atrocity
A Word with Latin Root, Prefix or Suffix
A Word with Latin Root, Prefix or Suffix
atrocity
atrocious (very cruel, evil, brutal, etc.) behavior or condition; brutality, cruelty, etc.
暴行
atrocity 的切分如下:
atrocity = atroc (=atrox, fierce, cruel, frightful 凶猛， 残暴， 令人害怕的) + -ity (condition; state; quality 条件； 性质； 状态);
atrocity = the state of being cruel 残暴;
atrocity = extended further to mean the state or condition of being very cruel, brutal or evil 暴行
现在我来再次切分一下该词试试
atrocity = the state of being cruel 残暴;
atrocity = extended further to mean the state or condition of being very cruel, brutal or evil 暴行
该词的重要词根如下:
-ity
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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