单词 | -ite |
释义 | -ite From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English-ite-ite /aɪt/ suffix1 [in nouns]SUPPORT A PERSON, GROUP, OR PLAN a follower or supporter of a particular idea or person – often used to show disapproval (=followers of Trotsky’s political ideas) a group of Trotskyites the Pre-Raphaelites2 [in adjectives]BELIEVE relating to a particular set of religious or political ideas, or to the ideas of a particular person his Reaganite opinions3 COME FROM/ORIGINATEsomeone who lives in a particular place or belongs to a particular group (=someone from Brooklyn) a Brooklynite (=in the Bible) the Israelites Examples from the Corpus-ite• a Mennonite woman• a suburbanite• dynamite• graphiteOrigin -ite Old French Latin -ita, -ites, from Greek -ites |
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