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单词 -ati
释义

-aticomb. form

Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly, e.g. glamourati Brit. /ˌɡlaməˈrɑːti/, U.S. /ˌɡlæməˈrɑdi/.
Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: English -ati.
Etymology: < -ati (in literati n.). Appended to words ending in -er (or a phonetically similar sequence). Compare later -erati comb. form and quot. in etymology s.v.Attested from the first half of the 20th cent., earliest in niggerati n., followed by glitterati n., culturati n.
Chiefly British.
Forming nouns (often humorous ad hoc formations) designating elite or prominent groups of people who are associated with what is specified by the stem word, as glamourati, soccerati, etc.
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1985 Washington Post 17 May b4/1 He went to see Douglas Fairbanks Jr. introduce the film at its Washington premiere. A reception afterwards joined the Mediarati and the Maserati type As and A-listers.
1994 Independent on Sunday 27 Nov. (Review Suppl.) 45/1 From soccerati to pop-erati might seem a simple step, but it is in fact a deeply problematic one.
1995 Guardian 9 Sept. 22/8 Sugar's threat to sell up at Spurs can be put down to a knee-jerk reaction at being chi-hiked by the White Hart Lane lagerati.
2000 Sunday Times (Johannesburg) 2 Apr. 12/6 Often filthy-rich customers came to the party along with northern suburbs stylistas and Gauteng glamourati.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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