【AMBI/AMPHI】
means 'on both sides' or 'around'; ambi- comes from Latin and amphi- from Greek. An ambidextrous person can use the right and the left hand equally well. An amphibian,such as a frog or salamander, is able to live and breathe both on land and in the water.
ambiguous 不明確的, ambient周圍環(huán)境, ambivalent矛盾的, amphitheater競技場
【EP/EPI】
comes from Greek and means variously 'upon,' 'besides,' 'attached to', 'over,' 'outer,'or 'after'. An epiphenomenon is a phenomenon that occurs as a result of the original phenomenon. An epicenter is the portion fo the earth's surface directly over the focus of an earthquake. The epidermis is the outer layer of the skin,overlying the inner layer or 'dermis.'
ephemeral, epiphyte, epitaph墓志銘, epithet綽號
【HYPO/HYP】
as a prefix can mean variously 'under,' 'beneath,' 'down,' or 'below normal.' Many hypo- words are medical. A hypodermic needle injects medication under the skin. Hypotension, or low blood pressure,can be just as unhealthy as hypertension,and hypoglycemia,low blood sugar, just as unhealthy as diabetes.
hypochondriac, hypocrisy虛偽, hypothermia降體溫, hypothetical假設(shè)的
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