grat (grac) = thankful,pleasing(喜好)
詞根grat來自拉丁語的grat意為thankful,pleasing 等。grac是它的變形。
(*拉丁文gratus(=pleasing),gratia(=favour)——英文字根字典)
1.gratuitous adj.免費(fèi)的,無報(bào)酬的;沒有理由的(作為感謝而做的grat(=thank,pleasing))
gratuity n. 遺散費(fèi);(軍人的)退役金
Your gratuitous cruelty is abominable.I've had enough!你那無端的殘忍在令人生厭,我已經(jīng)受夠了!
2.ingratiate vt.(~oneself)使?jié)M意,討好,迎合 (使對方感到好感in(=in) + grat (=thank,pleasing,favor))
Despite my lack of credentials,I ingratiated myself with the hiring manager.雖然我不夠資格,但我逢迎了招聘主管,使其對我滿意。
3.congratulate v.祝賀 *con<com(=together)
congratulatory adj.祝賀的 congratulatory letter/telegram 賀信/賀電
4.congratulation n.祝賀;慶賀;(pl.)祝詞 *con<com (=together)
Congratulations !祝賀;offer one's congratulations to 對...說祝賀的話
5.ungrateful adj.忘恩負(fù)義的,不知感謝的 *un (=not)
6.grateful adj.感謝的,感激的;令人高興的,令人愉快的
I am grateful to you for your kindness.謝謝你的好意。
grateful letter 感謝信;trees that afford a grateful shade 有宜人蔭涼的大樹
7.gratis adv./adj.免費(fèi)地(的)
be admitted gratis 免費(fèi)入場
8.gratitude n.感謝,謝意
in token of my gratitude 為表達(dá)我們的一片謝意
9.grace n.優(yōu)雅;好意,恩惠;(飯前、飯后的)謝恩祈禱;(神的)恩寵;慈悲;閣下,閣下夫人;(票據(jù)等的)寬限期
v.使優(yōu)雅;使增光
graceful adj.優(yōu)雅的 graceful dancer 優(yōu)雅的舞蹈家;graceless難看的;粗俗的,不知禮的;graceless behavior 粗俗的行為;gracious 親切的;慈悲的;her gracious Majesty the Queen 女王陛下
10.disgrace n.丟臉,恥辱;失寵
v.使丟臉,玷污;使失寵 *dis(=not)
disgraceful 可恥的;disgraceful behavior可恥的行為
11.ingrate n.忘恩負(fù)義的人 (in- = not)
ingratitude n.忘恩負(fù)義
12.ingratiate v.討好;逢迎(使高興向著某人)《in- = toward》
ingratiation n.討好;巴結(jié)