单词 | subfuscous |
释义 | subfuscous in British English (sʌbˈfʌskəs) adjective subfusc; drab or dusky subfuscous in American English (sʌbˈfʌskəs) adjective slightly dark, dusky, or somber Word origin [1750–60; ‹ L subfuscus, equiv. to sub- sub- + fuscus fuscous]This word is first recorded in the period 1750–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Yankee, bunker, permeability, quartz, summationsub- is a prefix occurring originally in loanwords from Latin (subject; subtract; subvert; subsidy). On this model, sub- is freely attached to elements of any origin and used with the meaning “under,” “below,”“beneath” (subalpine; substratum), “slightly,” “imperfectly,” “nearly” (subcolumnar; subtropical), “secondary,” “subordinate” (subcommittee; subplot) |
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