请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 -olater
释义

-olatercomb. form

Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. papolater n..
Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: idolater n.
Etymology: < -olater (in idolater n., etc.); compare -o- connective, -later comb. form, and -olatry comb. form.The earliest such formation appears to be Mariolater n. (1861); the best attested later formations are from the literary sphere, e.g. Shakespearolater n. at Shakespearian adj. and n. Derivatives, bardolater n. at bardolatry n. Derivatives. Most such words are formed after pre-existing words in -olatry comb. form.
Used to form nouns with the sense ‘worshipper of —, a person with excessive reverence for —’, having nouns, usually with personal reference, as their first element.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2019).
<
comb. form
随便看

 

英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/12/24 11:09:52