常用后缀表。
1. 名词后缀
1)-or/er/ess/crat/cis:做某件事情或职业的人或物:worker, debtor
2)-acy, 表示"性质,状态,境遇" democracy, accuracy, diplomacy
3)-ance, -ence表示"性质,状况,行为,过程,总量,程度” importance, diligence, difference, obedience
4)-ancy, -ency, 表示"性质,状态,行为,过程" frequency, urgency, efficiency,
5)-bility, 表示"动作,性质,状态" possibility, flexibility, feasibility,
6)-dom, 表示"等级,领域,状态" freedom, kingdom, wisdom
7)-hood, 表示"资格,身份, 年纪,状态" childhood, manhood, falsehood
8)-ion, -sion, -tion, -ation, -ition, 表示"行为的过程,结果,状况" action, solution, conclusion, destruction, expression, correction
9)-ism, 表示"制度,主义,学说,信仰,行为" socialism, criticism, colloquialism, heroism
10)-ity, 表示"性质,状态,程度” purity, reality, ability, calamity
11)-ment, 表示"行为,状态,过程,手段及其结果 treatment, movement, judgment, punishment, argument
12)-ness, 表示"性质,状态,程度" goodness, kindness, tiredness, friendliness
13)-ship, 表示"情况,性质,技巧,技能及身份,职业” hardship, membership, friendship
14)-th, 表示"动作,性质,过程,状态" depth, wealth, truth, length, growth
15)-tude, 表示"性质,状态,程度" latitude, altitude(海拔)
16)-ure, 表示"行为,结果" exposure, pressure, failure, procedure(手续),
17-grapy, 表示"……学,写法” biography, calligraphy, geography
18)-ic, ics, 表示"……学……法" logic, mechanics, electronics, linguistics
19)-ology, 表示"……学……论”biology, zoology, technology(工艺学)
20)-nomy, 表示"……学……术" astronomy, economy, bionomy(生态学)
2. 形容词后缀
(1)带有“属性,倾向,相关”的含义
1)-able, -ible, visible, flexible
2)名词-ish, foolish, bookish, selfish(注意accomplish, vanish)