來源于希臘文 oikos(=house) 意為 house “房屋,家”。詞根eco 加上希臘詞 nomos(管理),詞根ecu,oce是它的變形。同義詞根有來自拉丁語的cas。 1.ecumenical adj.普遍的;全基督教(會(huì))的;促進(jìn)全世界基督教團(tuán)結(jié)的 Local ministers formed an ecumenical youth group that's been quite popular.當(dāng)?shù)啬翈焸兂闪⒘艘粋€(gè)頗具人氣的全基督教青年團(tuán)體。 2.ecology n.生態(tài)學(xué) (研究環(huán)境的學(xué)問)《logy = study》 ecologist n.生態(tài)學(xué)者 3.ecological adj.生態(tài)學(xué)的 ecosystem n.生態(tài)系統(tǒng) the ecological effects of industry 工業(yè)的生態(tài)影響(如大氣、河流污染等);ecological allergy 生態(tài)過敏反應(yīng) 4.economy [詞根eco 加上希臘詞 nomos(管理),構(gòu)成”家政管理“,后來由“家政管理”引申到社會(huì),變成了“整個(gè)國家的經(jīng)濟(jì)管理” ,由此有了經(jīng)濟(jì),節(jié)約含義。] n.經(jīng)濟(jì);(某個(gè)國家、地區(qū)或時(shí)期的)經(jīng)濟(jì)制度,經(jīng)濟(jì)結(jié)構(gòu);節(jié)約,節(jié)儉 *nom (=law) political economy 政治經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué);viable economy 獨(dú)立經(jīng)濟(jì);the totalitarian economies of Germany before the Second World War 第二次世界大戰(zhàn)前德國的極權(quán)主義經(jīng)濟(jì)制度;economy class (特別指客機(jī)的)經(jīng)濟(jì)艙位,二等 艙位;economy of time and labor 時(shí)間和勞動(dòng)力的節(jié)約 ;practice/use economy 節(jié)約 5.economic adj.經(jīng)濟(jì)(上)的,經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)的 *nom (=law) economic sanctions /zone /power/development/growth/independence經(jīng)濟(jì)制裁/區(qū)域/大國/發(fā)展/成長(zhǎng)/獨(dú)立;for economic reasons 因?yàn)榻?jīng)濟(jì)原因 6.economical adj.節(jié)約(金錢、時(shí)間等)的;經(jīng)濟(jì)的;節(jié)儉的 *nom(=law) economically adv.經(jīng)濟(jì)地 economical fire 經(jīng)濟(jì)燃料;be economical of time and energy節(jié)約時(shí)和能源 7.economics n.經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué);(國家的)經(jīng)濟(jì)情況 *nom (=law) econometrics n.計(jì)量經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué) home economics 家政學(xué) 8.economist n.經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)者;節(jié)儉的人 *nom(=law) 9.economize v.節(jié)約 *nom(=law) economize by using buses instead of taking taxis不坐出租車,坐公交車省錢;economize on fuel 節(jié)約燃料 10.diocese n.主教轄區(qū) *di<dia(=through),oce<eco(=house) diocesan adj.主教轄區(qū)的 The bishop summoned all of the priests of his diocese.那個(gè)主教召集了轄區(qū)所有的牧師。