Question

38. fund, found, fus [L]=

Accepted Answer

to melt, to pour 熔化，浇注
从表面上看，常用词confuse，refund 和foundry 似乎互不相干，其实却是同根生的。它们
的词根fus，fund 和found 是来自拉丁动词fundere 的同源异形根，意思相当于to melt 或
to pour，即与金属冶炼有关的“熔化”或“浇注”。三个异形根中，fund 是不定式词干；found
是fund 是重读形式；fus 是动名词词干。fus 的构词能力最强。

confuse [con-(com-)=together 一起；fus=to melt 熔化；-e→“to melt together and mix up 熔
化在一起无法分清”→] v.① jumble 搞乱，混淆：to confuse black and white 混淆黑白② fail
to distinguish 分不清，弄糊涂：He was confused about the foreign names in the novel.他被小说
中的外国名字弄糊涂了。

▽confusion [confus(e);-ion n.] n.混乱；慌乱
confusable [confus(e);-able a.] a.可能被混淆的

refuse [re-=back 回；fus=to pour 浇灌；-e→“to pour back 往回倒灌”→“to be unable to take
in 不能容纳”→] v. be unwilling to accept 拒绝：He refused my advice.他不听我的忠告。

▽refusal [refus(e);-al n.] n.拒绝

profuse [pro-=forward 向前；fus=to pour 灌注，倾泻；-e→“to pour forward 向前倾泻”→“liberal
to pour out 能随意浇洒的”→] a.① overflowing or overabounding;liberal to excess 极其丰富
的；过多的：profuse thanks 多谢② lavish;extravagant 十分慷慨的；浪费的：He was profuse
of his money.他挥金如土。

▽profusion [profus(e);-ion n.] n.丰富；慷慨；浪费

effuse [ef-(ex-)=out 出；fus=to pour 浇注；-e→“to pour out 倾注出来”→] v.① pour forth 倾
吐，抒发：to effuse one's bosom words 倾吐肺腑之言② flow out; shed 流出；淌出：The blood
effused from the wound.血从伤口淌出来。

▽effusion [effus(e);-ion n.] n.抒发；流出
effusive [effus(e);-ive a.] a.溢于言表的；流出的

fuse [fus=to melt 熔化；-e→]Ⅰv. melt or join by melting 熔化；熔合：The copper and the zinc are
fused by heat.铜和锌受热熔合在一起。→Ⅱ n. device used to break an electric circuit by
melting itself 保险丝（自熔以切断电路的装置）

▽fusion [fus(e);-ion n.] n.熔化；熔合
fusible [fus(e);-ible n.] a.易熔的

refund [re-=back 回；fund=to pour 灌注→“to pour back or flow back 倒灌或倒流回去”→] v. give
or pay back 归还；偿还：If you are not satisfied with the goods, your money may be refunded.
你若不满意，货款可以退还。

▽refundable [refund;-able a.] a.可归还的；可偿还的

foundry [found=to melt and pour 溶注；-ry (-ery) n.=place 场所→] n. place where metal is melted
and poured 铸工车间；铸造厂

confound [con-=together 一起；found=to melt 熔化→“to melt together 熔在一起”→] v. mix up
mentally;puzzle or confuse 使（思想）混乱；混淆：I was always confounded by the twin brothers.
我总是分不清这一对孪生兄弟。

Pour Melt N Back Confuse V Mix V.①