单词 | explorationist |
释义 | explorationist in British English (ˌɛkspləˈreɪʃənɪst) noun a person involved in exploration, esp of oil, gas, etc explorationist in American English (ˌekspləˈreiʃənɪst) noun a person who searches for new sources of oil, natural gas, etc. Word origin [exploration + -ist]-ist is a suffix of nouns, often corresponding to verbs ending in -ize or nouns ending in -ism, that denote a person who practices or is concerned with something, or holds certainprinciples, doctrines, etc. Other words that use the affix -ist include: Thomist, apologist, dramatist, machinist, realist |
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