Part 2 字根 Part 2 字根 表示{现象}的字根 cad, cas, cid = fall, befall 落下，发生，降临

 

入门字

 

accident (n.) 意外

 

ac/ cid/ ent

to/ befall/ 名词字尾

 

进阶字

 

1. cadaver (n.) 尸体

 

cad/ aver

fall/ 名词字尾

 

Medical students must practic surgery by dissecting cadavers.

医学院的学生得解剖尸体来练习外科手术。

 

2. cadence (n.) 韵律，节奏

 

cad/ ence

fall/ 名词字尾

 

Walt Whitman's poetry is easy to recognize because of its characteristic cadence.

惠特曼的诗很好辨认，因为有独特的韵律。

 

3. decadence (n.) 颓废

 

de/ cad/ ence

down/ fall/ 名词字尾

 

Russian Communists used to regard sex and violence on U.S. television as signs of Western decadence.

俄共从前认为美国电视上的性与暴力是西方颓废的征兆。

 

4. cascade (n.) 瀑布

 

cas/ cade

fall/ 名词字尾

 

Her cascade of hair got her into the shampoo commercial.

她一头瀑布似的长发使她拍了洗发精广告。

 

5. casual (a.) （服装）随便的

 

cas/ ual

fall/ 形容词字尾

 

It's not a formal party, so you may come in casual wear.

这不是正式宴会，可以穿着轻便服装。

 

6. casualty (n.) 伤亡

 

cas/ ual/ ty

fall/ 名词字尾

 

Iraq sustained heavy casualties during the Gulf War.

伊拉克在波斯湾战争中受到重大伤亡。

 

7. occasion (n.) 时刻，场合

 

oc/ cas/ ion

to/ befall/ 名词字尾

 

College graduation is an important occasion in one's life.

大学毕业是人生的重要时刻。

 

8. coincidence (n.) 巧合

 

co/ in/ cid/ ence

together/ in/ befall/ 名词字尾

 

By coincidence, six busloads of tourists arrived at the scenic spot at the same time.

六辆巴士的观光客碰巧同时来到这个景点。

 

9. deciduous (a.) 落叶的

 

de/ cid/ uous

down/ fall/ 形容词字尾

 

A deciduous tree loses most or all of its leaves in the fall.

在秋天，落叶树大部分或全部的叶子都会掉落。

 

10. incidentally (adv.) 附带一提

 

in/ cid/ ent/ al/ ly

in/ befall/ 副词字尾

 

If you want to mention something interesting but not quite relevant to your topic, you might start by saying "Incidentally".

如果你想提一件有趣但与主题没什么关系的事，可以用[附带一提]来起头。

 

11. occident (n.) 西方

 

oc/ cid/ ent

toward/ fall/ 名词字尾

 

The occident, as opposed to the orient, literally means "Where the sun goes down".

[西方]与[东方]相反，字面意思是[太阳落下之处]。

 

12. decay (v.)(n.) 腐败，（核子）衰变

 

de/ cay

down/ fall

 

If not properly refrigerated, leftover food decays quickly in the summer.

在夏天，剩菜如果不冷藏，很快就会腐坏。