Homesick is a compound (复合的) word that is made up of HOME and SICK. You know what each means on its own, of course. But do you know the meaning they are used together? The definition (定义) of homesick is SICK FOR HOME. It means you miss your home.
Now think for a minute SEASICK. If you change the word HOME in the word “homesick” to the word SEA, does the way above of giving the definition SEASICK? Does seasick mean SICK FOR SEA? No, it doesn’t. It means something quite . Seasick means SICK BY THE MOVEMENT(航行) ON THE SEA. When you are , the only place you want to be is at home. When you are seasick, you want to be is at sea.
Have you ever heard of a person being heartsick? Heartsick doesn’t mean that something is wrong with a person’s . People are heartsick when they are deep inside as if (好像) their hearts are broken.
And we also have other compound words, such as handshake and . Perhaps you may write definitions for them. It must be helpful to know something like this in your English study.
A.word B.phrase C.sentence D.passage
A.how B.why C.when D.where
A.for B.from C.about D.like
A.get B.fit C.read D.have
A.right B.wrong C.same D.different
A.homesick B.heartsick C.seasick D.carsick
A.the first place B.the last place C.the only place D.the safe place
A.hand B.heart C.head D.foot
A.hurt B.invited C.loved D.asked
A.hobby B.height C.heat D.handbag