otherwise (否则); likewise (同样地)等。
4. 构成动词的常用后缀有:-ise / ize, -en, -ify等。例如:
realize (实现); widen (加宽);
verify (证实); modify (修饰)等。
构词法小测验
I. 根据前缀和词根判定下列单词的词性和词义。
1. anti-social 2. preheat 3. self-important
4. interconnection 5. subway 6. semi-final
7. multinational 8. bimonthly
II. 根据后缀和词根判定下列单词词性和词义。
1. employee 2. trainee 3. dependence
4. assistance 5. assistant 6. safety
7. possibility 8. failure 9. inaccurate
10. dependent 11. consistent 12. collective
13. decisive 14. famous 15. continuous
16. secondary 17. imaginary 18. informal
19. modernize 20. strengthen