单词 | affix |
释义 | affix —affixable, adj. —affixal /a fik"seuhl/, affixial /a fik"see euhl/, adj. —affixer, n. —affixment, n. v. /euh fiks"/; n. /af"iks/, v.t. 1. to fasten, join, or attach (usually fol. by to): to affix stamps to a letter. 2. to put or add on; append: to affix a signature to a contract. 3. to impress (a seal or stamp). 4. to attach (blame, reproach, ridicule, etc.). n. 5. something that is joined or attached. 6. Gram. a bound inflectional or derivational element, as a prefix, infix, or suffix, added to a base or stem to form a fresh stem or a word, as -ed added to want to form wanted, or im- added to possible to form impossible. Cf. combining form. [1525-35; < L affixus fastened to (ptp. of affigere), equiv. to af- AF- + fig- fasten + -sus, var. of -tus ptp. suffix] |
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