hom
hom — 構詞成分
1. a Greek prefix added to another word to show that the things being described are
相同；同一
表示相同或相似的前綴
a Greek prefix added to another word to show that the things being described are the same or alike
'Flour' and 'flower' are homophones — they sound identical but differ in spelling and meaning.
Homophone 是指發音相同但拼寫和意義不同的字，例如 flour 和 flower。
hom- + phone (sound) = same sound
Wei learned that a human arm and a bat's wing are homologous — same bones beneath.
Wei 學到人類手臂和蝙蝠翅膀是同源的——底下的骨頭都相同。
hom- + logos (ratio/account) = same structure
Diego wrote that 'tear' is a homograph — crying and ripping share the same spelling.
Diego 寫下 tear 是一個同形異義詞——哭泣和撕裂都拼法相同。
Ava stirred the paint until the colour was homogeneous — no streaks or patches remained.
Ava 攪拌顏料直到顏色均勻——不再有一道道的色差。
- heter-
means 'different' — the opposite of 'same' (e.g. heterogeneous vs homogeneous)
文法句型
hom- + noun/adjective root
用法筆記
This combining form is academic in tone and appears most often in linguistics, biology, and mathematics vocabulary. It attaches to Greek or Latin roots, never to native English words.
常見錯誤
2. a clipped prefix from 'homosexual' used in terms about same-sex attraction; now
同性戀
與同性戀相關的前綴
a clipped prefix from 'homosexual' used in terms about same-sex attraction; now widely seen as dated or offensive
A school workshop on homophobia helped students understand the harm caused by anti-gay bullying.
一場關於恐同症的校園工作坊幫助學生了解反同欺凌造成的傷害。
hom- + phobia = fear/hatred of gay people
Sayaka's school newspaper ran an editorial about how homophobic language can hurt LGBTQ+ students.
Sayaka 的校刊刊登了一篇社論，討論恐同語言如何傷害 LGBTQ+ 學生。
Kasia's sociology textbook explained how homophobic ideas spread through online forums in the early 2000s.
Kasia 的社會學課本說明了恐同思想如何在 2000 年代初透過網路論壇傳播。
School staff received training on responding to homophobic comments in the classroom.
學校教職員接受了如何應對課堂上恐同言論的培訓。
- gay
the standard neutral term for same-sex attraction; preferred over clinical or clipped forms
- hetero-
means 'different sex' — the opposite combining form (e.g. heterosexual vs homosexual)
文法句型
hom- + noun (forming nouns about sexuality)
用法筆記
This form is a 20th-century clipping of homosexual and appears mainly in compound nouns like homophobia and homophobic. The stand-alone word gay or the initialism LGBTQ+ are now more respectful than phrases formed with this combining form in everyday speech.