| 单词 | decker |
| 释义 | -decker (-dekəʳ) combining form [ADJECTIVE noun] -decker is used after adjectives like 'double' and 'single' to indicate how many levels or layers something has. ...a red double-decker bus full of tourists. ...a triple-decker peanut butter and jelly sandwich. -decker in British Englishadjective (in combination) having a certain specified number of levels or layers a double-decker bus Decker in British English (ˈdɛkə) noun a variant spelling of (Thomas) Dekker Decker in American English (ˈdɛkər) alt. sp. of Thomas Dekker -decker in American English (ˈdɛkər) 1. forming nouns something having (a specified number of) decks, layers, etc. double-decker 2. forming adjectives having (a specified number of) decks, layers, etc. decker in American English (ˈdekər) noun (used in combination) something, as a ship or bed, having a specified number of decks, floors, levels, or the like The cruise ship is a five-decker Word origin [1785–95; deck + -er1]This word is first recorded in the period 1785–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: dualism, edit, fossilize, plateau, terrorist-er is a suffix used in forming nouns designating persons from the object of their occupationor labor (hatter; tiler; tinner; moonshiner), or from their place of origin or abode (Icelander; southerner; villager), or designating either persons or things from some special characteristic or circumstance(six-footer; three-master; teetotaler; fiver; tenner)Definition of '-decker'SeeDekker |
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