英语单词有好多是派生词,很多时候我们可以从派生词的后缀来判断词性,如: tion ssion sion 等是名词后缀,如: contribution。
ly, ful 是形容词后缀,比如: love是动词,加了ly就变成形容词 lovely 。beauty后加 上ful 变成beautiful,就是形容词。
动词后加er 或者or 指人是名词,如teach后加er就是名词,所以er或 or结尾的词是名词。
一般后面以-ly结尾的为副词
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“劝作,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, falschood
(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, fricndliness
(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,altitudo海拔)
(16)-ure,表示“行为,结果”exposure, pressure, failure, procedur研续),