单词 | ling |
释义 | ling1[ ling ] / lɪŋ / noun, plural (especially collectively) ling, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) lings.an elongated, marine, gadid food fish, Molva molva, of Greenland and northern Europe. the burbot. any of various other elongated food fishes. Origin of ling11250–1300; Middle English ling, lenge; cognate with Dutch leng; akin to long1, Old Norse langa Definition for ling (2 of 5)ling2 [ ling ] / lɪŋ / nounthe heather, Calluna vulgaris. Origin of ling21325–75; Middle English lyng<Old Norse lyng Definition for ling (3 of 5)-ling1 a suffix of nouns, often pejorative, denoting one concerned with (hireling; underling), or diminutive (princeling; duckling). Origin of -ling1Middle English, Old English; cognate with German -ling,Old Norse -lingr,Gothic -lings;see -le, -ing1 Definition for ling (4 of 5)-ling2 an adverbial suffix expressing direction, position, state, etc.: darkling; sideling. Origin of -ling2Middle English, Old English; adv. use of gradational variant langlong1 Definition for ling (5 of 5)ling. linguistics. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for ling (1 of 5)ling1 / (lɪŋ) / noun plural ling or lingsany of several gadoid food fishes of the northern coastal genus Molva, esp M. molva, having an elongated body with long fins another name for burbot Word Origin for lingC13: probably from Low German; related to long 1 British Dictionary definitions for ling (2 of 5)ling2 / (lɪŋ) / nounanother name for heather (def. 1) Derived forms of linglingy, adjectiveWord Origin for lingC14: from Old Norse lyng British Dictionary definitions for ling (3 of 5)-ling1 suffix forming nounsoften derogatory a person or thing belonging to or associated with the group, activity, or quality specifiednestling; underling used as a diminutiveduckling Word Origin for -lingOld English -ling, of Germanic origin; related to Icelandic -lingr, Gothic -lings British Dictionary definitions for ling (4 of 5)-ling2 suffix forming adverbsin a specified condition, manner, or directiondarkling; sideling Word Origin for -lingOld English -ling, adverbial suffix British Dictionary definitions for ling (5 of 5)ling. abbreviation forlinguistics Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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