Question

14. cern, cret [L]=

Accepted Answer

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 the
mind 心里区分得一清二楚”→“to interest oneself very much 非常感兴趣”→] I v. ① involve
or worry（oneself）关心；牵挂：to concern oneself with the state affairs 关心国家大事②relate
to;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.①
recognize;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 of
others 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 maintained
a 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