Question

19. cresc, cret, cre [L]=

Accepted Answer

to grow 生长
常用词crescent，increase，create 和concrete，表面看来似乎关系不大，其实是同根生的。
它们的词干部分cresc，cret 和cre 是一组同源异形根，都来自拉丁动词crescere，意为to grow
（生长）。其中，cresc 是不定式词干；cret 是动名词词干；cre 是cret 在添加后缀时的变形。

crescent [cresc=to grow 生长，变化；-ent n.=the state 表行为状态→“the growing state（of the
moon）（月亮）变化的状态”→] n.① the visible part of the quarter moon which is growing larger
or smaller 月牙② any object like a crescent 月牙形的东西/The national emblem of Turkey is a
crescent.土耳其的国徽是个月牙。

increase [in-=into 成；creas（cresc 的重读式）=to grow 生长；-e→] I v. grow into a larger
amount;become greater or larger 增长；增加；增大：The production increases with years. 生
产逐年增长。→Ⅱn. growth 增长：the rate of increase 增长率

create [cre=to grow 生长；-ate v.=to make 使……→“to make to grow into shape 使生长成形”
→] v. make something exist 创造：to create more jobs 创造更多的就业机会

▽creation [creat(e);-ion n.] n.创造；创作；（大写）创世
creator [creat(e);-or n.] n. 创造者；创始者；（大写）造物主creature [creat(e);-ure n.] n.创造
物；生物；动物
creative [creat(e);-ive a.] a.有创造力的；创造性的；创作的

concrete [con-=together 一起；cret=to grow 生长；-e→“to grow or stick together 长在一起或
结成一块”→] I v. solidify or harden 凝固；固结：The sands concreted into a mass. 沙土结成
块。→Ⅱa. relating to a solidified thing; particular; real 固定有形的；具体的；实际的：a concrete
problem 具体问题III n. any mass of solidified particles, especially used in building 混凝土：
reinforced concrete 钢筋混凝土

▽concretion [concret(e) v.;-ion n.] n.凝固；凝固物
concretive [concret(e) v.;-ive a.] a.凝结性的

decrease [de-=downward 向下；creas=to grow 生成，变化；-e→“to grow downward 向下变
化”→] I v. become less, or make less 减少；使变少：Water comsumption decreased.耗水量降
低了。→Ⅱn. reduction 减少；减少量：A big decrease in sales caused the supermarket to close.
销售量锐减使得超市关了门。

increment [in-=into 成；cre=to grow 生长；-ment n.=the result 表行为结果→“the result of
growing into a larger amount 数量增长的结果”→] n. the amount of increase 增加量：monthly
increments 月增加额

▽incremental [increment;-al a.] a.增加的；增值的

increscent [in-=into 成；cresc=to grow 生长；-ent a.=-ing 有……特征的→“growing into（the full
moon）长成（满月）的”→] a. waxing of the moon（月亮）渐盈的：an increscent moon 盈
月

accretion [ac（- ad-）=to 向；cret=to grow 生长；-ion n.=the act or state 表动作或状态→“growing
to 向……生长”→] n.① continued growth 生长；增大：the accretion of cancer 肿瘤增大②
growing of parts into each other 合生，连生：accretion of two kinds of plants 两种植物的合生
现象

excrescence [ex-=out 出；cresc=to grow 生长；-ence n.=the result 表行为结果→“growing or
growth which is out of the normal state 超出正常状态的生长物”→] n. ① abnormal outgrowth
赘生物，瘤：an excresence on the neck 脖子上的瘤② superfluous part 累赘，多余物：This tree
is an excrescence in the painting.这棵树在画中是多余的。

▽excrescent [ex-;cresc;-ent a.] a.赘生的；多余的

Grow N.=The Growing Larger V Make N State