释义 |
-is·tic \|istik, -tēk\ adjective suffix also -is·ti·cal \-tə̇kəl, -tēk-\ Etymology: -istic from Middle French & Latin & Greek; Middle French -istique, from Latin -isticus, from Greek -istikos, from -istēs -ist + -ikos -ic; -istical from Middle French -istique & Latin -isticus & Greek -istikos + English -al : of, relating to, or characteristic of < panoistic > — often in adjectives corresponding to nouns in -ism or nouns in -ist < altruistic > |