Question

97. vid, vis [L]=

Accepted Answer

to see 看见
在常用词evident，provide，divide，television 和visit 中，vid 和vis 是一对同源根。vid 来自
拉丁动词videre，其意思是to see（看见），vis 是它的动名词词干。

evident [e-(ex-)=out 出；vid=to see 看；-ent a.=-ing……的→“seeing out 看得出的”→] a. easily
seen or recognized;clear 显而易见的；明白的：It is evident that you have made much progress.
显然你已经取得很大的进步。

▽evidence [e-;vid;-ence n.] n.明显；明白；证据
evidential [evident;-i-;-al a.] a.证据的；证明的
self-evident [self-;evident a.] a.不证自明的

provide [pro-=beforehand 事先；vid=to see 看；-e→“to see beforehand 事先预见到”→] v.
① prepare or supply beforehand 预备；供给：to provide the food 供应食物② supply with
necessary things for life;support 提供生计；赡养：to provide for five children 赡养五个孩子

▽provider [provid(e);-er n.] n.供应者；家庭的供养人
provision [pro-;vis;-ion n.] n.供应；供应品；预备

divide [di-(dis-)=apart 分开；vid=to see 看见；-e→“to see apart 分开来看”→] v.① separate into
parts 划分：to divide a class into four groups 把一个班级分成四组② share 分配：Let's divide
the job.我们分工一下吧。

▽dividend [divid(e);-end n.] n.被除数
divisor [di-;vis;-or n.] n.除数
division [di-;vis;-ion n.] n.分开；划分；分配
divisible [di-;vis;-ible a.] a.可分的；可除尽的

provident [pro-=beforehand 事先；vid=to see 看见；-ent a.=-ing……的→] a. seeing beforehand
and providing for the future;prudent 有远见的；远虑的：provident statesmen 有远见的政治家

▽providence [pro-;vid;-ence n.] n.远见；[大写]天意；上帝
providential [provident;-i-;-al a.] a.上帝的；天意的

television [tele-=far 远；vis=to see 看；-ion n.=the manner 表行为方式→“the way of seeing at
a distance 在远距离收看的方法” → ] n. the method of sending images over a distance by
electrical waves 电视：television program 电视节目

▽televise [television 的逆构词：tele-;vis;-e] v.电视播送
televisor [tele-;vis;-or n.] n.电视广播员
televisual [tele-;vis;-u-;-al a.] a.电视的；适于拍电视的
visit [visit（来自videre 的反复动词形式visitare）=to go to see 去看→]Ⅰv. go to see;pay a call
upon 参观；访问：to visit a school 参观学校→Ⅱ n. visiting 参观；访问：to pay a visit to an
exhibition 参观展览会

▽visitor [visit v.;-or n.] n.参观者；游客；访问者；来宾
visitation [visit v.;-ation n.] n.访问；探望；视察；巡视

advise [ad-=to 到；vis=to see 看；-e→“to see to, or to notice 看到，注意”→] v.① give notice
to;inform 通知；告知：I have advised her that the visitors are coming.我已经通知她客人要来了。
② give counsel or opinion to 劝告：I advised him to wait until the proper time.我劝他等到合适
的时期再干。

▽advisable [advis(e);-able a.] a.可取的；贤明的
advice [ad-;vic (=vis);-e] n.劝告；忠告；通知；消息

revise [re-=again 再；vis =to see 看；-e→“to see again so as to avoid errors 再看一次以免错误”
→] v. examine and correct 校订；修正：to revise a book 校订一本书

▽reviser/revisor [revis(e);-er/or n.] n.修订者；校对员
revision [revis(e);-ion n.] n.修订；修正；修订本；修订版

supervise [super-=over 在……之上；vis=to see 看；-e→] v. see or keep watch over 监督；管理：
The foremen supervised the workers.工头监管工人。

▽supervisor [supervis(e);-or n.] n.监督人；管理人
supervision [supervis(e);-ion n.] n.监督；管理

vision [vis=to see 看；-ion n.=the act or result 表行为或结果→“the act or result of seeing 看的
行为或结果”→] n.① sense of sight 视觉；视力：to wears glasses to improve vision 戴眼镜矫
正视力② insight or imagi-nation 眼光；想象力：a man of vision 有眼光的人③ something seen
in the mind's eye 幻见或梦见之物：He had a vision of owning a ranch.他梦见自己拥有一个大
农场。

▽visional [vision;-al a.] a.梦幻的；非实有的

visible [vis=to see 看；-ible a.=capable of 可……的→] a.① capable of being seen 看得见的：The
star is visible to the naked eyes.那颗星用肉眼可以看到。② evident 明显的：The object seems
to serve no visible purpose.这东西好像没什么用处。

▽visibility [visib(le);-ility n.] n.可见性；能见度

N Vision Evident Provide 看； E→“To V Divide Visit