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单词 a-
释义 a-
I. \ə\ prefix
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English a-, an, on
1. : on : in : at
 < abed >
 < afoot >
 < asunder >
— sometimes used in dialect speech in locutions not found in standard
 < he did it a-purpose >
2. obsolete : at (such) a time
 < a-nights >
3. : in (such) a state or condition
 < afire >
 < asleep >
— often used with with
 < acrawl with ants >
4. : in (such) a manner
 < aloud >
5. : in the act of : in the process of
 < daddy's gone a-hunting >
 < months later the ship was still a-building >
II. \(|)ā, (|)a also (|)ä or (|)ȧ; at individual entries variants other than the first are not shown unless believed to be frequent\ prefix
or an- \(|)an, ən\
Etymology: Latin & Greek; Latin a-, an-, from Greek — more at un-
: not : without
 < achromatic >
 < asexual >
— used chiefly with words of Gk or L origin; a- before consonants other than h and sometimes even before h, an- before vowels and usually before h
 < ahistorical >
 < anesthesia >
 < anhydrous >
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