介绍： 词根duc, duct = "to lead" 引导

【re-向后，往回 + duc-引导（拉）→“拉回”→“减少，缩小”】

1. reduce [rɪ'djuːs]
v. 减少，降低，缩小
Small businesses will need to reduce costs in order to survive.
小企业要想生存必须削减成本。

2. reduction [rɪ'dʌkʃ(ə)n]
n. 减少，降低，缩小
The company promised they woul...

介绍： 词根duc, duct = "to lead" 引导

【re-向后，往回 + duc-引导（拉）→“拉回”→“减少，缩小”】

1. reduce [rɪ'djuːs]
v. 减少，降低，缩小
Small businesses will need to reduce costs in order to survive.
小企业要想生存必须削减成本。

2. reduction [rɪ'dʌkʃ(ə)n]
n. 减少，降低，缩小
The company promised they would make no staff reductions for at least two years.
公司承诺至少两年不裁员。

【e (ex)-从…出来 + duc-引导 →“从（无知状态）引导出来”】

3. educate ['edjʊkeɪt]
v. 教育，培养
Parents should educate their children to behave well.
父母应当教育子女守规矩。
well-educated adj. 受过良好教育的

4. education [‚edjʊ'keɪʃən]
n. 教育，培养
She hopes her children will get a good education.
她希望她的孩子可以受到良好的教育。

【con (com)-一起，共同 + duc-引导 →“引导大家一起做”→ “指挥，管理”】

5. conduct [kən'dʌkt]
v. 引导; 管理，组织并实施; 指挥(乐队); 导热，导电
n. ['kɒndʌkt] （人的）行为（尤指道德方面）
We are conducting a survey of consumer attitudes towards organic food.
我们在进行一项顾客对有机食品态度的调查。
conduct an investigation 进行调查
conduct an experiment/a test 进行实验

6. conductor [kən'dʌktə]
n. (交响乐、合唱的) 指挥；列车员，公共汽车等的售票员；（热、电的）导体
Ask the conductor to put you off at the Odeon.
告诉售票员在奥汀提醒你下车。

7. semiconductor [,semɪkən'dʌktə]
n. 半导体
Semiconductor devices have control functions in electronic equipment.
半导体器件在电子设备中起各种控制作用。

【de-向下 + duc-引导（拉） →“向下引导，向下拉”→ “演绎，推论；减去”】

8. deduce [dɪ'djuːs]
v. 推论，推断，演绎
From her son’s age, I deduced that her husband must be at least 60.
从她儿子的年龄来推测，我想她丈夫肯定至少有60岁了。

9. deduct [dɪ'dʌkt]
v. 扣除，减去
The payments will be deducted from your salary.
这些款项将从你的工资里扣除。