雅思词汇词根之 loc
表示{方位}的字根loc = place 地方
入门字
location (n.) 地点
loc/ ation
place/ 名词字尾
进阶字
1. locale (n.) 地点
loc/ ale
place/ 名词字尾
The King and I is more than a stock romance set in an exotic locale.
《国王与我》不只是一个以异国地点为背景的老式文艺故事。

2. locate (v.) 地点
loc/ ate
place/ 动词字尾
The bat uses a sonar system to locate its food.
蝙蝠用声呐找到食物。

3. locomotive (n.) 火车头;推动者(a.) 移动的
loco/ mot/ ive
place/ move/名词字尾
形容词字尾
Germany has served as a locomotive, with Helmut Kohl as engineer, pulling the rest of Europe toward economic and political union .
德国扮演了火车头的角色，柯尔总理就是司机，带动欧洲走向经济与政治统一。

4. locus (n.) 场所，主要地点
loc/ us
place/ 名词字尾
The Presidential Hall has traditionally been the locus of political power in Taiwan.
总统府一向是台湾政治权力的重镇。