关于“ion”的问题英语里面有很多单词都是以“ion”结尾的,像什么“question”啦,什么“fashion”啦.这种单词有什么特别的意义吗?

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关于“ion”的问题
英语里面有很多单词都是以“ion”结尾的,像什么“question”啦,什么“fashion”啦.这种单词有什么特别的意义吗?

Answer 1

后缀-ion: 表示“性质,状态,程度”

小议后缀-ion
湖南省沅江市教研室 崔广文
在中学英语课文中,有六十多个动词后面加上后缀-ion便成了名词,且单词重音移到了-ion前面的那个音节上.这个后缀常有-tion, -sion, -ssion等不同变化形式.它们的读音大致相似,因而极易引起拼写错误.本文拟将中学英语中常见的这类词归类如下,以便读者系统学习掌握.
I.以t或s结尾的动词,直接加-ion.
例：act－action conduct－conduction
connnect－connection construct－construction
correct－correction direct－direction
discuss－discussion exhibit－exhibition
express－expression interrupt－interruption
invent－invention object－objection
opress－opreesion prevent－prevention
select－selection suggest－suggestion
但：expect－expectation例外.
II.以te结尾的动词,须去掉e,再加上-ion.
例：appreciate－appreciation celebrate－celebration
congratulate－congratulation devote－devotion
dictate－dictation educate－education
graduate－graduation liberate－liberation
operate－operation opposite－opposition
pollute－pollution populate－population
relate－relation revolute－revolution
salute－salution seperate－seperation
situate－situation translate－translation
但:compute－computation,invite－invitation属于本文第VI类.
III. 以d或de结尾的动词,先改d或de为s,再加-ion.
例：conclude－conclusion decide－decision
extend－extension persuade－persuasion
但：attend－attention例外.
IV. 以mit结尾的动词,改mit为miss,再加上-ion.
例：admit－admission commit－commission(委托) permit－permission
V. 以辅音字母结尾 (t,s除外) 的动词,常加-ation或-ition.
例：add－addition consider－consideration inform－information
VI. 以不发音字母e (te,de除外) 结尾的动词,常去掉e, 再加上-ation或-ition.
例：admire－admiration compose－composition
continue－continuation examine－examination
imagine－imagination observe－observation
organize－organization prepare－preparation
starve－starvation suppose－supposition
VII. 词干变化,再加-tion.
例：describe－description explain－explanation
pronounce－pronunciation receive－reception
recognize－recognition repeat－repetition
satisfy－satisfaction
这类动词的名词拼写形式须加倍小心,否则,容易写错.
原载《中学英语报》(福建省外语教学研究会主办)