①manage管理,駕馭=man手+age后綴→源自意大利語“以手訓(xùn)練馬,以手操縱”
manage a difficult horse 駕馭一匹不馴服的馬
②manual手工的,手冊=man手+u+al后綴
a manual for students學(xué)生手冊
③manufacture 制造(業(yè))=man手+fact做,制造→用手制造,加工;
? fact做,制造,如factory工廠
the manufacture of cars小汽車的制造
④manuscript手稿=man手+script寫→手寫的→手稿
the surviving manuscript of ‘Beowulf’ 現(xiàn)存的貝奧武甫的手稿
⑤manipulate (用手)使用,操縱=man手+i+pul+ate后綴→用“手”操縱,
?pul-來源不確定,為了方便記憶,可以解釋為pull
manipulate tools.使用工具
⑥manner 方式,方法用“手“操控的方式,方法a manner is a method of ‘handling’ something
⑦manacle手銬=man手+a+cle后綴→手銬
?cle名詞后綴,如article文章,muscle肌肉
put sb. in manacles給某人帶銬
⑧maintain 保持,維持=main手+tain拿(hold)→持于手中
?tain拿,如obtain獲得
maintain good relations
⑨maneuver運用,操縱=man手+uver(operate操作管理)→用手操縱He maneuvered his car into the garage.他巧妙地把開進車庫