English Common Words for Rapid Memorization in Science and Technology

Author: Wang Dawen, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 1990-06-01
Features: This book is divided into three parts:
1. An Overview of the Morphology of Scientific English, the editor compares and studies the characteristics and methods of morphology in Chinese and English, briefly introducing the morphological elements and methods of English word formation;
2. Etymology of Common Words, the editor categorizes common scientific English words into four types based on their structure, explaining the etymology, formation, and evolution of meaning of "root words"; with the root word as the core, prefixes and suffixes of "derivative words" and their additional meanings are listed; based on root words, the structure and compositional meaning of "compound words" and "compound-derivative words" are illustrated.
3. Roots and Cognates, the editor selects 1,047 roots from the 4,000 common words in the second part and organizes 9,573 cognates derived from or combined with these roots, providing readers with convenient conditions to further deepen their memory of common words and rapidly expand their vocabulary.