| 释义 |
-trix
\(.)(ˌ)triks, (.)_trēks\ noun suffix
(plural -tri·ces \(.)_trəˌsēz, (.)ˈtrī(ˌ)sēz\ ; or -trixes)
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, feminine of -tor, ending of agent nouns, from -tus, past participle ending + -or — more at -ed
1. : female that does or is associated with a (specified) thing
< aviatrix >
< narratrix >
< inheritrix >
— compare -tress
2. : straight line — in geometry
< trisectrix >
< directrix >
< tractrix > |