Part 2 字根 Part 2 字根 表示{现象}的字根 cad, cas, cid = fall, befall 落下，发生，降临
入门字
accident (n.) 意外
ac/ cid/ ent
to/ befall/ 名词字尾
进阶字
1. cadaver (n.) 尸体
cad/ aver
fall/ 名词字尾
Medical students must practic surgery by dissecting cadavers.
医学院的学生得解剖尸体来练习外科手术。
2. cadence (n.) 韵律，节奏
cad/ ence
fall/ 名词字尾
Walt Whitman's poetry is easy to recognize because of its characteristic cadence.
惠特曼的诗很好辨认，因为有独特的韵律。
3. decadence (n.) 颓废
de/ cad/ ence
down/ fall/ 名词字尾
Russian Communists used to regard sex and violence on U.S. television as signs of Western decadence.
俄共从前认为美国电视上的性与暴力是西方颓废的征兆。
4. cascade (n.) 瀑布
cas/ cade
fall/ 名词字尾
Her cascade of hair got her into the shampoo commercial.
她一头瀑布似的长发使她拍了洗发精广告。
5. casual (a.) （服装）随便的
cas/ ual
fall/ 形容词字尾
It's not a formal party, so you may come in casual wear.
这不是正式宴会，可以穿着轻便服装。
6. casualty (n.) 伤亡
cas/ ual/ ty
fall/ 名词字尾
Iraq sustained heavy casualties during the Gulf War.
伊拉克在波斯湾战争中受到重大伤亡。
7. occasion (n.) 时刻，场合
oc/ cas/ ion
to/ befall/ 名词字尾
College graduation is an important occasion in one's life.
大学毕业是人生的重要时刻。
8. coincidence (n.) 巧合
co/ in/ cid/ ence
together/ in/ befall/ 名词字尾
By coincidence, six busloads of tourists arrived at the scenic spot at the same time.
六辆巴士的观光客碰巧同时来到这个景点。
9. deciduous (a.) 落叶的
de/ cid/ uous
down/ fall/ 形容词字尾
A deciduous tree loses most or all of its leaves in the fall.
在秋天，落叶树大部分或全部的叶子都会掉落。
10. incidentally (adv.) 附带一提
in/ cid/ ent/ al/ ly
in/ befall/ 副词字尾
If you want to mention something interesting but not quite relevant to your topic, you might start by saying "Incidentally".
如果你想提一件有趣但与主题没什么关系的事，可以用[附带一提]来起头。
11. occident (n.) 西方
oc/ cid/ ent
toward/ fall/ 名词字尾
The occident, as opposed to the orient, literally means "Where the sun goes down".
[西方]与[东方]相反，字面意思是[太阳落下之处]。
12. decay (v.)(n.) 腐败，（核子）衰变
de/ cay
down/ fall
If not properly refrigerated, leftover food decays quickly in the summer.
在夏天，剩菜如果不冷藏，很快就会腐坏。