protest
protest 的前缀、后缀或词根是什么?
国际音标
🇺🇸 /prəˈtɛst/
🇬🇧 /ˈprəʊ.tɛst/
抗议,反对
词根法分析
pro-(支持)+ test(作证)→ 原意是‘公开作证’,引申为‘抗议’
- pro-前缀,表示‘向前’或‘支持’
- test来自拉丁语‘testari’,意为‘作证’或‘证明’
例子
- protestant新教徒,源自‘protest’的‘抗议’之意,指16世纪宗教改革时期反对罗马天主教的人
- testify作证,证明,与‘test’同源
练习
尝试用相同的方法分解和记忆以下单词- progress进步,前进,pro-(向前)+ gress(走)
- protect保护,pro-(向前)+ tect(覆盖)
造句
- The citizens gathered to protest against the new law.
- She decided to protest by not attending the meeting.
- The workers went on strike to protest the unfair working conditions.