There he lays out a few potential etymologies for flatter, one of which is a Latin root meaning to "make big" as flattery would do to one's ego.
他在书中列出几个可能的词源，其中一个拉丁词源意指“使增大”，正如奉承(flattery)使人的自尊心膨胀。
We won't go into the root meaning of that word…
我们不讨论这个词的词根含义…
This approach is based on a root with a prefix or suffix, so as to constitute a new term, and with the root meaning is closely related to, such words would be known as derivatives.
这种方法就是在一个词根的基础上加上一个前缀或后缀，从而构成另一个新词，并且与该词根的含义有着密切的联系，此类词便称为派生词。
One step that can be helpful is to study the ROOT MEANING of the word.
第一步就是查考该词的字根意思，这有助于我们的研究。
One step that can be helpful is to study the ROOT MEANING of the word.
第一步就是查考该词的字根意思，这有助于我们的研究。
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