前綴com-(co-,col-,con-,cor-,coun)=with,together
先看幾個以com-,col-,cor-開頭的原生派生詞。
1.combat [com- = with 與；bat = to beat 打→“與...打仗”]
vt.跟...戰(zhàn)斗，反對
舉例：We must combat diseases with better health programs. 我們必須用更得力的衛(wèi)生計劃與疾病作斗爭。
2.commit [com- = altogether 完全；mit = to sent 送→“to sent altogether完全送去”]
vt. hand over;deliver 送交；提交
舉例：The insane woman was committed to an asylum. 瘋女人被送到精神病院去了。
3.compose [com- =together 一起；
vt. 組成，構(gòu)成;創(chuàng)作
舉例：Our party was composed of sixteen students. 我們團體由16個學(xué)生組成。
4.collide [col-(com-) = together 一起；lid = to strike 撞；-e →“撞在一起”]
vi. 猛撞；撞壞
舉例：Two ships collided in the mist and sank. 兩艘輪船在霧中相撞沉沒。
5.correspond [cor-(com-) = with 與；respond =to answer 應(yīng)答→"...相方應(yīng)答”]
vi. 符合，一致;通信
舉例：His promise and his performance do not correspond. 他的言行不一。
6.collaborate [col(com)= with +
vi. 合作，協(xié)作
舉例： The conductor collaborated brilliantly with the members of the orchestra. 那位指揮家和交響樂團的成員合作得非常出色。
下面各舉一例子說明con-出現(xiàn)在其它輔音字母前的情況。
1.concentrate [con-(com-)=together 一起；centr=centre 中心；-ate v.= to cause to be 使→“使共處于一中心”]
vt. 集中
舉例：The fire chief concentrated his men to fight the blaze. 救火隊隊長把手下人集中起來撲滅大火。
2.condole [con-(com-) = with 與;dol = to grieve 悲傷→與...一起悲傷→]
vi. 吊唁；同情
舉例：They condoled with the widow at the funeral. 他們在葬禮上向死者遺孀表示哀悼。
3.conform [con-(com-)=with 功能；form = to shape 造型→與...一起造型→]
v. 一致，符合
舉例：If you wish to be a memeber,you must conform to the rules of our club. 你要想加入我們俱樂部，就得遵守它的規(guī)則。
4.congest [con-(com-)=together 一起；gest = to carry 運送→“都送到一起來”→]
vt. 充滿；擁擠
舉例：Main street is congested with people driving to work each morning. 每天早晨梅恩大街都擠滿了開車上班的人。
5.conjunction [con-(com-)=together 一起；junct = to join 連接；-ion n. = act or thing 事物 → “相連的行為或相連之物”→]
n.聯(lián)合，連接；連詞
舉例： A severe illness in conjunction with hot weather has left the baby very sick. 重病加上熱天氣弄得小孩虛弱不堪。
6.connect [con-(com-) = together 一起；nect = to tie 綁→“邦在一起”→]
vt. 連接；連結(jié)
舉例：The plumber connected a faucet to the pipe. 管道水工把水裝在水龍頭裝在水管上。
下面是原生詞綴co- 出現(xiàn)在元音字母及h,gn前的詞例子。
1.coagulate [co-(com-)=together 一起；agulate = to drive 驅(qū)使→驅(qū)趕一塊去→]
v. （使）結(jié)塊；（使）凝結(jié)
舉例：The blood from a cut soon coagulated. 傷口流出的血很快就凝固了。
2.coerce [co-(com-)=together 一起；erc = to restrain 約束；-e → "to restrain together 約束在一起"→]
vt. 迫使；強迫
舉例：The prisoner was coerced into confessing to the crime. 犯人被迫認罪。
3.coincide [(co-(com-)= together 一起；in = upon 在...上；cid = to fall 落；-e → "to fall upon together 一起落在...上"→]
v. 重合；同時發(fā)生，時間重合；相符，一致
4.cohere [(co-(com-)= together 一起；
vi. 粘合;緊湊，連貫
舉例：The adornments must cohere with the basic designs. 裝飾物必須與設(shè)計的基調(diào)相協(xié)調(diào)。
5.cognate [(co-(com-)= together 共同；gnate = to be born 出生→“共同出生的”→]
adj.同源的；同詞源的
舉例： English "father" and Latin "pater" are cognate words. 英語單詞father 與拉丁語的pater 是同源詞。
介紹前綴co-作為派生詞的幾個有代表性的詞例。
1.coexist [(co-= together 共同；exist v. 存在→]
vi.共存
舉例：Can love and hate coexist in the same person ?愛與恨能共存于同一個人心中嗎？
2.comanage [(co- = jointly 聯(lián)合地；manage v. 經(jīng)營→]
vt. 聯(lián)合經(jīng)營
舉例： This banking group is comanaged by ABC Company and Lehman Brothers. 這個銀行集團是由ABC公司與萊曼兄弟公司聯(lián)合經(jīng)營的。
3.co-owner [co- = joint 共同的；owner n.所有人→]
n.共同所有人，共有人
舉例： His father and I are the co-owners of the newspaper. 他父親和我是這家報紙的共同所有人。
4.codiscoverer [co- = joint 共同的；discoverer n. 發(fā)現(xiàn)者→]
n.共同開發(fā)者
舉例：The Curies were codiscoverers of artificial radioactive elements. 居里夫婦是人造放射性元素的共同發(fā)現(xiàn)者。
5.coeternal [co- = together 一起；eteranl adj.永存的→“一起永存的”→]
adj.同樣永恒的，永遠并存的
舉例：Truth is coeternal with the world. 真理是與天地散在的。
前綴coun- 的派生詞例。
countenance [coun<com(=together) + ten(=hold)一起抓]
vt. 支持，贊同；獎勵；默認
n.容貌，長相，臉色；支持，贊助
舉例：Our teacher does not countenance tardiness in the classroom. 我們老師無法容忍上課遲到。