| 单词 | southernism |
| 释义 | southernism in British English (ˈsʌðəˌnɪzəm) noun 1. an expression typical of the south 2. the characteristic of being southern southernism in American English (ˈsʌðərnˌɪzəm) noun 1. a word, expression, or practice peculiar to the south 2. US an idiom peculiar to the southern U.S. southernism in American English (ˈsʌðərˌnɪzəm) noun a pronunciation, expression, or behavioral trait characteristic of the U.S. South Word origin [1860–65, Amer.; southern + -ism]This word is first recorded in the period 1860–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Paleolithic, calibrate, institutionalism, pop-up, raider-ism is a suffix appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it was used to form action nounsfrom verbs (baptism). On this model, -ism is used as a productive suffix in the formation of nouns denoting action or practice,state or condition, principles, doctrines, a usage or characteristic, devotion oradherence, etc. (criticism; barbarism; Darwinism; despotism; plagiarism; realism; witticism; intellectualism) |
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