰难,困苦 friendship友谊13.-th 表示“动作；性质；过程；状态”。如：depth深度 wealth财富 truth真相即时练习一、按要求完成表格。n.adj.v.词义n.词义dark黑的黑暗consider考虑考虑develop发展发展persuade说服说服力smoke
4、吸烟吸烟lead带领领导possible可能的可能性marry结婚婚姻confident自信的信心strong强壮的力量darknessconsiderationdevelopmentpersuasionsmokingleadershippossibilitymarriageconfidencestrength二、用下列句中所给词的正确形式填空。1.All facts are the source of _(conclude).2.The committee has a little or no _(understand)of the problem.conclusionsunderstand
5、ing3.Chinese are of _(good).4.However,most _(science)agree that EQ has a lot to do with _(educate).goodnessscientistseducation5.The _(govern)should have put more money towards science.6.My wife often wishes that I had a _(choose)of changing another job with less stress but I love what I do.governmentchoice7.Team work skills include your _(able)to work well as part of a group.8.Excellent oral and written _(communicate)skills in Chinese and English are of _(important).abilitycommunicationimportance9.A conference to promote international _(friend)will be held next week in Japan.friendship
