octopus

词根词缀:

前缀
octa-, octo-

octagon n. 八角形

octa 八 + gon 角 → 八角形

October n. 十月(古罗马八月)

octogenarian n. 80~89岁的老人

octo 八 + gen 出生 + arian 表人 → 出生以后活了八十多年的人 → 80~89岁的老人

octolateral adj. 八边的

octo 八 + later 边 + al …的 → 八边的

octopus n. 章鱼

octo 八 + pus 足 → 八爪鱼 → 章鱼

数据来源:新东方英语词汇速记大全

相关例句:

I bought some octopus dumplings.

我买了些章鱼饺子。

Has the octopus Paul picked a winner for the Germany v Spain match as yet?

章鱼哥保罗对德国和西班牙的比赛预测了没?

There's that crazy talk from The Octopus about him and

章鱼先生说了一个疯狂的事儿关于他和

No, no! That's not Daddy! That's just an octopus in a yellow bus.

那不是爸爸!那只是一只黄色汽车中的章鱼。

I really hope I have eight arms and legs, like an octopus.

我真希望自己有八只胳膊和腿,像章鱼一样。

An octopus thinks the big fish is actually friendly and comes out.

一只章鱼觉得大鱼其实很友善于是出来了。