单词 | semi- |
释义 | semi- a combining form borrowed from Latin, meaning "half," freely prefixed to English words of any origin, now sometimes with the senses "partially," "incompletely," "somewhat": semiautomatic; semidetached; semimonthly; semisophisticated. [ME < L semi-; c. OE som-, sam- half (mod. dial. sam-), OHG sami-, Skt sami-, Gk hemi-; cf. SESQUI-] Usage. See bi-1. |
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