| 释义 |
-ance -ancesuff.1. State or condition: absorptance.2. Action: continuance.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin -antia, n. suff. (-ant, -ant + -ia, n. suff.) and from Latin -entia (-ent, -ent + -ia, n. suff.)]-ance or -ancysuffix forming nounsindicating an action, state or condition, or quality: hindrance; tenancy; resemblance. Compare -ence[via Old French from Latin -antia; see -ancy]-ance a suffix used to form nouns either from adjectives in -ant or from verbs: brilliance; appearance. [Middle English < Old French < Latin] |