biped的词源

英文词源

biped (n.): "animal with two feet," 1640s, from Latin bipedem (nominative bipes) "two-footed," as a plural noun, "men;" from bi- "two" (see bi-) + pedem (nominative pes) "foot," from PIE root *ped- (1) "a foot" (see foot (n.)).

发音释义：['baɪped] adj.两足的n.两足动物

结构分析：biped = bi（两）+ped（足）→两足的

词源解释：bi←拉丁语bi（两）；ped←拉丁语pedem（足）

同源词：bicycle（自行车←两个圆圈）；pedal（踏板）；impede（阻碍←把脚放在脚镣里）

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前缀bi-, 二。词根ped, 脚，同foot.

词根词缀： bi-两,二 + -ped-足