| 释义 |
prefixɪnɛn 1(added to nouns) forming verbs meaning ‘put into or on’ 2(added to nouns and adjectives) forming verbs expressing conversion into the specified state as in encrust, ennoble, or (in combination with the suffix -en) embolden, enliven. 3(added to verbs) in; into; on. - 3.1 As an intensifier.
Origin From French, from Latin in-. See also in-2, a commonly found by-form. prefixɪn 1(added to nouns) forming verbs expressing entry into the specified state or location. 2(added to nouns and adjectives) forming verbs expressing conversion into the specified state as in encrust, ennoble, or (in combination with the suffix -en) embolden, enliven. See -en 3(added to verbs) in; into; on. - 3.1 As an intensifier.
Origin From French, from Latin in-. See also in-, a commonly found by-form. |