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You don't swing in a hummock, you climb one. A hummock is a hill, a mound, or a ridge.
This word was once a nautical term describing a hill rising up on a coastline. A hummock is a perfect place for a lighthouse. Today it is either a rounded hill or an elevated place in an ice field. The origin of the word is unknown, but the ending -ock is a diminutive, meaning it gives the noun the sense of being small. That is why a hummock is a knoll and not a mountain.
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词根: hum
=earth,表示”土,地”
adj.
human 人的,人类的hum土,地+an表名词和形容词,人→传说中人是土造出来的
humane 人道的,慈悲的human[adj.人的,人类的 n.人]+e→有人情的
humble 谦卑的,恭顺的;地位低下的hum土,地+ble→接近地面→低下的
humid 充满潮湿的, 湿润的, 多湿气的hum土,地+id……的→离地近潮湿
nonhuman 非人类的non非+human人的,人类的→adj.非人类的
posthumous 死后的,遗腹的post后+hum土+ous……的→入土表示死→死后的
unhuman 非人类的,无人类属性的un非+human人的,人类的→adj.非人类的,无人类属性的
n.
human 人hum土,地+an表名词和形容词,人→传说中人是土造出来的
humidity 湿气,湿度humid湿润的+ity表名词→n.湿气,湿度
humiliation 羞辱, 蒙耻humiliate[v.使羞辱,使丢脸[同]]+ion表名词→n.羞辱, 蒙耻
humility 谦逊,谦恭hum土,地+ility=ity状态→接近地面的状态→低下的状态
hummock 小园丘hum土,地+mock园丘→土丘
v.
exhume 掘出,挖出ex出+hum土+e→出土→挖出
humble 降低,贬低hum土,地+ble→接近地面→低下的
humiliate 使羞辱,使丢脸[同]hum土,地+iliate=ate使……→使接近地面,使低下→使丢脸
inhume 埋葬, 把……土葬in进入+hum土,地+e→进入土中