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单词 -er
释义

-er1

suffixə
  • 1Denoting a person or thing that performs a specified action or activity.

    farmer
    sprinkler
  • 2Denoting a person or thing that has a specified attribute or form.

    foreigner
    two-wheeler
  • 3Denoting a person concerned with a specified thing or subject.

    milliner
    philosopher
  • 4Denoting a person belonging to a specified place or group.

    city-dweller
    New Yorker

Origin

Old English -ere, of Germanic origin.

-er2

suffixə
  • Forming the comparative of adjectives (as in bigger) and adverbs (as in faster).

Origin

Old English suffix -ra (adjectival), -or (adverbial), of Germanic origin.

-er3

suffixə
  • Forming frequentative verbs such as glimmer, patter.

Origin

Old English -erian, -rian, of Germanic origin.

-er4

suffixə
  • Forming nouns used informally, usually by distortion of the root word.

    footer
    rugger

Origin

Probably an extended use of -er1; originally Rugby School slang, later adopted at Oxford University, then extended into general use.

-er5

suffixə
  • 1Forming nouns such as sampler.

    Compare with -ar
    1. 1.1 Forming nouns such as butler, danger.
    2. 1.2 Forming nouns such as border.
    3. 1.3 Forming nouns such as laver.
      See laver
  • 2Forming nouns equivalent to -or.

    See -or

Origin

Via Old French or Anglo-Norman French (see above).

-er6

suffixə
Law
  • (forming nouns) denoting verbal action or a document effecting such action.

    disclaimer
    misnomer

Origin

From Anglo-Norman French (infinitive ending).

 
 

-er1

suffixər
  • 1Denoting a person, animal, or thing that performs a specified action or activity.

    farmer
    sprinkler
  • 2Denoting a person or thing that has a specified attribute or form.

    foreigner
    two-wheeler
  • 3Denoting a person concerned with a specified thing or subject.

    milliner
    philosopher
  • 4Denoting a person belonging to a specified place or group.

    city-dweller
    New Yorker

Origin

Old English -ere, of Germanic origin.

-er2

suffixər
  • Forming the comparative of adjectives (as in bigger) and adverbs (as in faster).

Origin

Old English suffix -ra (adjectival), -or (adverbial), of Germanic origin.

-er3

suffixər
  • Forming frequentative verbs such as glimmer, patter.

Origin

Old English -erian, -rian, of Germanic origin.

-er4

suffixər
  • Forming nouns used informally, usually by distortion of the root word.

    footer

Origin

Probably an extended use of -er; originally Rugby School slang, later adopted at Oxford University, then extended into general use.

-er5

suffixər
  • 1Forming nouns such as sampler.

    Compare with -ar
    1. 1.1 Forming nouns such as butler, danger.
    2. 1.2 Forming nouns such as border.
    3. 1.3 Forming nouns such as laver.
      See laver
  • 2Forming nouns equivalent to -or.

    See -or

Origin

Via Old French or Anglo-Norman French (see above).

-er6

suffixər
Law
  • (forming nouns) denoting verbal action or a document effecting such action.

    disclaimer
    misnomer

Origin

From Anglo-Norman French (infinitive ending).

 
 
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