| 单词 | -ory |
| 释义 | -ory1an adjective-forming suffix, joined to bases of Latin origin in imitation of borrowed Latin words containing the suffix -tory1 (and its alternant -sory): excretory; sensory; statutory. Origin of -ory1Middle English -orie<Anglo-French; Old French -oire<Latin -ōrius, extracted from -tōrius-tory1; see -or2 Words nearby -oryOrwell, Orwell, George, Orwellian, or what, or whatever, -ory, Oryol, oryx, orzo, os, O.S.A. Definition for -ory (2 of 2)-ory2 a suffix forming nouns denoting places or receptacles, joined to bases of Latin origin in imitation of borrowed Latin words containing the suffix -tory2 (or its alternant -sory): crematory. Origin of -ory2Middle English -orie<Anglo-French; Old French -oire<Latin -ōrium, extracted from -tōrium-tory2; see -ory1, -or2 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for -ory (1 of 2)-ory1 suffix forming nounsindicating a place forobservatory something having a specified usedirectory Word Origin for -oryvia Old French -orie, from Latin -ōrium, -ōria British Dictionary definitions for -ory (2 of 2)-ory2 suffix forming adjectivesof or relating to; characterized by; having the effect ofcontributory; promissory Word Origin for -oryvia Old French -orie, from Latin -ōrius 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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