摘要：通过识别词根词缀来扩展自己的单词量的方法，已为大家所认可在记忆和背诵考研单词时，为了广大考生更好更快的记忆单词，小编对考研英语词汇常见后缀进行了汇总，希望对2016届考研的广大考生有所帮助。

　　▶-an
　　electrician n.电工；电气技师

　　E.g. The electrician took the houselights down.

　　电工将剧场中观众席上的灯光减弱了一点。

　　physician n. [医]医师，内科医师

　　E.g. He prefers to be a surgeon rather than a physician.

　　他喜欢当外科医生而不愿作内科医生。

　　▶-ant,-ent
　　applicant n.申请人

　　E.g. The job applicant must have good verbal skills.

　　应聘这份工作的人必须具有良好的语言表达技能。

　　correspondent n.通信者

　　E.g. The newspaper has a foreign correspondent.

　　这家报纸有个外国通讯记者。

　　▶-ard
　　coward n.懦夫，懦弱的人

　　E.g. She accused her husband of being a coward.

　　她指责自己的丈夫是个胆小鬼。

　　drunkardn.酒鬼，醉汉

　　E.g. That drunkard flung out the empty bottle.

　　那个醉汉把空瓶扔了出来。

　　▶-ee
　　employee n.雇员

　　E.g. The boss dismissed that employee.

　　老板解雇了那个雇员。

　　examinee n.应试者

　　E.g. It required that every examinee put down his/ her name on the answer sheet.

　　要求所有考生都把自己的姓名写在答题纸上。

　　▶-eer
　　pioneer n.开拓者，先锋

　　E.g. Li Dazhao was a pioneer of the Chinese revolution.

　　李大钊是中国革命的先驱。

　　volunteer n.志愿者

　　E.g. She now helps in a local school as a volunteer three days a week.

　　她现在作为一名志愿者每周三天在当地一所学校帮忙。

　　▶-er, -or
　　manufacturer n.制造商

　　E.g. All the goods are labelled with the address of the manufacturer.

　　所有商品均标明了生产厂家的地址。

　　survivor n.幸存者

　　E.g. Officials said there were no survivors of the plane crash.

　　官方说这次飞机失事无一人生还。

　　在记忆和背诵考研单词时，老师们会推荐词根词缀法记忆单词，这种方法科学合理，记忆牢固并且迅速。同时，我们都知道，词汇的前缀一般修饰或者改变单词的意思，词汇的后缀一般改变单词的词性。为了广大考生更好更快的记忆单词，对考研英语词汇常见后缀进行了汇总，希望对考研的广大考生有所帮助。

　　▶-ese
　　Chin(a) + ese→Chinese n.中国人；汉语

　　E.g. Remember you are a Chinese wherever you go.

　　不论你到哪里，记住你是中国人。

　　Japan + ese→Japanesen.日本人；日语

　　E.g. Not only did he speak English well, but he spoke Japanese more easily.

　　他不但英语说得好，就连日语也讲得轻松自如。

　　▶-(r)ess

　　host+ ess→hostess n.女主人

　　E.g. The hostess gave us a cordial greeting.

　　女主人热忱地欢迎我们。

　　act+ ress→actress n.女演员

　　E.g. The famous actress is now appearing at the Capital Theatre.

　　目前这位著名女演员正在首都剧场演出。

　　▶-ian
　　logic+ ian→logician n.逻辑学家

　　E.g. As the founder of pragmatism, firstly and mostly Peirce was a logician.

　　作为实用主义的鼻祖，皮尔士首先和主要是一位逻辑学家。

　　mathematic+ ian→mathematician n.数学家

　　E.g. Einstein is identified with a higher mathematician.

　　爱因斯坦被列为高等数学家。

　　▶-ist
　　drama+ (t)ist→dramatist n.剧作家

　　E.g. Shakespeare is, by common consent, the greatest English dramatist.

　　莎士比亚被公认是英国最伟大的剧作家。

　　dent+ ist→dentist n.牙科医生

　　E.g. The dentist told the boy not to eat too many sweets.

　　牙医告诫这男孩不要吃太多糖果。

　　▶-ster
　　young+ ster→youngstern.年轻人

　　E.g. That youngster works with a will.

　　这小伙子干活有股傻劲儿。

　　gang+ ster→gangster n.歹徒

　　▶-al
　　approv(e)+ al→approvaln.同意，认可

　　E.g. They voiced their approval of the plan.

　　他们对这项计划表示赞成。

　　arriv(e)+ al→arrivaln.到达，到来

　　E.g. The arrival of him sparkled to the party.

　　他的到来使聚会变得生动活泼了。

　　▶-age
　　short+ age→shortagen.缺乏，不足

　　E.g. The shortage of oil will probably drive prices up.

　　石油短缺很有可能迫使价格上涨。

　　shrink+ age→shrinkage n.收缩

　　E.g. There has been much shrinkage of the clothes in the wash.

　　这些衣服洗后已缩了很多。

　　▶-ance, -ence
　　import + ance→importance n.重要性

　　E.g. The conference underscored the importance of modern industry.

　　会议强调了现代工业的重要性。

　　confid(e)+ ence→confidence n.自信心

　　E.g. Tom blames his lack of confidence on his mother.

　　汤姆把他的缺乏信心归咎于他母亲。

　　▶-ency
　　consist + ency→consistency n.连贯性，一致性

　　E.g. There’s always a lack of consistency in matters of foreign policy.

　　外交政策总是缺乏连贯性。

　　urg(e)+ ency→urgency n.紧迫性

　　E.g. In case of urgency, call the police.

　　一旦发生紧急情况，打电话给警察。

　　▶-cy
　　bankrupt + cy→bankruptcy n.破产

　　E.g. His failure knelled the bankruptcy of the company.

　　他的失败宣告了公司的破产。

　　diploma + cy→diplomacy n.外交

　　E.g. The government is placing its faith in international diplomacy.

　　政府对国际外交关系充满信心。

　　▶-dom
　　free + dom→freedomn.自由

　　E.g. She bartered away her freedom for wealth.

　　她为财富而出卖了自由。

　　wis(e)+ dom→wisdomn.智慧

　　E.g. In this way they brought into full play the initiative, wisdom and power of the masses.

　　这样他们就使群众的积极性、智慧和力量都充分发挥出来。

　　▶-ery
　　slav(e)+ ery→slaveryn.奴隶制

　　E.g. The slavery was overthrown after the Civil War in U.S.A.

　　在南北战争结束之后，美国的奴隶制被废除了。

　　brav(e)+ ery→bravery n.勇敢

　　E.g. The soldier deserves the award for his acts of bravery.

　　这名战士应为他的英勇行为受奖。

　　▶-hood
　　man + hood→manhood n.男子气概

　　E.g. Her new-found power was a threat to his manhood.

　　她最近具有的能力对他的男子汉气概是个威胁。

　　neighbor+hood→neighborhood n.邻里

　　E.g. What happened in the factory is being whispered about the neighborhood.

　　工厂里发生的事正在附近居民中私下传说。

　　▶-sion, -tion
　　deci(de) + sion→decision n.决定，决心

　　E.g. I don't think his decision is wise in reality.

　　实际上，我觉得他的决定并不明智。

　　descri(be)+ (p)tion→deion n.描写，描述

　　E.g. The scenery is beautiful beyond deions.

　　那风景美丽得难以形容。

　　▶-ity
　　matur(e) + ity→maturity n.成熟

　　E.g. His performance was full of maturity and poise.

　　他的表现成熟而稳健。

　　visible + ity→visibility n.能见度，可见性

　　E.g. Dense fog is covering roads in the north and visibility is very poor.

　　浓雾笼罩了北部的公路，能见度很低。

　　E.g. The police are hard on the track of the gangster.

　　警察正在追踪那名匪徒。