bigamous [ bigam (←bigamy) n. 重婚；-ous→] a. practising or committing bigamy 重婚的；犯重婚罪的 / A man having two wives at the same time is bigamous in our country. 在我国，一个 人同时有两个妻子是犯重婚罪的。
下面是名词性的词根与原生后缀结合的几个例子。
anxious [anxi = anxiety 忧虑；-ous=>“having or full of anxiety 充满忧虑的”→]a. uneasy; troubled; worried忧虑的；担心的；焦急的/ Mother felt anxious about the children who had been out an hour too long. 孩子们在外多呆了一个小时，母亲感到很担心。
credulous [ credul = credulity 轻信；-ous=>“characterized by credulity 有轻信特点的”→]a. too ready to believe; easily deceived 轻信的；易受骗的 / She was so credulous that other children could fool her easily. 她非常轻信，别的小孩很容易捉弄她。
ferrous [ferr = iron 铁；-ous→] a. of or containing iron 铁的，含铁的 / Metals can be classfied into ferrous metals and non-ferrous metals. 金属可分为黑色金属与有色金属两大类。
obvious [ ob- = across, in 在；vi = way 路；-ous =>“like being in the way 就像摆在路当中一样→”]a. easily seen, clear to eye or mind; plain明显的，显而易见的；显著的/ It is obvious that a blind man ought not to drive a car. 双目失明的人不应该驾驶汽车，这是显而易见的道理。
flagitious [flagiti = shame 可耻的事；-ous=>“practising shameful things 做可耻之事的”→]a. shamefully vile; scandalously wicked 无耻的；罪大恶极的 / Crimes shall whelm in ruin your flagitious town. 罪行将使你们这无耻的城邦沉沦于毁灭之中。
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