1. -an:
electrician n. 電工;電氣技師
E.g. The electrician took the houselights down.
電工將劇場中觀眾席上的燈光減弱了一點。
physician n. [醫(yī)] 醫(yī)師,內(nèi)科醫(yī)師
E.g. He prefers to be a surgeon rather than a physician.
他喜歡當外科醫(yī)生而不愿作內(nèi)科醫(yī)生。
2. -ant, -ent:
applicant n. 申請人
E.g. The job applicant must have good verbal skills.
應(yīng)聘這份工作的人必須具有良好的語言表達技能。
correspondent n. 通信者
E.g. The newspaper has a foreign correspondent.
這家報紙有個外國通訊記者。
3. -ard:
coward n. 懦夫,懦弱的人
E.g. She accused her husband of being a coward.
她指責(zé)自己的丈夫是個膽小鬼。
drunkard n. 酒鬼,醉漢
E.g. That drunkard flung out the empty bottle.
那個醉漢把空瓶扔了出來。
4. -ee:
employee n. 雇員
E.g. The boss dismissed that employee.
老板解雇了那個雇員。
examinee n. 應(yīng)試者
E.g. It required that every examinee put down his/ her name on the answer sheet.
要求所有考生都把自己的姓名寫在答題紙上。
5. -eer:
pioneer n. 開拓者,先鋒
E.g. Li Dazhao was a pioneer of the Chinese revolution.
李大釗是中國革命的先驅(qū)。
volunteer n. 志愿者
E.g. She now helps in a local school as a volunteer three days a week.
她現(xiàn)在作為一名志愿者每周三天在當?shù)匾凰鶎W(xué)校幫忙。
6. -er, -or:
manufacturer n. 制造商
E.g. All the goods are labelled with the address of the manufacturer.
所有商品均標明了生產(chǎn)廠家的地址。
survivor n. 幸存者
E.g. Officials said there were no survivors of the plane crash.
官方說這次飛機失事無一人生還。