| 释义 |
-ness
\nə̇s sometimes especially when an unstressed syllable precedes & especially in the pl ˌnes; see business\ noun suffix
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English -nes, -ness, -nesse, from Old English -nes, -ness, -nyss, -nys; akin to Old Saxon -nissi, -nussi -ness, Middle Dutch -nisse, -nesse, Old High German -nissa, -nassī, -nussī, Gothic -inassus (-n-, -in- being originally part of the stem)
: state : condition : quality : degree
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