单词 | baculine |
释义 | baculine in British English (ˈbækjəˌlaɪn) adjective relating to flogging with a rod baculine in American English (ˈbækjəlɪn, -ˌlain) adjective pertaining to the rod or its use in punishing baculine discipline in the classroom Word origin [1700–10; ‹ L bacul(um) walking stick, staff + -ine1]This word is first recorded in the period 1700–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: camera, cirrus, emphatic, marquise, sliding scale-ine is a suffix of adjectives of Greek or Latin origin, meaning “of or pertaining to,”“of the nature of,” “made of,” “like”. Other words that use the affix -ine include: asinine, crystalline, equine, marine |
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