dissuade [dis- = apart 离;suade = to urge 力劝=>“to urge sb. apart力劝某人离开” →]vt. persuade not to do sth.劝止,劝阻 / The father finally dissuaded his son from leaving school.父亲终止劝阻了儿子的中途辍学的想法。
dissuasion n. 劝阻
dissuasive a. 劝阻的
distract [ dis- = apart 开;tract = to draw 牵引→] vt. draw apart (the mind or attention)引开(心思),分散(注意力),使分心/ Noise distracts my attention from studying.吵闹声使我无法专 心学习。
distraction n. 精神换散;心烦意乱
distractive a. 使人分心的
接着,再看一看dif-和di-能与何种首字母的词根相缀合。
differ [ dif- (dis-) = apart 开;fer = to carry 拿=> “to carry apart from each other 拿开;互相分离 ”→]v. be unlike; disagree 不同,相异 / My answer to the arithmatic problem differs from hers.我得出的这道算术题的答案和她的不一样。
difference n. 不同;差异
different a. 不同的;有差异的
diffuse [dif- (dis-) = apart 开;fus= to pour 倾倒;-e=>“to pour apart in every direction 向四面八方洒开”→]vt. scatter widely 使散开,使扩散/ The sun diffuses light and heat.太阳散发出光和热。
diffusion n. 散幵,扩散
diffusive a. 散开的,扩散的
dilate [di- (dis-) = apart 开;lat = to widen 加宽;-e=>“to widen apart 加宽开来”→]vt. expand; enlarge 膨胀;扩大 / When you take a deep breath, you dilate your nostrils.当你深呼吸时,鼻孔就扩张了。
dilation n. 膨胀;扩大
dilative a. 引起膨胀的;膨胀的