单词 | nitery |
释义 | nitery in British English or niterie (ˈnaɪtərɪ) nounWord forms: plural -eries US slang a nightclub nightclub in British English (ˈnaɪtˌklʌb) noun a place of entertainment open until late at night, formerly offering food, drink, a floor show, dancing, etc, but now usually featuring loud amplified music for dancing nitery in American English (ˈnaitəri) nounWord forms: plural -eries informal a nightclub Word origin [1930–35, Amer.; nite (resp. of night) + -ery]This word is first recorded in the period 1930–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: acoustic phonetics, boondoggle, cloverleaf, logical positivism, saddle stitch-ery is a suffix of nouns denoting occupation, business, calling or condition, place orestablishment, goods or products, things collectively, qualities, actions, etc. Otherwords that use the affix -ery include: archery, bakery, cutlery, fishery, trickery |
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