漢: -tude抽象名詞后綴,意為“state,quality,act”,后綴-tude的前面常跟字母i,構(gòu)成后綴-itude 英:syllable formed when the word-forming element -ude, forming abstract nouns from adjectives and participles, is fixed to a base or to another suffix ending in -t or -te; from Fr. -ude, from L. -udo (gen. -udinis). As a word in its own right, teenager slang shortening of attitude, it dates from 1970s. 1.aptitude n.natural or acquired talent 天資;習(xí)性;傾向 apt=fit An aptitude test is given to each applicant to determine his suitability ror the job. 為測定是否適合工作職位,每一位申請人都要參加能力傾向測試。 2.fortitude n.calm courage in the face of pain,danger,or difficulty 堅忍;剛毅 fort=strong He was a leader of unprecedented moral fortitude. 他是一位前所未有的品行端正、堅忍剛毅的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人。 3.latitude n.distance north or south of the equator measured in degree 緯度;回旋余地,自由 lat=wide The higher you move up in the military ,the more latitude you are given in your decision making. 你在軍中的地位越高,被賦予的決定權(quán)力的自由就越大。 4.longitude n.distance east or west from a meridian,especially that of Greenwich,in London 經(jīng)度;經(jīng)線 The satellite pinpoints the ship's latitude and longitude to within 10 meters accuracy. 衛(wèi)星能夠準(zhǔn)確地確定船只的經(jīng)度和緯度,誤差不超過10米。 5.recitude n.honesty;upright or straightforward behavior 正直;正直的行為;rec=lead straight Rectitude is a rare quality among politicians. 正直對于政治家來說是極為珍貴的品質(zhì)。 6.similitude n.相似,類似 simil=same There is a similitude in design among all the cars Volve makes. 沃爾沃制造的汽車都很相似。