ACT考试英语词根大全（一）

100留学小编今天给大家整理了ACT英语词根：ag act，还在为记不住ACT考试的词汇而发愁的考生们赶紧看过来吧。

ag,act=to do, to drive做，驱使

词根ag来自拉丁动词agere的词干部分，意思相当于英语的to do（做）或to drive（驱使）。act是个英语核心单词，其实它的前身act是ag的同源异形词根，来自agere的动名词形式actum的词干部分，基本含义也是to do或to drive。下面先分析几个由ag构成的常见派生词。

agent [ag=to do做；-ent n. =person人→“person who does办事者”→] n. Person who works for another person or organization代理人：a sales agent代售商

▲agential [agent; -ial adj.] adj.代理人的；起媒介作用的

agency [ag=to do做；-ency n. =the quality or state of表性质或状态→“the ability or place of doing business办事的能力或场所”→] n. ①power or force which causes a result力量；作用；human agency人力 ②the office of agent; service organization代理处；机构：travel agency旅行社

agenda [ag=to do做；-enda（-a表复数）n. =things事情→“things to be done要办的事项”→] n. list of things to be discussed or decided upon议事日程：the most important item on the agenda议事日程的首项

agile [ag=to do做；-ile adj. =able能......的→“able to do能干的”→] adj. Able to do or move quickly or easily敏捷的；灵活的：as agile as a monkey像猴子般灵活

▲agility [agil(e)；-ity] n. 敏捷；灵活

agitate [ag=to drive or keep moving驱使，使运动；-itate（-ate）v. =make or cause使......→“cause to keep moving steadily引起不断的动荡”→] v. disturb鼓动：The audience were agitated by his speech听众被他的演讲所鼓动。

▲agitation [agitat(e)；-ion n.] n. 鼓动；激动不安

agitator [agitat(e)；-or n.] n. 鼓动着

以下介绍的是几个常用act的同根词。

act [act=to do做→“to do what is required做要求的事”→] v. ①do something行动：to act at once立刻行动 ②function起作用：The brakes wouldn’t act. 刹车失灵。③take part in a play or film扮演：Who is acting Hamlet? 谁演哈姆雷特？

▲actor [act；-or n. ] n.男演员；行动者

actress [act(o)r；-ess n. ] n.女演员

react [re-；act v. ] v.重做，再做；重演，再演

overact [over-；act v. ] v.演得过于夸张

action [act=to do做；-ion n. =the process or result表过程或结果→] n. ①process of doing, or deed行动，活动：Actions speak louder than words.行动比语言更有说服力。②result of doing, or effect作用：the action of an acid on metal酸对金属的作用 ③charge诉讼：to bring an action against someone起诉某人

▲actionable [action；-able adj. ] adj. 可控诉的

active [act=to do做；-ive adj. =able会......的→] adj. able to do活跃的，积极的：Although he is over 70, he is still active.他虽然年过70，但依然很活跃。

▲activate [activ(e)；-ate v.] v. 使活动

activism [activ(e)；-ism n.] n. 能动主义；积极，活跃

activist [activ(e)；-ist n.] n. 活动分子，积极分子

activity [activ(e)；-ity n.] n. 能动性；活跃；活动

actual [act=to do做；-u-；-al adj. =the act or fact表行为或事实→] adj. existing in fact；real实际的；现实的：the actual amount of money实际金

▲actualist [actual；-ist n.] n. 现实主义者

actuality [actual；-ity n.] n. 事实，现存情况；现实性

actualize [actual；-ize v.] v. 实行，使现实化

actuate [act=to do做；-u-；-ate v. =to make or cause使......→] v. cause to do驱动，激励：What motives actuated her?什么动机驱使她这样做的？

▲actuation [actuat(e)；-ion n.] n. 驱动，激励；开动

exact [ex- =out出；act=to drive驱使→“to drive out；driven out逼出来（的）”→]⑴ v. Demand or obtain by force强求，索取：He exacted obedience from his students.他强要学生服从他。⑵ adj. correct and without mistake准确的，精确的：to be exact in conduct行为一丝不苟

▲exacting [exact v.；-ing adj.] adj. 苛求的，严厉的；强索的

exaction [exact v.；-ion n.] adj. 强索；勒索；榨取

exactitude [exact adj.；-itude n.] n.精确（性）；严格，严谨

react [re- =back回返；act=to do做→] v. ①do or act in reply反应：She was slow to react.她反应迟钝。②do against反动，反作用：to react against oppression反抗压迫

▲reaction [react；-ion n.] n.反应；反作用；反动

reactor [react；-or n.] n. 引起反应的人或物；反应堆

reactive [react；-ive adj.] adj. 反应的；反动的

interact [inter- =between在......之间；act=to do做→“to do between two things在两者之间互动”→] v. have an effect on each other互相作用，互相影响：All things are inter-related and interacted on each other.一切事物都是互相联系又互相影响的。

▲interaction [interact；-ion n.] n. 互相作用；相互

interactant [interact；-ant n.] n. 反应物

interactive [interact；-ive adj.] adj. 互相作用的；交互的

transact [trans- =across or though穿过；act=to drive驱使→“to drive through使通过”→] v. carry on；manage执行，办理：He transacted some businesss at bank.他在银行处理一些事务。

▲transaction [transact；-ion n.] n. 办理，处理；交易，业务

transactor [transact；-or n.] n. 办事人，处理者

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