Apedia

Life N Living Bio=Life Organisms Bio Science Biography

正面 9. bi, bio [GK]=
背面 life 生命,生物
biology(生物学)中的bi 是个希腊词根,它来自希腊名词bios,意思为life(生命,生物)。
在构词中,bi 常通过连接字母-o-与其他词素结合,所以,也可以把bio 看作bi 的异体。


biology [bio=life 生命,生物;-logy n.=branch of science 一门科学→] n. the science of life in all
生物学:Zoology and botany are main divisions of biology.动物学和植物学是生物学的两门主要
分科。

▽biologist [biolog(y);-ist n.] n.生物学者
biological [biolog(y);-ical a.] a.生物学的


biography [bio=life 生命;-graphy n.=writing 著作→“writing about one's life 关于一个人生平
的著作”→] n. written account about a person's life 传记:a biography of Darwin 达尔文传记

▽biographer [biograph (y);-er n.] n.传记作者
biographical [biograph(y);-ical a.] a.传记的;传记体的
biographize [biograph (y);-ize v.] v.为……作传记


biocide [bio=life 生物→living beings 虫;-cide n.=that which kills 杀……物→] n. substance which
kills harmful living beings 杀虫剂


antibiotic [anti-=against 抗;bi=life 生命,生物;-otic a.=having the quality 有……性能的→
“against the growing of a certain life 能抵制某种生物生长的”→] a. opposing the living of
disease carrying bacteri-a 抗病菌的;抗生的:antibiotic substance 抗生素


microbial [micro-=tiny 微小的;bi=life 生物;-al a.=of ……的→“of a tiny life 微小生物的”→]
a. of microscopic organisms 微生物的:the microbial enemy of man 人类的微生物敌人
bio 也可以作为术语前缀,与其他充当术语的单词结合,构成新的术语。bio-的意思为“生
物”或“生物的”。


biochemistry [bio-=life 生物;chemistry 化学n.→] n. the branch of chem-istry relating to life or
living organisms 生物化学

▽biochemist [bio-;chem.;-ist n.] n.生物化学家


biophysics [bio-=life 生物;physics n.物理学→] n. the branch of physics relating to life or living
organisms 生物物理学

▽biophysicist [biophysic(s);-ist n.] n.生物物理学家

Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.

Next card: Befall fall quality n case n.=thing time decadent

Previous card: Increase author power grow authority auction aug=to augment

Up to card list: 英语词根与单词的说文解字-李平武