intractable
A Word with Latin Root, Prefix or Suffix
-able
tract
A Word with Latin Root, Prefix or Suffix
intractable
not tractable; specifically, hard to manage; unruly or stubborn
不听话的, 难管的, 倔强的, 棘手的
Dissection of intractable
intractable = in- (not) + tract (drag; extended further to mean lead, control, manage) + -able (able);
intractable = not able to be managed easily
Now Repeat my Dissection
intractable = not able to be managed easily
Important roots for this word:
in-
-able
tract
Note: You may sometimes find that a vowel such as o is often inserted between two roots, as o inserted between phon and graph in phonograph = phon + o + graph, the reason is for easy pronounciation. Another example is archaeology = archae + o + logy
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