【meter】
=metr
“measure” “测量”
|parame=para+meter n.参数;系数
para-“在旁边”
eg:One parameter which always comes into play is the national economy.
|perimeter=peri+meter n.周长,周界
peri-“周围;靠近”
eg:There stand many buildings around the perimeter of the airport.
|diameter=dia+meter n.直径
dia-“穿过;两者之间”
eg:The diameter of the treetrunk is 20 meters long.
【词汇扩展】
decameter n.十米
decimeter n.分米
kilometer n.千米
asymmetry n.不对称
(以上均来自《200个一定要学的英文词根词缀》一书)