英英單字圖文記憶(235)
decay [dɪˈke]：
When something
such as a dead body, a dead plant, or a tooth decays, it is gradually destroyed
by a natural process.【腐爛；腐朽；腐敗；(牙齒）遭蛀蝕】
【分解】：
【前缀】de = down，表：由上而下。
【字根】cay = fall，表：落。
【分析】：decay =由上而下地落下。引申為：衰敗；衰退；衰落。
For example，
The landlord had
let the building fall into decay. 房東不管，房子已經破爛不堪。
