字根講義023

homo — (1)human 「人類」Homo — 

(2)same 「相同的」

inter — between ; among 「在 ~ 之間」  

homogeneous, homonym, homophone, homograph, homosexual, intercept, interchange, interfere, interlude, interplay   

homogeneous (adj.)同類的;同性質的 . homo- same   gen- kind

The population of Japan still remains relatively homogeneous.

homonym (n.)同音同形異義詞 . nym- name 

The noun “bear” and verb “bear” are homonyms.

homophone (n.)同音異形異義詞 . phone- sound

“ Knew” and “new” are homophones.

homograph (n.)同形異義詞 . graph- writing    

The noun “record” and the verb “record” are homographs.

homosexual (a.)同性戀的  heterosexual   straight  gay lesbian 

Tom and Peter are often seen walking hand in hand. They must be homosexual.

intercept (v.)中途攔截;抄截 . inter- between  cept- catch

With only 10 seconds to go, the only hope for our team is to intercept the ball from the other team.

interchange (v.) 交換;互換;使互相易位 

The thief interchanged the diamonds with some pieces of glass.

interfere (v.) 妨礙;衝突;抵觸;干預 . fere- strike

I turned down the radio lest it should interfere his lessons.

interlude (n.) 幕間節目,幕間表演 . lude- play

An interlude is an intervening episode.

interplay (n.) (v.)相互影響;相互作用

Our art teacher wanted us to pay attention to the interplay of light and shadow in the painting.