suffer [ suf- ( sub-) = under 在…下面；fer = to bear 承受to bear under 在…下面忍受著”→]v. ① undergo or experience 遭受；經(jīng)歷 / The party suffered a serious defeat in the last election. 該黨在上次選舉中遭到慘敗。②bear with patience; endure 忍受；耐住/ I will not suffer such insults.我無法忍受這 樣的侮辱。

suffering n. 受苦，遭難；痛苦，苦難 

sufferance n. 忍耐；忍受；忍耐力；容忍

suggest [ sug- (sub-) = from under 自下;gest = to bring 送=>“to bring from under to someone 自下呈送上來 v. bring up for consideration; propose 提議；建議 / I suggested a swim, and they all agreed.我提議去游泳，他們?nèi)饬恕?/p>

suggestion n. 建議，意見；暗示，聯(lián)想 

suggestive a. 暗示的；啟發(fā)的

support [ sup- (sub-) = from under 在下；port = to carry 承擔(dān)=>“to carry from under 在下面承擔(dān)”→]v.① bear the weight of; hold up 支撐 / Walls support the roof.墻支撐著屋頂。② keep up; help 支持 / Hope supports us in time of trouble.在困 難之時(shí)，希望支持著我們。

supportable a. 能支持的；可忍受的

最后各舉一例表示派生前綴sub-與單詞結(jié)合的各種含義。

submarine [ sub- = under 在…之下；marine n. 船舶→]n. a boat that can go under water 潛水艇 / An atomic submarine can sail around the world without surfacing. 原子能潛水艇可不浮出水面作環(huán)球航行。

subtropics [ sub- = near 近；tropics n. 熱帶=>“areas near the tropics 在熱帶附近的地區(qū)”→]n. regions bordering on the tropics 副熱帶，亞熱帶 / This plant only occurs in some forests of subtropics. 這種植物只出現(xiàn)在某些亞熱帶的森林中。

subtropical a. 副熱帶的，亞熱帶的