下面再介绍几个由ab- (abs- )开头的较为常用的单词。
abduct [ ab- = away 离;duct = to lead 引导=>“to lead sb. away from home 把某人引离家门”→] v. take away by fraud or violence; kidnap 诱拐;劫持 / The man abducted a boy for ransom. 那人诱拐了一个男孩以求勒索赎金。
abductor n .诱拐者,拐子
absolve [ab- = away from 从;solve = to loose 放松=>“to loose sb. away from把某人从…中解脱开来”→]v. free from; forgive 解除;宽恕 / He confessed his mistakes and was absolved.他认了错并得到了宽恕。
absolution n. 免除;赦免
abuse [ab- : away 离;us = to use 使用;-e=>“to use away from the proper way 偏离正道地使用”→]v. use wrongly; misuse 滥用; 妄用 / Don't abuse a friendship by asking too many favours. 不要滥用友情求人过甚。
abusage n. 文字的滥用;不适当的用语
abusive a. 滥用的;辱骂性的
abstain [ abs- (ab-) = away 离;tain = to hold 控制=>“to hold oneself away from sth.控制自己离开某种事物→]v . hold oneself back; restrain 戒;节制 / He has abstained from smoking. 他已经戒了烟。
abstention n. 戒;避开;弃权