单词 | outsettlement |
释义 | outsettlement in British English (ˈaʊtˌsɛtəlmənt) noun a remote settlement outsettlement in American English (ˈautˌsetlmənt) noun a distant or remote settlement Word origin [1730–40, Amer.; out- + settlement]This word is first recorded in the period 1730–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: chenille, malaria, modernism, optimism, swipeout- is a prefixal use of the adverb out, occurring in various senses in compounds (outcast; outcome; outside), and serving also to form many transitive verbs denoting a going beyond, surpassing,or outdoing in the particular action indicated (outbid; outdo; outgeneral; outlast; outstay; outrate) |
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