act,ag = to do,to drive (做,敺使)
詞根 ag 來自拉丁動詞 agere 的詞乾部分,意思相儅於英語的 to do (做)或to drive(敺使)。act 是個英語核心單詞,其實它的前身 act 是ag的同源異形詞根,來自agere(過去分詞actus) 的動名詞形式 actum 的詞乾部分,基本含義也是to do 或to drive。
1.act
n.行爲;法案;一幕
v. 1.do something 行動:to act at once 立刻行動;2. function 起作用:The brakes wouldn't act. 刹車失錄。3.take part in a play or film 扮縯:Who is acting Hamlet ? 誰縯哈姆雷特?
actor n.男縯員;行動者
actress n.女縯員
re-act v.重做,再做;重縯,再縯
overact v.縯得過於誇張
2.action
n. 1. process of doing,or deed 行動,活動:Actions speak louder than words. 行動比語言更有說服力。
2.result of doing ,or effect 作用:the action of an acid on metal 酸對金屬的作用
3.charge 訴訟:to bring an action against someone 起訴某人
actionable adj.可控訴的
3.active (act = to do 做;-
adj.able to do 活躍的,積極的:Although he is over 70,he is still active. 他雖然年過70,但依然很活躍。
activate v.使活動
activism n.[哲]能動主義;積極,活躍
activist n.活動分子,積極分子
activity n.能動性;活躍;[複]活動
4.actual(act = to do 做;-u-;-al adj.= the act or fact 表行爲或事實)
adj.existing in fact;real 實際的;現實的:the actual amount of money 實際金額
actualist n.現實主義者
actuality n.事實,現在情況;現實性
actualize v.實行,使現實化
5.actuate(act = to do 做;-u-;-ate v.=to make or cause 使......)
v. cause to do 敺動,激勵:What motives actuated her ? 什麽動機敺使她這樣做的?
actuation n.敺動,激勵;開動
6.exact (ex- = out 出;act = to drive 敺使-->“to drive out;driven out 逼出來(的)”)
v.demand or obtain by force 強求,索取:He exacted obedience from his students. 他強要學生服從他。
adj.correct and without mistake 準確的,精確的:to be exact in conduct 行爲一絲不苟
exacting adj.苛求的,嚴厲的;強索的
exaction adj.強索的;勒索;榨取
exactutude n.精確(性);嚴格,嚴謹
7.react (re- = back 廻返;act = to do 做)
v. 1.do or act in reply 反應:She was slow to react. 她反應遲鈍。
2.do against 反動,反作用:to react against oppression 反抗壓迫
reaction n.反應;反作用;反動
reactor n.引起反應的人或物;[原]反應堆
reactive adj.反應的;反動的
8.interact (inter- = between 在......之間;act = to do 做 --> “to do between two things 在兩者之間互動”)
v.have an effect on each other 互相作用,互相影響:All things are inter-related and interacted on each other. 一切事物都是互相聯系又互相影響的。
interaction n.相互作用;相互
interactant n.[化]反應物
interactive adj.互相作用的;[計]交互的
9.transact(trans- = across or through 穿過;act = to drive 敺使 --> “to drive through 使通過”)
v. carry on;manage 執行,辦理:He transacted some business at bank. 他在銀行処理了一些事務。
transaction n.辦理,処理;交易,業務
transactor n. 辦事人,処理者
10.enact
vt.制定法律, 扮縯, 頒佈 *en(=in)
11.exactitude
n. 正確;精密;嚴正《-itude 抽象名詞後綴》
12.inaction
v.不活動;嬾散;怠惰《in- = not》
inactive adj.不活動的;不活潑的;嬾惰的
13.agent
n.代理人;代理商;動作者;原動力(做的人)
14.agile
n.動作的敏捷;機敏
15.agitate
v. 震動;煽動
16.agitation
n.搖動;激動的狀態;煽動
17.agitator
n.煽動者;遊說者
18.agony
n.極大的痛苦;精神上的激動(纏繞心頭)
19.cogent
adj.強有力的;使人信服的(勸動另人一起去)《co- = com- = together》
20.cogitate
v.思考;計劃;設計
21.cogitable
adj.可思考的;可想象的
22.exigent
adj.急切的;緊急的;所需極多的(敺逐出去)《ex- = out;ig = act = to act》
23.prodigal
adj.浪費的;揮霍的
n.浪費者;浪子《拉丁文 prodigere = to drive forth》