后缀-en的含义、词源和例词

汉：动词以及形容词后缀-en意为"make,having the quality of"。后缀-en来源于古英语-nian。它一般加缀在英语形容词或名词后面。当它与形容词缀合时，意为to cause to be～（使...）或to become ～（变得...）；当它与名词缀合时，意为to cause to have ～（使有...）或to become to have ～（变得有）。在wooden 中,-en 是个形容词后缀，它的词源是古英语的-en,它一般加在物质名词后面表示made of ～(由...制成）或having the look of ～（像...样子）。

英文词源：

-en (1)
word-forming element making verbs (e.g. darken, weaken) from adjectives or from nouns, from Old English -nian, from Proto-Germanic *-inojan (cf. Old Norse -na), from PIE adjectival suffix *-no-. Most active in Middle English.

-en (2)
suffix added to nouns to produce adjectives meaning "made of, of the nature of" (e.g. golden, oaken), corresponding to Latin -ine. Common in Old and Middle English, surviving words with it now are largely discarded in everyday use and the simple form of the noun serves as an adjective as well.

1.broaden
v.make or become broad 拓宽；变宽
例句：Prosecutors plan to broaden the scope of their investigation to include black money Mr.Lee may have stashed away during his presidency.检察官计划将他们的调查范围扩大到包括李先生担任总统期间可能藏匿的

黑钱。
2.hasten
v.move or act with speed;cause to hurry;cause to be done or to happen quickly or earlier 赶紧；催促，促进
例句：Aid from the United States is expected to hasten Russia's nuclear disarmament.人们希望美国的援助能够促使俄罗斯解除武器。

3.heighten
v.make or become high提高
例句：By heightening the tunnel 50 centimeters,trucks will be able to pass through.半岛的紧张局势因此事面升温。

4.lengthen
v.make or become longer 使延长；延长
例句：during renovation,the indoor pool will be lengthened to a full 100 meters.在修善期间，室内游泳池将加长到100米。

5.molten
adj. in a melted and therefore very hot state;made of metal that has been melted and cast 熔化的，熔解的；铸造的
例句：Molten rock spewed by the volcano fell down on the village,setting off several hundred fires.火山喷出的熔岩落到村庄，引起无数百场火灾。