來自古法語與拉丁語的名詞后綴-ment也經(jīng)歷了被英語同化的過程，所以，它既可以充當(dāng)原生后綴加在動詞詞根上，也可以充當(dāng)派生后綴加在動詞上。-ment的意思主要是the act or state or fact of ?ing (…的行為、狀況或事實），the condition of being ?ed (被…的狀況），the product or result of ?ing (…的產(chǎn)物或結(jié)果），the cause or means of ~ ing (…的原因或手段）等。順便指出，帶-ment的名詞，往往有對應(yīng)的帶-mental的形容詞。

下面先介紹動詞與-menf結(jié)合的代表性詞例。

enjoyment [enjoy v. 享受;-ment →] n. the act or state of enjoying; pleasure 享受;歡樂 / Enjoyment anticipated is twice enjoyment fulfilled. 期待之樂倍勝滿足之樂。

amazement [ amaze v. 使驚奇；-ment=>“the condition of being amazed 感到驚奇的狀況”→] n. great surprise; sudden wonder 驚奇，詫異 / The girl was filled with amazement when she first saw the ocean. 初次見到大海，那姑娘心中充滿了驚奇之情。

measurement [ measure v. 測量 ; -ment =>“ the act or result of measuring 測量之行為或結(jié)果”→]n. ① finding the size, quantity or amount 測量 / The measurement of weight by a scale is easy. 用天平測量重量是很容易的事。②size, quantity or amount found by measuring 尺寸，數(shù)量，總量 / The measurements of this room are 3 by 4 metres. 這房間的尺寸是3米乘4 米。

pavement [pave v. 鋪（路等）;-ment =>“the product of paving 鋪路等的產(chǎn)物”→]n. a paved street or sidewalk鋪過的道路或人行道 / The car lost control and ran onto the pavement. 汽車失 控，沖到人行道上去了。