mirror

词根词缀:

词根
mir= wonder, to look 惊奇;看

admire v. 羡慕

ad 加强 + mir 惊奇;看 + e → 很惊奇地看 → 羡慕

admiration n. 钦佩,赞赏

admire的名词

miracle n. 奇迹

mir 惊奇;看 + acle 表物 → 让人惊奇的东西 → 奇迹

miraculous adj. 奇迹般的

mirac〔le〕奇迹 + ulous …的 → 奇迹般的

mirage n. 奇景,海市蜃楼

mir 惊奇;看 + age 表名词 → 让人惊奇 → 奇景

mirror n. 镜子

mirr 惊奇;看 + or 表器物 → 能看见自己的东西 → 镜子

mirth n. 欢乐,高兴

mir 惊奇;看 + th 表状态 → 惊喜的状态 → 欢乐

数据来源:新东方英语词汇速记大全

相关例句:

Light colours provide an effective backdrop for pictures or a mirror.

浅色是挂放图画或镜子很有效果的衬托。

After a while, the sickness gradually passed and she struggled to the mirror.

过了一会儿,她渐渐不那么恶心了,挣扎着到了镜子前。

The ship would lie there mirrored in a perfectly unmoving glossy sea.

船会停靠在那里,映衬在一片波澜不兴的湛蓝海水之中。

He caught sight of his hair in a mirror.

他从镜子里看见了自己的头发。

She spent hours in front of the mirror, combing through her long hair.

她在镜子前花费好几个钟头梳理她的长发。

Each mirror is made to order and can be designed to almost any shape or size.

每面镜子都是定制的,几乎可以设计成任何形状和尺寸。