英语词汇“suffix”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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(sʌfɪks)

Word forms: plural suffixes

1. countable noun

A suffix is a letter or group of letters, for example '-ly' or '-ness', which is added to the end of a word in order to form a different word, often of a different word class. For example, the suffix '-ly' is added to 'quick' to form 'quickly'. Compare affix and , prefix.

2. countable noun

A suffix is one or more numbers or letters added to the end of a code number to indicate, for example, what area something belongs to.

These ships were all numbered with the suffix LBK.

suffix in British English

noun (ˈsʌfɪks)

1. grammar

an affix that follows the stem to which it is attached, as for example -s and -ness in dogs and softness

Compare prefix (sense 1)

anything that is added at the end of something else

verb (ˈsʌfɪks, səˈfɪks)

3. (transitive) grammar

to add (a morpheme) as a suffix to the end of a word

4. (transitive)

to add (something) at the end of a sentence, comment, or piece of writing

Derived forms

suffixal (ˈsʌfɪksəl)

adjective

suffixion (sʌˈfɪkʃən)

noun

Word origin

C18: from New Latin suffixum, from Latin suffixus fastened below, from suffīgere, from sub- + fīgere to fasten

suffix in American English

(ˈsʌfɪks; also, for v., səˈfɪks)

noun

a letter, syllable, or group of syllables added at the end of a word or word base to change its meaning, give it grammatical function, or form a new word (Ex.: -ish in smallish, -ed in walked, -ness in darkness)

anything added to the end of something else

verb transitive

to add as a suffix

Derived forms

suffixal (ˈsuffixal)

adjective

suffixation (ˌsuffixˈation)

noun

suffixion (sufˈfixion)

noun

Word origin

ModL suffixum < neut. of L suffixus, pp. of suffigere, to fasten on beneath < sub-, sub- + figere, to fix

Examples of 'suffix' in a sentence
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It was a suffix that didn't need to be spoken, and Vinh knew how to stick his needle into a sensitive place.

单词	suffix
释义	Trends of suffix View usage for: suffix (sʌfɪks) Word forms: plural suffixes 1. countable noun A suffix is a letter or group of letters, for example '-ly' or '-ness', which is added to the end of a word in order to form a different word, often of a different word class. For example, the suffix '-ly' is added to 'quick' to form 'quickly'. Compare affix and , prefix. 2. countable noun A suffix is one or more numbers or letters added to the end of a code number to indicate, for example, what area something belongs to. These ships were all numbered with the suffix LBK. suffix in British English noun (ˈsʌfɪks) 1. grammar an affix that follows the stem to which it is attached, as for example -s and -ness in dogs and softness Compare prefix (sense 1) 2. anything that is added at the end of something else verb (ˈsʌfɪks, səˈfɪks) 3. (transitive) grammar to add (a morpheme) as a suffix to the end of a word 4. (transitive) to add (something) at the end of a sentence, comment, or piece of writing Derived forms suffixal (ˈsʌfɪksəl) adjective suffixion (sʌˈfɪkʃən) noun Word origin C18: from New Latin suffixum, from Latin suffixus fastened below, from suffīgere, from sub- + fīgere to fasten suffix in American English (ˈsʌfɪks; also, for v., səˈfɪks) noun 1. a letter, syllable, or group of syllables added at the end of a word or word base to change its meaning, give it grammatical function, or form a new word (Ex.: -ish in smallish, -ed in walked, -ness in darkness) 2. anything added to the end of something else verb transitive 3. to add as a suffix Derived forms suffixal (ˈsuffixal) adjective suffixation (ˌsuffixˈation) noun suffixion (sufˈfixion) noun Word origin ModL suffixum < neut. of L suffixus, pp. of suffigere, to fasten on beneath < sub-, sub- + figere, to fix Examples of 'suffix' in a sentence suffix It was a suffix that didn't need to be spoken, and Vinh knew how to stick his needle into a sensitive place. Clancy, Tom WITHOUT REMORSE (1993)
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