quit

词根词缀:

词根
quit= to free, to release 使自由;免除

acquit v. 免除责任;免罪

ac 加强 + quit 使自由;免除 →〔疑犯〕获得自由 → 免罪

acquittal n. 释放;还清(债)

ac 表加强 + quit 使自由;免除 + tal,acquit 的名词 → 释放;还清(债)

quit v. 停止;放弃(为获得自由而放弃)

quitclaim n. 放弃权利

quit 使自由;免除 + claim 宣告 → 放弃宣告的权利 → 放弃权利

requite v. 报答

re 回 + quit 使自由;免除 + e → 回头使〔恩人〕自由 → 报答

requital n. 报答

re 回 + quit 使自由;免除 + al 表行为,requite的名词 → 报答

数据来源:新东方英语词汇速记大全

相关例句:

“ We have a mission to perform. Quit pretending. ” cried he angrily.

他生气地高喊一声:“我们有任务,别装蒜。”

You'd better quit England and live in a warmer country.

你最好离开英国到比较暖和的国家去住。

I haven't quit the fight.

我没有停止战斗。

'Are there any signs that he may quit soon?' — 'Quite the contrary.'

“有没有迹象表明他可能很快就会辞职?”——“完全没有。”

It's not easy to quit smoking cigarettes

戒烟并非易事。

In 1979 she quit her teaching job because her dependency had affected her work.

她于1979年辞去了教书一职,因为她的瘾症已经影响到了工作。