暨南大学词汇学构词法考试

Review:

Processes of word formation:

1.Derivation (prefixation and suffixation)

pounding

3.Blending

4.Back-formation

5.Initialism ( abbreviation and acronyms)

6.Clipping

7.Aphesis

8.Analogy

9.Reduplication

10.Words from proper names

了解其构词过程并用英文解释其意思anonymous

process: derivation

meaning: unknown by name agnosticism

process: derivation

meaning: Agnosticism is the belief that it is not possible to say definitely whether or not there is a God.

agony aunt

process: compounding

meaning: someone who writes an agony column

agony column

process: compounding

meaning: a part of a newspaper or magazine in which someone give advice to readers about their personal problems.

ambidextrous

process: derivation

meaning: able to use either hand equally well antidisestablishmentarianism

process: derivation?

meaning: ? rare opposition of the disestablishment of the Church of England

baby shower

process: compounding

meaning: a party given for a woman who is going to have a baby, at which her friends give her presents for the baby.

boomerang kid

process: compounding

meaning: an adult child who returns home to live with his or her parents after being away for some time

bridal shower

process: compounding

meaning: party for woman who will get married soon

Electra complex

process: Words from proper names

meaning: a young girl’s unconscious sexual attraction to her father euphemise

process: derivation

meaning: to speak in euphemisms or refer to by means of a euphemism euthanize

process: derivation

meaning: to kill an animal in a painless way, usually because it is very sick or old

flattery

process: ?

meaning: praise that is not sincere, especially in order to obtain something from somebody.

flim-flam

process: reduplication

meaning: information or ideas that are not true or seem very stupid Frankenfood

process: words from proper name

meaning: food that has been genetically modified

greed

process: back-formation

meaning: a strong desire for more wealth, possessions, power, etc. than

a person needs

henpecked

process: compounding

meaning: a man who people say is henpecked has a wife who is always telling him what to do, and is too weak to disagree with her hyperprotectiveness

process: derivation

meaning: too anxious to protect somebody from being hurt, in a way that restricts their freedom

illegible

process: derivation

meaning: difficult or impossible to read

impeccable

process: derivation

meaning: without mistakes or faults

fetus-napper

process: compounding

meaning: ?

motherese

process: derivation

meaning: a simple style of language of the type that parents use when