| 释义 | 
		-rightsuffix Primary stress is generally retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element, but in some instances may be attracted to this suffix. See e.g.  downright adv., adj., and n.Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: right adj.; right adv. Etymology:  <  right adj. and right adv. as the second element of compounds. Formations found in the Old English period include ætrihte   near at hand, eallrihte  alright adv., forðriht  forthright adj., forðrihte  forthright adv., hērrihte  here-right adv., ofdūnrihte  adownright adv., þǣrrihte  thereright adv., upriht  upright adj., uprihte  upright adv., and also ēastrihte   towards the east, westrihte   towards the west, norðrihte   towards the north, sūðrihte  southright adv.   Middle English formations include anonright   immediately, downright adv., evenright   directly, foreright adv., line-right adj. and adv., outright adv., over-right adv., soothright   truly. Compare also top-right adj. at top n.1 and adj. Compounds 2a, talright adj.   Compare -rights suffix. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2020). <  suffix |