| 单词 | an |
| 释义 | Word Frequency an 1(æn, unstressed ən) determiner ▶ USAGE An was formerly often used before words that begin with h and are unstressed on the first syllable: an hotel; an historic meeting. Sometimes the initial h was not pronounced. This usage is now becoming obsoletea form of the indefinite article used before an initial vowel sound an old car an elf an honour Word origin Old English ān oneWord Frequency an 2 or an' (æn, unstressed ən) conjunction (subordinating) an obsolete or dialect word for if , and (sense 9) Word Frequency An 1(ɑːn) noun mythology the Sumerian sky god Babylonian counterpart: AnuWord Frequency An 2the chemical symbol for actinon Word Frequency ANabbreviation for Anglo-Norman Word Frequency an- or before a consonant a- prefix not; without anaphrodisiac Word origin from GreekWord Frequency -an or -ean or -ian suffix 1. (forming adjectives and nouns) belonging to or relating to; a person belonging to or coming from European 2. (forming adjectives and nouns) typical of or resembling; a person typical of Elizabethan 3. (forming adjectives and nouns) adhering to or following; an adherent of Christian 4. (forming nouns) a person who specializes or is expert in dietitian phonetician Word origin from Latin -ānus, suffix of adjectives |
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