单词 | -trix |
释义 | -trix in British Englishsuffix forming nouns indicating a feminine agent, corresponding to nouns ending in -tor executrix Word origin from Latin-trix in American English (trɪks) forming feminine nouns of agency see also -orWord origin L-trix in American Englishsuffix a suffix occurring in loanwords from Latin, where it formed feminine nouns or adjectives corresponding to agent nouns ending in -tor (Bellatrix). On this model, -trix is used in English to form feminine nouns (aviatrix; executrix) and geometrical terms denoting straight lines (directrix) Also: -trice Word origin [‹ L -trīx, s. -trīc-] |
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