释义 |
ad- prefix or ac- or af- or ag- or al- or ap- or as- or at- Etymology: ad- from Middle English, from Latin, from ad; ac- from Middle English, from Old French, from Latin, from ad; af- from Middle English, from Old French, from Latin, from ad; ag- from Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin, from ad; al- from Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin, from ad; ap- from Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin, from ad; as- from Middle English, from Old French, from Latin, from ad; at- from Middle English, from Old French, from Latin, from ad — more at at 1. : to : toward — usually ac- before c, k, or q < acculturation > and af- before f < afformative > and ag- before g < aggradation > and al- before l < allineation > and ap- before p < appersonation > and as- before s < asself > and at- before t < attune > and ad- before other sounds < adnominal > < adverbial > but sometimes ad- even before one of the listed consonants < adpronominal > 2. : near : adjacent to — in this sense always in the form ad- < adoral > < adrenal > |