Question

78. rupt [L]=

Accepted Answer

to break 破
常用词corrupt，interrupt，disrupt 和erupt 都是rupt 的派生词，词根rupt 是拉丁动词rumpere
的动名词词干，意思相当于to break（破）。

corrupt [cor-(com-)=thoroughly 完全地；rupt =to break 破→“to break thoroughly 完全破坏”
→]Ⅰv. destroy morally;spoil 使腐败；腐蚀：to corrupt the minds of young people 腐蚀年轻人
的思想→Ⅱa. dishonest;immoral 贪污的；腐败的：corrupt officials 贪官污吏

▽corruption [corrupt;-ion n.] n.腐化；贪污
corruptible [corrupt;-ible a.] a.易腐化的；可收买的
interrupt [inter- = between 在……中间；rupt = to break 破→“to break between 在中间破入”
→] v. break into the continuity of;stop temporarily 打断；中断：to interrupt the speaker 打断演
讲者

▽interruption [interrupt;-ion n.] n.打断；中断

disrupt [dis-=apart 分开；rupt=to break 破→“to break apart 破开”→] v.① break up 分裂：to
disrupt a nation 分裂一个民族② upset 破坏：to disrupt a meeting 破坏集会

▽disruption [disrupt;-ion n.] n.分裂；破坏

erupt [e-(ex-)=out 出；rupt=to break 破→] v. break out, or burst out 爆发；喷出：The volcano
erupted at noon.火山在中午爆发。

▽eruption [erupt;-ion n.] n.爆发；喷发
rupture [rupt = to break 破；-ure n. = the state 表状态→“the state of breaking 破裂的状态”
→] n. breaking off 破裂：The rupture between the two countries was healed.两国间的破裂关系
修复了。

bankrupt [bank=bench 板凳；rupt=to break 破，断→“the broken bench of a money-exchanger
钱商的断板凳”→“broken business 破产的生意”→]Ⅰn. person who breaks his business 破
产者→Ⅱ a. broken in business 破产的：The company went bankrupt last year.该公司去年破产
了。

▽bankruptcy [bankrupt;-cy n.] n.破产；无偿付能力

abrupt [ab-=off 分离；rupt =to break 破，裂→“to break off 分裂；分离”→] a.① very sudden
or unexpected, as if broken off（像断离似的）突然的；出其不意的：The road is full of abrupt
turns.这条路有许多急转弯。② suddenly sloping 陡峭的：abrupt slope 陡峭的斜坡

▽abruption [abrupt;-ion n.] n.突然分离；分裂；断裂

irrupt [ir-(in-)=in 入；rupt=to break 破→] v. break in, or enter forcibly 侵入；闯进：to irrupt into
a house 闯入民宅

▽irruption [irrupt;-ion n.] n.侵入；闯进

Break N 破→“To V Disrupt Broken Business 破