Today, I will share two words and use root affixes to memorize them.
1, controversial
English [ˌkɒntrəˈvɜːʃl]
United States [ˌkɑːntrəˈvɜːrʃl]
adj. The root of the argument, the same as pvers-
pvers-vir-pvers-
. Means "turn, reverse"
affix:
contro-:=against, means "against, opposite".
-ial: Same as -al, which means adjective, "...的", generally used after nouns.
contro-＋-ver＋-ial=opposite＋turn→About a question, two people have opposite opinions.
is extended to mean controversy.
2, susceptible
English [səˈseptəbl]
United States [səˈseptəbl]
adj. Easily affected and emotional
p0 p0 -, ceiv-, cip-, =take, take, take, accept.affix:
sus-: same as sub-, = under, below, below, the next level.
-ible: Said adjective, "can...".
sus-＋-cept＋-ible=below+accept→accepted deep in my heart, moved emotionally.
is extended to mean easily affected by emotions.
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