| 释义 |
-ive
I. \iv, ēv also əv\ adjective suffix
Etymology: Middle English -if, -ive, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French -if, from Latin -ivus; akin to (assumed) Greek -eiwos (whence Greek -eios -ive)
: that performs or tends toward or serves to accomplish an (indicated) action especially regularly or lastingly
< amusive >
< coordinative >
II. noun suffix
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English -if, -ive, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French -if, from Latin -ivus, from -ivus, adjective suffix
: something that performs or tends toward or serves to accomplish an (indicated) action especially regularly or lastingly
< sedative >
< directive >
< correlative > |