一、名词后缀 1.or/er/ess/crat/cis:做某件事情或职业的人或物：worker, debtor ,actress, democrat 1. -acy, 表示"性质，状态，境遇" democracy, accuracy, diplomacy 2. -ance, -ence表示"性质，状况，行为，过程，总量，程度” importance, diligence, difference, obedience 3. -ancy, -ency, 表示"性质，状态，行为，过程" frequency, urgency, efficiency, 4. -bility, 表示"动作，性质，状态" possibility, flexibility, feasibility, 5. -dom, 表示"等级，领域，状态" freedom, kingdom, wisdom 6. -hood, 表示"资格，身份, 年纪，状态" childhood, manhood, falsehood 7. -ion, -sion, -tion, -ation, -ition, 表示"行为的过程，结果，状况" action, solution, conclusion, destruction, expression, correction 8. -ism, 表示"制度，主义，学说，信仰，行为" socialism, criticism, colloquialism, heroism 9. -ity, 表示"性质，状态，程度” purity, reality, ability, calamity 10. -ment, 表示"行为，状态，过程，手段及其结果 treatment, movement, judgment, punishment, argument 11. -ness, 表示"性质，状态，程度" goodness, kindness, tiredness, friendliness 12. -ship, 表示"情况，性质，技巧，技能及身份，职业” hardship, membership, friendship 13. -th, 表示"动作，性质，过程，状态" depth, wealth, truth, length, growth 14. -tude, 表示"性质，状态，程度" latitude, altitude(海拔) 15. ure, 表示"行为，结果" exposure, pressure, failure, procedure(手续) 16. -grapy, 表示"……学，写法” biography, calligraphy, geography 17. -ic, ics, 表示"……学……法" logic, mechanics, electronics, linguistics 18. -ology, 表示"……学……论”biology, zoology, technology(工艺学) 19. -nomy, 表示"……学……术" astronomy, economy, bionomy(生态学) 二、形容词后缀 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) 3)-ive, active, sensitive, productive 4)-like, manlike, childlike 5)名词-ly, manly, fatherly, scholarly, motherly 6)-some, troublesome, handsome 7)-ful, beautiful, wonderful, helpful, truthful 8)-ous, dangerous, generous, courageous, various 9)-ent, violent 10)-most, foremost, topmost 11)less, 表示否定，countless, stainless, wireless 三、动词后缀 1.-ize, ise, 表示"做成，变成，……化“modernize, mechanize, democratize, organize 2.-en, 表示"使成为，引起，使有” quicken, weaken, soften, harden 3.)-fy, 表示"使……化, 使成”beautify, purify, intensify, signify, simplify 4.-ish, 表示"使，令” finish, abolish, diminish, establish 5.-ate, 表示“成为……，处理，作用” separate, operate, indicate 四、副词后缀 (形容词)-ly：bad→badly坏地/恶劣地，careful→carefully小心地 -wise(OE)：clock→clockwise(a./adv.)顺时针方向的(地)；like→likewise同样地 -wards：out→outwards向外面地，north→northwards向北方地 来源 本文来源：https://www.wddqw.com/doc/646eff3d3069a45177232f60ddccda38376be119.html