| 释义 |
-ment
I. \_mənt sometimes ˌment\ noun suffix
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin -mentum, from -men, n. suffix + -tum (akin to -tus, past. participle ending); akin to Greek -ma, n. suffix — more at -ed
1.
a. : concrete result, object, or agent of a (specified) action
< entanglement >
< increment >
< attachment >
< fragment >
b. : concrete means or instrument of a (specified) action
< complement >
< nutriment >
< ornament >
2.
a. : action, process, art, or act of a (specified) kind
< encirclement >
< recruitment >
< statement >
< government >
< development >
b. : place or object of a (specified) action
< escarpment >
< cantonment >
3. : state or condition
< amazement >
< embroilment >
< fulfillment >
< involvement >
II. \when no syllable-increasing suffix (as -ed or -ing) follows, ˌment also _mənt; when a syllable-increasing suffix follows, ˌment sometimes _mənt\
— as final syllable in verbs corresponding to nouns of identical spelling ending in -ment
< compliment >
< implement > |