-sationalcomb. form

Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this suffix and vowels may be reduced accordingly, e.g. scent-sational Brit.

/ˌsɛntˈseɪʃn̩(ə)l/,

/ˌsɛntˈseɪʃən(ə)l/, U.S.

/ˌsɛntˈseɪʃ(ə)nəl/.

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: sensational adj.

Etymology: < -sational (in sensational adj.).Found in a number of (often ad hoc) formations, exemplified below, from the first half of the 20th cent.

Originally U.S.

Chiefly in journalism and advertising: used as the second element in compounds to form punning, alliterative, or rhyming adjectives with the sense ‘that is sensational with regard to the first element’.

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1941 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald-Jrnl. 12 June 16 (advt.) Sun-sational! Sea-ductive!..That's the Jantzen silhouette for summer, 1941.

1950 Los Angeles Sentinel 22 June b1/1 Her song-sational vocalizing took all standing records by the tail.

1956 Portsmouth (New Hampsh.) Herald 22 June 9 (advt.) [Willan Penn whiskey is] the most Penn-sational..whiskey buy in New Hampshire.

1974 D. Clement & I. La Frenais Porridge: Scripts (2002) 1st Ser. Episode 3. 73/2 She played the title role in the new sex-sational film The Virgin and the Vicar.

1983 Cincinnati Mag. Apr. 107 A ‘sense-sational’ program for preschoolers..will investigate the sights, sounds, smells, tastes and textures of nature.

1989 PR Newswire (Nexis) 18 May World's largest car wash expected to be ‘sud-sational’.

2006 Reveal (Special Sample Issue) 23 Sept. 47 Keep your hair clean and scent-sational.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	-sational
释义	-sationalcomb. form Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this suffix and vowels may be reduced accordingly, e.g. scent-sational Brit. /ˌsɛntˈseɪʃn̩(ə)l/, /ˌsɛntˈseɪʃən(ə)l/, U.S. /ˌsɛntˈseɪʃ(ə)nəl/. Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: sensational adj. Etymology: < -sational (in sensational adj.).Found in a number of (often ad hoc) formations, exemplified below, from the first half of the 20th cent. Originally U.S. Chiefly in journalism and advertising: used as the second element in compounds to form punning, alliterative, or rhyming adjectives with the sense ‘that is sensational with regard to the first element’. ΚΠ 1941 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald-Jrnl. 12 June 16 (advt.) Sun-sational! Sea-ductive!..That's the Jantzen silhouette for summer, 1941. 1950 Los Angeles Sentinel 22 June b1/1 Her song-sational vocalizing took all standing records by the tail. 1956 Portsmouth (New Hampsh.) Herald 22 June 9 (advt.) [Willan Penn whiskey is] the most Penn-sational..whiskey buy in New Hampshire. 1974 D. Clement & I. La Frenais Porridge: Scripts (2002) 1st Ser. Episode 3. 73/2 She played the title role in the new sex-sational film The Virgin and the Vicar. 1983 Cincinnati Mag. Apr. 107 A ‘sense-sational’ program for preschoolers..will investigate the sights, sounds, smells, tastes and textures of nature. 1989 PR Newswire (Nexis) 18 May World's largest car wash expected to be ‘sud-sational’. 2006 Reveal (Special Sample Issue) 23 Sept. 47 Keep your hair clean and scent-sational. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1941
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