Question

40. ger, gest [L]=

Accepted Answer

to carry 运送
ger 和gest 是一对同源异形根。ger 是拉丁动词gerere 的不定式词干；gest 是这个动词的动
名词词干，其意思相当于to carry（运送，携带，传送）。在英语中，ger 只出现于belligerent
（交战中的），congeries（堆积）和gerund（动名词）等单词中；gest 却有较强的孽生能力。

belligerent [bell (bellum)=war 战争；-i-;ger=to carry or wage 运送，从事；-ent a.=-ing……的→
“carrying or waging war 从事战争的”→]Ⅰa.① at war 交战中的：belligerent countries 交战
国② eager to be at war 好战的：a belligerent nation 好战的民族→Ⅱn. nation, party or person
waging war 交战方：They did not recognize the puppet state as a belligerent.他们不承认傀儡政
权为交战国。

▽belligerency [bell;-i-;ger;-ency n.] n.交战状态；好战性

digest1 [di-(dis-)=away 离；gest=to carry 运送→“to carry away 运走或取去”→“to take in
吸收进来”→] v.① dissolve food in the stomach 消化：This food is hard to digest.这种食物不
容易消化。②take in the meaning of 领会，理解：to digest an article 领会一篇文章

▽digestion [digest;-ion n.] n.消化；领悟
digestible [digest;-ible a.] a.易消化的

digest2 [di-(dis-)=away 离；gest=to carry 带→“to carry away from books, papers, etc. 从书籍、
文件中取走”→] Ⅰv. take in and condense;summarize 摘录；摘要：to digest a report 摘要一
篇报告→Ⅱn. condensation or summary 摘要；概要：Reader's Digest《读者文摘》
suggest [sug-(sub-)=under 在……下面；gest=to carry 送→“to carry (some idea) from under
从下面呈上（某种想法）”→“to bring up for consideration 提出以供参考”→] v.① introduce
indirectly;imply 暗示；启发：His silence suggested agreement. 他的沉默表示同意。② put
forward; propose 建议：I suggest that you leave early for the airport.我建议你早点动身去机场。

▽suggestion [suggest;-ion n.] n.暗示；建议
suggestive [suggest;-ive a.] a.暗示的

gesture [gest=to carry 传达，表达；-ure n.=the act 表动作→“an act carrying or behaving oneself
表达意思的动作”→]Ⅰn. movement of body or limbs as expression of feeling 表感情的姿势或
手势：The lecturer made a gesture of quiet.演讲人做手势请听众安静。→Ⅱv. make vigorous
gestures, or gesticulate 用姿势示意；打手势：He gestured the car to stop.他招手让汽车停下。

gestation [gest=to carry 携带；-ation n.=the condition 表行为状况→“the condition of carrying
young inside the body 怀胎的状况”→] n. the period during which the unborn young must be
carried 怀孕期，妊娠期：gestation in human beings 人类妊娠期

ingest [in-=into 入；gest=to carry 运送→“to carry food into the body 把食物送进体内”→] v.
swallow;absorb 咽下；吸收：The patient ingested food well.这病人饮食情况良好。

▽ingestion [ingest;-ion n.] n.咽下；吸收
ingestive [ingest;-ive n.] a.供吸收的

congest [con-(com-)=together 一起；gest=to carry 送→“to carry together 送到一起来”→] v.
heap up;cause to be crowded 堆积；使拥挤：The streets are often congested on Sundays.星期
天街上往往很挤。

▽congestion [congest;-ion n.] n.拥塞

Carry N War Food Body Belligerent Waging Di (Dis )=Away