octopus
词根词缀:
前缀
octa-, octo- 八
octagon n. 八角形
octa 八 + gon 角 → 八角形
October n. 十月(古罗马八月)
octogenarian n. 80~89岁的老人
octo 八 + gen 出生 + arian 表人 → 出生以后活了八十多年的人 → 80~89岁的老人
octolateral adj. 八边的
octo 八 + later 边 + al …的 → 八边的
octopus n. 章鱼
octo 八 + pus 足 → 八爪鱼 → 章鱼
数据来源:新东方英语词汇速记大全
相关例句:
I bought some octopus dumplings.
我买了些章鱼饺子。
Has the octopus Paul picked a winner for the Germany v Spain match as yet?
章鱼哥保罗对德国和西班牙的比赛预测了没?
There's that crazy talk from The Octopus about him and
章鱼先生说了一个疯狂的事儿关于他和
No, no! That's not Daddy! That's just an octopus in a yellow bus.
那不是爸爸!那只是一只黄色汽车中的章鱼。
I really hope I have eight arms and legs, like an octopus.
我真希望自己有八只胳膊和腿,像章鱼一样。
An octopus thinks the big fish is actually friendly and comes out.
一只章鱼觉得大鱼其实很友善于是出来了。