单词 | subtenure |
释义 | subtenure in British English (ˈsʌbˌtɛnjʊə) noun a tenancy given by another tenant subtenure in American English (sʌbˈtenjər) noun the tenancy of a subtenant Word origin [1830–40; sub- + tenure]This word is first recorded in the period 1830–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: baby talk, format, isometric, nationalism, rococosub- 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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