！opposite的詞根是site，中文意思是adj. 完全相反的，截然不同的；相反的，另一邊的；（在說話者、所指的人或物）對面的；（角）對的；（葉，芽）對生的

The Foreign Secretary is currently having talks with his opposite number in the White House.外交大臣現正和白宮的對等官員會談。

She's my opposite number in the company's New York office.她是在本公司紐約辦事處和我幹同一職位的人。

opposite詞根詞綴解析:

前綴op-對面+詞根-posit-放置+後綴-e結尾。

opposite

對面的常見釋義

英[ˈɒpəzɪt]

跟讀

美[ˈɑːpəzɪt]

adj.對面的;另一邊的;相反的;迥然不同的;

n.對立的人(或物);對立面;反面;

prep.與…相對;在…對面;與…合演;與…聯袂演出;

adv.在對面，對過;

例句

I could see smoke coming from the windows of the house directly opposite.

我能看到煙從正對面的窗戶裡冒出來。

dis-，它主要有兩層含義，第一，表示“not, do the opposite of”, 否定的，相反的，通常翻譯為不怎樣或者沒有什麼；第二層含義是“apart， away”，表示分開，分離。

用法一. dis-如何與不同首字母的詞根相結合。

1.discern [dis- = apart 開; cern = to separate 分=> " to separate one apart from the others 將一物與它物分開"→]

vt. distinq uish; recognize 辨別;認出

如:Through the fog I could just discern a car towards me. 在農霧中，我們只能辨別出是一輛小汽車朝我開來。

2.dispense [dis- = apart 分開;如ns = to pay 付出; -e=> " to pay apart分別付出"→]

vt. give out; distribute 分収;分配

如:The Red Cross dispensed food and clothing to the victims. 紅十字會向難民分發衣物、食品。

3.disrupt [dis- = apart 開; rupt == to break 破"to break apart 破 裂" ]

vt. 分裂;瓦解

如:The enemy tried to disrupt our coutry but failed in the edn. 敵人相分裂我們的國家但最後失敗了。

4.dissuade [dis=apart 離; suade == to urge 力勸 →"to urge sb.apart 力勸某人離開"]

vt. persuade notωdo sth. 勸止，勸 阻

如:The father finally dissuaded his son from leaving school. 父親終止兒子的中途輟學的想法。

5.distract [dis- =apart 開; tract == to draw 牽引→]

vt. draw apart (the mind or attention) 引開(心思) ，分散(注意力) ， 使分心

如:Noise distracts my attention from studying. 吵鬧聲使我無法專心學習。

用法二. dif- 和di-能與何種首字母的詞根相綴合。

1. differ [dif- (dis-) == apart 開; fer == to carry 拿→"to carry apart from each other 拿開;互相分離"→]

v. be unlike; disagree 不同 ，相異

如:My answer to the arithmatic problem differs from hers. 我得出的這道算術題的答案和她的不一樣。

2.diffuse [dif- (dis-) = apart 開; fus = to pour 傾倒; -e →"to pour apart in every direction 向四面八方灑開"→ ]

vt. scatter widely 使散開，使擴散

如:The sun diffuses light and heat. 太陽散發出光和熱。

3.dilate [di- (dis-) = apart 開; lat - to widen 加寬; "to widen apart 加寬開來"→]

vt . expand; enlarge 膨脹;擴大

如:When you take a deep breath,you dilate your nostrils. 當你深呼吸時，鼻孔就擴張了。

4.divert [di- (dis-) = apart 開; vert = to turn 轉→"to turn apart 轉 開"→]

vt. turn aside 轉向，轉移

如:The king dimidiated the land between his two sons. 國王把國土平分給兩個兒子。

5.divide [di- (dis-) = apart 開; vid == to separate 分; -e=>"to separate apart 分割開"→]

vt. separate into parts 分，劃分

如:A brook divides the field. 一條河把田野分成兩部分。