defence-degree：坚持走下去早晚拿到学位

【造词理据】象形。源自PIE词根*gwhen-（打击、杀死）。从该词拼写演变中，找不到任何与F关联的痕迹。不过，同根词也许能给我们一些参考：autobahn、defend、gonfalon、bezoar、bane、gun。从中可以猜测fend可能是类似gonfalon省略了gon，这符合构词法中的截短法。脱落字母G表义，象形，表包围，引申指防御、防护。de-表离开、从。

【例句】The micro- hole machining is all along the difficulty in mechanical manufacturing, especially in national defence manufacturing.

微小孔的加工一直是机械制造业中的难点，对国防制造业更是如此。

【同根词】autobahn、defend、gonfalon、bezoar、bane、gun。相关词：bane defendant defender defense defensible defensive fend offend undefended

【造词理据】象形。见defence。

【例句】And if I were a soldier overseas wanting to defend my country, I would want to ask the Secretary of Defense the same question, " he said. "

而如果我是一名驻扎在海外、希望保卫国家的军人，我也想向国防部长提同样的问题。

【同根词】见defence。

【造词理据】象形。见defence。-ive是后缀。

【例句】The changes also impact how you might approach the defensive side of the game, as you're more likely to be punished by a mistimed challenge.

改变也影响到了你如何进行防守，因为你在不恰当的时机铲球，将会受到惩罚。

【同根词】见defence。

【讨论】后缀-ence的变化：defens衍生了两种拼写，defense和defence。受此趋势影响，响应产生了hence (hennis), pence (penies), dunce (Duns)。可见后缀变化，不影响词义。

【造词理据】象意。源自PIE词根*ghredh-（走walk、go），G同C，表骆驼，引申指行走，这里指走下去。从大一到大四走完就是毕业，借指学位、程度等。de-前缀表向下（down）。

【例句】Actually students are always easy to be nervous, worried, or even frightened with the high degree of anxiety when listening.

然而，很多学生在听力理解过程中普遍易产生紧张、担忧，甚至恐惧心理等较高程度的焦虑情绪。

【同根词】aggress; aggression; aggressive; centigrade; congress; degrade; degree; degression; digress; digression; egress; gradation; grade; gradual; graduate; grallatorial; gravigrade; ingredient; ingress; plantigrade; progress; progression; regress; regression; retrograde; retrogress; tardigrade; transgress; transgression。

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