【lev】
“to raise,to lighten” “举起,提起;使变轻”
|lever=lev+er n.杠杆 v.把···作为杠杆
-er “物品;机器”
eg:He worked a lever to lift the lid of the machine.
|alleviate=al+lev+ate v.减轻,缓和
al- "一再"
eg:Nowadays, a great deal can be done to alleviate the pain.
|relevant=re+lev+ant a.相关的;有意义的
eg: He mentioned the relevant laws.
【词汇扩展】
elevate v.提升,举起
leverage n.手段 v.利用
levity n.多变;
levy n.征收 v.征税;征兵
(以上均来自《200个一定要学的英文词根词缀》一书)