Part 2 字根 表示{感觉}的字根 pass, path, pati = feel, suffer 感受，承受
入门字
sympathy (n.) 同情
sym/ path/ y
same/ feel/ 名词字尾
进阶字
1. passionate (a.) 热切的
pass/ ion/ ate
feel/ 形容词字尾
Miss Rand is a passionate advocate of individual liberty.
兰德小姐是很热切的个人自由提倡者。
2. passive (a.) 被动的，消极的
pass/ ive
feel/ 形容词字尾
Mohandas K. Gandhi advocated a form of passive resistance that eventually brought down the British Empire in India.
甘地提倡一种消极抵抗，终于让在印度的大英帝国垮台。
3. compassion (n.) 同情
com/ pass/ ion
together/ feel/ 名词字尾
Abraham Lincoln was a man of understanding and compassion.
林肯是个既通情达理又富同情心的人。
4. impassioned (a.) 热情洋溢的
im/ pass/ ion/ ed
inside/ feel/ 形容词字尾
Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered for his impassioned speech, “I Have a Dream.”
马丁·路德·金恩博士因为他那篇热情洋溢的演说「我有个梦」而名扬后世。
5. impassive (a.) 不露情感的
im/ pass/ ive
not/ feel/ 形容词字尾
The Native American is well known for having an impassive-looking face.
美洲原住民以那副不露情感的脸孔而闻名。
6. pathetic (a.) 差劲的，可悲的
path/ et/ ic
feel/ 形容词字尾
Minnesota Twins infielder Mike Pagliarulo has a lifetime batting average of a pathetic .236.
明尼苏达双人对内野手巴列如罗在职棒生涯中的打击率平均只有差劲的二成三六。
7. pathogenic (a.) 致病的
path/ ogen/ ic
suffer/ produce/ 形容词字尾
Unclean drinking water can be pathogenic.
饮水不洁可能致病。
8. pathology (n.) 病理学
path/ ology
suffer/ study of
Medical students must study pathology in medical school.
医科学生在医学院必须修病理学。
9. apathetic (a.) 冷漠的
a/ path/ et/ ic
without/ feel/ 形容词字尾
The voter turnout in this township has traditionally been very low, because the people here have always been politically apathetic.
这个镇的投票率一向很低，因为镇民对政治向来很冷漠。
10. antipathy (n.) 反感
anti/ path/ y
against/ feel/ 名词字尾
The president's decision to raise taxes aroused widespread antipathy among voters.
总统决定提高税赋，引起选民普遍的反感。
11. psychopath (n.) 丧心病狂
psycho/ path
mind/ suffer
The term psychopath often refers to a person that kills innocent people without any apparent motivation.
丧心病狂一词通常是指缺乏明显动机却滥杀无辜的人。
12. impatient (a.) 不耐烦的
im/ pati/ ent
not/ suffer/ 形容词字尾
Indonesians impatient for change finally forced Suharto to step down.
急着改革的印尼人终于逼退了苏哈托。
13. incompatible (a.) 不合的，不相容的
in/ com/ pati/ ble
not/ together/ feel/ able
Couples can simply claim that they are incompatible and file for a no-fault divorce.
夫妻只要宣称两人不合，就可以诉请无过失离婚。