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14. cern, cret [L]=

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to separate 分离cern 和cret 是一对同源异形根，来自拉丁动词cernere，意思相当于to separate（分离，区分）。cern 是不定式词干，常用来构成动词，cret 是动名词词干，多出现于名词或形容词。concern [con-(com-)=thoroughly 彻底地；cern=to separate 区分→“to separate thoroughly in themind 心里区分得一清二楚”→“to interest oneself very much 非常感兴趣”→] I v. ① involveor worry（oneself）关心；牵挂：to concern oneself with the state affairs 关心国家大事②relateto;affect 与……有关；影响：The policy concerns the life of the people.该政策关系到人民的生活。→Ⅱn. the act or state of concerning 关心；关系：He showed much concern for me.他很关心我。▽concernment [ concern v.①;-ment n.] n.关心的事；挂念concerned [concern v.②;-ed a.] a.有关的discern [dis-=apart 离开；cern=to separate 区分→“to separate apart 区分开来”→] v.①recognize;make out 认出；辨别：to discern the truth from the false 辨别真假② perceive 觉察：to discern a strange odour 闻到一种怪味▽discernment [discern;-ment n.] n.识别；明辨；见识discernible [discern;-ible a.] a.看得清的；辨得出的secret [se-=apart 离开；cret=to separate 分隔→“being separated apart from the knowledge ofothers 被分隔开不为他人所知的”→] I a. concealed 秘密的：a secret treaty 秘密条约→Ⅱn.something secret 秘密的事物：open secrets 公开的秘密▽secrecy [secre(t);-cy n.] n.秘密；秘密状态secretary [secret n. 秘密的事物；-ary n.=person 人→“person related to secrets 与机密相关的人”→] n. person who handles secret records, papers, etc. for his owner 秘书：private secretary私人秘书▽secretariat [secretar(y);-iat n.] n.秘书处；书记处secretarial [secretar(y);-ial a.] a.秘书的；有关秘书事务的discreet [dis-=apart 离开；creet（cret 的音变形式）=to separate 分开→“being separated apart（from errors）避开（错误）的”→] a. having discernment;tactful 明智的；审慎的：He maintaineda discreet silence at the meeting.他很明智，在会上一言不发。▽discreetness [discreet;-ness n.] n.谨慎discretion1 [dis-;cret;-ion n.] n.谨慎；判断discrete [dis-=apart 开；cret=separated 分离的；-e→] a. separated apart;totally different 分离的；相异的：Modesty and coyness are two discrete qualities.谦虚有节与忸怩作态是两码事。▽discretion2 [discret(e);-ion n.] n.离散；分立；不连续secrete1 [se-=apart 离；cret=to separate 分离；-e→“to separate oneself apart from others 使自己与他人相隔离”→] v. conceal, or hide 藏匿：He secreted himself in a cave.他藏在洞里。▽secretion1 [secret(e);-ion n.] n.隐藏；藏匿secretive [secret(e);-ive a.] a.爱遮遮掩掩的secrete2 [se-=apart 离；cret=to separate 分；-e→“to separate apart from（an organ in the body）（从身体某器官）分离出”→] v. produce by secretion 分泌：The stomach secretes gastric juice.胃分泌胃液。▽secretion2 [secret(e);-ion n.] n.分泌作用；分泌液secretor [secret(e);-or n.] n.分泌管；分泌腺secretory [secret(e);-ory a.] a.分泌的；促进分泌的

Separate N Concern Secret Oneself V Discern Dis =Apart