Question

54. lud, lus [L]=

Accepted Answer

to play or mock 玩，戏弄
在常用词delude（欺骗）和illusion（错觉）中可以看到一对异形根lud 和lus，它们分别来
自拉丁动词ludere 及其过去分词lusum，其基本意思是to play or mock，即“玩，戏弄”。

delude [de-=down 下；lud=to play 戏弄；-e→“to play down 在下面戏弄，贬低”→] v. mislead
the mind of, or deceive 哄骗；欺骗：She deluded herself into thinking she had lost weight.她自
我欺骗，幻想减肥成功了。

▽delusion [delus (e);-ion n.] n.欺骗；迷惑

illusion [il-(in-)=in 在……内；lus=to play 戏弄；-ion n.=the state 表状态→“the state of playing
in heart 在心中戏弄的状态→”] n. the state of being fooled;false belief 错觉；幻觉：I was under
illusion you really cared for me.我错以为你真的很在乎我。

▽illusionism [illusion;-ism n.] n.引起错觉的艺术手法
illusional [illusion;-al a.] a.错觉的，幻觉的

prelude [pre-=beforehand 事先；lud=to play 演奏；-e→“to play before-hand 事先演奏”→]
Ⅰv. play a short music to introduce another 奏序曲→Ⅱn.① short music before a large one 序
曲：Chopin's preludes 肖邦的序曲集② event before an more important one 预兆，先导：The
bombing was just a prelude to the full-scale attack.轰炸只是全面进攻的前兆。

▽preludial [prelud (e);-ial a.] a.序曲（式）的
preludize [prelud (e);-ize v.] v.作序曲；奏序曲

elude [e-(ex-)=out 在……外；lud=to play 玩耍；-e→“to play out of the rule 在规则之外玩”
→] v. avoid capture by, or escape from 逃避，躲避：The thief eluded the police.小偷躲过了警方
的搜捕。

▽elusion [e-;lus;-ion n.] n.逃避，躲避

ludicrous [lud=to play or mode 戏弄；-icrous (-ous)=having the quality 表性质→“having the
quality of playing or mocking 有戏弄性质的”→] a. causing laughters, or ridiculous 滑稽有趣的，
荒唐可笑的：His efforts resulted in a ludicrous failure.他的努力以可笑的失败告终。

collude [col-(com-)=together 共；lud=to play 耍弄；-e→“to play together 共同玩弄”→] v. work
together secretly for fraud or illegal act 共谋， 勾结： The union leaders colluded with the
management.工会头头跟管理层串通一气。

▽collusion [col-;lus;-ion n.] n.共谋，勾结
collusive [col;lus;-ive a.] a.共谋的，欺诈的

postlude [post-=after 在……之后；lud=to play 演奏；-e→“music that plays after others 在其
他曲子之后演奏的曲子”→] n. concluding music, esp. in church（教堂礼拜后的）尾曲：They
hurried away before the postlude.尾曲还没有演奏，他们就匆匆离开教堂了。

Play N V State Illusion Playing Prelude Short