| 释义 |
-ese
I. \|ēz, |ēs\ adjective suffix
Etymology: Portuguese -ês & Italian -ese, adjective & noun suffix, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin -esis, from Latin -ensis
: of, relating to, or originating in (a certain place or country)
< Japanese >
< Viennese >
II. noun suffix
(plural -ese)
Etymology: Portuguese -ês & Italian -ese
1. : native or resident (of a specified place or country)
< Chinese >
2.
a. : the language (of a particular place, country, or nationality)
< Siamese >
< Cantonese >
b. : speech, literary style, or diction peculiar to (a specified place, person, or group) — usually in words applied in dislike or contempt
< Carlylese >
< journalese >
< Pentagonese >
< federalese > |