隊長のブログ

英語の勉強のために作ったブログです。

fuse, fut=注ぐ、融ける

confuse / 共に注ぐ→注ぎあって区別がつかない→混同する、混乱する

cf. The new rules have caused a lot of confusion.

 

profuse / 前に注ぐ→ばらまくほどある→豊富な

cf. I've never seen flowers in such profusion.

 

futile / 注ぐことができる→ごぼれやすい→無駄な、無益な

cf. Our efforts to revive the dog were futile.

form=形

conform / 共に形づくる→従う、順応させる

cf. He refused to conform to the local customs.

 

formulate / 形にする→組み立てる、公式化する

cf. He has many good ideas, but he can't formulate them well.

 

perform / 完全な形にする→実行する、演じる

cf. The play has never been performed in this country.

flo, flu=流れる

superfluous / あふれて流れる→不要な、余分な

cf. She worked so well that my help was superfluous.

 

fluctuate / 流れる→変動する、同様する

cf. During the crisis, oil prices fluctuated between $20 and $40 a barrel.

 

fluent / 流れるような→流暢さ

cf. Applicants should be fluent in German.

fin=終わる、境界

infinite / 終わりのない→無限の、計り知れない

cf. There is an infinite number of stars in teh night sky.

 

define / 完全に境界を引く→定める、定義する

cf. It is difficult to define the border between love and friendship.

 

confine / 共に境界内にとどめる→制限する、監禁する

cf. Confine your remarks to the matter we are discussing.