parasite [ para- = beside 旁；site = feeding 食=>“feeding beside the host 依靠主人为食”→]n. animal or plant living on another and getting food from it; person supported by others 寄生虫，寄生物；食客 / The lazy man was a parasite on his family. 那懒汉是他家里的寄生虫。

parasitize v. 寄生于；侵害 

parasitic a. 寄生的；由寄生虫引起的

paraphrase [ para- = beside 旁; phrase = to say 说=>“ to say or explain beside 在旁边作说明 ”→]v. state the meaning of (a passage) in other words 释义，意译 / The reporter may paraphrase everything the President says, but direct quotation must be specifically authorized. 记者可以用自己的话转述总统的一切言论，但直接引述需经专门批准。

下面看看para-的异体par-的构词情况。

parallel [par- (para-) = beside 在…旁；allel =another 另一个=>“beside one another 两者并排”→]a. being the same distance apart everywhere 平行的，并行的 / The highway runs parallel to the river. 这条公路与河流并行。

parenthesis [par- (para-) = beside 在…旁；en- = in 进; thesis = put 放“put a word or mark in beside a word在单词旁边放进一个单词或记号”→]n. ① sentence or phrase within another sentence to explain sth.插入语 / Don't use too many parenthesis in your article. 在文章中别用太多的插入语。②round brackets for a parenthesis 圆括号 / Please put these two words in parenthesis. 请将这两个词放在圆括号里。

parenthesize v. 将...作插入语；把…放入括号里

parish [ par- ( para- ) = near 在…附近；ish = dwelling 住宅=>“dwellings near a church 教堂附近的住户 ”→]n. a district that has its own church and clergyman 教区 / The minister often makes the rounds of his parish and visits the sick. 牧师经常巡视他的教区并探望病人。

parishioner n. 教区居民