Question

34. flu, flux [L]=

Accepted Answer

to flow 流动
常用词fluid，fluent，influence，influenza 等，都是词根flu 的派生词。flu 来自拉丁动词fluere，
意思是to flow（流动）。flu 有个异形根flux，它来自动名词fluxum 的词干部分。

fluid [flu=to flow 流；-id a.=having the quality 有……性质的→“having the quality of flowing 有
流动性质的”→]Ⅰa. able to flow 流动的：fluid mechanics 流体力学→Ⅱn. substance that
flows;gas or liquid 流体；气体；液体：Water is a kind of fluid.水是一种流体。

▽fluidity [fluid;-ity n.] n.流动性；流质；液态
fluidify [fluid;-ify v.] v.使成流体

fluent [flu=to flow 流；-ent a.=-ing 有……性质的→] a. flowing easily 流畅的：She can speak
fluent English.她能说一口流利的英语。

▽fluency [flu;-ency n.] n.流畅；流利

influence [in-=into 进入；flu=to flow 流；-ence n.=the act or result 表行为结果→“a planet's
flowing into some area, which was supposed to work on other planets 某行星流入某方位，古时
候认为这对其他行星有所影响”→]Ⅰn. the power to produce effects on others 影响力：I have
no influence to his decision. 我无法影响他的决定。→Ⅱv. produce effects on 影响：Bad weather
influenced the grain production.坏天气影响了粮食生产。

▽influential [in-;flu;-ent;-ial a.] a.有影响的

influenza [influenz=to influence 影响；-a n.=disease 疾病→“disease that influences many people
at a time 同时影响许多人的疾病”→] n. epidemic virus disease attacking the upper respiratory
tract 流行性感冒（侵染上呼吸道的病毒性流行病）

affluent [af-(ad-)=to 向；flu=to flow 流；-ent a.=-ing……的→“flowing freely to 向……涌流而
来的”→] a. abundant;wealthy 丰富的；富裕的：affluent society 富裕的社会

▽affluence [af-;flu;-ence n.] n.丰富；富裕

confluence [con-(com-)=together 共；flu=to flow 流；-ence n.=the state 表状态→] n. flowing of
water together with another 汇流，汇合/a city at the confluence of two rivers 两河交汇处的城
市

▽confluent [con-;flu;-ent a.] a.合流的；汇合的

influent [in-=into 入；flu=to flow 流；-ent a.=-ing ……的→] Ⅰa. flowing into 流入的：influent
water from a lake 从湖泊流进的水→Ⅱn. tributary stream 支流

effluent [ef-(ex-)=out 出；flu=to flow 流；-ent a.=-ing……的→]Ⅰa. flowing out 流出的：an
effluent stream from a lake 湖泊流出的支流→Ⅱn. stream flowing from a large stream, lake, etc.
从河、湖等出来的水流：the effluent from a chemical factory 从化工厂流出来的废水

▽effluence [ef-;flu;-ence n.] n.流出；（光、电等）射出

refluent [re-=back 回；flu=to flow 流；-ent a.=-ing……的→] a. flowing back;ebbing 逆流的；退
潮的：the refluent tide 退潮

▽refluence/refluency [re-;flu;-ence/-ency n.] n.逆流；退潮
superfluous [super-=beyond 超出；flu=to flow 流；-ous a.=having the quality 有……性质的→
“ having the quality of flowing beyond or over 流过界的” → ] a. overflowing;above what is
enough 过剩的；多余的：superfluous remarks 多余的话

▽superfluity [super-;flu;-ity n.] n.多余；奢侈

Flow Flowing N 流； Ent Quality Influence Stream Effluent